سُوْرَةُ الشُّعَرَآءِ
Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 29
قَالَ لَئِنِ ٱتَّخَذْتَ إِلَـٰهًا غَيْرِى لَأَجْعَلَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْمَسْجُونِينَ ﴿29﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
[Fir‘aun (Pharaoh)] said: "If you choose an ilâh (god) other than me, I will certainly put you among the prisoners."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
لَئِنِ
la-ini
If
ٱتَّخَذْتَ
ittakhadhta
you take
إِلَـٰهًا
ilāhan
a god
غَيْرِى
ghayrī
other than me
لَأَجْعَلَنَّكَ
la-ajʿalannaka
I will surely make you
مِنَ
mina
among
ٱلْمَسْجُونِينَ
l-masjūnīna
those imprisoned
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.
1. Pharaoh saw that Musa (peace be upon him) was explaining the perfect Lordship of the Lord of all the worlds in various ways, for which he could not come up with any reasonable answer. So, ignoring the arguments, he began to threaten and tried to frighten Musa (peace be upon him) with imprisonment.
