سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 57
لَوْ يَجِدُونَ مَلْجَـًٔا أَوْ مَغَـٰرَٰتٍ أَوْ مُدَّخَلًا لَّوَلَّوْا۟ إِلَيْهِ وَهُمْ يَجْمَحُونَ ﴿57﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Should they find a refuge, or caves, or a place of concealment, they would turn straightway thereto with a swift rush.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَوْ
law
If
يَجِدُونَ
yajidūna
they could find
مَلْجَـًٔا
malja-an
a refuge
أَوْ
aw
or
مَغَـٰرَٰتٍ
maghārātin
caves
أَوْ
aw
or
مُدَّخَلًۭا
muddakhalan
a place to enter
لَّوَلَّوْا۟
lawallaw
surely, they would turn
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
to it
وَهُمْ
wahum
and they
يَجْمَحُونَ
yajmaḥūna
run wild
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.
57. 1. That is, they would run very swiftly to their shelters, because whatever relationship they have with you is not based on love and sincerity, but on enmity, hatred, and aversion.
