سُوْرَةُ الزُّخْرُفِ
Surah Az-Zukhruf (43) — Ayah 33
وَلَوْلَآ أَن يَكُونَ ٱلنَّاسُ أُمَّةً وَٰحِدَةً لَّجَعَلْنَا لِمَن يَكْفُرُ بِٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ لِبُيُوتِهِمْ سُقُفًا مِّن فِضَّةٍ وَمَعَارِجَ عَلَيْهَا يَظْهَرُونَ ﴿33﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And were it not that mankind would have become of one community (all disbelievers, desiring worldly life only), We would have provided for those who disbelieve in the Most Gracious (Allâh), silver roofs for their houses, and elevators whereby they ascend,
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَوْلَآ
walawlā
And if not
أَن
an
that
يَكُونَ
yakūna
(would) become
ٱلنَّاسُ
l-nāsu
[the] mankind
أُمَّةًۭ
ummatan
a community
وَٰحِدَةًۭ
wāḥidatan
one
لَّجَعَلْنَا
lajaʿalnā
We (would have) made
لِمَن
liman
for (one) who
يَكْفُرُ
yakfuru
disbelieves
بِٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ
bil-raḥmāni
in the Most Gracious
لِبُيُوتِهِمْ
libuyūtihim
for their houses
سُقُفًۭا
suqufan
roofs
مِّن
min
of
فِضَّةٍۢ
fiḍḍatin
silver
وَمَعَارِجَ
wamaʿārija
and stairways
عَلَيْهَا
ʿalayhā
upon which
يَظْهَرُونَ
yaẓharūna
they mount
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.
33. 1. That is, due to desiring the wealth and means of the world, they will become seekers of the world only, and will forget all about seeking the pleasure of Allah and the Hereafter.
