سُوْرَةُ الشُّعَرَآءِ

Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 41

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فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ قَالُوا۟ لِفِرْعَوْنَ أَئِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجْرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحْنُ ٱلْغَـٰلِبِينَ ﴿41﴾
So when the sorcerers arrived, they said to Fir‘aun (Pharaoh): "Will there surely be a reward for us if we are the winners?"
فَلَمَّا falammā So when
جَآءَ jāa came
ٱلسَّحَرَةُ l-saḥaratu the magicians
قَالُوا۟ qālū they said
لِفِرْعَوْنَ lifir'ʿawna to Firaun
أَئِنَّ a-inna Is there
لَنَا lanā for us
لَأَجْرًا la-ajran a reward
إِن in if
كُنَّا kunnā we are
نَحْنُ naḥnu we are
ٱلْغَـٰلِبِينَ l-ghālibīna the victorious

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.

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