Surah 37. As-Saffat, Ayah 12
| بَلْ عَجِبْتَ وَيَسْخَرُونَ |
| Asad | : | Nay, but whereas thou cost marvel,8 they [only] scoff; |
| Malik | : | You marvel at the wonders of Allah's creation, while they ridicule at it. |
| Pickthall | : | Nay, but thou dost marvel when they mock |
| Yusuf Ali | : | Truly dost thou marvel while they ridicule 4042 |
| Transliteration | : | bal cajibta wa- yaskharon |
Note - 8I.e., at God's creative power as well as at the blind
arrogance of those who deny it.
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Note - 4042It is indeed strange that unregenerate man should forget,
on the one hand, his lowly-origin, and on the other hand,
his high Destiny, as conferred upon him by the grace and
mercy of Allah. The indictment of him here comprises four
counts: (1) they ridicule the teaching of Truth; (2)
instead of profiting by admonition, they pay no heed; (3)
when Allah's Signs are brought home to them, they
ridicule them as much as they ridiculed the teaching of
Truth: and (4) when they have to acknowledge
incontestable facts, they give them false names like
"sorcery", which imply fraud or something which has no
relation to their life, although the facts touch the
inner springs of their life intimately.
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It is indeed strange that unregenerate man should forget, on the one hand, his lowly-origin, and on the other hand, his high Destiny, as conferred upon him by the grace and mercy of Allah. The indictment of him here comprises four counts: (1) they ridicule the teaching of Truth; (2) instead of profiting by admonition, they pay no heed; (3) when Allah's Signs are brought home to them, they ridicule them as much as they ridiculed the teaching of Truth: and (4) when they have to acknowledge incontestable facts, they give them false names like "sorcery", which imply fraud or something which has no relation to their life, although the facts touch the inner springs of their life intimately. |
