سُوْرَةُ الشُّعَرَآءِ
Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 49
قَالَ ءَامَنتُمْ لَهُۥ قَبْلَ أَنْ ءَاذَنَ لَكُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَكُمُ ٱلسِّحْرَ فَلَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ۚ لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُم مِّنْ خِلَـٰفٍ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ﴿49﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
[Fir‘aun (Pharaoh)] said: "You have believed in him before I give you leave. Surely, he indeed is your chief, who has taught you magic! So verily, you shall come to know. Verily, I will cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will crucify you all."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
ءَامَنتُمْ
āmantum
You believed
لَهُۥ
lahu
in him
قَبْلَ
qabla
before
أَنْ
an
[that]
ءَاذَنَ
ādhana
I gave permission
لَكُمْ ۖ
lakum
to you
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, he
لَكَبِيرُكُمُ
lakabīrukumu
(is) surely your chief
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
who
عَلَّمَكُمُ
ʿallamakumu
has taught you
ٱلسِّحْرَ
l-siḥ'ra
the magic
فَلَسَوْفَ
falasawfa
so surely soon
تَعْلَمُونَ ۚ
taʿlamūna
you will know
لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ
la-uqaṭṭiʿanna
I will surely cut off
أَيْدِيَكُمْ
aydiyakum
your hands
وَأَرْجُلَكُم
wa-arjulakum
and your feet
مِّنْ
min
of
خِلَـٰفٍۢ
khilāfin
opposite sides
وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ
wala-uṣallibannakum
and I will surely crucify you
أَجْمَعِينَ
ajmaʿīna
all
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.
49-1. This incident was extremely strange and astonishing for Pharaoh. The very magicians through whom he was hoping for victory and dominance were not only defeated, but right there and then they believed in the Lord who had sent Musa and Harun (علیہما السلام) with proofs and miracles. But instead of Pharaoh reflecting and believing, he chose the path of arrogance and stubbornness, and began to threaten and intimidate the magicians, saying that all of you seem to be his disciples, and your teacher appears to be he himself, and through this conspiracy you want to expel us from here. (اِنَّ هٰذَا لَمَكْرٌ مَّكَرْتُمُوْهُ فِي الْمَدِيْنَةِ لِتُخْرِجُوْا مِنْهَآ اَهْلَهَا) 7. Al-A'raf:123).
49-2. Cutting off hands and feet in a crisscross manner means the right hand and left foot, or the left hand and right foot. On top of that, crucifixion as well—meaning that even cutting off hands and feet did not cool the fire of his rage, so he further announced crucifixion.
49-2. Cutting off hands and feet in a crisscross manner means the right hand and left foot, or the left hand and right foot. On top of that, crucifixion as well—meaning that even cutting off hands and feet did not cool the fire of his rage, so he further announced crucifixion.
