سُوْرَةُ طٰهٰ
Surah Taa-Haa (20) — Ayah 97
قَالَ فَٱذْهَبْ فَإِنَّ لَكَ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ أَن تَقُولَ لَا مِسَاسَ ۖ وَإِنَّ لَكَ مَوْعِدًا لَّن تُخْلَفَهُۥ ۖ وَٱنظُرْ إِلَىٰٓ إِلَـٰهِكَ ٱلَّذِى ظَلْتَ عَلَيْهِ عَاكِفًا ۖ لَّنُحَرِّقَنَّهُۥ ثُمَّ لَنَنسِفَنَّهُۥ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ نَسْفًا ﴿97﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Mûsâ (Moses) said: "Then go away! And verily, your (punishment) in this life will be that you will say: "Touch me not (i.e. you will live alone exiled away from mankind); and verily (for a future torment), you have a promise that will not fail. And look at your ilâh (god) to which you have been devoted. We will certainly burn it, and scatter its particles in the sea."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
فَٱذْهَبْ
fa-idh'hab
Then go
فَإِنَّ
fa-inna
And indeed
لَكَ
laka
for you
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ
l-ḥayati
the life
أَن
an
that
تَقُولَ
taqūla
you will say
لَا
lā
(Do) not
مِسَاسَ ۖ
misāsa
touch
وَإِنَّ
wa-inna
And indeed
لَكَ
laka
for you
مَوْعِدًۭا
mawʿidan
(is) an appointment
لَّن
lan
never
تُخْلَفَهُۥ ۖ
tukh'lafahu
you will fail to (keep) it
وَٱنظُرْ
wa-unẓur
And look
إِلَىٰٓ
ilā
at
إِلَـٰهِكَ
ilāhika
your god
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
that which
ظَلْتَ
ẓalta
you have remained
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
to it
عَاكِفًۭا ۖ
ʿākifan
devoted
لَّنُحَرِّقَنَّهُۥ
lanuḥarriqannahu
Surely we will burn it
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
لَنَنسِفَنَّهُۥ
lanansifannahu
certainly we will scatter it
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْيَمِّ
l-yami
the sea
نَسْفًا
nasfan
(in) particles
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
97. 1. That is, for the rest of his life he would keep saying, "Stay away from me, do not touch me," because as soon as someone touched him, both the one who touched and this Samiri would be afflicted with fever. Therefore, whenever he saw a human being, he would immediately scream. It is said that then he left the human settlement and went into the wilderness, where he lived among animals, and thus remained a lesson for others. In other words, the more a person uses tricks, cunning, and deceit to mislead people, the more severe and exemplary his punishment will be in this world and the Hereafter.
