سُوْرَةُ فَاطِرٍ
Surah Faatir (35) — Ayah 43
ٱسْتِكْبَارًا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَكْرَ ٱلسَّيِّئِ ۚ وَلَا يَحِيقُ ٱلْمَكْرُ ٱلسَّيِّئُ إِلَّا بِأَهْلِهِۦ ۚ فَهَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا سُنَّتَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ۚ فَلَن تَجِدَ لِسُنَّتِ ٱللَّهِ تَبْدِيلًا ۖ وَلَن تَجِدَ لِسُنَّتِ ٱللَّهِ تَحْوِيلًا ﴿43﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(They took to flight because of their) arrogance in the land and their plotting of evil. But the evil plot encompasses only him who makes it. Then, can they expect anything (else) but the Sunnah (way of dealing) of the peoples of old? So no change will you find in Allâh’s Sunnah (way of dealing), and no turning off will you find in Allâh’s Sunnah (way of dealing).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱسْتِكْبَارًۭا
is'tik'bāran
(Due to) arrogance
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the land
وَمَكْرَ
wamakra
and plotting
ٱلسَّيِّئِ ۚ
l-sayi-i
(of) the evil
وَلَا
walā
but not
يَحِيقُ
yaḥīqu
encompasses
ٱلْمَكْرُ
l-makru
the plot
ٱلسَّيِّئُ
l-sayi-u
(of) the evil
إِلَّا
illā
except
بِأَهْلِهِۦ ۚ
bi-ahlihi
its own people
فَهَلْ
fahal
Then do
يَنظُرُونَ
yanẓurūna
they wait
إِلَّا
illā
except
سُنَّتَ
sunnata
(the) way
ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ۚ
l-awalīna
(of) the former (people)
فَلَن
falan
But never
تَجِدَ
tajida
you will find
لِسُنَّتِ
lisunnati
in (the) way
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
تَبْدِيلًۭا ۖ
tabdīlan
any change
وَلَن
walan
and never
تَجِدَ
tajida
you will find
لِسُنَّتِ
lisunnati
in (the) way
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
تَحْوِيلًا
taḥwīlan
any alteration
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. That is, instead of believing in your ﷺ prophethood, they chose the path of denial and opposition merely out of arrogance and rebellion.
43. 2. And they did so because of evil plotting, that is, trickery, deception, and vile actions.
43. 3. That is, people plot and scheme, but they do not know that the outcome of evil plotting is always bad, and its consequences ultimately fall upon those who plot and scheme.
43. 4. That is, by persisting in their disbelief and polytheism, opposition to the Messenger ﷺ, and causing harm to the believers, are they waiting to be destroyed in the same way as the previous nations were destroyed?
43. 5. Rather, this continues in the same way, and destruction is the fate of every denier, or the meaning of changing is that no one is capable of changing Allah's punishment into the shade of mercy.
43. 6. That is, there is no one to remove Allah's punishment or to turn it away, meaning that if Allah wants to afflict a nation with punishment, no one has the power to turn it towards another nation. No one is capable of changing this divine law, nor of turning away Allah's punishment.
43. 2. And they did so because of evil plotting, that is, trickery, deception, and vile actions.
43. 3. That is, people plot and scheme, but they do not know that the outcome of evil plotting is always bad, and its consequences ultimately fall upon those who plot and scheme.
43. 4. That is, by persisting in their disbelief and polytheism, opposition to the Messenger ﷺ, and causing harm to the believers, are they waiting to be destroyed in the same way as the previous nations were destroyed?
43. 5. Rather, this continues in the same way, and destruction is the fate of every denier, or the meaning of changing is that no one is capable of changing Allah's punishment into the shade of mercy.
43. 6. That is, there is no one to remove Allah's punishment or to turn it away, meaning that if Allah wants to afflict a nation with punishment, no one has the power to turn it towards another nation. No one is capable of changing this divine law, nor of turning away Allah's punishment.
