سُورَةُ الحِجۡرِ
Reading Tanwir al-Miqbas min Tafsir Ibn 'Abbas by Attributed to Ibn 'Abbas
Ayahs 81–90 of 99
وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُمْ ءَايَٰتِنَا فَكَانُوا۟ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضِينَ
And We gave them Our signs, but from them they were turning away.
(And We gave them Our revelations) the camel as well as other things, (but they were averse to them) they denied them.
وَكَانُوا۟ يَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا ءَامِنِينَ
And they used to carve from the mountains, houses, feeling secure.
(And they used to hew out dwellings from the hills) from the mountains, (wherein they dwelt) secure) in the sense that they were safe from their collapse; it is also said that this means: safe from the torment.
فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّيْحَةُ مُصْبِحِينَ
But the shriek seized them at early morning.
(But the (Awful) Cry overtook them) as a chastisement (at the morning hour) in the morning,
فَمَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ
So nothing availed them [from] what they used to earn.
(And that which they were wont to count as gain) their words, deeds and that which they worshipped (availed them not) against Allah's torment.
وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ ۗ وَإِنَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ لَءَاتِيَةٌۭ ۖ فَٱصْفَحِ ٱلصَّفْحَ ٱلْجَمِيلَ
And We have not created the heavens and earth and that between them except in truth. And indeed, the Hour is coming; so forgive with gracious forgiveness.
(We created not the heavens and the earth and all that is between them) of created beings and marvels (save with truth) in order to expound the Truth, falsehood and the proofs against them, (and lo! the Hour is surely coming. So forgive, O Muhammad, with a gracious forgiveness) turn away from them gently without using foul language nor feel alarmed at their denial. This was, however, abrogated by the verse of fighting.
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ ٱلْخَلَّٰقُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
Indeed, your Lord - He is the Knowing Creator.
(Lo! thy Lord! He is the All-Wise Creator) Who will resurrect those who believe in Him and those who do not believe in Him, and He also knows their reward and punishment.
وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَٰكَ سَبْعًۭا مِّنَ ٱلْمَثَانِى وَٱلْقُرْءَانَ ٱلْعَظِيمَ
And We have certainly given you, [O Muhammad], seven of the often repeated [verses] and the great Qur'an.
(We have given thee seven of the oft repeated (verses)) He says: We honoured you with seven verses of the Qur'an which are read in every unit of the prayer, i.e. the opening chapter of the Book (al-Fatihah); it is also said that this means: We honoured you with the following of the Qur'an, for the whole Qur'an consists of pairs or couples: commands and prohibitions, promises and threats, the lawful and the unlawful, the abrogating and the abrogated, a literal meaning and an allegorical meaning, ambiguous verses and unambiguous verses, news of the past and events of the future, the praise of some people and the rebuke of others, (and the great Qur'an) He says: and We honoured you with the great, glorious and magnificent Qur'an just as We revealed the Torah and Gospel to the Jews and Christians.
لَا تَمُدَّنَّ عَيْنَيْكَ إِلَىٰ مَا مَتَّعْنَا بِهِۦٓ أَزْوَٰجًۭا مِّنْهُمْ وَلَا تَحْزَنْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَٱخْفِضْ جَنَاحَكَ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Do not extend your eyes toward that by which We have given enjoyment to [certain] categories of the disbelievers, and do not grieve over them. And lower your wing to the believers
(Strain not thine eyes towards) covet not (that which We cause some wedded pairs among them) men from the Banu Qurayzah and the Banu'l-Nadir; it is also said that this refers to men from the Quraysh-because that with which We honoured you, prophethood, the Qur'an and Islam, is far greater than that which We have given them (to enjoy) in terms of wealth, (and be not grieved on their account) do not grieve for their destruction if they choose not to believe, (and lower thy wing (in tenderness) for the believers) be compassionate with them.
وَقُلْ إِنِّىٓ أَنَا ٱلنَّذِيرُ ٱلْمُبِينُ
And say, "Indeed, I am the clear warner" -
(And say: Lo! I, even I, am a plain warner) I am a messenger warning you against Allah's chastisement, in a language that you all understand,
كَمَآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَى ٱلْمُقْتَسِمِينَ
Just as We had revealed [scriptures] to the separators
(Such as We send down) on the Day of Badr (for those who make division) the folk who were slain in the valley, i.e. Abu Jahl Ibn Hisham, al-Walid Ibn al-Mughirah al-Makhzumi, Hanzalah Ibn Abi Sufyan and 'Utbah and Shaybah the sons of Rabi'ah as well as all their companions who were killed at Badr,
Commentary: Tanwir al-Miqbas min Tafsir Ibn 'Abbas by Attributed to Ibn 'Abbas. Qur'an text and translation via AlQuran Cloud.
