سُوْرَةُ الْقَارِعَةِ
Surah Al-Qaari'a (101) — Ayah 4
يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ ﴿4﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
It is a Day whereon mankind will be like moths scattered about.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَوْمَ
yawma
(The) Day
يَكُونُ
yakūnu
will be
ٱلنَّاسُ
l-nāsu
the mankind
كَٱلْفَرَاشِ
kal-farāshi
like moths
ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ
l-mabthūthi
scattered
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.
4. 1. فراش, moths mosquitoes, and birds etc. that circle around a lamp. مبثوث, scattered and dispersed. That is, on the Day of Resurrection, humans will also be scattered and dispersed like moths.
