سُوْرَةُ النَّمْلِ
Surah An-Naml (27) — Ayah 24
وَجَدتُّهَا وَقَوْمَهَا يَسْجُدُونَ لِلشَّمْسِ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ فَصَدَّهُمْ عَنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ فَهُمْ لَا يَهْتَدُونَ ﴿24﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"I found her and her people worshipping the sun instead of Allâh, and Shaitân (Satan) has made their deeds fair-seeming to them, and has barred them from (Allâh’s) Way: so they have no guidance."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَجَدتُّهَا
wajadttuhā
And I found her
وَقَوْمَهَا
waqawmahā
and her people
يَسْجُدُونَ
yasjudūna
prostrating
لِلشَّمْسِ
lilshamsi
to the sun
مِن
min
instead of Allah
دُونِ
dūni
instead of Allah
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
instead of Allah
وَزَيَّنَ
wazayyana
and has made fair-seeming
لَهُمُ
lahumu
to them
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ
l-shayṭānu
the Shaitaan
أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ
aʿmālahum
their deeds
فَصَدَّهُمْ
faṣaddahum
and averted them
عَنِ
ʿani
from
ٱلسَّبِيلِ
l-sabīli
the Way
فَهُمْ
fahum
so they
لَا
lā
(are) not
يَهْتَدُونَ
yahtadūna
guided
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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24. I found that she and her people prostrate to the sun instead of Allah, and Satan has made their deeds [25] attractive to them and has barred them from the (right) way, so they are not guided.
[25]
The Sun Worship of the People of Saba:
That is, these people are also sun worshippers and deniers of the Hereafter. Therefore, they devote all their efforts to earning as much wealth as possible and raising their standard of living. They consider this pursuit to be the ultimate purpose of their lives, and Satan has made them believe that the best use of their intellectual and mental faculties is to make their worldly life as splendid as possible.
[25]
The Sun Worship of the People of Saba:
That is, these people are also sun worshippers and deniers of the Hereafter. Therefore, they devote all their efforts to earning as much wealth as possible and raising their standard of living. They consider this pursuit to be the ultimate purpose of their lives, and Satan has made them believe that the best use of their intellectual and mental faculties is to make their worldly life as splendid as possible.
