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Surah Faatir (35) — Ayah 45
وَلَوْ يُؤَاخِذُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلنَّاسَ بِمَا كَسَبُوا۟ مَا تَرَكَ عَلَىٰ ظَهْرِهَا مِن دَآبَّةٍ وَلَـٰكِن يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ۖ فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهُمْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِعِبَادِهِۦ بَصِيرًۢا ﴿45﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And if Allâh were to punish men for that which they earned, He would not leave a moving (living) creature on the surface of the earth; but He gives them respite to an appointed term: and when their term comes, then verily, Allâh is Ever All-Seer of His slaves.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَوْ
walaw
And if
يُؤَاخِذُ
yuākhidhu
Allah (were to) punish
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah (were to) punish
ٱلنَّاسَ
l-nāsa
the people
بِمَا
bimā
for what
كَسَبُوا۟
kasabū
they have earned
مَا
mā
not
تَرَكَ
taraka
He would leave
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
on
ظَهْرِهَا
ẓahrihā
its back
مِن
min
any
دَآبَّةٍۢ
dābbatin
creature
وَلَـٰكِن
walākin
But
يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ
yu-akhiruhum
He gives them respite
إِلَىٰٓ
ilā
till
أَجَلٍۢ
ajalin
a term
مُّسَمًّۭى ۖ
musamman
appointed
فَإِذَا
fa-idhā
And when
جَآءَ
jāa
comes
أَجَلُهُمْ
ajaluhum
their term
فَإِنَّ
fa-inna
then indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
كَانَ
kāna
is
بِعِبَادِهِۦ
biʿibādihi
of His slaves
بَصِيرًۢا
baṣīran
All-Seer
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.
45. 1 If He were to destroy all the people for their sins, and the animals because of the misfortune brought by humans, or it means that He would destroy all the inhabitants of the earth, both humans and the animals and sustenance they possess, or it means that He would cut off the sequence of rains from the sky, due to which all creatures that move upon the earth would perish. 45. 1 This appointed term can be in this world as well, and the Day of Resurrection is certain anyway. 45. 3 That is, on that day He will take account of them and give every person the full recompense for their deeds: reward and recompense for the people of faith and obedience, and reproach and punishment for the people of disbelief and disobedience. In this, there is comfort for the believers and a warning for the disbelievers.
