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Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 110
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا ٱسْتَيْـَٔسَ ٱلرُّسُلُ وَظَنُّوٓا۟ أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ كُذِبُوا۟ جَآءَهُمْ نَصْرُنَا فَنُجِّىَ مَن نَّشَآءُ ۖ وَلَا يُرَدُّ بَأْسُنَا عَنِ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ ﴿110﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(They were reprieved) until, when the Messengers gave up hope and thought that they were denied (by their people), then came to them Our Help, and whomsoever We willed were rescued. And Our punishment cannot be warded off from the people who are Mujrimûn (criminals, sinners, disbelievers, polytheists).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
حَتَّىٰٓ
ḥattā
Until
إِذَا
idhā
when
ٱسْتَيْـَٔسَ
is'tayasa
gave up hope
ٱلرُّسُلُ
l-rusulu
the Messengers
وَظَنُّوٓا۟
waẓannū
and thought
أَنَّهُمْ
annahum
that they
قَدْ
qad
certainly
كُذِبُوا۟
kudhibū
were denied
جَآءَهُمْ
jāahum
then came to them
نَصْرُنَا
naṣrunā
Our help
فَنُجِّىَ
fanujjiya
and was saved
مَن
man
whom
نَّشَآءُ ۖ
nashāu
We willed
وَلَا
walā
And not
يُرَدُّ
yuraddu
(can) be repelled
بَأْسُنَا
basunā
Our punishment
عَنِ
ʿani
from
ٱلْقَوْمِ
l-qawmi
the people
ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
l-muj'rimīna
(who are) criminals
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.
110. 1 This despair was due to their people not bringing faith. 110. 2 According to the recitation, several meanings of this verse have been stated. But the most appropriate meaning is that the subject of ظَنُّوا is the disbelieving people, meaning the disbelievers were initially afraid of the threat of punishment, but when it was delayed for a long time, they thought that the punishment does not come, (جیسا کہ پیغمبر کی طرف سے دعویٰ ہو رہا ہے) nor does it seem to be coming; it appears that the prophets were also given such false promises. The purpose is to console the Noble Prophet ﷺ that there is no need to be anxious about the delay in punishment upon your people. Even with previous nations, there were great delays in punishment, and according to Allah’s will and wisdom, they were given ample respite until the messengers despaired of their people’s faith and the people began to think that perhaps the threat of punishment was just an empty warning. 110. 3 In fact, this describes Allah’s law of respite, which He grants to the disobedient, even contrary to the wishes of His messengers, granting as much respite as possible and not hastening, to the extent that sometimes even the followers of the messenger despair of the punishment and begin to think that they were also given a false promise. Remember, the mere occurrence of such a thought is not contrary to faith. 110. 4 It was only the believing people who were saved.
