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Surah Al-Qasas (28) — Ayah 38
وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلَأُ مَا عَلِمْتُ لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَـٰهٍ غَيْرِى فَأَوْقِدْ لِى يَـٰهَـٰمَـٰنُ عَلَى ٱلطِّينِ فَٱجْعَل لِّى صَرْحًا لَّعَلِّىٓ أَطَّلِعُ إِلَىٰٓ إِلَـٰهِ مُوسَىٰ وَإِنِّى لَأَظُنُّهُۥ مِنَ ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَ ﴿38﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Fir‘aun (Pharaoh) said: "O chiefs! I know not that you have an ilâh (a god) other than me. So kindle for me (a fire), O Hâmân, to bake (bricks out of) clay, and set up for me a Sarh (a lofty tower, or palace) in order that I may look at (or look for) the Ilâh (God) of Mûsâ (Moses); and verily, I think that he [Mûsâ (Moses)] is one of the liars."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالَ
waqāla
And Firaun said
فِرْعَوْنُ
fir'ʿawnu
And Firaun said
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O chiefs
ٱلْمَلَأُ
l-mala-u
O chiefs
مَا
mā
Not
عَلِمْتُ
ʿalim'tu
I know
لَكُم
lakum
for you
مِّنْ
min
any
إِلَـٰهٍ
ilāhin
god
غَيْرِى
ghayrī
other than me
فَأَوْقِدْ
fa-awqid
So kindle
لِى
lī
for me
يَـٰهَـٰمَـٰنُ
yāhāmānu
O Haman
عَلَى
ʿalā
Upon
ٱلطِّينِ
l-ṭīni
the clay
فَٱجْعَل
fa-ij'ʿal
and make
لِّى
lī
for me
صَرْحًۭا
ṣarḥan
a lofty tower
لَّعَلِّىٓ
laʿallī
so that [I]
أَطَّلِعُ
aṭṭaliʿu
I may look
إِلَىٰٓ
ilā
at
إِلَـٰهِ
ilāhi
(the) God
مُوسَىٰ
mūsā
(of) Musa
وَإِنِّى
wa-innī
And indeed, I
لَأَظُنُّهُۥ
la-aẓunnuhu
[I] think that he
مِنَ
mina
(is) of
ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَ
l-kādhibīna
the liars
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.
38-1. That is, bake the clay in fire to prepare bricks; Haman was Pharaoh's minister, advisor, and the one who managed his affairs.
38-2. That is, prepare a tall and strong palace, upon which I can ascend to the sky and see whether there is any other Lord besides me.
38-3. That is, Musa (علیہ السلام), who claims that there is a Lord in the heavens who is the Sustainer of the entire universe, I consider him to be a liar.
38-2. That is, prepare a tall and strong palace, upon which I can ascend to the sky and see whether there is any other Lord besides me.
38-3. That is, Musa (علیہ السلام), who claims that there is a Lord in the heavens who is the Sustainer of the entire universe, I consider him to be a liar.
