سُوْرَةُ الْحَجِّ
Surah Al-Hajj (22) — Ayah 48
وَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَمْلَيْتُ لَهَا وَهِىَ ظَالِمَةٌ ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُهَا وَإِلَىَّ ٱلْمَصِيرُ ﴿48﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And many a township did I give respite while it was given to wrong-doing. Then (in the end) I seized it (with punishment). And to Me is the (final) return (of all).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَكَأَيِّن
waka-ayyin
And how many
مِّن
min
of
قَرْيَةٍ
qaryatin
a township
أَمْلَيْتُ
amlaytu
I gave respite
لَهَا
lahā
to it
وَهِىَ
wahiya
while it
ظَالِمَةٌۭ
ẓālimatun
(was) doing wrong
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
أَخَذْتُهَا
akhadhtuhā
I seized it
وَإِلَىَّ
wa-ilayya
and to Me
ٱلْمَصِيرُ
l-maṣīru
(is) the destination
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. That is why here the law of respite has been stated again: No matter how much delay there is in punishment from My side, nevertheless, no one can escape My grasp, nor can anyone flee anywhere. In the end, he has to return only to Me.
