سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ
Surah Ghafir (40) — Ayah 36
وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ يَـٰهَـٰمَـٰنُ ٱبْنِ لِى صَرْحًا لَّعَلِّىٓ أَبْلُغُ ٱلْأَسْبَـٰبَ ﴿36﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And Fir‘aun (Pharaoh) said: "O Hâmân! Build me a tower that I may arrive at the ways -
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالَ
waqāla
And said
فِرْعَوْنُ
fir'ʿawnu
Firaun
يَـٰهَـٰمَـٰنُ
yāhāmānu
O Haman
ٱبْنِ
ib'ni
Construct
لِى
lī
for me
صَرْحًۭا
ṣarḥan
a tower
لَّعَلِّىٓ
laʿallī
that I may
أَبْلُغُ
ablughu
reach
ٱلْأَسْبَـٰبَ
l-asbāba
the ways
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 36) {وَ قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ يٰهَامٰنُ ابْنِ لِيْ صَرْحًا …:’’ صَرْحًا ‘‘} A lofty and high building that is clearly visible from afar. "Siraahat" refers to something being very apparent and clear. {’’ الْاَسْبَابَ ‘‘ ’’سَبَبٌ‘‘} is the plural of 'SABAB', meaning a means to reach something; here it refers to paths and doors. When Pharaoh saw that he had no answer to the believing man's words, he addressed his minister Haman, in order to nullify the effect of his advice and to mock him, saying: Build for me a lofty and high building, so that I may reach the paths.
