سُوْرَةُ اِبْرَاهِيْمَ
Surah Ibrahim (14) — Ayah 42
وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَـٰفِلًا عَمَّا يَعْمَلُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ ۚ إِنَّمَا يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ لِيَوْمٍ تَشْخَصُ فِيهِ ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرُ ﴿42﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Consider not that Allâh is unaware of that which the Zâlimûn (polytheists, wrong-doers) do, but He gives them respite up to a Day when the eyes will stare in horror.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَا
walā
And (do) not
تَحْسَبَنَّ
taḥsabanna
think
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
(that) Allah
غَـٰفِلًا
ghāfilan
(is) unaware
عَمَّا
ʿammā
of what
يَعْمَلُ
yaʿmalu
do
ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ ۚ
l-ẓālimūna
the wrongdoers
إِنَّمَا
innamā
Only
يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ
yu-akhiruhum
He gives them respite
لِيَوْمٍۢ
liyawmin
to a Day
تَشْخَصُ
tashkhaṣu
will stare
فِيهِ
fīhi
in it
ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرُ
l-abṣāru
the eyes
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.
42. 1. That is, because of the terrors of the Day of Judgment. If in this world Allah has given someone more respite and has not called him to account until his death, then on the Day of Judgment he will not be able to escape the divine reckoning, which will be such a dreadful day for the disbelievers that their eyes will remain wide open in terror.
