سُوْرَةُ الرَّعْدِ
Surah Ar-Ra'd (13) — Ayah 32
وَلَقَدِ ٱسْتُهْزِئَ بِرُسُلٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَأَمْلَيْتُ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُهُمْ ۖ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عِقَابِ ﴿32﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And indeed (many) Messengers were mocked at before you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم), but I granted respite to those who disbelieved, and finally I punished them. Then how (terrible) was My punishment!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَقَدِ
walaqadi
And certainly
ٱسْتُهْزِئَ
us'tuh'zi-a
were mocked
بِرُسُلٍۢ
birusulin
Messengers
مِّن
min
from
قَبْلِكَ
qablika
before you
فَأَمْلَيْتُ
fa-amlaytu
but I granted respite
لِلَّذِينَ
lilladhīna
to those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieved
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
أَخَذْتُهُمْ ۖ
akhadhtuhum
I seized them
فَكَيْفَ
fakayfa
and how
كَانَ
kāna
was
عِقَابِ
ʿiqābi
My penalty
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.
32. 1. It is mentioned in a hadith: '(ان اللہ لیملی للظالم حتی اذا اخذہ لم یفلتہ) Allah gives respite to the oppressor until, when He seizes him, He does not let him go.' After this, the Prophet ﷺ recited this verse (وَكَذٰلِكَ اَخْذُ رَبِّكَ اِذَآ اَخَذَ الْقُرٰي وَهِىَ ظَالِمَةٌ ۭ اِنَّ اَخْذَهٗٓ اَلِيْمٌ شَدِيْدٌ) (11:12 Hud): "Such is the seizure of your Lord when He seizes the towns while they are doing wrong. Surely, His seizure is painful and severe." (Sahih Bukhari).
