سُوْرَةُ سَبَاٍ
Surah Saba (34) — Ayah 5
وَٱلَّذِينَ سَعَوْ فِىٓ ءَايَـٰتِنَا مُعَـٰجِزِينَ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مِّن رِّجْزٍ أَلِيمٌ ﴿5﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
But those who strive against Our Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) to frustrate them - those, for them will be a severe painful torment.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
But those who
سَعَوْ
saʿaw
strive
فِىٓ
fī
against
ءَايَـٰتِنَا
āyātinā
Our Verses
مُعَـٰجِزِينَ
muʿājizīna
(to) cause failure
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
those
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
عَذَابٌۭ
ʿadhābun
(is) a punishment
مِّن
min
of
رِّجْزٍ
rij'zin
foul nature
أَلِيمٌۭ
alīmun
painful
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.
5. 1. That is, the denial and rejection of Our verses which We revealed to the prophets, thinking that We would be unable to seize them, because their belief was that after death, when we mix with the dust, how will we be resurrected and held accountable for what we have done? Their thinking was, in effect, a declaration that Allah Almighty would not be able to call us to account, so why should we fear the Day of Judgment?
