سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْۣبِيَآءِ
Surah Al-Anbiyaa (21) — Ayah 42
قُلْ مَن يَكْلَؤُكُم بِٱلَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ مِنَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ۗ بَلْ هُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ رَبِّهِم مُّعْرِضُونَ ﴿42﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say: "Who can guard and protect you in the night or in the day from the (punishment of the) Most Gracious (Allâh)?" Nay, but they turn away from the remembrance of their Lord.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
مَن
man
Who
يَكْلَؤُكُم
yakla-ukum
(can) protect you
بِٱلَّيْلِ
bi-al-layli
in the night
وَٱلنَّهَارِ
wal-nahāri
and the day
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ۗ
l-raḥmāni
the Most Gracious
بَلْ
bal
Yet
هُمْ
hum
they
عَن
ʿan
from
ذِكْرِ
dhik'ri
(the) remembrance
رَبِّهِم
rabbihim
(of) their Lord
مُّعْرِضُونَ
muʿ'riḍūna
turn away
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.
42. 1. That is, your deeds are such that at any moment of the day or night, punishment can come upon you. Who protects you from this punishment during the day and night? Is there anyone besides Allah who can protect you from the divine punishment?
