سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ
Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 39
لَوْ يَعْلَمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ حِينَ لَا يَكُفُّونَ عَن وُجُوهِهِمُ ٱلنَّارَ وَلَا عَن ظُهُورِهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ ﴿39﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
If only those who disbelieved knew (the time) when they will not be able to ward off the Fire from their faces, nor from their backs, and they will not be helped.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَوْ
law
If
يَعْلَمُ
yaʿlamu
knew
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieved
حِينَ
ḥīna
(the) time
لَا
lā
(when) not
يَكُفُّونَ
yakuffūna
they will avert
عَن
ʿan
from
وُجُوهِهِمُ
wujūhihimu
their faces
ٱلنَّارَ
l-nāra
the Fire
وَلَا
walā
and not
عَن
ʿan
from
ظُهُورِهِمْ
ẓuhūrihim
their backs
وَلَا
walā
and not
هُمْ
hum
they
يُنصَرُونَ
yunṣarūna
will be helped
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.
39. 1. Its answer is separate, that is, if they had known, then they would not have hastened for the punishment, or they would certainly have known that the Day of Judgment is coming, or they would not have remained firm on disbelief but would have embraced faith.
