سُوْرَةُ الْحَشْرِ
Surah Al-Hashr (59) — Ayah 16
كَمَثَلِ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ إِذْ قَالَ لِلْإِنسَـٰنِ ٱكْفُرْ فَلَمَّا كَفَرَ قَالَ إِنِّى بَرِىٓءٌ مِّنكَ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ ٱللَّهَ رَبَّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿16﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(Their allies deceived them) like Shaitân (Satan), when he says to man: "Disbelieve in Allâh." But when (man) disbelieves in Allâh, Shaitân (Satan) says: "I am free of you, I fear Allâh, the Lord of the ‘Âlamîn (mankind, jinn and all that exists)!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
كَمَثَلِ
kamathali
Like (the) example
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ
l-shayṭāni
(of) the Shaitaan
إِذْ
idh
when
قَالَ
qāla
he says
لِلْإِنسَـٰنِ
lil'insāni
to man
ٱكْفُرْ
uk'fur
Disbelieve
فَلَمَّا
falammā
But when
كَفَرَ
kafara
he disbelieves
قَالَ
qāla
he says
إِنِّى
innī
Indeed, I am
بَرِىٓءٌۭ
barīon
disassociated
مِّنكَ
minka
from you
إِنِّىٓ
innī
Indeed, [I]
أَخَافُ
akhāfu
I fear
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
رَبَّ
rabba
(the) Lord
ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
l-ʿālamīna
(of) the worlds
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 16) {كَمَثَلِ الشَّيْطٰنِ اِذْ قَالَ لِلْاِنْسَانِ اكْفُرْ … :} That is, the state of the hypocrites who incited Banu Qurayzah to fight is like that of Satan, and they will abandon them just as Satan deals with humans: he leads a person astray, then when that person follows him and commits disbelief, Satan says, "I have nothing to do with you; I fear Allah, the Lord of all worlds." Allah knows best how many people he has led astray in this way and then disassociated himself from them after leading them astray. In the Quran, an example of this in this world is mentioned regarding the incident at Badr, where Satan assured the disbelievers of Quraysh of his support but fled at the crucial moment and declared his disassociation from them (see Al-Anfal: 48), and on the Day of Judgment, his declaration of disassociation from all his followers is mentioned in Surah Ibrahim (22).
