سُوْرَةُ اِبْرَاهِيْمَ
Surah Ibrahim (14) — Ayah 44
وَأَنذِرِ ٱلنَّاسَ يَوْمَ يَأْتِيهِمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ فَيَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ أَخِّرْنَآ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ قَرِيبٍ نُّجِبْ دَعْوَتَكَ وَنَتَّبِعِ ٱلرُّسُلَ ۗ أَوَلَمْ تَكُونُوٓا۟ أَقْسَمْتُم مِّن قَبْلُ مَا لَكُم مِّن زَوَالٍ ﴿44﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And warn (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) mankind of the Day when the torment will come unto them; then the wrong-doers will say: "Our Lord! Respite us for a little while, we will answer Your Call and follow the Messengers!" (It will be said): "Had you not sworn aforetime that you would not leave (the world for the Hereafter).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأَنذِرِ
wa-andhiri
And warn
ٱلنَّاسَ
l-nāsa
the mankind
يَوْمَ
yawma
(of) a Day
يَأْتِيهِمُ
yatīhimu
(when) will come to them
ٱلْعَذَابُ
l-ʿadhābu
the punishment
فَيَقُولُ
fayaqūlu
then will say
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
ظَلَمُوا۟
ẓalamū
did wrong
رَبَّنَآ
rabbanā
Our Lord
أَخِّرْنَآ
akhir'nā
Respite us
إِلَىٰٓ
ilā
for
أَجَلٍۢ
ajalin
a term
قَرِيبٍۢ
qarībin
short
نُّجِبْ
nujib
we will answer
دَعْوَتَكَ
daʿwataka
Your call
وَنَتَّبِعِ
wanattabiʿi
and we will follow
ٱلرُّسُلَ ۗ
l-rusula
the Messengers
أَوَلَمْ
awalam
Had not
تَكُونُوٓا۟
takūnū
you
أَقْسَمْتُم
aqsamtum
sworn
مِّن
min
before
قَبْلُ
qablu
before
مَا
mā
not
لَكُم
lakum
for you
مِّن
min
any
زَوَالٍۢ
zawālin
end
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.
44. 1. That is, in the world you used to swear oaths and say that there is no reckoning, Paradise, or Hell, and who will be resurrected again.
