سُوْرَةُ النَّحْلِ
Surah An-Nahl (16) — Ayah 33
هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن تَأْتِيَهُمُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ أَوْ يَأْتِىَ أَمْرُ رَبِّكَ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ فَعَلَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ وَمَا ظَلَمَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَلَـٰكِن كَانُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ ﴿33﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Do they (the disbelievers and polytheists) await but that the angels should come to them [to take away their souls (at death)], or there should come the command (i.e. the torment or the Day of Resurrection) of your Lord? Thus did those before them. And Allâh wronged them not, but they used to wrong themselves.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
هَلْ
hal
Do
يَنظُرُونَ
yanẓurūna
they wait
إِلَّآ
illā
except
أَن
an
that
تَأْتِيَهُمُ
tatiyahumu
(should) come to them
ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ
l-malāikatu
the Angels
أَوْ
aw
or
يَأْتِىَ
yatiya
(should) come
أَمْرُ
amru
(the) Command
رَبِّكَ ۚ
rabbika
(of) your Lord
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhālika
Thus
فَعَلَ
faʿala
did
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
مِن
min
(were) before them
قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ
qablihim
(were) before them
وَمَا
wamā
And not
ظَلَمَهُمُ
ẓalamahumu
wronged them
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
وَلَـٰكِن
walākin
but
كَانُوٓا۟
kānū
they were
أَنفُسَهُمْ
anfusahum
themselves
يَظْلِمُونَ
yaẓlimūna
wronging
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.
33. 1. That is, are they also waiting for the time when the angels will seize their souls or the command of their Lord (i.e., punishment or the Day of Resurrection) will come?
33. 2. That is, in this way, rebellion and disobedience were also adopted by the people before them, because of which they became deserving of Allah's wrath.
33. 3. Therefore, Allah has not left any excuse for them. By sending messengers and revealing books, He has completed the argument against them.
33. 4. That is, by opposing the messengers and denying them, they have wronged themselves.
33. 2. That is, in this way, rebellion and disobedience were also adopted by the people before them, because of which they became deserving of Allah's wrath.
33. 3. Therefore, Allah has not left any excuse for them. By sending messengers and revealing books, He has completed the argument against them.
33. 4. That is, by opposing the messengers and denying them, they have wronged themselves.
