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Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 60
قُلْ هَلْ أُنَبِّئُكُم بِشَرٍّ مِّن ذَٰلِكَ مَثُوبَةً عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ مَن لَّعَنَهُ ٱللَّهُ وَغَضِبَ عَلَيْهِ وَجَعَلَ مِنْهُمُ ٱلْقِرَدَةَ وَٱلْخَنَازِيرَ وَعَبَدَ ٱلطَّـٰغُوتَ ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ شَرٌّ مَّكَانًا وَأَضَلُّ عَن سَوَآءِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ ﴿60﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم to the people of the Scripture): "Shall I inform you of something worse than that, regarding the recompense from Allâh: those (Jews) who incurred the Curse of Allâh and His Wrath, and those of whom (some) He transformed into monkeys and swines, and those who worshipped Tâghût (false deities); such are worse in rank (on the Day of Resurrection in the Hell-fire), and far more astray from the Right Path (in the life of this world)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
هَلْ
hal
Shall
أُنَبِّئُكُم
unabbi-ukum
I inform you
بِشَرٍّۢ
bisharrin
(of) worse
مِّن
min
than
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
مَثُوبَةً
mathūbatan
(as) recompense
عِندَ
ʿinda
from
ٱللَّهِ ۚ
l-lahi
Allah
مَن
man
Whom
لَّعَنَهُ
laʿanahu
has (been) cursed
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(by) Allah
وَغَضِبَ
waghaḍiba
and He became angry
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
with him
وَجَعَلَ
wajaʿala
and made
مِنْهُمُ
min'humu
of them
ٱلْقِرَدَةَ
l-qiradata
[the] apes
وَٱلْخَنَازِيرَ
wal-khanāzīra
and [the] swines
وَعَبَدَ
waʿabada
and (who) worshipped
ٱلطَّـٰغُوتَ ۚ
l-ṭāghūta
the false deities
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
Those
شَرٌّۭ
sharrun
(are) worse
مَّكَانًۭا
makānan
(in) position
وَأَضَلُّ
wa-aḍallu
and farthest astray
عَن
ʿan
from
سَوَآءِ
sawāi
(the) even
ٱلسَّبِيلِ
l-sabīli
way
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.
60. 1. That is, you (O People of the Book!) are displeased with us, even though our only fault is nothing except that we believe in Allah, the Noble Quran, and the books revealed before it. Is this even a fault or a defect? That is, this is not something blameworthy or condemnable as you have assumed. In this regard, this is a disconnected exception. However, we will tell you who are the worst people and the most misguided, who are worthy of hatred and condemnation. Who are they? They are those upon whom Allah’s curse and His wrath descended, some of whom Allah turned into apes and swine, and those who worshipped Taghut. And in this mirror, look at your own face and character! Whose history is this and who are these people? Are these not you yourselves?
