سُوْرَةُ الْحَجِّ
Surah Al-Hajj (22) — Ayah 72
وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَـٰتُنَا بَيِّنَـٰتٍ تَعْرِفُ فِى وُجُوهِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ٱلْمُنكَرَ ۖ يَكَادُونَ يَسْطُونَ بِٱلَّذِينَ يَتْلُونَ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَـٰتِنَا ۗ قُلْ أَفَأُنَبِّئُكُم بِشَرٍّ مِّن ذَٰلِكُمُ ۗ ٱلنَّارُ وَعَدَهَا ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ۖ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ ﴿72﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when Our Clear Verses are recited to them, you will notice a denial on the faces of the disbelievers! They are nearly ready to attack with violence those who recite Our Verses to them. Say: "Shall I tell you of something worse than that? The Fire (of Hell) which Allâh has promised to those who disbelieved, and worst indeed is that destination!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
And when
تُتْلَىٰ
tut'lā
are recited
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
to them
ءَايَـٰتُنَا
āyātunā
Our Verses
بَيِّنَـٰتٍۢ
bayyinātin
clear
تَعْرِفُ
taʿrifu
you will recognize
فِى
fī
on
وُجُوهِ
wujūhi
(the) faces
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(of) those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieve
ٱلْمُنكَرَ ۖ
l-munkara
the denial
يَكَادُونَ
yakādūna
They almost
يَسْطُونَ
yasṭūna
attack
بِٱلَّذِينَ
bi-alladhīna
those who
يَتْلُونَ
yatlūna
recite
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
to them
ءَايَـٰتِنَا ۗ
āyātinā
Our Verses
قُلْ
qul
Say
أَفَأُنَبِّئُكُم
afa-unabbi-ukum
Then shall I inform you
بِشَرٍّۢ
bisharrin
of worse
مِّن
min
than
ذَٰلِكُمُ ۗ
dhālikumu
that
ٱلنَّارُ
l-nāru
The Fire
وَعَدَهَا
waʿadahā
Allah (has) promised it
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah (has) promised it
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(for) those who
كَفَرُوا۟ ۖ
kafarū
disbelieve
وَبِئْسَ
wabi'sa
and wretched
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.
72. 1 By laying hands or through abusive language. That is, for the polytheists and the people of misguidance, the mention of Allah’s oneness, prophethood, and the Hereafter is unbearable, which is reflected on their faces and sometimes through their hands and tongues. The same is the case with today’s people of innovation and misguided sects; when their misguidance is made clear through the arguments of the Quran and Hadith, their attitude towards the Quranic verses and proofs is just like this, as explained in this verse (Fath al-Qadeer).
72. 2 That is, for now, upon hearing the signs of Allah, only your faces are astonished. A time will come, if you do not repent from this attitude, when you will have to face much worse circumstances than this, and that is burning in the fire of Hell, which Allah has promised to the people of disbelief and polytheism.
72. 2 That is, for now, upon hearing the signs of Allah, only your faces are astonished. A time will come, if you do not repent from this attitude, when you will have to face much worse circumstances than this, and that is burning in the fire of Hell, which Allah has promised to the people of disbelief and polytheism.
