سُوْرَةُ النَّمْلِ
Surah An-Naml (27) — Ayah 51
فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ مَكْرِهِمْ أَنَّا دَمَّرْنَـٰهُمْ وَقَوْمَهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ﴿51﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then see how was the end of their plot! Verily! We destroyed them and their nation, all together.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَٱنظُرْ
fa-unẓur
Then see
كَيْفَ
kayfa
how
كَانَ
kāna
was
عَـٰقِبَةُ
ʿāqibatu
(the) end
مَكْرِهِمْ
makrihim
(of) their plot
أَنَّا
annā
that We
دَمَّرْنَـٰهُمْ
dammarnāhum
destroyed them
وَقَوْمَهُمْ
waqawmahum
and their people
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.
51-1. That is, We did not only destroy the aforementioned nine leaders, but We also completely destroyed their entire nation. Because that nation was fully involved with them in the real cause of destruction, which was disbelief, and although in practice they could not participate in their plan of murder—because this plan was secret—yet it was exactly according to their intention and heartfelt desire. Therefore, they too were as if partners in the plot that the nine individuals had devised against Hazrat Salih ؑ and his family. That is why the entire nation was deemed deserving of destruction.
