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Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 60
قُلْ هَلْ أُنَبِّئُكُم بِشَرٍّ مِّن ذَٰلِكَ مَثُوبَةً عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ مَن لَّعَنَهُ ٱللَّهُ وَغَضِبَ عَلَيْهِ وَجَعَلَ مِنْهُمُ ٱلْقِرَدَةَ وَٱلْخَنَازِيرَ وَعَبَدَ ٱلطَّـٰغُوتَ ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ شَرٌّ مَّكَانًا وَأَضَلُّ عَن سَوَآءِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ ﴿60﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم to the people of the Scripture): "Shall I inform you of something worse than that, regarding the recompense from Allâh: those (Jews) who incurred the Curse of Allâh and His Wrath, and those of whom (some) He transformed into monkeys and swines, and those who worshipped Tâghût (false deities); such are worse in rank (on the Day of Resurrection in the Hell-fire), and far more astray from the Right Path (in the life of this world)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
هَلْ
hal
Shall
أُنَبِّئُكُم
unabbi-ukum
I inform you
بِشَرٍّۢ
bisharrin
(of) worse
مِّن
min
than
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
مَثُوبَةً
mathūbatan
(as) recompense
عِندَ
ʿinda
from
ٱللَّهِ ۚ
l-lahi
Allah
مَن
man
Whom
لَّعَنَهُ
laʿanahu
has (been) cursed
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(by) Allah
وَغَضِبَ
waghaḍiba
and He became angry
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
with him
وَجَعَلَ
wajaʿala
and made
مِنْهُمُ
min'humu
of them
ٱلْقِرَدَةَ
l-qiradata
[the] apes
وَٱلْخَنَازِيرَ
wal-khanāzīra
and [the] swines
وَعَبَدَ
waʿabada
and (who) worshipped
ٱلطَّـٰغُوتَ ۚ
l-ṭāghūta
the false deities
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
Those
شَرٌّۭ
sharrun
(are) worse
مَّكَانًۭا
makānan
(in) position
وَأَضَلُّ
wa-aḍallu
and farthest astray
عَن
ʿan
from
سَوَآءِ
sawāi
(the) even
ٱلسَّبِيلِ
l-sabīli
way
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 60)➊{ قُلْ هَلْ اُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِشَرٍّ مِّنْ ذٰلِكَ:} That is, in your opinion, we are evil, so you find fault with us and try to take revenge, but just reflect on your own history and have the courage to say something about your predecessors whose fate with Allah was far worse and will be far worse than what you claim about us. These were your own forefathers who, because of mocking the religion and committing various crimes, became subject to Allah’s curse and His wrath. Many of them (the People of the Sabbath) had their forms transformed and were turned into apes and swine, and those who went so far in obedience to Satan that they began to worship Taghut, like the calf made by Samiri, which was in fact the worship of Satan himself.
➋ {اُولٰٓىِٕكَ شَرٌّ مَّكَانًا وَّ اَضَلُّ عَنْ سَوَآءِ السَّبِيْلِ:} That is, no matter how much you call us misguided, you cannot deny that your forefathers were certainly misguided and their fate with Allah will be very bad.
➋ {اُولٰٓىِٕكَ شَرٌّ مَّكَانًا وَّ اَضَلُّ عَنْ سَوَآءِ السَّبِيْلِ:} That is, no matter how much you call us misguided, you cannot deny that your forefathers were certainly misguided and their fate with Allah will be very bad.
