سُوْرَةُ الْقَلَمِ
Surah Al-Qalam (68) — Ayah 29
قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَـٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَـٰلِمِينَ ﴿29﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They said: "Glory to Our Lord! Verily, we have been Zâlimûn (wrong-doers)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
سُبْحَـٰنَ
sub'ḥāna
Glory be
رَبِّنَآ
rabbinā
(to) our Lord
إِنَّا
innā
Indeed, we
كُنَّا
kunnā
[we] were
ظَـٰلِمِينَ
ẓālimīna
wrongdoers
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.
29. 1. That is, now they realized that by taking a step against the conduct of our father, we committed a mistake for which Allah has punished us. From this, it is also understood that the determination to commit a sin and the initial steps taken towards it are also crimes like the actual commission of the sin, for which one can be held accountable. Only that intention is forgiven which remains at the level of a mere thought (whisper).
