سُوْرَةُ صٓ
Surah Saad (38) — Ayah 16
وَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا عَجِّل لَّنَا قِطَّنَا قَبْلَ يَوْمِ ٱلْحِسَابِ ﴿16﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They say: "Our Lord! Hasten to us Qittanâ (i.e. our Record of good and bad deeds so that we may see it) before the Day of Reckoning!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالُوا۟
waqālū
And they say
رَبَّنَا
rabbanā
Our Lord
عَجِّل
ʿajjil
Hasten
لَّنَا
lanā
for us
قِطَّنَا
qiṭṭanā
our share
قَبْلَ
qabla
before
يَوْمِ
yawmi
(the) Day
ٱلْحِسَابِ
l-ḥisābi
(of) the Account
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.
16. 1. That is, according to our book of deeds, whatever good or bad punishment is due to us, give it to us in this world before the Day of Judgment comes. They said this mockingly, considering the occurrence of the Resurrection impossible.
