سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ
Surah Ghafir (40) — Ayah 11
قَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ أَمَتَّنَا ٱثْنَتَيْنِ وَأَحْيَيْتَنَا ٱثْنَتَيْنِ فَٱعْتَرَفْنَا بِذُنُوبِنَا فَهَلْ إِلَىٰ خُرُوجٍ مِّن سَبِيلٍ ﴿11﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They will say: "Our Lord! You have made us to die twice (i.e. we were dead in the loins of our fathers and dead after our life in this world), and You have given us life twice (i.e. life when we were born and life when we are Resurrected)! Now we confess our sins, then is there any way to get out (of the Fire)?" (Tafsir Al-Qurtubi,)
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They (will) say
رَبَّنَآ
rabbanā
Our Lord
أَمَتَّنَا
amattanā
You gave us death
ٱثْنَتَيْنِ
ith'natayni
twice
وَأَحْيَيْتَنَا
wa-aḥyaytanā
and You gave us life
ٱثْنَتَيْنِ
ith'natayni
twice
فَٱعْتَرَفْنَا
fa-iʿ'tarafnā
and we confess
بِذُنُوبِنَا
bidhunūbinā
our sins
فَهَلْ
fahal
So is (there)
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
خُرُوجٍۢ
khurūjin
get out
مِّن
min
any
سَبِيلٍۢ
sabīlin
way
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.
11. 1 According to the majority of commentators, of the two deaths, the first death is that of the sperm-drop which is in the father's loins, meaning that the non-existence of a person before his existence is referred to as death, and the second death is the one that a person encounters after living his life and is then buried in the grave. Of the two lives, the first life is this worldly life, which begins at birth and ends at death, and the second life is the one that will be attained after being raised from the graves on the Day of Resurrection. The mention of these two deaths and two lives is also found in وکنتم امواتا فاحیاکم ثم یمیتکم ثم یحییکم in Al-Baqarah.
11. 2 That is, they will confess in Hell, where confession is of no benefit, and they will regret where regret holds no value.
11. 3 This is the same wish that has been mentioned at several places in the Quran, that we be sent back to the earth so that we may perform good deeds.
11. 2 That is, they will confess in Hell, where confession is of no benefit, and they will regret where regret holds no value.
11. 3 This is the same wish that has been mentioned at several places in the Quran, that we be sent back to the earth so that we may perform good deeds.
