سُوْرَةُ النَّمْلِ
Surah An-Naml (27) — Ayah 37
ٱرْجِعْ إِلَيْهِمْ فَلَنَأْتِيَنَّهُم بِجُنُودٍ لَّا قِبَلَ لَهُم بِهَا وَلَنُخْرِجَنَّهُم مِّنْهَآ أَذِلَّةً وَهُمْ صَـٰغِرُونَ ﴿37﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
[Then Sulaimân (Solomon) said to the chief of her messengers who brought the present]: "Go back to them. We verily shall come to them with hosts that they cannot resist, and we shall drive them out from there in disgrace, and they will be abased."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱرْجِعْ
ir'jiʿ
Return
إِلَيْهِمْ
ilayhim
to them
فَلَنَأْتِيَنَّهُم
falanatiyannahum
surely, we will come to them
بِجُنُودٍۢ
bijunūdin
with hosts
لَّا
lā
not
قِبَلَ
qibala
(is) resistance
لَهُم
lahum
for them
بِهَا
bihā
of it
وَلَنُخْرِجَنَّهُم
walanukh'rijannahum
and surely, we will drive them out
مِّنْهَآ
min'hā
from there
أَذِلَّةًۭ
adhillatan
(in) humiliation
وَهُمْ
wahum
and they
صَـٰغِرُونَ
ṣāghirūna
(will be) abased
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.
37-1. Here, the singular form is used to address, whereas previously the plural form was used, because sometimes the entire group is considered in the address, and sometimes the leader.
37-2. Prophet Sulaiman (عليه السلام) was not merely a king, he was also a messenger of Allah. Therefore, it was not possible for him to humiliate people without reason, but this is the outcome of war and fighting, because war itself means bloodshed and captivity, and this is what is meant by humiliation and disgrace. Otherwise, Allah’s messengers do not humiliate people without cause. Such was the conduct and exemplary character of the Prophet ﷺ during times of war.
37-2. Prophet Sulaiman (عليه السلام) was not merely a king, he was also a messenger of Allah. Therefore, it was not possible for him to humiliate people without reason, but this is the outcome of war and fighting, because war itself means bloodshed and captivity, and this is what is meant by humiliation and disgrace. Otherwise, Allah’s messengers do not humiliate people without cause. Such was the conduct and exemplary character of the Prophet ﷺ during times of war.
