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Quran-51:39 Surah Adh-dhariyat English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

فَتَوَلَّىٰ بِرُكۡنِهِۦ وَقَالَ سَٰحِرٌ أَوۡ مَجۡنُونٞ

Transliteration:( Fatawalla biruknihee wa qaala saahirun aw majnoon )

39.But, he (Pharaoh) turned away with his forces (43) and said: "A magician or a madman (44) (is Musa)." (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

(39) But he turned away with his supporters and said, "A magician or a madman." (Saheen International Translation)

Surah Adh-Dhariyat Ayat 39 Tafsir (Commentry)



  • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
  • Ibn Kathir
  • Ala-Madudi
  • Shaheen International

43. Neither did he accept faith, nor allowed others to do so. Here, "army" denotes all the Followers of Pharaoh.

44. The reason for calling him mad was that he had come alone to oppose a cruel and powerful king like him. The Pharaoh said that if Hazrat Musa (On whom be peace) had been intelligent. he would not have done this (Tafseer Roohul Mu'ani).

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Ad-Dhariyat verse 39 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Dhariyat ayat 38 which provides the complete commentary from verse 38 through 46.

(51:39) But Pharaoh turned away, showing arrogance on account of his power, and said (about Moses): “He is either a sorcerer or a madman.”[37]

Ala-Maududi

(51:39) But Pharaoh turned away, showing arrogance on account of his power, and said (about Moses): “He is either a sorcerer or a madman.”[37]


37. That is, they called him sometimes a sorcerer and sometimes a madman.

(39) But he turned away with his supporters and said, "A magician or a madman."

Surah Adh-Dhariyat All Ayat (Verses)

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