سُوْرَةُ الشُّعَرَآءِ
Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 21
فَفَرَرْتُ مِنكُمْ لَمَّا خِفْتُكُمْ فَوَهَبَ لِى رَبِّى حُكْمًا وَجَعَلَنِى مِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ﴿21﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"So I fled from you when I feared you. But my Lord has granted me Hukm (i.e. religious knowledge, right judgement of the affairs and Prophethood), and made me one of the Messengers.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَفَرَرْتُ
fafarartu
So I fled
مِنكُمْ
minkum
from you
لَمَّا
lammā
when
خِفْتُكُمْ
khif'tukum
I feared you
فَوَهَبَ
fawahaba
But granted
لِى
lī
to me
رَبِّى
rabbī
my Lord
حُكْمًۭا
ḥuk'man
judgment
وَجَعَلَنِى
wajaʿalanī
and made me
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
l-mur'salīna
the Messengers
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.
21-1. That is, whatever happened before is one thing, but now I am the Messenger of Allah; if you obey me, you will be saved, otherwise destruction will be your fate.
