سُوْرَةُ سَبَاٍ
Surah Saba (34) — Ayah 33
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتُضْعِفُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ بَلْ مَكْرُ ٱلَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذْ تَأْمُرُونَنَآ أَن نَّكْفُرَ بِٱللَّهِ وَنَجْعَلَ لَهُۥٓ أَندَادًا ۚ وَأَسَرُّوا۟ ٱلنَّدَامَةَ لَمَّا رَأَوُا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلْأَغْلَـٰلَ فِىٓ أَعْنَاقِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ۚ هَلْ يُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ ﴿33﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Those who were deemed weak will say to those who were arrogant: "Nay, but it was your plotting by night and day: when you ordered us to disbelieve in Allâh and set up rivals to Him!" And each of them (parties) will conceal their own regrets (for disobeying Allâh during this worldly life), when they behold the torment. And We shall put iron collars round the necks of those who disbelieved. Are they requited aught except what they used to do?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالَ
waqāla
And will say
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
ٱسْتُضْعِفُوا۟
us'tuḍ'ʿifū
were oppressed
لِلَّذِينَ
lilladhīna
to those who
ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟
is'takbarū
were arrogant
بَلْ
bal
Nay
مَكْرُ
makru
(it was) a plot
ٱلَّيْلِ
al-layli
(by) night
وَٱلنَّهَارِ
wal-nahāri
and (by) day
إِذْ
idh
when
تَأْمُرُونَنَآ
tamurūnanā
you were ordering us
أَن
an
that
نَّكْفُرَ
nakfura
we disbelieve
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
in Allah
وَنَجْعَلَ
wanajʿala
and we set up
لَهُۥٓ
lahu
for Him
أَندَادًۭا ۚ
andādan
equals
وَأَسَرُّوا۟
wa-asarrū
But they will conceal
ٱلنَّدَامَةَ
l-nadāmata
the regret
لَمَّا
lammā
when
رَأَوُا۟
ra-awū
they see
ٱلْعَذَابَ
l-ʿadhāba
the punishment
وَجَعَلْنَا
wajaʿalnā
And We will put
ٱلْأَغْلَـٰلَ
l-aghlāla
shackles
فِىٓ
fī
on
أَعْنَاقِ
aʿnāqi
(the) necks
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(of) those who
كَفَرُوا۟ ۚ
kafarū
disbelieved
هَلْ
hal
Will
يُجْزَوْنَ
yuj'zawna
they be recompensed
إِلَّا
illā
except
مَا
mā
(for) what
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they used to
يَعْمَلُونَ
yaʿmalūna
do
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.
33. 1. That is, we would have been guilty only if we had denied the messengers by our own choice, whereas the reality is that you kept urging us day and night to go astray, to disbelieve in Allah, and to associate partners with Him, as a result of which we followed you and were deprived of faith.
33. 2. That is, they will blame each other, but in their hearts, both parties will be ashamed of their own disbelief, yet due to the gloating of the enemies, they will refrain from expressing it.
33. 3. That is, such chains that will bind their hands to their necks.
33. 4. That is, both will receive the punishment for their deeds, the leaders according to their deeds and their followers according to theirs, as stated elsewhere (لِكُلٍّ ضِعْفٌ وَّلٰكِنْ) 7. Al-A'raf:38), that each will have double the punishment.
33. 2. That is, they will blame each other, but in their hearts, both parties will be ashamed of their own disbelief, yet due to the gloating of the enemies, they will refrain from expressing it.
33. 3. That is, such chains that will bind their hands to their necks.
33. 4. That is, both will receive the punishment for their deeds, the leaders according to their deeds and their followers according to theirs, as stated elsewhere (لِكُلٍّ ضِعْفٌ وَّلٰكِنْ) 7. Al-A'raf:38), that each will have double the punishment.
