سُوْرَةُ الرُّوْمِ
Surah Ar-Room (30) — Ayah 55
وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ يُقْسِمُ ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ مَا لَبِثُوا۟ غَيْرَ سَاعَةٍ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ كَانُوا۟ يُؤْفَكُونَ ﴿55﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And on the Day that the Hour will be established, the Mujrimûn (criminals, disbelievers, polytheists, sinners) will swear that they stayed not but an hour - thus were they ever deluded [away from the truth (i.e. they used to tell lies and take false oaths, and turn away from the truth) in this life of the world)]
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَيَوْمَ
wayawma
And (the) Day
تَقُومُ
taqūmu
will (be) established
ٱلسَّاعَةُ
l-sāʿatu
the Hour
يُقْسِمُ
yuq'simu
will swear
ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ
l-muj'rimūna
the criminals
مَا
mā
not
لَبِثُوا۟
labithū
they remained
غَيْرَ
ghayra
but
سَاعَةٍۢ ۚ
sāʿatin
an hour
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhālika
Thus
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they were
يُؤْفَكُونَ
yu'fakūna
deluded
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 meaning of "Saa‘at" is hour, moment; what is meant is the Day of Judgment. It is called "Saa‘at" because when Allah wills, this event will occur in a single moment. Or because it will happen in that moment which will be the last moment of the world.
55-2. In the world or in their graves, they will swear false oaths according to their habit, because only the duration they spent in the world will be known to them. And if what is meant is the life of the grave, then their oath will be based on ignorance because they will not know the duration of the grave. Some say that compared to the terrors and dreadful conditions of the Hereafter, the life of this world will seem to them like a moment.
55-3. The meaning of "afaka ar-rajulu" is: he turned away from the truth. The meaning will be: just as he turned away, they kept wandering or straying in the world.
55-2. In the world or in their graves, they will swear false oaths according to their habit, because only the duration they spent in the world will be known to them. And if what is meant is the life of the grave, then their oath will be based on ignorance because they will not know the duration of the grave. Some say that compared to the terrors and dreadful conditions of the Hereafter, the life of this world will seem to them like a moment.
55-3. The meaning of "afaka ar-rajulu" is: he turned away from the truth. The meaning will be: just as he turned away, they kept wandering or straying in the world.
