سُوْرَةُ قٓ
Surah Qaaf (50) — Ayah 27
۞ قَالَ قَرِينُهُۥ رَبَّنَا مَآ أَطْغَيْتُهُۥ وَلَـٰكِن كَانَ فِى ضَلَـٰلٍۭ بَعِيدٍ ﴿27﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
His companion (Satan - devil)] will say: "Our Lord! I did not push him to transgression, (in disbelief, oppression, and evil deeds) but he was himself in error far astray."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ قَالَ
qāla
Will say
قَرِينُهُۥ
qarīnuhu
his companion
رَبَّنَا
rabbanā
Our Lord
مَآ
mā
not
أَطْغَيْتُهُۥ
aṭghaytuhu
I made him transgress
وَلَـٰكِن
walākin
but
كَانَ
kāna
he was
فِى
fī
in
ضَلَـٰلٍۭ
ḍalālin
error
بَعِيدٍۢ
baʿīdin
far
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 27) {قَالَ قَرِيْنُهٗ رَبَّنَا مَاۤ اَطْغَيْتُهٗ … :} When the disbeliever hears this command, he will say, "O my Lord! I have no sin; it was my companion (qarin) who led me astray." In response, his companion (qarin) will say, "O our Lord! I did not make him rebellious; rather, he himself was deeply involved in misguidance. I did not force him in any way. If he had not been extremely misguided himself, he would never have adopted rebellion just because of my suggestion." By "qarin" is meant both that devil who stays with a person and keeps leading him astray, and also the evil companions among humans who teach him evil and incite him towards it. On the Day of Judgment, when the criminal will make the excuse that these people led me astray, they will clearly disassociate themselves from him. For details about these misleading devils among humans and jinn disassociating themselves from those they misled, see Surah Al-Baqarah (__XREF_167__), Al-A'raf (__XREF_38__, __XREF_39__), Ibrahim (__XREF_21__), Saba (__XREF_31__ to __XREF_33__), and Surah Sad (__XREF_55__ to __XREF_61__).
