سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 51
أَوْ خَلْقًا مِّمَّا يَكْبُرُ فِى صُدُورِكُمْ ۚ فَسَيَقُولُونَ مَن يُعِيدُنَا ۖ قُلِ ٱلَّذِى فَطَرَكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ ۚ فَسَيُنْغِضُونَ إِلَيْكَ رُءُوسَهُمْ وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هُوَ ۖ قُلْ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَكُونَ قَرِيبًا ﴿51﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"Or some created thing that is yet greater (or harder) in your breasts (thoughts to be resurrected, even then you shall be resurrected)." Then, they will say: "Who shall bring us back (to life)?" Say: "He Who created you first!" Then, they will shake their heads at you and say: "When will that be?" Say: "Perhaps it is near!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَوْ
aw
Or
خَلْقًۭا
khalqan
a creation
مِّمَّا
mimmā
of what
يَكْبُرُ
yakburu
(is) great
فِى
fī
in
صُدُورِكُمْ ۚ
ṣudūrikum
your breasts
فَسَيَقُولُونَ
fasayaqūlūna
Then they will say
مَن
man
Who
يُعِيدُنَا ۖ
yuʿīdunā
will restore us
قُلِ
quli
Say
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
He Who
فَطَرَكُمْ
faṭarakum
created you
أَوَّلَ
awwala
(the) first
مَرَّةٍۢ ۚ
marratin
time
فَسَيُنْغِضُونَ
fasayun'ghiḍūna
Then they will shake
إِلَيْكَ
ilayka
at you
رُءُوسَهُمْ
ruūsahum
their heads
وَيَقُولُونَ
wayaqūlūna
and they say
مَتَىٰ
matā
When (will)
هُوَ ۖ
huwa
it (be)
قُلْ
qul
Say
عَسَىٰٓ
ʿasā
Perhaps
أَن
an
that
يَكُونَ
yakūna
(it) will be
قَرِيبًۭا
qarīban
soon
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.
51. 1. That is, become something even harder than this, which is within your knowledge, and then ask who will give life (to it)?
51. 2. انغض. The meaning of ینغض is to nod the head. That is, by nodding their heads in mockery, they will say, when will this resurrection happen?
51. 3. The meaning of "near" is: something that is to happen. كُلُّ مَا هُوَ آتٍ فَهُوَ قَرِيبٌ — every event that is to occur is near, meaning the occurrence of the Day of Judgment is certain and inevitable.
51. 2. انغض. The meaning of ینغض is to nod the head. That is, by nodding their heads in mockery, they will say, when will this resurrection happen?
51. 3. The meaning of "near" is: something that is to happen. كُلُّ مَا هُوَ آتٍ فَهُوَ قَرِيبٌ — every event that is to occur is near, meaning the occurrence of the Day of Judgment is certain and inevitable.
