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Reading Al-Muyassar fi Gharib al-Qur'an
Ayahs 11–20 of 286
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَا تُفْسِدُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُصْلِحُونَ
And when it is said to them, "Do not cause corruption on the earth," they say, "We are but reformers."
﴿لَا تُفۡسِدُواْ﴾: بالمعاصِي، وإفشاءِ أسرارِ المؤمنين ومُوالاةِ الكافرين.
أَلَآ إِنَّهُمْ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْسِدُونَ وَلَٰكِن لَّا يَشْعُرُونَ
Unquestionably, it is they who are the corrupters, but they perceive [it] not.
Explained together with ayah 11
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ ءَامِنُوا۟ كَمَآ ءَامَنَ ٱلنَّاسُ قَالُوٓا۟ أَنُؤْمِنُ كَمَآ ءَامَنَ ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ ۗ أَلَآ إِنَّهُمْ هُمُ ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ وَلَٰكِن لَّا يَعْلَمُونَ
And when it is said to them, "Believe as the people have believed," they say, "Should we believe as the foolish have believed?" Unquestionably, it is they who are the foolish, but they know [it] not.
﴿ءَامِنُواْ﴾: صَدِّقُوا بقُلوبِكم، وألسنتِكم، وجَوارِحِكم.
﴿ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ﴾: ضعافُ العقولِ والرأيِ، يَعْنُون بهم الصَّحابةَ.
﴿لَّا يَعۡلَمُونَ﴾: ما هم فيه مِنَ الخُسرانِ.
وَإِذَا لَقُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا وَإِذَا خَلَوْا۟ إِلَىٰ شَيَٰطِينِهِمْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا مَعَكُمْ إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُسْتَهْزِءُونَ
And when they meet those who believe, they say, "We believe"; but when they are alone with their evil ones, they say, "Indeed, we are with you; we were only mockers."
﴿شَيَـٰطِينِهِمۡ﴾: زُعَمائِهم.
﴿مُسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ﴾: مُسْتَخِفُّون بالمؤمنين، ساخرُون منهم.
ٱللَّهُ يَسْتَهْزِئُ بِهِمْ وَيَمُدُّهُمْ فِى طُغْيَٰنِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ
[But] Allah mocks them and prolongs them in their transgression [while] they wander blindly.
﴿وَيَمُدُّهُمۡ﴾: يُمْهِلُهم.
﴿طُغۡيَـٰنِهِمۡ﴾: ضَلالَتِهم.
﴿يَعۡمَهُونَ﴾: يَتَردَّدُون.
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱشْتَرَوُا۟ ٱلضَّلَٰلَةَ بِٱلْهُدَىٰ فَمَا رَبِحَت تِّجَٰرَتُهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُهْتَدِينَ
Those are the ones who have purchased error [in exchange] for guidance, so their transaction has brought no profit, nor were they guided.
﴿ٱشۡتَرَوُاْ ٱلضَّلَـٰلَةَ بِٱلۡهُدَىٰ﴾: استبدَلُوا الكفرَ بالإيمانِ.
مَثَلُهُمْ كَمَثَلِ ٱلَّذِى ٱسْتَوْقَدَ نَارًۭا فَلَمَّآ أَضَآءَتْ مَا حَوْلَهُۥ ذَهَبَ ٱللَّهُ بِنُورِهِمْ وَتَرَكَهُمْ فِى ظُلُمَٰتٍۢ لَّا يُبْصِرُونَ
Their example is that of one who kindled a fire, but when it illuminated what was around him, Allah took away their light and left them in darkness [so] they could not see.
﴿مَثَلُهُمۡ﴾: شَبَهُ المنافقين.
﴿ٱسۡتَوۡقَدَ﴾: أوقَدَ.
﴿أَضَآءَتۡ﴾: سَطَعَتْ وأنارَتْ.
صُمٌّۢ بُكْمٌ عُمْىٌۭ فَهُمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ
Deaf, dumb and blind - so they will not return [to the right path].
﴿صُمُّۢ﴾: عَنْ سَماعِ الحقِّ سماعَ تَدَبُّر، والصَّمَمُ: الانسدادُ.
﴿بُكۡمٌ﴾: عن النُّطقِ بالحق، والبُكْمُ: الخُرْسُ.
﴿عُمۡيࣱ﴾: عَنْ إبصارِ نورِ الهدايةِ.
﴿لَا يَرۡجِعُونَ﴾: لا يعُودون إلى الإيمانِ.
أَوْ كَصَيِّبٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فِيهِ ظُلُمَٰتٌۭ وَرَعْدٌۭ وَبَرْقٌۭ يَجْعَلُونَ أَصَٰبِعَهُمْ فِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِم مِّنَ ٱلصَّوَٰعِقِ حَذَرَ ٱلْمَوْتِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ مُحِيطٌۢ بِٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ
Or [it is] like a rainstorm from the sky within which is darkness, thunder and lightning. They put their fingers in their ears against the thunderclaps in dread of death. But Allah is encompassing of the disbelievers.
﴿أَوۡ﴾: هذا شَبَهُ فريقٍ آخرَ من المنافقين الذين يَظْهَرُ لهم الحقُّ تارةً، ويَشُكُّون فيه تارة.
﴿كَصَيِّبࣲ﴾: الصَّيِّب: المَطَرُ الشَّديدُ، والمعنى: كأصحابِ صَيِّبٍ.
﴿ٱلصَّوَ ٰعِقِ﴾: جَمْعُ صاعِقَةٍ، وهي العذابُ المُهْلِكُ المُحْرِقُ.
﴿مُحِيطُۢ بِٱلۡكَـٰفِرِينَ﴾: لا يَفُوتونه، ولا يُعْجِزُونه.
يَكَادُ ٱلْبَرْقُ يَخْطَفُ أَبْصَٰرَهُمْ ۖ كُلَّمَآ أَضَآءَ لَهُم مَّشَوْا۟ فِيهِ وَإِذَآ أَظْلَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ قَامُوا۟ ۚ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَذَهَبَ بِسَمْعِهِمْ وَأَبْصَٰرِهِمْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ قَدِيرٌۭ
The lightning almost snatches away their sight. Every time it lights [the way] for them, they walk therein; but when darkness comes over them, they stand [still]. And if Allah had willed, He could have taken away their hearing and their sight. Indeed, Allah is over all things competent.
﴿يَكَادُ﴾: يُقارِبُ.
﴿يَخۡطَفُ﴾: يَسْلُبُ من شِدَّةِ لَمَعانِه.
﴿قَامُواْ﴾: وقَفُوا في أماكنِهم مُتَحَيِّرين.
Commentary: Al-Muyassar fi Gharib al-Qur'an. Qur'an text and translation via AlQuran Cloud.
