سُوْرَةُ سَبَاٍ
Surah Saba (34) — Ayah 43
وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَـٰتُنَا بَيِّنَـٰتٍ قَالُوا۟ مَا هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ يُرِيدُ أَن يَصُدَّكُمْ عَمَّا كَانَ يَعْبُدُ ءَابَآؤُكُمْ وَقَالُوا۟ مَا هَـٰذَآ إِلَّآ إِفْكٌ مُّفْتَرًى ۚ وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ ﴿43﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when Our Clear Verses are recited to them, they say: "This (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) is naught but a man who wishes to hinder you from that which your fathers used to worship." And they say: "This (the Qur’ân) is nothing but an invented lie." And those who disbelieve say of the truth when it has come to them (i.e. Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم when Allâh sent him as a Messenger with proofs, evidence, verses of this Qur’ân, lessons, signs, etc.): "This is nothing but evident magic!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
And when
تُتْلَىٰ
tut'lā
are recited
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
to them
ءَايَـٰتُنَا
āyātunā
Our Verses
بَيِّنَـٰتٍۢ
bayyinātin
clear
قَالُوا۟
qālū
they say
مَا
mā
Not
هَـٰذَآ
hādhā
(is) this
إِلَّا
illā
but
رَجُلٌۭ
rajulun
a man
يُرِيدُ
yurīdu
who wishes
أَن
an
to
يَصُدَّكُمْ
yaṣuddakum
hinder you
عَمَّا
ʿammā
from what
كَانَ
kāna
used
يَعْبُدُ
yaʿbudu
(to) worship
ءَابَآؤُكُمْ
ābāukum
your forefathers
وَقَالُوا۟
waqālū
And they say
مَا
mā
Not
هَـٰذَآ
hādhā
(is) this
إِلَّآ
illā
except
إِفْكٌۭ
if'kun
a lie
مُّفْتَرًۭى ۚ
muf'taran
invented
وَقَالَ
waqāla
And said
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieved
لِلْحَقِّ
lil'ḥaqqi
about the truth
لَمَّا
lammā
when
جَآءَهُمْ
jāahum
it came to them
إِنْ
in
Not
هَـٰذَآ
hādhā
(is) this
إِلَّا
illā
except
سِحْرٌۭ
siḥ'run
a magic
مُّبِينٌۭ
mubīnun
obvious
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.
43. 1. By "person" is meant the Prophet ﷺ. The religion of their forefathers was correct in their view, so they described your ﷺ "crime" as wanting to prevent them from those deities whom their ancestors used to worship.
43. 2. By this second ھٰذَا is meant the Noble Quran; they declared it to be a fabricated slander or an invented lie.
34. 3. First, they called the Quran an invented lie, and here, clear magic. The first relates to the meaning and content of the Quran, and the second relates to the miraculous structure, style, and eloquence of the Quran.
43. 2. By this second ھٰذَا is meant the Noble Quran; they declared it to be a fabricated slander or an invented lie.
34. 3. First, they called the Quran an invented lie, and here, clear magic. The first relates to the meaning and content of the Quran, and the second relates to the miraculous structure, style, and eloquence of the Quran.
