سُوْرَةُ سَبَاٍ
Surah Saba (34) — Ayah 31
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَن نُّؤْمِنَ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانِ وَلَا بِٱلَّذِى بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ۗ وَلَوْ تَرَىٰٓ إِذِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ مَوْقُوفُونَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ يَرْجِعُ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَىٰ بَعْضٍ ٱلْقَوْلَ يَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتُضْعِفُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ لَوْلَآ أَنتُمْ لَكُنَّا مُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿31﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And those who disbelieve say: "We believe not in this Qur’ân nor in that which was before it." But if you could see when the Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrong-doers) will be made to stand before their Lord, how they will cast the (blaming) word one to another! Those who were deemed weak will say to those who were arrogant: "Had it not been for you, we should certainly have been believers!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالَ
waqāla
And say
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieve
لَن
lan
Never will
نُّؤْمِنَ
nu'mina
we believe
بِهَـٰذَا
bihādhā
in this
ٱلْقُرْءَانِ
l-qur'āni
Quran
وَلَا
walā
and not
بِٱلَّذِى
bi-alladhī
in (that) which
بَيْنَ
bayna
(was) before it
يَدَيْهِ ۗ
yadayhi
(was) before it
وَلَوْ
walaw
But if
تَرَىٰٓ
tarā
you (could) see
إِذِ
idhi
when
ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ
l-ẓālimūna
the wrongdoers
مَوْقُوفُونَ
mawqūfūna
will be made to stand
عِندَ
ʿinda
before
رَبِّهِمْ
rabbihim
their Lord
يَرْجِعُ
yarjiʿu
will throw back
بَعْضُهُمْ
baʿḍuhum
some of them
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
بَعْضٍ
baʿḍin
others
ٱلْقَوْلَ
l-qawla
the word
يَقُولُ
yaqūlu
Will say
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
ٱسْتُضْعِفُوا۟
us'tuḍ'ʿifū
were oppressed
لِلَّذِينَ
lilladhīna
to those who
ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟
is'takbarū
were arrogant
لَوْلَآ
lawlā
If not
أَنتُمْ
antum
(for) you
لَكُنَّا
lakunnā
certainly we (would) have been
مُؤْمِنِينَ
mu'minīna
believers
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 the disbelievers say, "We will never believe in this Qur'an, nor in that which came before it [46]." If only you could see the wrongdoers when they will be made to stand before their Lord, exchanging words among themselves. Those who were considered weak will say to those who were arrogant [47], "Had it not been for you, we would have been believers."
[46] That is, the polytheists of Makkah were not only deniers of the Quran, but also deniers of the previous heavenly books, such as the Torah, the Gospel, etc. The reason for their denial was that the central and fundamental themes of all these books were similar. All the books called towards monotheism and declared polytheism an unforgivable crime. Similarly, regarding the belief in the Hereafter, all the revealed books affirmed and confirmed each other. And these were the two matters over which confrontation had begun. The polytheists of Makkah were not willing to accept them at any cost. Therefore, they denied all the revealed books.
[47] In the Noble Quran, the dialogue between these two groups is mentioned in many places. One group is the obedient, that is, the weaker people who kept obeying their elders. And the other group is the obeyed, that is, the prominent people who were obeyed. Among these prominent people could be rulers, political leaders, chieftains, religious scholars, professors—that is, anyone who had superiority over common people in religious or worldly matters, and whose word was accepted. And this dialogue will take place before entering Hell. However, by that time, everyone will have known their fate.
[48]
The Dialogue Between the Obedient and the Obeyed:
The weak or obedient people will say to their elders that you were the cause of our misguidance. If you had not used us against the Prophets, we would certainly have believed in them and would not have had to face this evil end.
[46] That is, the polytheists of Makkah were not only deniers of the Quran, but also deniers of the previous heavenly books, such as the Torah, the Gospel, etc. The reason for their denial was that the central and fundamental themes of all these books were similar. All the books called towards monotheism and declared polytheism an unforgivable crime. Similarly, regarding the belief in the Hereafter, all the revealed books affirmed and confirmed each other. And these were the two matters over which confrontation had begun. The polytheists of Makkah were not willing to accept them at any cost. Therefore, they denied all the revealed books.
[47] In the Noble Quran, the dialogue between these two groups is mentioned in many places. One group is the obedient, that is, the weaker people who kept obeying their elders. And the other group is the obeyed, that is, the prominent people who were obeyed. Among these prominent people could be rulers, political leaders, chieftains, religious scholars, professors—that is, anyone who had superiority over common people in religious or worldly matters, and whose word was accepted. And this dialogue will take place before entering Hell. However, by that time, everyone will have known their fate.
[48]
The Dialogue Between the Obedient and the Obeyed:
The weak or obedient people will say to their elders that you were the cause of our misguidance. If you had not used us against the Prophets, we would certainly have believed in them and would not have had to face this evil end.
