سُوْرَةُ صٓ
Surah Saad (38) — Ayah 2
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى عِزَّةٍ وَشِقَاقٍ ﴿2﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Nay, those who disbelieve are in false pride and opposition.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
بَلِ
bali
Nay
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieve
فِى
fī
(are) in
عِزَّةٍۢ
ʿizzatin
self-glory
وَشِقَاقٍۢ
washiqāqin
and opposition
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.
2. Rather, it is the disbelievers [1] who are steeped in arrogance and opposition.
[1] After swearing by the Quran full of admonition, the word "bal" indicates that some wording is omitted here, which is left to the understanding and insight of the reader and listener. This omitted phrase would be: "By this Quran, which is full of admonition, whose wording contains no complexity, whose arguments are easy to understand, and whose meanings are not difficult for anyone to grasp, yet the disbelievers still raise all sorts of objections against it." The reason for this is not that they do not understand it, but rather the real reason is that they feel accepting its teachings would demean themselves, their forefathers, and their deities. Therefore, out of spite, they have resorted to opposing it.
[1] After swearing by the Quran full of admonition, the word "bal" indicates that some wording is omitted here, which is left to the understanding and insight of the reader and listener. This omitted phrase would be: "By this Quran, which is full of admonition, whose wording contains no complexity, whose arguments are easy to understand, and whose meanings are not difficult for anyone to grasp, yet the disbelievers still raise all sorts of objections against it." The reason for this is not that they do not understand it, but rather the real reason is that they feel accepting its teachings would demean themselves, their forefathers, and their deities. Therefore, out of spite, they have resorted to opposing it.
