سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 39
وَقَالَتْ أُولَىٰهُمْ لِأُخْرَىٰهُمْ فَمَا كَانَ لَكُمْ عَلَيْنَا مِن فَضْلٍ فَذُوقُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَكْسِبُونَ ﴿39﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
The first of them will say to the last of them: "You were not better than us, so taste the torment for what you used to earn."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالَتْ
waqālat
And (will) say
أُولَىٰهُمْ
ūlāhum
(the) first of them
لِأُخْرَىٰهُمْ
li-ukh'rāhum
to (the) last of them
فَمَا
famā
Then not
كَانَ
kāna
is
لَكُمْ
lakum
for you
عَلَيْنَا
ʿalaynā
upon us
مِن
min
any
فَضْلٍۢ
faḍlin
superiority
فَذُوقُوا۟
fadhūqū
so taste
ٱلْعَذَابَ
l-ʿadhāba
the punishment
بِمَا
bimā
for what
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you used to
تَكْسِبُونَ
taksibūna
earn
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 39) { فَمَا كَانَ لَكُمْ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ فَضْلٍ:} That is, if we were criminals and wicked, then how were you any better than us? You also chose the path of disbelief by your own will, and if we led you astray, then you too ruined the fate of many people. Now, what superiority did you have over us?
