سُوْرَةُ الْفُرْقَانِ
Surah Al-Furqaan (25) — Ayah 42
إِن كَادَ لَيُضِلُّنَا عَنْ ءَالِهَتِنَا لَوْلَآ أَن صَبَرْنَا عَلَيْهَا ۚ وَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ حِينَ يَرَوْنَ ٱلْعَذَابَ مَنْ أَضَلُّ سَبِيلًا ﴿42﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"He would have nearly misled us from our âlihah (gods), had it not been that we were patient and constant in their worship!" And they will know when they see the torment, who it is that is most astray from the (Right) Path!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِن
in
He would have almost
كَادَ
kāda
He would have almost
لَيُضِلُّنَا
layuḍillunā
[surely] misled us
عَنْ
ʿan
from
ءَالِهَتِنَا
ālihatinā
our gods
لَوْلَآ
lawlā
if not
أَن
an
that
صَبَرْنَا
ṣabarnā
we had been steadfast
عَلَيْهَا ۚ
ʿalayhā
to them
وَسَوْفَ
wasawfa
And soon
يَعْلَمُونَ
yaʿlamūna
will know
حِينَ
ḥīna
when
يَرَوْنَ
yarawna
they will see
ٱلْعَذَابَ
l-ʿadhāba
the punishment
مَنْ
man
who
أَضَلُّ
aḍallu
(is) more astray
سَبِيلًا
sabīlan
(from the) way
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.
42-1. That is, it is only due to our following our forefathers and attachment to traditional religion that we have not refrained from worshipping others besides Allah; otherwise, this Prophet ﷺ has left no stone unturned in trying to mislead us. Allah Almighty has quoted the saying of the polytheists, showing how firmly they are entrenched in shirk, to the extent that they take pride in it.
42-2. That is, in this world, these polytheists and worshippers of others besides Allah see the people of Tawheed as misguided, but when they reach the court of Allah and there, due to shirk, have to face the punishment of Allah, then it will become clear who was actually misguided: those who worshipped only Allah, or those who bowed their foreheads at every doorstep?
42-2. That is, in this world, these polytheists and worshippers of others besides Allah see the people of Tawheed as misguided, but when they reach the court of Allah and there, due to shirk, have to face the punishment of Allah, then it will become clear who was actually misguided: those who worshipped only Allah, or those who bowed their foreheads at every doorstep?
