سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ
Surah Ghafir (40) — Ayah 29
يَـٰقَوْمِ لَكُمُ ٱلْمُلْكُ ٱلْيَوْمَ ظَـٰهِرِينَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَمَن يَنصُرُنَا مِنۢ بَأْسِ ٱللَّهِ إِن جَآءَنَا ۚ قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ مَآ أُرِيكُمْ إِلَّا مَآ أَرَىٰ وَمَآ أَهْدِيكُمْ إِلَّا سَبِيلَ ٱلرَّشَادِ ﴿29﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"O my people! Yours is the kingdom today, you being dominant in the land. But who will save us from the Torment of Allâh, should it befall us?" Fir‘aun (Pharaoh) said: "I show you only that which I see (correct), and I guide you only to the path of right policy!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰقَوْمِ
yāqawmi
O my people
لَكُمُ
lakumu
For you
ٱلْمُلْكُ
l-mul'ku
(is) the kingdom
ٱلْيَوْمَ
l-yawma
today
ظَـٰهِرِينَ
ẓāhirīna
dominant
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the land
فَمَن
faman
but who
يَنصُرُنَا
yanṣurunā
will help us
مِنۢ
min
from
بَأْسِ
basi
(the) punishment
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
إِن
in
if
جَآءَنَا ۚ
jāanā
it came to us
قَالَ
qāla
Said
فِرْعَوْنُ
fir'ʿawnu
Firaun
مَآ
mā
Not
أُرِيكُمْ
urīkum
I show you
إِلَّا
illā
except
مَآ
mā
what
أَرَىٰ
arā
I see
وَمَآ
wamā
and not
أَهْدِيكُمْ
ahdīkum
I guide you
إِلَّا
illā
except
سَبِيلَ
sabīla
(to the) path
ٱلرَّشَادِ
l-rashādi
the right
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.
29. 1. That is, this is Allah’s favor upon you that He granted you dominance on the earth; be grateful for it and do not incur Allah’s displeasure by denying His Messenger.
29. 2. These military armies will be of no use to you, nor will they be able to avert Allah’s punishment if it comes. Up to this point, this was the speech of the believer who was concealing his faith.
29. 3. Pharaoh lied on the basis of his worldly grandeur and said that whatever I see, I am telling you, and the path I am showing is the right one, although it was not so. وما امر فرعون برشید (Hud)
29. 2. These military armies will be of no use to you, nor will they be able to avert Allah’s punishment if it comes. Up to this point, this was the speech of the believer who was concealing his faith.
29. 3. Pharaoh lied on the basis of his worldly grandeur and said that whatever I see, I am telling you, and the path I am showing is the right one, although it was not so. وما امر فرعون برشید (Hud)
