Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
On the Day when it comes, no person shall speak except by His (Allâh’s) Leave. Some among them will be wretched and (others) blessed.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَوْمَyawma(The) Day
يَأْتِyati(it) comes
لَاlānot
تَكَلَّمُtakallamuwill speak
نَفْسٌnafsuna soul
إِلَّاillāexcept
بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۚbi-idh'nihiby His leave
فَمِنْهُمْfamin'humThen among them
شَقِىٌّۭshaqiyyun(will be the) wretched
وَسَعِيدٌۭwasaʿīdunand (the) glad
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.
15. 4 By not speaking is meant that no one will have the courage to speak to Allah in any way or to intercede, except if He grants permission. In the lengthy hadith of intercession, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "On that day, no one except the prophets will have the courage to speak, and even on the tongues of the prophets that day there will only be this: O Allah! Save us, save us."