سُوْرَةُ اِبْرَاهِيْمَ
Surah Ibrahim (14) — Ayah 21
وَبَرَزُوا۟ لِلَّهِ جَمِيعًا فَقَالَ ٱلضُّعَفَـٰٓؤُا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوٓا۟ إِنَّا كُنَّا لَكُمْ تَبَعًا فَهَلْ أَنتُم مُّغْنُونَ عَنَّا مِنْ عَذَابِ ٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍ ۚ قَالُوا۟ لَوْ هَدَىٰنَا ٱللَّهُ لَهَدَيْنَـٰكُمْ ۖ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْنَآ أَجَزِعْنَآ أَمْ صَبَرْنَا مَا لَنَا مِن مَّحِيصٍ ﴿21﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And they all shall appear before Allâh (on the Day of Resurrection); then the weak will say to those who were arrogant (chiefs): "Verily, we were following you; can you avail us anything against Allâh’s Torment?" They will say: "Had Allâh guided us, we would have guided you. It makes no difference to us (now) whether we rage, or bear (these torments) with patience; there is no place of refuge for us."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَبَرَزُوا۟
wabarazū
And they will come forth
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
before Allah
جَمِيعًۭا
jamīʿan
all together
فَقَالَ
faqāla
then will say
ٱلضُّعَفَـٰٓؤُا۟
l-ḍuʿafāu
the weak
لِلَّذِينَ
lilladhīna
to those who
ٱسْتَكْبَرُوٓا۟
is'takbarū
were arrogant
إِنَّا
innā
Indeed we
كُنَّا
kunnā
we were
لَكُمْ
lakum
your
تَبَعًۭا
tabaʿan
followers
فَهَلْ
fahal
so can
أَنتُم
antum
you (be)
مُّغْنُونَ
mugh'nūna
the one who avails
عَنَّا
ʿannā
us
مِنْ
min
from
عَذَابِ
ʿadhābi
(the) punishment
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
مِن
min
anything
شَىْءٍۢ ۚ
shayin
anything
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They will say
لَوْ
law
If
هَدَىٰنَا
hadānā
Allah had guided us
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah had guided us
لَهَدَيْنَـٰكُمْ ۖ
lahadaynākum
surely we would have guided you
سَوَآءٌ
sawāon
(It is) same
عَلَيْنَآ
ʿalaynā
for us
أَجَزِعْنَآ
ajaziʿ'nā
whether we show intolerance
أَمْ
am
or
صَبَرْنَا
ṣabarnā
we are patient
مَا
mā
not
لَنَا
lanā
(is) for us
مِن
min
any
مَّحِيصٍۢ
maḥīṣin
place of escape
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.
21. 1. That is, all will be present before Allah in the plain of Mahshar; no one will be able to hide anywhere.
21. 2. Some say that the people of Hell will say among themselves that the people of Paradise attained Paradise because they used to cry and plead before Allah; let us also supplicate and lament in the court of Allah. So they will weep and lament profusely. But it will be of no benefit. Then they will say that the people of Paradise attained Paradise because of their patience; let us also show patience. They will demonstrate patience to the fullest, but that too will be of no benefit. Thus, at that time, they will say whether we are patient or impatient, now there is no way of escape. This mutual conversation of theirs will take place inside Hell. The Noble Quran has mentioned this in several other places as well, for example, Surah Mu’min (وَاِذْ يَتَـحَاۗجُّوْنَ فِي النَّارِ فَيَقُوْلُ الضُّعَفٰۗؤُا لِلَّذِيْنَ اسْتَكْبَرُوْٓا اِنَّا كُنَّا لَكُمْ تَبَعًا فَهَلْ اَنْتُمْ مُّغْنُوْنَ عَنَّا نَصِيْبًا مِّنَ النَّارِ 47 قَالَ الَّذِيْنَ اسْتَكْبَرُوْٓا اِنَّا كُلٌّ فِيْهَآ ۙ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ قَدْ حَكَمَ بَيْنَ الْعِبَادِ 48) 40. Al-Mu’min: 47-48), Surah A’raf (قَالَ ادْخُلُوْا فِيْٓ اُمَمٍ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ مِّنَ الْجِنِّ وَالْاِنْسِ فِي النَّارِ ۭكُلَّمَا دَخَلَتْ اُمَّةٌ لَّعَنَتْ اُخْتَهَا ۭ حَتّٰى اِذَا ادَّارَكُوْا فِيْهَا جَمِيْعًا ۙ قَالَتْ اُخْرٰىهُمْ لِاُوْلٰىهُمْ رَبَّنَا هٰٓؤُلَاۗءِ اَضَلُّوْنَا فَاٰتِهِمْ عَذَابًا ضِعْفًا مِّنَ النَّارِ ڛ قَالَ لِكُلٍّ ضِعْفٌ وَّلٰكِنْ لَّا تَعْلَمُوْنَ 38 وَقَالَتْ اُوْلٰىهُمْ لِاُخْرٰىهُمْ فَمَا كَانَ لَكُمْ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ فَضْلٍ فَذُوْقُوا الْعَذَابَ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَكْسِبُوْنَ 39) 7. Al-A’raf: 38-39) (يَوْمَ تُقَلَّبُ وُجُوْهُهُمْ فِي النَّارِ يَقُوْلُوْنَ يٰلَيْتَنَآ اَطَعْنَا اللّٰهَ وَاَطَعْنَا الرَّسُوْلَا 66 وَقَالُوْا رَبَّنَآ اِنَّآ اَطَعْنَا سَادَتَنَا وَكُبَرَاۗءَنَا فَاَضَلُّوْنَا السَّبِيْلَا 67) 33. Al-Ahzab: 66-67). Besides this, they will also quarrel among themselves and lay the blame of misguidance on each other. Imam Ibn Kathir states that the quarrel will take place in the plain of Mahshar. Its further details have been mentioned by Allah Almighty in Surah Saba (وَقَالَ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا لَنْ نُّؤْمِنَ بِھٰذَا الْقُرْاٰنِ وَلَا بالَّذِيْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ۭ وَلَوْ تَرٰٓى اِذِ الظّٰلِمُوْنَ مَوْقُوْفُوْنَ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ ښ يَرْجِــعُ بَعْضُهُمْ اِلٰى بَعْضِۨ الْقَوْلَ ۚ يَقُوْلُ الَّذِيْنَ اسْتُضْعِفُوْا لِلَّذِيْنَ اسْـتَكْبَرُوْا لَوْلَآ اَنْتُمْ لَكُنَّا مُؤْمِنِيْنَ 31 قَالَ الَّذِيْنَ اسْتَكْبَرُوْا لِلَّذِيْنَ اسْتُضْعِفُوْٓا اَنَحْنُ صَدَدْنٰكُمْ عَنِ الْهُدٰى بَعْدَ اِذْ جَاۗءَكُمْ بَلْ كُنْتُمْ مُّجْرِمِيْنَ 32 وَقَالَ الَّذِيْنَ اسْتُضْعِفُوْا لِلَّذِيْنَ اسْـتَكْبَرُوْا بَلْ مَكْرُ الَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ اِذْ تَاْمُرُوْنَــنَآ اَنْ نَّكْفُرَ باللّٰهِ وَنَجْعَلَ لَهٗٓ اَنْدَادًا ۭ وَاَسَرُّوا النَّدَامَةَ لَمَّا رَاَوُا الْعَذَابَ ۭ وَجَعَلْنَا الْاَغْلٰلَ فِيْٓ اَعْنَاقِ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا ۭ هَلْ يُجْزَوْنَ اِلَّا مَا كَانُوْا يَعْمَلُوْنَ 33) 34. Saba: 31 to 33).
21. 2. Some say that the people of Hell will say among themselves that the people of Paradise attained Paradise because they used to cry and plead before Allah; let us also supplicate and lament in the court of Allah. So they will weep and lament profusely. But it will be of no benefit. Then they will say that the people of Paradise attained Paradise because of their patience; let us also show patience. They will demonstrate patience to the fullest, but that too will be of no benefit. Thus, at that time, they will say whether we are patient or impatient, now there is no way of escape. This mutual conversation of theirs will take place inside Hell. The Noble Quran has mentioned this in several other places as well, for example, Surah Mu’min (وَاِذْ يَتَـحَاۗجُّوْنَ فِي النَّارِ فَيَقُوْلُ الضُّعَفٰۗؤُا لِلَّذِيْنَ اسْتَكْبَرُوْٓا اِنَّا كُنَّا لَكُمْ تَبَعًا فَهَلْ اَنْتُمْ مُّغْنُوْنَ عَنَّا نَصِيْبًا مِّنَ النَّارِ 47 قَالَ الَّذِيْنَ اسْتَكْبَرُوْٓا اِنَّا كُلٌّ فِيْهَآ ۙ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ قَدْ حَكَمَ بَيْنَ الْعِبَادِ 48) 40. Al-Mu’min: 47-48), Surah A’raf (قَالَ ادْخُلُوْا فِيْٓ اُمَمٍ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ مِّنَ الْجِنِّ وَالْاِنْسِ فِي النَّارِ ۭكُلَّمَا دَخَلَتْ اُمَّةٌ لَّعَنَتْ اُخْتَهَا ۭ حَتّٰى اِذَا ادَّارَكُوْا فِيْهَا جَمِيْعًا ۙ قَالَتْ اُخْرٰىهُمْ لِاُوْلٰىهُمْ رَبَّنَا هٰٓؤُلَاۗءِ اَضَلُّوْنَا فَاٰتِهِمْ عَذَابًا ضِعْفًا مِّنَ النَّارِ ڛ قَالَ لِكُلٍّ ضِعْفٌ وَّلٰكِنْ لَّا تَعْلَمُوْنَ 38 وَقَالَتْ اُوْلٰىهُمْ لِاُخْرٰىهُمْ فَمَا كَانَ لَكُمْ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ فَضْلٍ فَذُوْقُوا الْعَذَابَ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَكْسِبُوْنَ 39) 7. Al-A’raf: 38-39) (يَوْمَ تُقَلَّبُ وُجُوْهُهُمْ فِي النَّارِ يَقُوْلُوْنَ يٰلَيْتَنَآ اَطَعْنَا اللّٰهَ وَاَطَعْنَا الرَّسُوْلَا 66 وَقَالُوْا رَبَّنَآ اِنَّآ اَطَعْنَا سَادَتَنَا وَكُبَرَاۗءَنَا فَاَضَلُّوْنَا السَّبِيْلَا 67) 33. Al-Ahzab: 66-67). Besides this, they will also quarrel among themselves and lay the blame of misguidance on each other. Imam Ibn Kathir states that the quarrel will take place in the plain of Mahshar. Its further details have been mentioned by Allah Almighty in Surah Saba (وَقَالَ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا لَنْ نُّؤْمِنَ بِھٰذَا الْقُرْاٰنِ وَلَا بالَّذِيْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ۭ وَلَوْ تَرٰٓى اِذِ الظّٰلِمُوْنَ مَوْقُوْفُوْنَ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ ښ يَرْجِــعُ بَعْضُهُمْ اِلٰى بَعْضِۨ الْقَوْلَ ۚ يَقُوْلُ الَّذِيْنَ اسْتُضْعِفُوْا لِلَّذِيْنَ اسْـتَكْبَرُوْا لَوْلَآ اَنْتُمْ لَكُنَّا مُؤْمِنِيْنَ 31 قَالَ الَّذِيْنَ اسْتَكْبَرُوْا لِلَّذِيْنَ اسْتُضْعِفُوْٓا اَنَحْنُ صَدَدْنٰكُمْ عَنِ الْهُدٰى بَعْدَ اِذْ جَاۗءَكُمْ بَلْ كُنْتُمْ مُّجْرِمِيْنَ 32 وَقَالَ الَّذِيْنَ اسْتُضْعِفُوْا لِلَّذِيْنَ اسْـتَكْبَرُوْا بَلْ مَكْرُ الَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ اِذْ تَاْمُرُوْنَــنَآ اَنْ نَّكْفُرَ باللّٰهِ وَنَجْعَلَ لَهٗٓ اَنْدَادًا ۭ وَاَسَرُّوا النَّدَامَةَ لَمَّا رَاَوُا الْعَذَابَ ۭ وَجَعَلْنَا الْاَغْلٰلَ فِيْٓ اَعْنَاقِ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا ۭ هَلْ يُجْزَوْنَ اِلَّا مَا كَانُوْا يَعْمَلُوْنَ 33) 34. Saba: 31 to 33).
