سُوْرَةُ الشُّعَرَآءِ

Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 17

The Poets · Meccan · Juz 19 · Page 367

أَنْ أَرْسِلْ مَعَنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ﴿17﴾
"So allow the Children of Israel to go with us.’ "
أَنْ an [That]
أَرْسِلْ arsil send
مَعَنَا maʿanā with us
بَنِىٓ banī (the) Children of Israel.'
إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ is'rāīla (the) Children of Israel.'

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.

1. That is, say this: we have not come to you of our own accord, but as representatives of the Lord of the worlds and in the capacity of His Messenger, and secondly, you have kept the Children of Israel enslaved (for four hundred years); set them free so that we may take them to the land of Syria, which Allah has promised.