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Surah Yaseen (36) — Ayah 18
قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا تَطَيَّرْنَا بِكُمْ ۖ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهُوا۟ لَنَرْجُمَنَّكُمْ وَلَيَمَسَّنَّكُم مِّنَّا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ﴿18﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They (people) said: "For us, we see an evil omen from you: if you cease not, we will surely stone you, and a painful torment will touch you from us."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوٓا۟
qālū
They said
إِنَّا
innā
Indeed, we
تَطَيَّرْنَا
taṭayyarnā
[we] see an evil omen
بِكُمْ ۖ
bikum
from you
لَئِن
la-in
If
لَّمْ
lam
not
تَنتَهُوا۟
tantahū
you desist
لَنَرْجُمَنَّكُمْ
lanarjumannakum
surely, we will stone you
وَلَيَمَسَّنَّكُم
walayamassannakum
and surely will touch you
مِّنَّا
minnā
from us
عَذَابٌ
ʿadhābun
a punishment
أَلِيمٌۭ
alīmun
painful
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){ قَالُوْۤا اِنَّا تَطَيَّرْنَا بِكُمْ …:} When the people of the town could not respond with evidence, they resorted to threats, as has been the way of Pharaoh and other arrogant ones. They said, if you do not desist from your call, we will surely stone you, and you will face a painful punishment at our hands. For the explanation of {’’ تَطَيَّرْنَا ‘‘}, see Surah An-Naml (47) and Surah Al-A'raf (131).
