سُوْرَةُ الْمُلْكِ
Surah Al-Mulk (67) — Ayah 10
وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْ كُنَّا نَسْمَعُ أَوْ نَعْقِلُ مَا كُنَّا فِىٓ أَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ ﴿10﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And they will say: "Had we but listened or used our intelligence, we would not have been among the dwellers of the blazing Fire!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالُوا۟
waqālū
And they will say
لَوْ
law
If
كُنَّا
kunnā
we had
نَسْمَعُ
nasmaʿu
listened
أَوْ
aw
or
نَعْقِلُ
naʿqilu
reasoned
مَا
mā
not
كُنَّا
kunnā
we (would) have been
فِىٓ
fī
among
أَصْحَـٰبِ
aṣḥābi
(the) companions
ٱلسَّعِيرِ
l-saʿīri
(of) the Blaze
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.
10. 1. That is, if we had listened attentively and made their words and advice an ornament for our ears, and similarly, if we had used the intellect given by Allah to think and understand, then today we would not have been among the people of Hell.
