وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And we are not to be punished."
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- "மேலும், நாங்கள் வேதனை செய்யப் படவும் மாட்டோம்."
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- තවද අපි දඬුවම් කරනු ලබන්නන් නො වූයෙමු.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- اور ہم ہرگز عذاب نہیں دیے جائیں گے.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- わたしたちは懲罰されないのです。」
- ChineseMa Jian
- 我们决不会受惩罚的。
Tafsir of 26:138
The Response of the People of Hud, and Their Punishment Allah tells us how the people of Hud responded to him after he had warned them, encouraged them, and clearly explained the truth to them. قَالُواْ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْنَآ أَوَعَظْتَ أَمْ لَمْ تَكُنْ مِّنَ الْوَعِظِينَ (They said: "It is the same to us whether you preach or be not of those who preach.") meaning, `we will not give up our ways.' وَمَا نَحْنُ بِتَارِكِى ءالِهَتِنَا عَن قَوْلِكَ وَمَا نَحْنُ لَكَ بِمُؤْمِنِينَ (And we shall not leave our gods for your (mere) saying! And we are not believers in you) (11:53). This is how it was, as Allah says: إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَأَنذَرْتَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تُنذِرْهُمْ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ (Verily, those who disbelieve, it is the same to them whether you warn them or do not warn them, they will not believe) (2:6). إِنَّ الَّذِينَ حَقَّتْ عَلَيْهِمْ كَلِمَةُ رَبِّكَ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ (Truly, those, against whom the Word of your Lord has been justified, will not believe) (10:96-97). And they said: إِنْ هَذَا إِلاَّ خُلُقُ الاٌّوَّلِينَ (This is no other than Khuluq of the ancients.) Some scholars read this: "Khalq".…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)