سُوْرَةُ الْفُرْقَانِ
Surah Al-Furqaan (25) — Ayah 18
قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَـٰنَكَ مَا كَانَ يَنۢبَغِى لَنَآ أَن نَّتَّخِذَ مِن دُونِكَ مِنْ أَوْلِيَآءَ وَلَـٰكِن مَّتَّعْتَهُمْ وَءَابَآءَهُمْ حَتَّىٰ نَسُوا۟ ٱلذِّكْرَ وَكَانُوا۟ قَوْمًۢا بُورًا ﴿18﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They will say: "Glorified be You! It was not for us to take any Auliyâ’ (Protectors, Helpers) besides You, but You gave them and their fathers comfort till they forgot the warning, and became a lost people (doomed to total loss).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They say
سُبْحَـٰنَكَ
sub'ḥānaka
Glory be to You
مَا
mā
Not
كَانَ
kāna
it was proper
يَنۢبَغِى
yanbaghī
it was proper
لَنَآ
lanā
for us
أَن
an
that
نَّتَّخِذَ
nattakhidha
we take
مِن
min
besides You
دُونِكَ
dūnika
besides You
مِنْ
min
any
أَوْلِيَآءَ
awliyāa
protectors
وَلَـٰكِن
walākin
But
مَّتَّعْتَهُمْ
mattaʿtahum
You gave them comforts
وَءَابَآءَهُمْ
waābāahum
and their forefathers
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until
نَسُوا۟
nasū
they forgot
ٱلذِّكْرَ
l-dhik'ra
the Message
وَكَانُوا۟
wakānū
and became
قَوْمًۢا
qawman
a people
بُورًۭا
būran
ruined
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, when we ourselves did not consider anyone except You as our Guardian, then how could we tell people regarding ourselves that you should consider us as your guardian and helper instead of Allah.
