سُوْرَةُ الْحِجْرِ
Surah Al-Hijr (15) — Ayah 63
قَالُوا۟ بَلْ جِئْنَـٰكَ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ فِيهِ يَمْتَرُونَ ﴿63﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They said: "Nay, we have come to you with that (torment) which they have been doubting.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
بَلْ
bal
Nay
جِئْنَـٰكَ
ji'nāka
we have come to you
بِمَا
bimā
with what
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they were
فِيهِ
fīhi
in it
يَمْتَرُونَ
yamtarūna
disputing
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
From (Ayah 64, 63) {قَالُوْا بَلْ جِئْنٰكَ بِمَا كَانُوْا فِيْهِ يَمْتَرُوْنَ … : ’’ اِمْتِرَاءٌ ‘‘}, the imperfect tense is understood, such a doubt that prompts a person to argue over something that has no reality, but is only based on suspicion and conjecture. (Tantawi) Therefore, the meaning of argument is also found in it. The angels said this to comfort Lut (peace be upon him), that we have not come to trouble you, but have brought the punishment about which these people doubted and argued, and indeed we are telling the truth. By {’’ بِالْحَقِّ ‘‘} is meant punishment, as He said: «{ مَا نُنَزِّلُ الْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةَ اِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَ مَا كَانُوْۤا اِذًا مُّنْظَرِيْنَ }» [ الحجر : ۸ ] "We do not send down the angels except with the truth (i.e., punishment), and then they are not given respite."
