سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ
Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 3
لَاهِيَةً قُلُوبُهُمْ ۗ وَأَسَرُّوا۟ ٱلنَّجْوَى ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ هَلْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ ۖ أَفَتَأْتُونَ ٱلسِّحْرَ وَأَنتُمْ تُبْصِرُونَ ﴿3﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
With their hearts occupied (with evil things). Those who do wrong, conceal their private counsels, (saying): "Is this (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) more than a human being like you? Will you submit to magic while you see it?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَاهِيَةًۭ
lāhiyatan
Distracted
قُلُوبُهُمْ ۗ
qulūbuhum
their hearts
وَأَسَرُّوا۟
wa-asarrū
And they conceal
ٱلنَّجْوَى
l-najwā
the private conversation
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
ظَلَمُوا۟
ẓalamū
[they] wronged
هَلْ
hal
Is
هَـٰذَآ
hādhā
this
إِلَّا
illā
except
بَشَرٌۭ
basharun
a human being
مِّثْلُكُمْ ۖ
mith'lukum
like you
أَفَتَأْتُونَ
afatatūna
So would you approach
ٱلسِّحْرَ
l-siḥ'ra
the magic
وَأَنتُمْ
wa-antum
while you
تُبْصِرُونَ
tub'ṣirūna
see (it)
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.
3. 1. That is, the Prophet being a human is unacceptable to them, then they also say, do you not see that he is a magician, why do you get entangled in his magic while seeing and knowing?
