سُوْرَةُ النَّحْلِ
Surah An-Nahl (16) — Ayah 84
وَيَوْمَ نَبْعَثُ مِن كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ شَهِيدًا ثُمَّ لَا يُؤْذَنُ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَلَا هُمْ يُسْتَعْتَبُونَ ﴿84﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And (remember) the Day when We shall raise up from each nation a witness (their Messenger), then, those who disbelieved will not be given leave (to put forward excuses), nor will they be allowed (to return to the world) to repent and ask for Allâh’s Forgiveness (of their sins).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَيَوْمَ
wayawma
And the Day
نَبْعَثُ
nabʿathu
We will resurrect
مِن
min
from
كُلِّ
kulli
every
أُمَّةٍۢ
ummatin
nation
شَهِيدًۭا
shahīdan
a witness
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
لَا
lā
not
يُؤْذَنُ
yu'dhanu
will be permitted
لِلَّذِينَ
lilladhīna
to those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieved
وَلَا
walā
and not
هُمْ
hum
they
يُسْتَعْتَبُونَ
yus'taʿtabūna
will be asked to make amends
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.
84. 1. That is, on every nation, the prophet of that nation will bear witness that Allah's message had been conveyed to them. But they did not care about it. These disbelievers will not even be allowed to present an excuse, because in reality, they will have no excuse or argument at all. Nor will they be asked to turn back or to remove reproach, because such a need only arises when someone is to be given a concession. Another meaning is that they will not be given the opportunity to please their Lord, because that opportunity had already been given in the world, which is the abode of action. The Hereafter is not the abode of action, it is the abode of recompense; there, one will be recompensed for what one has done in the world, and no one will be given the opportunity to do anything there.
