سُوْرَةُ صٓ
Surah Saad (38) — Ayah 23
إِنَّ هَـٰذَآ أَخِى لَهُۥ تِسْعٌ وَتِسْعُونَ نَعْجَةً وَلِىَ نَعْجَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ فَقَالَ أَكْفِلْنِيهَا وَعَزَّنِى فِى ٱلْخِطَابِ ﴿23﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily, this my brother (in religion) has ninety-nine ewes, while I have (only) one ewe, and he says: "Hand it over to me, and he overpowered me in speech."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
هَـٰذَآ
hādhā
this
أَخِى
akhī
(is) my brother
لَهُۥ
lahu
he has
تِسْعٌۭ
tis'ʿun
ninety-nine
وَتِسْعُونَ
watis'ʿūna
ninety-nine
نَعْجَةًۭ
naʿjatan
ewe(s)
وَلِىَ
waliya
while I have
نَعْجَةٌۭ
naʿjatun
ewe
وَٰحِدَةٌۭ
wāḥidatun
one
فَقَالَ
faqāla
so he said
أَكْفِلْنِيهَا
akfil'nīhā
Entrust her to me
وَعَزَّنِى
waʿazzanī
and he overpowered me
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْخِطَابِ
l-khiṭābi
[the] speech
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.
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