سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ
Surah Al-Muminoon (23) — Ayah 33
وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ مِن قَوْمِهِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِلِقَآءِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَأَتْرَفْنَـٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا مَا هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يَأْكُلُ مِمَّا تَأْكُلُونَ مِنْهُ وَيَشْرَبُ مِمَّا تَشْرَبُونَ ﴿33﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And the chiefs of his people who disbelieved and denied the Meeting in the Hereafter, and whom We had given the luxuries and comforts of this life, said: "He is no more than a human being like you, he eats of that which you eat, and drinks of what you drink.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالَ
waqāla
And said
ٱلْمَلَأُ
l-mala-u
the chiefs
مِن
min
of
قَوْمِهِ
qawmihi
his people
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieved
وَكَذَّبُوا۟
wakadhabū
and denied
بِلِقَآءِ
biliqāi
(the) meeting
ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ
l-ākhirati
(of) the Hereafter
وَأَتْرَفْنَـٰهُمْ
wa-atrafnāhum
while We had given them luxury
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ
l-ḥayati
the life
ٱلدُّنْيَا
l-dun'yā
(of) the world
مَا
mā
Not
هَـٰذَآ
hādhā
(is) this
إِلَّا
illā
but
بَشَرٌۭ
basharun
a man
مِّثْلُكُمْ
mith'lukum
like you
يَأْكُلُ
yakulu
He eats
مِمَّا
mimmā
of what
تَأْكُلُونَ
takulūna
you eat
مِنْهُ
min'hu
[from it]
وَيَشْرَبُ
wayashrabu
and he drinks
مِمَّا
mimmā
of what
تَشْرَبُونَ
tashrabūna
you drink
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.
33-1. It is the leaders of the nation who, in every era, deny the prophets and messengers and the people of truth, due to which the majority of the nation is deprived of faith. Because these are very influential people, the nation tends to follow them.
33-2. That is, lack of faith in the Hereafter and abundance of worldly comforts—these were the two fundamental reasons for not believing in their messenger. Even today, the false ones oppose the people of truth and avoid the call to truth on the basis of these same reasons.
33-3. Thus, they rejected by saying that he eats and drinks just like us. How can he be the messenger of Allah? Just as even today, for many claimants of Islam, accepting the humanity of the Messenger is very burdensome.
33-2. That is, lack of faith in the Hereafter and abundance of worldly comforts—these were the two fundamental reasons for not believing in their messenger. Even today, the false ones oppose the people of truth and avoid the call to truth on the basis of these same reasons.
33-3. Thus, they rejected by saying that he eats and drinks just like us. How can he be the messenger of Allah? Just as even today, for many claimants of Islam, accepting the humanity of the Messenger is very burdensome.
