سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ
Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 48
وَعُرِضُوا۟ عَلَىٰ رَبِّكَ صَفًّا لَّقَدْ جِئْتُمُونَا كَمَا خَلَقْنَـٰكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍۭ ۚ بَلْ زَعَمْتُمْ أَلَّن نَّجْعَلَ لَكُم مَّوْعِدًا ﴿48﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And they will be set before your Lord in (lines as) rows, (and Allâh will say): "Now indeed, you have come to Us as We created you the first time. Nay, but you thought that We had appointed no meeting for you (with Us)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَعُرِضُوا۟
waʿuriḍū
And they will be presented
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
before
رَبِّكَ
rabbika
your Lord
صَفًّۭا
ṣaffan
(in) rows
لَّقَدْ
laqad
Certainly
جِئْتُمُونَا
ji'tumūnā
you have come to Us
كَمَا
kamā
as
خَلَقْنَـٰكُمْ
khalaqnākum
We created you
أَوَّلَ
awwala
the first
مَرَّةٍۭ ۚ
marratin
time
بَلْ
bal
Nay
زَعَمْتُمْ
zaʿamtum
you claimed
أَلَّن
allan
that not
نَّجْعَلَ
najʿala
We made
لَكُم
lakum
for you
مَّوْعِدًۭا
mawʿidan
an appointment
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.
48. 1. Its meaning is that they will stand before Allah in a single row, or they will be present in the Divine Court in the form of rows.
