سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ
Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 18
بَلْ نَقْذِفُ بِٱلْحَقِّ عَلَى ٱلْبَـٰطِلِ فَيَدْمَغُهُۥ فَإِذَا هُوَ زَاهِقٌ ۚ وَلَكُمُ ٱلْوَيْلُ مِمَّا تَصِفُونَ ﴿18﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Nay, We fling (send down) the truth (this Qur’ân) against the falsehood (disbelief), so it destroys it, and behold, it (falsehood) is vanished. And woe to you for that (lie) which you ascribe (to Allâh by uttering that Allâh has a wife and a son).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
بَلْ
bal
Nay
نَقْذِفُ
naqdhifu
We hurl
بِٱلْحَقِّ
bil-ḥaqi
the truth
عَلَى
ʿalā
against
ٱلْبَـٰطِلِ
l-bāṭili
[the] falsehood
فَيَدْمَغُهُۥ
fayadmaghuhu
and it breaks its head
فَإِذَا
fa-idhā
behold
هُوَ
huwa
it (is)
زَاهِقٌۭ ۚ
zāhiqun
vanishing
وَلَكُمُ
walakumu
And for you
ٱلْوَيْلُ
l-waylu
(is) destruction
مِمَّا
mimmā
for what
تَصِفُونَ
taṣifūna
you ascribe
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.
18. 1. That is, one of the important purposes of the creation of the universe is that in the conflict between truth and falsehood and the clash between good and evil here, We make truth and good prevail and falsehood and evil subdued. Thus, We strike truth against falsehood, or truth against lies, or good against evil, by which the brains of falsehood, lies, and evil are dashed out, and in the blink of an eye, they are annihilated.
18. 2. That is, the baseless things you attribute to your Lord or make people believe about Him, (for example, that this universe is a game, the futile hobby of a playful one, etc.) this will be the cause of your destruction. Because by considering it a play and amusement, you do not hesitate or fear to avoid the truth and adopt falsehood, the result of which is ultimately your ruin and destruction.
18. 2. That is, the baseless things you attribute to your Lord or make people believe about Him, (for example, that this universe is a game, the futile hobby of a playful one, etc.) this will be the cause of your destruction. Because by considering it a play and amusement, you do not hesitate or fear to avoid the truth and adopt falsehood, the result of which is ultimately your ruin and destruction.
