سُوْرَةُ الشُّعَرَآءِ
Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 4
إِن نَّشَأْ نُنَزِّلْ عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ ءَايَةً فَظَلَّتْ أَعْنَـٰقُهُمْ لَهَا خَـٰضِعِينَ ﴿4﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
If We will, We could send down to them from the heaven a sign, to which they would bend their necks in humility.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِن
in
If
نَّشَأْ
nasha
We will
نُنَزِّلْ
nunazzil
We can send down
عَلَيْهِم
ʿalayhim
to them
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
l-samāi
the sky
ءَايَةًۭ
āyatan
a Sign
فَظَلَّتْ
faẓallat
so would bend
أَعْنَـٰقُهُمْ
aʿnāquhum
their necks
لَهَا
lahā
to it
خَـٰضِعِينَ
khāḍiʿīna
(in) humility
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.
4-1. That is, one which must be accepted and which there is no choice but to believe in. But in this way, the aspect of compulsion would be included, whereas We have given man the freedom of will and choice so that he may be tested. Therefore, We refrained from sending down such a sign that would affect Our law. And We sufficed with only sending prophets and messengers and revealing books.
