سُوْرَةُ طٰهٰ
Surah Taa-Haa (20) — Ayah 81
كُلُوا۟ مِن طَيِّبَـٰتِ مَا رَزَقْنَـٰكُمْ وَلَا تَطْغَوْا۟ فِيهِ فَيَحِلَّ عَلَيْكُمْ غَضَبِى ۖ وَمَن يَحْلِلْ عَلَيْهِ غَضَبِى فَقَدْ هَوَىٰ ﴿81﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(Saying) eat of the Tayyibât (good lawful things) wherewith We have provided you, and commit no transgression or oppression therein, lest My Anger should justly descend on you. And he on whom My Anger descends, he is indeed perished. [Tafsir At-Tabari]
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
كُلُوا۟
kulū
Eat
مِن
min
of
طَيِّبَـٰتِ
ṭayyibāti
(the) good things
مَا
mā
which
رَزَقْنَـٰكُمْ
razaqnākum
We have provided you
وَلَا
walā
and (do) not
تَطْغَوْا۟
taṭghaw
transgress
فِيهِ
fīhi
therein
فَيَحِلَّ
fayaḥilla
lest should descend
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
upon you
غَضَبِى ۖ
ghaḍabī
My Anger
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يَحْلِلْ
yaḥlil
on whom descends
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
on whom descends
غَضَبِى
ghaḍabī
My Anger
فَقَدْ
faqad
indeed
هَوَىٰ
hawā
he (has) perished
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.
(And it was said,) "Eat from the good things We have provided for you, and do not transgress [57] therein, lest My wrath should descend upon you. And whoever My wrath descends upon, he is surely ruined."
[57]
Allah’s Blessings Upon Bani Israel in the Wilderness of Tih:
Here again, many details have been omitted, which are present in other places. For example, during this journey, Bani Israel saw some people worshipping idols in a temple and said, “Moses! Make for us also a god like this, that is, a tangible, physical deity.” At this, Moses ؑ rebuked them. Then, when Moses ؑ again explained to them the purpose of migration—that they had to liberate their ancestral homeland from the occupation of others and settle there themselves—they said, “Moses! There are very powerful and warlike people living there. We cannot fight them. However, if they leave, then we can enter, or you and your Lord go and fight them; we do not have that much courage.” In response to this cowardly act, Allah Almighty, as a punishment, commanded them to wander in this very wilderness for forty years. The purpose of this was to cure their cowardice and instill courage in them. Firstly, life in the wilderness itself makes one brave. Secondly, all the old and cowardly people would die during this period, and the new generation that would be born would be raised in an atmosphere of freedom instead of slavery, and they would become courageous. In this wilderness, there were neither houses to live in nor anything to eat or grow, nor were there any springs or water sources anywhere. Moreover, Bani Israel themselves numbered over a hundred thousand souls. Allah solved these problems of Bani Israel in such a miraculous manner that reason is left astounded. During the heat of the day, clouds would cover them like a canopy but would not rain, and at night they would disappear. In this very wilderness, Allah Almighty sent down manna and quails for their food and caused twelve springs to gush forth for water. The details of these events have already passed in Surah Baqarah. After granting all these blessings, Allah commanded them not to commit excess and not to rebel. Excess meant not to hoard and thereby deprive others of their rights, and not to rebel meant to continue giving thanks for Allah’s blessings, to remain His worshipful and obedient servants. And if even now you choose the path of rebellion, remember that then Allah’s punishment will descend upon you, which will destroy and ruin you.
[57]
Allah’s Blessings Upon Bani Israel in the Wilderness of Tih:
Here again, many details have been omitted, which are present in other places. For example, during this journey, Bani Israel saw some people worshipping idols in a temple and said, “Moses! Make for us also a god like this, that is, a tangible, physical deity.” At this, Moses ؑ rebuked them. Then, when Moses ؑ again explained to them the purpose of migration—that they had to liberate their ancestral homeland from the occupation of others and settle there themselves—they said, “Moses! There are very powerful and warlike people living there. We cannot fight them. However, if they leave, then we can enter, or you and your Lord go and fight them; we do not have that much courage.” In response to this cowardly act, Allah Almighty, as a punishment, commanded them to wander in this very wilderness for forty years. The purpose of this was to cure their cowardice and instill courage in them. Firstly, life in the wilderness itself makes one brave. Secondly, all the old and cowardly people would die during this period, and the new generation that would be born would be raised in an atmosphere of freedom instead of slavery, and they would become courageous. In this wilderness, there were neither houses to live in nor anything to eat or grow, nor were there any springs or water sources anywhere. Moreover, Bani Israel themselves numbered over a hundred thousand souls. Allah solved these problems of Bani Israel in such a miraculous manner that reason is left astounded. During the heat of the day, clouds would cover them like a canopy but would not rain, and at night they would disappear. In this very wilderness, Allah Almighty sent down manna and quails for their food and caused twelve springs to gush forth for water. The details of these events have already passed in Surah Baqarah. After granting all these blessings, Allah commanded them not to commit excess and not to rebel. Excess meant not to hoard and thereby deprive others of their rights, and not to rebel meant to continue giving thanks for Allah’s blessings, to remain His worshipful and obedient servants. And if even now you choose the path of rebellion, remember that then Allah’s punishment will descend upon you, which will destroy and ruin you.
