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Surah Yunus (10) — Ayah 11
۞ وَلَوْ يُعَجِّلُ ٱللَّهُ لِلنَّاسِ ٱلشَّرَّ ٱسْتِعْجَالَهُم بِٱلْخَيْرِ لَقُضِىَ إِلَيْهِمْ أَجَلُهُمْ ۖ فَنَذَرُ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَرْجُونَ لِقَآءَنَا فِى طُغْيَـٰنِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ ﴿11﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And were Allâh to hasten for mankind the evil (they invoke for themselves and for their children. while in a state of anger) as He hastens for them the good (they invoke) then they would have been ruined. So We leave those who expect not their meeting with Us, in their trespasses, wandering blindly in distraction. (Tafsir At-Tabarî)
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ وَلَوْ
walaw
And if
يُعَجِّلُ
yuʿajjilu
hastens
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(by) Allah
لِلنَّاسِ
lilnnāsi
for the mankind
ٱلشَّرَّ
l-shara
the evil
ٱسْتِعْجَالَهُم
is'tiʿ'jālahum
(as) He hastens for them
بِٱلْخَيْرِ
bil-khayri
the good
لَقُضِىَ
laquḍiya
surely, would have been decreed
إِلَيْهِمْ
ilayhim
for them
أَجَلُهُمْ ۖ
ajaluhum
their term
فَنَذَرُ
fanadharu
But We leave
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
لَا
lā
(do) not
يَرْجُونَ
yarjūna
expect
لِقَآءَنَا
liqāanā
the meeting with Us
فِى
fī
in
طُغْيَـٰنِهِمْ
ṭugh'yānihim
their transgression
يَعْمَهُونَ
yaʿmahūna
wandering blindly
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
11. 1. One meaning of this is that just as man hastens in seeking good, in the same way he hastens in seeking evil (punishment) as well. He says to the messengers of Allah, "If you are truthful, then bring upon us that punishment with which you threaten us." Allah Almighty says that if, according to their demand, We were to hasten the punishment, then they would have already been overtaken by death and destruction. But We grant respite and give them full opportunity. Another meaning is that just as man prays for good and blessings for himself, which We accept, in the same way, when man is angry or in distress, he prays for evil (curses) for himself and his children, etc., which We ignore because, though he asks for destruction with his tongue, he does not intend it in his heart. But if We were to begin destroying people immediately according to their curses, then soon people would be overtaken by death and ruin. That is why it is mentioned in the hadith: "Do not pray for evil (curses) for yourselves, your children, or your wealth and business, lest your curses coincide with the moment in which Allah accepts prayers, and thus He accepts your curses."
