Al-Ma'arij Verse 36

So what is the matter with the disbelievers that they rush ˹head-long˺ towards you ˹O Prophet˺,

What is the matter with the disbelievers that they are rushing towards you [O Prophet],

What ails the unbelievers, running with outstretched necks

What is wrong with the disbelievers? Why do they rush to peer at you [Prophet],

What aileth those who disbelieve, toward thee hastening.

Now what is the matter with the Unbelievers that they rush madly before thee-

But what is the matter with the unbelievers who are hurrying towards you

What is the matter with unbelievers that they stare at you with fixed gazes and hasten towards you

So what is the matter with these disbelievers, that they stare at you (O dear Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him)?

What is the matter with the faithless that they scramble toward you,

What is the matter with those who disbelieve, that (with the intent of mockery) they hasten on toward you with staring eyes fixed on you,

What is wrong with those who disbelieve that they come running headlong towards you,

So why (is it) those who disbelieved (are) coming, rushing in fear towards/in front of you

So what is the matter with these disbelievers, that they stare at you (O dear Prophet Mohammed - peace and blessings be upon him)?

But what ails those who disbelieve that they rush around you (Muhammad) open-eyed (in mock amazement)

So what is the matter with those who disbelieve that they hasten to listen from you (O Muhammad SAW), in order to belie you and to mock at you, and at Allah's Book (this Quran).

Does every man of them desire to be admitted to the Garden of bliss?

But what is the matter with those who disbelieve that they hasten on around you,

What aileth those who disbelieve, that they keep staring toward thee (O Muhammad), open-eyed,

What is wrong with the disbelievers who roam around you (Muhammad),

But what is the matter with the unbelievers, that they strain their glances continuously towards them,

So, what is the matter with those disbelievers, before you Muhti`in

But what is the matter with those who deny the truth, that they come hastening towards you

What is with those who disbelieve, stretching their necks towards you.

So what is wrong with those who disbelieve that they keep staring towards you (muhti`na is a circumstantial qualifier),

The Rebuke of the Disbelievers and the Threat against Them

Allah rebukes the disbelievers who, in the time of the Prophet, saw him and the guidance Allah sent him with. They witnessed the magnificent miracles Allah aided him with. Then, after all of this they fled from him and separated themselves from him. They fled right and left, group by group and party by party. This is as Allah says,

فَمَا لَهُمْ عَنِ التَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ

كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌ

فَرَّتْ مِن قَسْوَرَةٍ

Then what is wrong with them that they run away from admonition As if they were (frightened) wild donkeys. Fleeing from a beast of prey. (74;49-51)

This is the example of disbeliever.

And this Ayah is similar. As Allah says,

فَمَالِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا قِبَلَكَ مُهْطِعِينَ




So what is the matter with those disbelievers, before you Muhti`in?

meaning, `what is wrong with these disbelievers who are with you, O Muhammad. Why are they Muhti`in,

meaning hastily running away from you'

This is as Al-Hasan Al-Basri said, "Muhti`in means departing."

عَنِ الْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ الشِّمَالِ عِزِينَ

What an incorrect notion and an unfavourable judgement these Pagans have, that without concern they rush to hear you O Muhammad and refuse to acknowledge the Divine truth and they ignore the voice from heaven;, unwilling to comprehend