سُوْرَةُ اِبْرَاهِيْمَ
Surah Ibrahim (14) — Ayah 18
مَّثَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِرَبِّهِمْ ۖ أَعْمَـٰلُهُمْ كَرَمَادٍ ٱشْتَدَّتْ بِهِ ٱلرِّيحُ فِى يَوْمٍ عَاصِفٍ ۖ لَّا يَقْدِرُونَ مِمَّا كَسَبُوا۟ عَلَىٰ شَىْءٍ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلضَّلَـٰلُ ٱلْبَعِيدُ ﴿18﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
The parable of those who disbelieved in their Lord is that their works are as ashes, on which the wind blows furiously on a stormy day; they shall not be able to get aught of what they have earned. That is the straying, far away (from the Right Path).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
مَّثَلُ
mathalu
(The) example
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(of) those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieve
بِرَبِّهِمْ ۖ
birabbihim
in their Lord
أَعْمَـٰلُهُمْ
aʿmāluhum
their deeds
كَرَمَادٍ
karamādin
(are) like ashes
ٱشْتَدَّتْ
ish'taddat
blows furiously
بِهِ
bihi
on it
ٱلرِّيحُ
l-rīḥu
the wind
فِى
fī
in
يَوْمٍ
yawmin
a day
عَاصِفٍۢ ۖ
ʿāṣifin
stormy
لَّا
lā
No
يَقْدِرُونَ
yaqdirūna
control (they have)
مِمَّا
mimmā
of what
كَسَبُوا۟
kasabū
they have earned
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
on
شَىْءٍۢ ۚ
shayin
anything
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That
هُوَ
huwa
[it]
ٱلضَّلَـٰلُ
l-ḍalālu
(is) the straying
ٱلْبَعِيدُ
l-baʿīdu
far
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.
18. 1. On the Day of Resurrection, the deeds of the disbelievers will also be in this state that they will not receive any reward or recompense for them.
