سُوْرَةُ طٰهٰ
Surah Taa-Haa (20) — Ayah 61
قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰ وَيْلَكُمْ لَا تَفْتَرُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا فَيُسْحِتَكُم بِعَذَابٍ ۖ وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنِ ٱفْتَرَىٰ ﴿61﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Mûsâ (Moses) said to them: "Woe unto you! Invent not a lie against Allâh, lest He should destroy you completely by a torment. And surely, he who invents a lie (against Allâh) will fail miserably."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
Said
لَهُم
lahum
to them
مُّوسَىٰ
mūsā
Musa
وَيْلَكُمْ
waylakum
Woe to you
لَا
lā
(Do) not
تَفْتَرُوا۟
taftarū
invent
عَلَى
ʿalā
against
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
كَذِبًۭا
kadhiban
a lie
فَيُسْحِتَكُم
fayus'ḥitakum
lest He will destroy you
بِعَذَابٍۢ ۖ
biʿadhābin
with a punishment
وَقَدْ
waqad
And verily
خَابَ
khāba
he failed
مَنِ
mani
who
ٱفْتَرَىٰ
if'tarā
invented
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.
(Ayah 61) ➊ {وَيْلَكُمْ لَا تَفْتَرُوْا عَلَى اللّٰهِ كَذِبًا : ’’ وَيْلَكُمْ ‘‘} "Woe to you" — while admonishing, a harsh word can also be used, as well as one of love and informality, just as the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said to Abu Basir (may Allah be pleased with him): [ وَيْلُ أُمِّهِ مِسْعَرَ حَرْبٍ ] [ بخاری، الشروط، باب الشروط في الجھاد… : ۲۷۳۱،۲۷۳۲] "May his mother perish! He is a man who stirs up war." Moses (peace be upon him) had first admonished Pharaoh, and now it was necessary to admonish his chiefs and magicians as well, so he both explained to them and warned them.
➋ { فَيُسْحِتَكُمْ بِعَذَابٍ : ’’أَسْحَتَ يُسْحِتُ‘‘ أَيْ ’’اِسْتَأْصَلَ‘‘} To uproot completely. If the tanween in {’’ بِعَذَابٍ ‘‘} is for indefiniteness, then the translation will be "with any punishment," and if it is for magnification, then "with a great punishment."
➋ { فَيُسْحِتَكُمْ بِعَذَابٍ : ’’أَسْحَتَ يُسْحِتُ‘‘ أَيْ ’’اِسْتَأْصَلَ‘‘} To uproot completely. If the tanween in {’’ بِعَذَابٍ ‘‘} is for indefiniteness, then the translation will be "with any punishment," and if it is for magnification, then "with a great punishment."
