سُوْرَةُ يُوْنُسَ
Surah Yunus (10) — Ayah 20
وَيَقُولُونَ لَوْلَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ ۖ فَقُلْ إِنَّمَا ٱلْغَيْبُ لِلَّهِ فَٱنتَظِرُوٓا۟ إِنِّى مَعَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْمُنتَظِرِينَ ﴿20﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And they say: "How is it that not a sign is sent down on him from his Lord?" Say: "The Unseen belongs to Allâh Alone, so wait you, verily, I am with you among those who wait (for Allâh’s Judgement)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَيَقُولُونَ
wayaqūlūna
And they say
لَوْلَآ
lawlā
Why not
أُنزِلَ
unzila
is sent down
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
to him
ءَايَةٌۭ
āyatun
a Sign
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّهِۦ ۖ
rabbihi
his Lord
فَقُلْ
faqul
So say
إِنَّمَا
innamā
Only
ٱلْغَيْبُ
l-ghaybu
the unseen
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
(is) for Allah
فَٱنتَظِرُوٓا۟
fa-intaẓirū
so wait
إِنِّى
innī
indeed, I am
مَعَكُم
maʿakum
with you
مِّنَ
mina
among
ٱلْمُنتَظِرِينَ
l-muntaẓirīna
the ones who wait
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.
20. 1. By this is meant some great and clear miracle, such as the appearance of the she-camel for the people of Thamud, or the turning of the Safa mountain into gold for them, or the removal of the mountains of Makkah and in their place the creation of rivers and gardens, or the manifestation of some other miracle of this kind.
20. 2. That is, if Allah wills, He can show those miracles according to their wishes. But even after that, if they do not believe, then Allah’s law is that such a people are immediately destroyed. Therefore, only He knows whether manifesting miracles according to the wishes of a people is better for them or not. And likewise, only He knows how much respite should be given to them if their demanded miracles are shown to them. That is why it is further stated, “You also wait, I am also among those who wait.”
20. 2. That is, if Allah wills, He can show those miracles according to their wishes. But even after that, if they do not believe, then Allah’s law is that such a people are immediately destroyed. Therefore, only He knows whether manifesting miracles according to the wishes of a people is better for them or not. And likewise, only He knows how much respite should be given to them if their demanded miracles are shown to them. That is why it is further stated, “You also wait, I am also among those who wait.”
