سُوْرَةُ الْعَنْكَبُوْتِ
Surah Al-Ankaboot (29) — Ayah 55
يَوْمَ يَغْشَىٰهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ مِن فَوْقِهِمْ وَمِن تَحْتِ أَرْجُلِهِمْ وَيَقُولُ ذُوقُوا۟ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ﴿55﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
On the Day when the torment (Hell-fire) shall cover them from above them and from underneath their feet, and it will be said: "Taste what you used to do."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَوْمَ
yawma
On (the) Day
يَغْشَىٰهُمُ
yaghshāhumu
will cover them
ٱلْعَذَابُ
l-ʿadhābu
the punishment
مِن
min
from
فَوْقِهِمْ
fawqihim
above them
وَمِن
wamin
and from
تَحْتِ
taḥti
below
أَرْجُلِهِمْ
arjulihim
their feet
وَيَقُولُ
wayaqūlu
and He will say
ذُوقُوا۟
dhūqū
Taste
مَا
mā
what
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you used
تَعْمَلُونَ
taʿmalūna
(to) do
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. The subject of یقول is Allah or the angels, that is, when punishment is surrounding them from all sides, it will be said.
