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Surah Ahzab Ayat 10 in Arabic Text

إِذۡ جَآءُوكُم مِّن فَوۡقِكُمۡ وَمِنۡ أَسۡفَلَ مِنكُمۡ وَإِذۡ زَاغَتِ ٱلۡأَبۡصَٰرُ وَبَلَغَتِ ٱلۡقُلُوبُ ٱلۡحَنَاجِرَ وَتَظُنُّونَ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلظُّنُونَا۠
Iz jaaa’ookum min fawqikum wa min asfala minkum wa iz zaaghatil absaaru wa balaghatil quloobul hanaajira wa tazunnoona billaahiz zunoonaa

English Translation

Here you can read various translations of verse 10

Sahih International
[Remember] when they came at you from above you and from below you, and when eyes shifted [in fear], and hearts reached the throats and you assumed about Allah [various] assumptions.

Yusuf Ali
Behold! they came on you from above you and from below you, and behold, the eyes became dim and the hearts gaped up to the throats, and ye imagined various (vain) thoughts about Allah!

Abul Ala Maududi
When they came upon you from above you and from below you, when your eyes were stupefied with horror and your hearts leapt to your throats, and you began to entertain diverse thoughts about Allah.

Muhsin Khan
When they came upon you from above you and from below you, and when the eyes grew wild and the hearts reached to the throats, and you were harbouring doubts about Allah.

Pickthall
When they came upon you from above you and from below you, and when eyes grew wild and hearts reached to the throats, and ye were imagining vain thoughts concerning Allah.

Dr. Ghali
As they came against you from above you and from below you, and as beholdings swerved and hearts reached to the larynxes; and you surmised vain surmises about Allah.

Abdel Haleem
They massed against you from above and below; your eyes rolled [with fear], your hearts rose into your throats, and you thought [ill] thoughts of God.

Muhammad Junagarhi
جب کہ (دشمن) تمہارے پاس اوپر سے اور نیچے سے چڑھ آئے اور جب کہ آنکھیں پتھرا گئیں اور کلیجے منھ کو آگئے اور تم اللہ تعالیٰ کی نسبت طرح طرح کے گمان کرنے لگے

Quran 33 Verse 10 Explanation

For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Ahzab ayat 10, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.

Ala-Maududi

(33:10) When they came upon you from above you and from below you,[20] when your eyes were stupefied with horror and your hearts leapt to your throats, and you began to entertain diverse thoughts about Allah.


20. It may mean: The enemies came upon you from every side, and also that those coming from Najd and Khaiber came from above and those coming from Makkah from below you.”

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Ahzab verse 10 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Ahzab ayat 9 which provides the complete commentary from verse 9 through 10.

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