سُوْرَةُ الرُّوْمِ
Surah Ar-Room (30) — Ayah 47
وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ رُسُلًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِمْ فَجَآءُوهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ فَٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا۟ ۖ وَكَانَ حَقًّا عَلَيْنَا نَصْرُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿47﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And indeed We did send Messengers before you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) to their own peoples. They came to them with clear proofs, then, We took vengeance on those who committed crimes (disbelief, setting partners in worship with Allâh, sins); and (as for) the believers, it was incumbent upon Us to help (them).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And verily
أَرْسَلْنَا
arsalnā
We sent
مِن
min
before you
قَبْلِكَ
qablika
before you
رُسُلًا
rusulan
Messengers
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
قَوْمِهِمْ
qawmihim
their people
فَجَآءُوهُم
fajāūhum
and they came to them
بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ
bil-bayināti
with clear proofs
فَٱنتَقَمْنَا
fa-intaqamnā
then We took retribution
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
أَجْرَمُوا۟ ۖ
ajramū
committed crimes
وَكَانَ
wakāna
And it was
حَقًّا
ḥaqqan
incumbent
عَلَيْنَا
ʿalaynā
upon Us
نَصْرُ
naṣru
(to) help
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
l-mu'minīna
the believers
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.
47-1 That is, O Muhammad ﷺ, just as We sent you as a Messenger to your people, in the same way, before you, Messengers were sent to their peoples. They were accompanied by proofs and miracles, but their peoples denied them and did not believe in them. Ultimately, for this crime of denial and committing sins, We made them the target of Our punishment, and We supported and helped the believers, which is incumbent upon Us. This is, in a way, a consolation for the Prophet ﷺ and the Muslims who believe in him, that there is no need to be disheartened by the attitude of denial from the disbelievers and polytheists. This is not something new. Every Prophet’s people have treated him in the same way. Also, it is a warning to the disbelievers that if they do not believe, their fate will be the same as that of the previous peoples. Because, in the end, Allah’s help is only for the believers, which includes the Prophet and all those who believe in him. "حقا" is the predicate which is brought forward, and "نصر المومنین" is its subject.
