سُوْرَةُ النِّسَآءِ
Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 53
أَمْ لَهُمْ نَصِيبٌ مِّنَ ٱلْمُلْكِ فَإِذًا لَّا يُؤْتُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ نَقِيرًا ﴿53﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Or have they a share in the dominion? Then in that case they would not give mankind even a speck on the back of a date-stone.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَمْ
am
Or
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
نَصِيبٌۭ
naṣībun
(is) a share
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلْمُلْكِ
l-mul'ki
the Kingdom
فَإِذًۭا
fa-idhan
Then
لَّا
lā
not would
يُؤْتُونَ
yu'tūna
they give
ٱلنَّاسَ
l-nāsa
the people
نَقِيرًا
naqīran
(even as much as the) speck on a date seed
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.
In the previous verse, the ignorance of the Jews was mentioned, that they preferred idol worship over the worship of Allah, the One. In this verse, their miserliness and envy are described. Miserliness is to withhold from others the blessing that Allah Almighty has given to someone, and envy is to burn with jealousy over the blessing that Allah Almighty has given to others and to wish that it be taken away from them, whether or not it comes to oneself. Thus, both envy and miserliness share the aspect of withholding blessings from others and not tolerating that anyone besides oneself should benefit. (Kabir, Qurtubi) Both of these qualities were found in the Jews in the most complete and perfect manner. The Quran has stated that they are envious of the Muslims, and their miserliness is such that if they had any authority in the kingdom and dominion of Allah Almighty, they would not give anyone even "the speck of a date stone." {”نَقِيْرًا“} In fact, this refers to the tiny dot found on the back of a date stone, and it is proverbial for something extremely small.
