سُوْرَةُ صٓ
Surah Saad (38) — Ayah 62
وَقَالُوا۟ مَا لَنَا لَا نَرَىٰ رِجَالًا كُنَّا نَعُدُّهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ ﴿62﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And they will say: "What is the matter with us that we see not men whom we used to count among the bad ones?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالُوا۟
waqālū
And they (will) say
مَا
mā
What (is)
لَنَا
lanā
for us
لَا
lā
not
نَرَىٰ
narā
we see
رِجَالًۭا
rijālan
men
كُنَّا
kunnā
we used to
نَعُدُّهُم
naʿudduhum
count them
مِّنَ
mina
among
ٱلْأَشْرَارِ
l-ashrāri
the bad ones
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 they will say: "What is the matter with us that we do not see the men whom we used to count among the wicked [62]?"
[62] Here, the "evil people" refers to those weak Muslims whom the chiefs of Quraysh considered lowly and inferior, and they did not even tolerate sitting with them. They used to say to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that if you remove these people from your presence, then we will listen to you attentively. Among them were Sayyiduna Bilal Habashi ؓ, Suhaib Rumi ؓ, Salman Farsi ؓ, Khabbab bin Aratt ؓ, Ammar bin Yasir ؓ, and other sincere Muslims like them.
[62] Here, the "evil people" refers to those weak Muslims whom the chiefs of Quraysh considered lowly and inferior, and they did not even tolerate sitting with them. They used to say to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that if you remove these people from your presence, then we will listen to you attentively. Among them were Sayyiduna Bilal Habashi ؓ, Suhaib Rumi ؓ, Salman Farsi ؓ, Khabbab bin Aratt ؓ, Ammar bin Yasir ؓ, and other sincere Muslims like them.
