سُوْرَةُ الْحَجِّ
Surah Al-Hajj (22) — Ayah 55
وَلَا يَزَالُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى مِرْيَةٍ مِّنْهُ حَتَّىٰ تَأْتِيَهُمُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ بَغْتَةً أَوْ يَأْتِيَهُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمٍ عَقِيمٍ ﴿55﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And those who disbelieved will not cease to be in doubt about it (this Qur’ân) until the Hour comes suddenly upon them, or there comes to them the torment of the Day after which there will be no night (i.e. the Day of Resurrection).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَا
walā
And not
يَزَالُ
yazālu
will cease
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieve
فِى
fī
(to be) in
مِرْيَةٍۢ
mir'yatin
doubt
مِّنْهُ
min'hu
of it
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until
تَأْتِيَهُمُ
tatiyahumu
comes to them
ٱلسَّاعَةُ
l-sāʿatu
the Hour
بَغْتَةً
baghtatan
suddenly
أَوْ
aw
or
يَأْتِيَهُمْ
yatiyahum
comes to them
عَذَابُ
ʿadhābu
(the) punishment
يَوْمٍ
yawmin
(of) a Day
عَقِيمٍ
ʿaqīmin
barren
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.
55. 1. By یَوْمِ عَقِیْمِ (barren day) is meant the Day of Resurrection. It is called 'Aqeem' because after it there will be no other day, just as 'Aqeem' is used for one who has no offspring. Or because for the disbelievers there will be no mercy on that day, as if it will be devoid of any good for them. Just as the violent wind, which used to come as a punishment, is called الرِّیْحَ الْعَقِیْمَ. (اِذْ اَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ الرِّيْحَ الْعَقِيْمَ) 51. Adh-Dhariyat:41) When We sent upon them the barren wind. That is, such a wind in which there was neither any good nor any glad tidings of rain.
