سُوْرَةُ الْمُنَافِقُوْنَ
Surah Al-Munaafiqoon (63) — Ayah 4
۞ وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَهُمْ تُعْجِبُكَ أَجْسَامُهُمْ ۖ وَإِن يَقُولُوا۟ تَسْمَعْ لِقَوْلِهِمْ ۖ كَأَنَّهُمْ خُشُبٌ مُّسَنَّدَةٌ ۖ يَحْسَبُونَ كُلَّ صَيْحَةٍ عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ هُمُ ٱلْعَدُوُّ فَٱحْذَرْهُمْ ۚ قَـٰتَلَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ ۖ أَنَّىٰ يُؤْفَكُونَ ﴿4﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when you look at them, their bodies please you; and when they speak, you listen to their words. They are as blocks of wood propped up. They think that every cry is against them. They are the enemies, so beware of them. May Allâh curse them! How are they denying (or deviating from) the Right Path?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
And when
رَأَيْتَهُمْ
ra-aytahum
you see them
تُعْجِبُكَ
tuʿ'jibuka
pleases you
أَجْسَامُهُمْ ۖ
ajsāmuhum
their bodies
وَإِن
wa-in
and if
يَقُولُوا۟
yaqūlū
they speak
تَسْمَعْ
tasmaʿ
you listen
لِقَوْلِهِمْ ۖ
liqawlihim
to their speech
كَأَنَّهُمْ
ka-annahum
as if they (were)
خُشُبٌۭ
khushubun
pieces of wood
مُّسَنَّدَةٌۭ ۖ
musannadatun
propped up
يَحْسَبُونَ
yaḥsabūna
They think
كُلَّ
kulla
every
صَيْحَةٍ
ṣayḥatin
shout
عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ
ʿalayhim
(is) against them
هُمُ
humu
They
ٱلْعَدُوُّ
l-ʿaduwu
(are) the enemy
فَٱحْذَرْهُمْ ۚ
fa-iḥ'dharhum
so beware of them
قَـٰتَلَهُمُ
qātalahumu
May destroy them
ٱللَّهُ ۖ
l-lahu
Allah
أَنَّىٰ
annā
How
يُؤْفَكُونَ
yu'fakūna
are they deluded
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.
4. 1 That is, because of their beauty, elegance, and radiance.
4. 2 That is, because of the eloquence and fluency of their speech.
4. 3 That is, due to their tall stature and attractive appearance, lack of understanding, and scarcity of goodness, they are like pieces of wood propped up against a wall, which may look pleasing to the onlookers but cannot benefit anyone.
4. 4 That is, they are so cowardly that if they hear a loud sound, they think some calamity has befallen them or they become anxious that perhaps some action is being initiated against them.
4. 2 That is, because of the eloquence and fluency of their speech.
4. 3 That is, due to their tall stature and attractive appearance, lack of understanding, and scarcity of goodness, they are like pieces of wood propped up against a wall, which may look pleasing to the onlookers but cannot benefit anyone.
4. 4 That is, they are so cowardly that if they hear a loud sound, they think some calamity has befallen them or they become anxious that perhaps some action is being initiated against them.
