سُوْرَةُ الْفُرْقَانِ
Surah Al-Furqaan (25) — Ayah 18
قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَـٰنَكَ مَا كَانَ يَنۢبَغِى لَنَآ أَن نَّتَّخِذَ مِن دُونِكَ مِنْ أَوْلِيَآءَ وَلَـٰكِن مَّتَّعْتَهُمْ وَءَابَآءَهُمْ حَتَّىٰ نَسُوا۟ ٱلذِّكْرَ وَكَانُوا۟ قَوْمًۢا بُورًا ﴿18﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They will say: "Glorified be You! It was not for us to take any Auliyâ’ (Protectors, Helpers) besides You, but You gave them and their fathers comfort till they forgot the warning, and became a lost people (doomed to total loss).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They say
سُبْحَـٰنَكَ
sub'ḥānaka
Glory be to You
مَا
mā
Not
كَانَ
kāna
it was proper
يَنۢبَغِى
yanbaghī
it was proper
لَنَآ
lanā
for us
أَن
an
that
نَّتَّخِذَ
nattakhidha
we take
مِن
min
besides You
دُونِكَ
dūnika
besides You
مِنْ
min
any
أَوْلِيَآءَ
awliyāa
protectors
وَلَـٰكِن
walākin
But
مَّتَّعْتَهُمْ
mattaʿtahum
You gave them comforts
وَءَابَآءَهُمْ
waābāahum
and their forefathers
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until
نَسُوا۟
nasū
they forgot
ٱلذِّكْرَ
l-dhik'ra
the Message
وَكَانُوا۟
wakānū
and became
قَوْمًۢا
qawman
a people
بُورًۭا
būran
ruined
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 18) ➊ { قَالُوْا سُبْحٰنَكَ مَا كَانَ يَنْۢبَغِيْ لَنَاۤ … :} That is, when we ourselves did not consider anyone besides You as a helper or supporter and were firm upon Your oneness, then how could we say to people regarding ourselves that, instead of Allah, make us your fulfiller of needs and remover of difficulties. Such a thing does not befit us at all. See Al-Imran (79, 80).
➋ {وَ لٰكِنْ مَّتَّعْتَهُمْ وَ اٰبَآءَهُمْ …: ’’ بُوْرًا ‘‘ ’’ بَارَ يَبُوْرُ ‘‘} is a verbal noun used in the sense of an emphatic active participle, or it is the plural of {’’بَائِرٌ‘‘}, meaning those who are destroyed, that is, we did not misguide them, rather they themselves were petty and base people. You provided them and their forefathers with all kinds of sustenance; after eating and drinking, they became ungrateful, to the extent that they even forgot Your remembrance, the One who granted them all blessings. The second meaning of {’’ الذِّكْرَ ‘‘} is that these people forgot the admonitions that the prophets gave them. See Surah Al-Anbiya (44).
➋ {وَ لٰكِنْ مَّتَّعْتَهُمْ وَ اٰبَآءَهُمْ …: ’’ بُوْرًا ‘‘ ’’ بَارَ يَبُوْرُ ‘‘} is a verbal noun used in the sense of an emphatic active participle, or it is the plural of {’’بَائِرٌ‘‘}, meaning those who are destroyed, that is, we did not misguide them, rather they themselves were petty and base people. You provided them and their forefathers with all kinds of sustenance; after eating and drinking, they became ungrateful, to the extent that they even forgot Your remembrance, the One who granted them all blessings. The second meaning of {’’ الذِّكْرَ ‘‘} is that these people forgot the admonitions that the prophets gave them. See Surah Al-Anbiya (44).
