سُوْرَةُ النِّسَآءِ
Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 53
أَمْ لَهُمْ نَصِيبٌ مِّنَ ٱلْمُلْكِ فَإِذًا لَّا يُؤْتُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ نَقِيرًا ﴿53﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Or have they a share in the dominion? Then in that case they would not give mankind even a speck on the back of a date-stone.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَمْ
am
Or
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
نَصِيبٌۭ
naṣībun
(is) a share
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلْمُلْكِ
l-mul'ki
the Kingdom
فَإِذًۭا
fa-idhan
Then
لَّا
lā
not would
يُؤْتُونَ
yu'tūna
they give
ٱلنَّاسَ
l-nāsa
the people
نَقِيرًا
naqīran
(even as much as the) speck on a date seed
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.
53. 1. This is a negation, meaning they have no share in the sovereignty. If they had any share in it, these Jews are so miserly that they would not give people, especially Muhammad ﷺ, even as much as would fill the groove of a date stone. نَقَیْرًا refers to the dot that is on top of a date stone.
