سُوْرَةُ الزُّخْرُفِ
Surah Az-Zukhruf (43) — Ayah 49
وَقَالُوا۟ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَ ٱلسَّاحِرُ ٱدْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ بِمَا عَهِدَ عِندَكَ إِنَّنَا لَمُهْتَدُونَ ﴿49﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And they said [to Mûsâ (Moses)]: "O you sorcerer! Invoke your Lord for us according to what He has covenanted with you. Verily, We shall guide ourselves (aright)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالُوا۟
waqālū
And they said
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَ
yāayyuha
O
ٱلسَّاحِرُ
l-sāḥiru
[the] magician
ٱدْعُ
ud'ʿu
Invoke
لَنَا
lanā
for us
رَبَّكَ
rabbaka
your Lord
بِمَا
bimā
by what
عَهِدَ
ʿahida
He has made covenant
عِندَكَ
ʿindaka
with you
إِنَّنَا
innanā
Indeed, we
لَمُهْتَدُونَ
lamuh'tadūna
(will) surely be guided
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.
49. 1. The words 'from your Lord' were said due to their polytheistic mentality, because among the polytheists there were different lords and gods; (they meant) O Musa, have this done by your Lord!
49. 2. That is, the promise of averting the punishment upon our believing.
49. 3. If the punishment is averted, we will accept you as the true Messenger of Allah and worship only your Lord, but every time they broke this covenant, as mentioned in the next verse and also in Surah Al-A'raf.
49. 2. That is, the promise of averting the punishment upon our believing.
49. 3. If the punishment is averted, we will accept you as the true Messenger of Allah and worship only your Lord, but every time they broke this covenant, as mentioned in the next verse and also in Surah Al-A'raf.
