سُوْرَةُ النَّمْلِ
Surah An-Naml (27) — Ayah 72
قُلْ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَكُونَ رَدِفَ لَكُم بَعْضُ ٱلَّذِى تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ ﴿72﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say: "Perhaps that which you wish to hasten on, may be close behind you.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
عَسَىٰٓ
ʿasā
Perhaps
أَن
an
that
يَكُونَ
yakūna
is
رَدِفَ
radifa
close behind
لَكُم
lakum
you
بَعْضُ
baʿḍu
some
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
(of) that which
تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ
tastaʿjilūna
you seek to hasten
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 this is meant the punishment of the Battle of Badr, which reached the disbelievers in the form of killing and captivity, or it is the punishment of the grave. رَدِفَ is in the meaning of nearness, just as the one who sits on the rear seat of a ride is called ردیف.
