سُوْرَةُ الْمُمْتَحِنَةِ
Surah Al-Mumtahana (60) — Ayah 2
إِن يَثْقَفُوكُمْ يَكُونُوا۟ لَكُمْ أَعْدَآءً وَيَبْسُطُوٓا۟ إِلَيْكُمْ أَيْدِيَهُمْ وَأَلْسِنَتَهُم بِٱلسُّوٓءِ وَوَدُّوا۟ لَوْ تَكْفُرُونَ ﴿2﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Should they gain the upper hand over you, they would behave to you as enemies, and stretch forth their hands and their tongues against you with evil, and they desire that you should disbelieve.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِن
in
If
يَثْقَفُوكُمْ
yathqafūkum
they gain dominance over you
يَكُونُوا۟
yakūnū
they would be
لَكُمْ
lakum
to you
أَعْدَآءًۭ
aʿdāan
enemies
وَيَبْسُطُوٓا۟
wayabsuṭū
and extend
إِلَيْكُمْ
ilaykum
against you
أَيْدِيَهُمْ
aydiyahum
their hands
وَأَلْسِنَتَهُم
wa-alsinatahum
and their tongues
بِٱلسُّوٓءِ
bil-sūi
with evil
وَوَدُّوا۟
wawaddū
and they desire
لَوْ
law
that
تَكْفُرُونَ
takfurūna
you would disbelieve
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.
2. 1. That is, in their hearts there is such hatred and enmity against you, and you, on the other hand, are increasing bonds of love with them.
