سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 68
أَفَأَمِنتُمْ أَن يَخْسِفَ بِكُمْ جَانِبَ ٱلْبَرِّ أَوْ يُرْسِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ حَاصِبًا ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُوا۟ لَكُمْ وَكِيلًا ﴿68﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Do you then feel secure that He will not cause a side of the land to swallow you up, or that He will not send against you a violent sand-storm? Then, you shall find no Wakîl (guardian - one to guard you from the torment).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَفَأَمِنتُمْ
afa-amintum
Do you then feel secure
أَن
an
that (not)
يَخْسِفَ
yakhsifa
He will cause to swallow
بِكُمْ
bikum
you
جَانِبَ
jāniba
side
ٱلْبَرِّ
l-bari
(of) the land
أَوْ
aw
or
يُرْسِلَ
yur'sila
send
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
against you
حَاصِبًۭا
ḥāṣiban
a storm of stones
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
لَا
lā
not
تَجِدُوا۟
tajidū
you will find
لَكُمْ
lakum
for you
وَكِيلًا
wakīlan
a guardian
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.
68. 1. That is, after coming out of the sea, when you forget Allah, do you not know that He can seize you even on land? He can cause you to sink into the earth or destroy you by raining stones upon you, just as He destroyed some of the previous nations in this manner.
