سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 8
كَيْفَ وَإِن يَظْهَرُوا۟ عَلَيْكُمْ لَا يَرْقُبُوا۟ فِيكُمْ إِلًّا وَلَا ذِمَّةً ۚ يُرْضُونَكُم بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْ وَتَأْبَىٰ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَأَكْثَرُهُمْ فَـٰسِقُونَ ﴿8﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
How (can there be such a covenant with them) that when you are overpowered by them, they regard not the ties, either of kinship or of covenant with you? With (good words from) their mouths they please you, but their hearts are averse to you, and most of them are Fâsiqûn (rebellious, disobedient to Allâh).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
كَيْفَ
kayfa
How
وَإِن
wa-in
while, if
يَظْهَرُوا۟
yaẓharū
they gain dominance
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
over you
لَا
lā
they do not regard (the ties)
يَرْقُبُوا۟
yarqubū
they do not regard (the ties)
فِيكُمْ
fīkum
with you
إِلًّۭا
illan
(of) kinship
وَلَا
walā
and not
ذِمَّةًۭ ۚ
dhimmatan
covenant of protection
يُرْضُونَكُم
yur'ḍūnakum
They satisfy you
بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمْ
bi-afwāhihim
with their mouths
وَتَأْبَىٰ
watabā
but refuse
قُلُوبُهُمْ
qulūbuhum
their hearts
وَأَكْثَرُهُمْ
wa-aktharuhum
and most of them
فَـٰسِقُونَ
fāsiqūna
(are) defiantly disobedient
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.
8. 1. What value is there in the words of the polytheists, when their condition is such that if they gain dominance over you, they will not observe any kinship or covenant? According to some commentators, the first "kaifa" is for the polytheists, and by the second, the Jews are meant, because their characteristic is described as selling Allah's verses for a small price. And this has been the practice of the Jews.
