سُوْرَةُ الْقَصَصِ
Surah Al-Qasas (28) — Ayah 39
وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ هُوَ وَجُنُودُهُۥ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ ٱلْحَقِّ وَظَنُّوٓا۟ أَنَّهُمْ إِلَيْنَا لَا يُرْجَعُونَ ﴿39﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And he and his hosts were arrogant in the land, without right, and they thought that they would never return to Us.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ
wa-is'takbara
And he was arrogant
هُوَ
huwa
And he was arrogant
وَجُنُودُهُۥ
wajunūduhu
and his hosts
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the land
بِغَيْرِ
bighayri
without
ٱلْحَقِّ
l-ḥaqi
right
وَظَنُّوٓا۟
waẓannū
and they thought
أَنَّهُمْ
annahum
that they
إِلَيْنَا
ilaynā
to Us
لَا
lā
not
يُرْجَعُونَ
yur'jaʿūna
will be returned
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.
39-1. By "land" is meant the land of Egypt where Pharaoh was the ruler and considered himself great, that is, they had no such evidence that could refute the miraculous proofs of Musa (عليه السلام), but displaying arrogance, they chose the path of stubbornness and denial.
