سُوْرَةُ الرَّعْدِ

Surah Ar-Ra'd (13) — Ayah 12

The Thunder · Medinan · Juz 13 · Page 250

هُوَ ٱلَّذِى يُرِيكُمُ ٱلْبَرْقَ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا وَيُنشِئُ ٱلسَّحَابَ ٱلثِّقَالَ ﴿12﴾
It is He Who shows you the lightning, as a fear (for travellers) and as a hope (for those who wait for rain). And it is He Who brings up (or originates) the clouds, heavy (with water).
هُوَ huwa He
ٱلَّذِى alladhī (is) the One Who
يُرِيكُمُ yurīkumu shows you
ٱلْبَرْقَ l-barqa the lightning
خَوْفًۭا khawfan a fear
وَطَمَعًۭا waṭamaʿan and a hope
وَيُنشِئُ wayunshi-u and brings up
ٱلسَّحَابَ l-saḥāba the clouds
ٱلثِّقَالَ l-thiqāla the heavy

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.

12. 1 From which passing travelers are afraid, and the farmers and cultivators residing in homes hope for its blessing and benefit.

12. 2 By heavy clouds is meant those clouds in which there is rainwater.