سُوْرَةُ الشُّعَرَآءِ
Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 61
فَلَمَّا تَرَٰٓءَا ٱلْجَمْعَانِ قَالَ أَصْحَـٰبُ مُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّا لَمُدْرَكُونَ ﴿61﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when the two hosts saw each other, the companions of Mûsâ (Moses) said: "We are sure to be overtaken."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَلَمَّا
falammā
Then when
تَرَٰٓءَا
tarāā
saw each other
ٱلْجَمْعَانِ
l-jamʿāni
the two hosts
قَالَ
qāla
said
أَصْحَـٰبُ
aṣḥābu
(the) companions
مُوسَىٰٓ
mūsā
(of) Musa
إِنَّا
innā
Indeed, we
لَمُدْرَكُونَ
lamud'rakūna
(are) surely to be overtaken
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) {فَلَمَّا تَرَآءَ الْجَمْعٰنِ …:’’تَرَاءٰی يَتَرَاءٰي تَرَائُيًا‘‘} (Tafa'ul) means looking at each other. When both groups began to see each other, the companions of Musa (peace be upon him) said, "We are certainly going to be overtaken." {’’إِنَّ‘‘} and {’’لام تاكيد‘‘} express their intense fear that, in any case, these people will either kill us or take us as slaves with them. Previously, in Egypt, they had also said to Musa (peace be upon him): «{ اُوْذِيْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِ اَنْ تَاْتِيَنَا وَ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ مَا جِئْتَنَا }» [الأعراف : ۱۲۹ ] "We were harmed before you came to us and after you came to us as well." Now, seeing death in the form of Pharaoh, they said this. Here, instead of {’’قَالَ بَنُوْ إِسْرَائِيْلَ‘‘}, {’’ قَالَ اَصْحٰبُ مُوْسٰۤى ‘‘} is mentioned because among those who migrated, there were other Muslims besides the Children of Israel.
