سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 37
فَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ ٱفْتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا أَوْ كَذَّبَ بِـَٔايَـٰتِهِۦٓ ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ يَنَالُهُمْ نَصِيبُهُم مِّنَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ ۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُنَا يَتَوَفَّوْنَهُمْ قَالُوٓا۟ أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ قَالُوا۟ ضَلُّوا۟ عَنَّا وَشَهِدُوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ كَـٰفِرِينَ ﴿37﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Who is more unjust than one who invents a lie against Allâh or rejects His Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations)? For such their appointed portion (good things of this worldly life and their period of stay therein) will reach them from the Book (of Decrees) until when Our Messengers (the angel of death and his assistants) come to them to take their souls, they (the angels) will say: "Where are those whom you used to invoke and worship besides Allâh," they will reply, "They have vanished and deserted us." And they will bear witness against themselves, that they were disbelievers.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَمَنْ
faman
Then who
أَظْلَمُ
aẓlamu
(is) more unjust
مِمَّنِ
mimmani
than (one) who
ٱفْتَرَىٰ
if'tarā
invented
عَلَى
ʿalā
against
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
كَذِبًا
kadhiban
a lie
أَوْ
aw
or
كَذَّبَ
kadhaba
denies
بِـَٔايَـٰتِهِۦٓ ۚ
biāyātihi
His Verses
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
Those
يَنَالُهُمْ
yanāluhum
will reach them
نَصِيبُهُم
naṣībuhum
their portion
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ ۖ
l-kitābi
the Book
حَتَّىٰٓ
ḥattā
until
إِذَا
idhā
when
جَآءَتْهُمْ
jāathum
comes to them
رُسُلُنَا
rusulunā
Our messengers (Angels)
يَتَوَفَّوْنَهُمْ
yatawaffawnahum
(to) take them in death
قَالُوٓا۟
qālū
they say
أَيْنَ
ayna
Where are
مَا
mā
those (whom)
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you used to
تَدْعُونَ
tadʿūna
invoke
مِن
min
from
دُونِ
dūni
besides
ٱللَّهِ ۖ
l-lahi
Allah
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They say
ضَلُّوا۟
ḍallū
They strayed
عَنَّا
ʿannā
from us
وَشَهِدُوا۟
washahidū
and they (will) testify
عَلَىٰٓ
ʿalā
against
أَنفُسِهِمْ
anfusihim
themselves
أَنَّهُمْ
annahum
that they
كَانُوا۟
kānū
were
كَـٰفِرِينَ
kāfirīna
disbelievers
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.
37. 1. Various meanings have been given for this. One meaning is actions, sustenance, and lifespan. That is, after fulfilling the sustenance and lifespan destined for them, and after spending whatever lifespan they have, ultimately they will meet death. This verse has the same meaning: (اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ يَفْتَرُوْنَ عَلَي اللّٰهِ الْكَذِبَ لَا يُفْلِحُوْنَ 69 مَتَاعٌ فِي الدُّنْيَا ثُمَّ اِلَيْنَا مَرْجِعُھُمْ ثُمَّ نُذِيْقُھُمُ الْعَذَاب الشَّدِيْدَ بِمَا كَانُوْا يَكْفُرُوْنَ 70) 10. Yunus:70-69) Those who fabricate lies against Allah will not succeed; after enjoying a few days' benefit in the world, ultimately they have to return to Us.
