سُوْرَةُ الْفُرْقَانِ
Surah Al-Furqaan (25) — Ayah 19
فَقَدْ كَذَّبُوكُم بِمَا تَقُولُونَ فَمَا تَسْتَطِيعُونَ صَرْفًا وَلَا نَصْرًا ۚ وَمَن يَظْلِم مِّنكُمْ نُذِقْهُ عَذَابًا كَبِيرًا ﴿19﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Thus they (false gods - all deities other than Allâh) will belie you (polytheists) regarding what you say (that they are gods besides Allâh): then you can neither avert (the punishment), nor get help. And whoever among you does wrong (i.e. sets up rivals to Allâh), We shall make him taste a great torment.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَقَدْ
faqad
So verily
كَذَّبُوكُم
kadhabūkum
they deny you
بِمَا
bimā
in what
تَقُولُونَ
taqūlūna
you say
فَمَا
famā
so not
تَسْتَطِيعُونَ
tastaṭīʿūna
you are able
صَرْفًۭا
ṣarfan
(to) avert
وَلَا
walā
and not
نَصْرًۭا ۚ
naṣran
(to) help
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يَظْلِم
yaẓlim
does wrong
مِّنكُمْ
minkum
among you
نُذِقْهُ
nudhiq'hu
We will make him taste
عَذَابًۭا
ʿadhāban
a punishment
كَبِيرًۭا
kabīran
great
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 19) ➊ { فَقَدْ كَذَّبُوْكُمْ بِمَا تَقُوْلُوْنَ :} This is the statement of Allah Almighty, which He will address to the polytheists, saying that those whom you had made deities have denied your claim and have disassociated themselves from you. On the Day of Resurrection, all self-made deities will disown their worshippers and become their enemies; this has been mentioned in several places in the Qur’an. See Surah Yunus (28), An-Nahl (86), Maryam (82), Fatir (13, 14), and Al-Ahqaf (6).
➋ {فَمَا تَسْتَطِيْعُوْنَ۠ صَرْفًا وَّ لَا نَصْرًا:} That is, those from whom you expected help have become your enemies, so now you cannot escape the punishment in any way; neither can you avert it from yourselves through any intercession or ransom, nor can you or anyone else come to your aid.
➌ { وَ مَنْ يَّظْلِمْ مِّنْكُمْ نُذِقْهُ عَذَابًا كَبِيْرًا :} By “wrongdoing” is meant shirk (associating partners with Allah); see the explanation of Surah Al-An’am, Ayah (82): «{ اَلَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَ لَمْ يَلْبِسُوْۤا اِيْمَانَهُمْ بِظُلْمٍ }», and by “great punishment” is meant Hell. The meaning is that all of you have committed wrongdoing, therefore We will make you taste the punishment of Hell, i.e., the reason for being thrown into Hell has been stated.
➋ {فَمَا تَسْتَطِيْعُوْنَ۠ صَرْفًا وَّ لَا نَصْرًا:} That is, those from whom you expected help have become your enemies, so now you cannot escape the punishment in any way; neither can you avert it from yourselves through any intercession or ransom, nor can you or anyone else come to your aid.
➌ { وَ مَنْ يَّظْلِمْ مِّنْكُمْ نُذِقْهُ عَذَابًا كَبِيْرًا :} By “wrongdoing” is meant shirk (associating partners with Allah); see the explanation of Surah Al-An’am, Ayah (82): «{ اَلَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَ لَمْ يَلْبِسُوْۤا اِيْمَانَهُمْ بِظُلْمٍ }», and by “great punishment” is meant Hell. The meaning is that all of you have committed wrongdoing, therefore We will make you taste the punishment of Hell, i.e., the reason for being thrown into Hell has been stated.
