سُوْرَةُ الشُّعَرَآءِ
Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 34
قَالَ لِلْمَلَإِ حَوْلَهُۥٓ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَسَـٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٌ ﴿34﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
[Fir‘aun (Pharaoh)] said to the chiefs around him: "Verily! This is indeed a well-versed sorcerer.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
لِلْمَلَإِ
lil'mala-i
to the chiefs
حَوْلَهُۥٓ
ḥawlahu
around him
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
this
لَسَـٰحِرٌ
lasāḥirun
(is) surely a magician
عَلِيمٌۭ
ʿalīmun
learned
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 35,34) {قَالَ لِلْمَلَاِ حَوْلَهٗۤ … :} Just now he was making claims of divinity, and now he has come down to asking his ministers and courtiers, "Tell me, what should be done? How can this calamity be averted?" He adopted this attitude after seeing the sun of his power setting. Here, it is mentioned that Pharaoh said this, whereas in Surah Al-A'raf (109, 110), it is stated that Pharaoh's chiefs said this. The reality is that Pharaoh said this, and his chiefs repeated the same thing.
