سُوْرَةُ سَبَاٍ
Surah Saba (34) — Ayah 41
قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَـٰنَكَ أَنتَ وَلِيُّنَا مِن دُونِهِم ۖ بَلْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْبُدُونَ ٱلْجِنَّ ۖ أَكْثَرُهُم بِهِم مُّؤْمِنُونَ ﴿41﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They (the angels) will say: "Glorified be You! You are our Walî (Lord) instead of them. Nay, but they used to worship the jinn; most of them were believers in them."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They will say
سُبْحَـٰنَكَ
sub'ḥānaka
Glory be to You
أَنتَ
anta
You
وَلِيُّنَا
waliyyunā
(are) our Protector
مِن
min
not them
دُونِهِم ۖ
dūnihim
not them
بَلْ
bal
Nay
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they used
يَعْبُدُونَ
yaʿbudūna
(to) worship
ٱلْجِنَّ ۖ
l-jina
the jinn
أَكْثَرُهُم
aktharuhum
most of them
بِهِم
bihim
in them
مُّؤْمِنُونَ
mu'minūna
(were) 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.
41. 1. That is, the angels too, like ʿIsa (Jesus) عليه السلام, will declare the purity of Allah and express their innocence, and will say: "We are only Your servants and You are our Protector. What connection do we have with them?"
