سُوْرَةُ الْحِجْرِ
Surah Al-Hijr (15) — Ayah 15
لَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَا سُكِّرَتْ أَبْصَـٰرُنَا بَلْ نَحْنُ قَوْمٌ مَّسْحُورُونَ ﴿15﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They would surely say (in the evening): "Our eyes have been (as if) dazzled (we have not seen any angel or heaven). Nay, we are a people bewitched."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَقَالُوٓا۟
laqālū
They would surely say
إِنَّمَا
innamā
Only
سُكِّرَتْ
sukkirat
have been dazzled
أَبْصَـٰرُنَا
abṣārunā
our eyes
بَلْ
bal
Nay
نَحْنُ
naḥnu
we
قَوْمٌۭ
qawmun
(are) a people
مَّسْحُورُونَ
masḥūrūna
bewitched
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
15. Even then, they would say, “Our eyes have been covered [7]; rather, we are a people bewitched.”
[7]
The Disbelievers Do Not Refrain from Prejudice Even After Seeing a Tangible Miracle:
And as for their matter of believing after seeing miracles, if We were to arrange such a situation that these people would begin to ascend to the heights of the sky, ascend themselves and then descend, even then afterwards they would say that there was nothing real in this; it was merely an illusion of the eyes, or at most they would say that whatever happened was all a feat of magic, and it was only by the power of magic that we ascended and descended. The point is that when stubborn and obstinate people adopt an attitude of “I will not accept,” then what need is there to mention rational arguments? Even after seeing a miracle, they are not willing to accept the truth as truth.
[7]
The Disbelievers Do Not Refrain from Prejudice Even After Seeing a Tangible Miracle:
And as for their matter of believing after seeing miracles, if We were to arrange such a situation that these people would begin to ascend to the heights of the sky, ascend themselves and then descend, even then afterwards they would say that there was nothing real in this; it was merely an illusion of the eyes, or at most they would say that whatever happened was all a feat of magic, and it was only by the power of magic that we ascended and descended. The point is that when stubborn and obstinate people adopt an attitude of “I will not accept,” then what need is there to mention rational arguments? Even after seeing a miracle, they are not willing to accept the truth as truth.
