سُوْرَةُ الزُّمَرِ
Surah Az-Zumar (39) — Ayah 50
قَدْ قَالَهَا ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَمَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ ﴿50﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily, those before them said it, yet (all) that they had earned availed them not.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَدْ
qad
Indeed
قَالَهَا
qālahā
said it
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those
مِن
min
before them
قَبْلِهِمْ
qablihim
before them
فَمَآ
famā
but (did) not
أَغْنَىٰ
aghnā
avail
عَنْهُم
ʿanhum
them
مَّا
mā
what
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they used to
يَكْسِبُونَ
yaksibūna
earn
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.
50. 1. Just as Qarun had also said, but in the end, he was swallowed up by the earth along with his treasures. فما اغنی — in this, ما can be interrogative or negative; both meanings are correct.
