سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ
Surah Ghafir (40) — Ayah 18
وَأَنذِرْهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْـَٔازِفَةِ إِذِ ٱلْقُلُوبُ لَدَى ٱلْحَنَاجِرِ كَـٰظِمِينَ ۚ مَا لِلظَّـٰلِمِينَ مِنْ حَمِيمٍ وَلَا شَفِيعٍ يُطَاعُ ﴿18﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And warn them (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) of the Day that is drawing near (i.e. the Day of Resurrection), when the hearts will be choking the throats, and they can neither return them (hearts) to their chests nor can they throw them out. There will be no friend, nor an intercessor for the Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrong-doers), who could be given heed to.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأَنذِرْهُمْ
wa-andhir'hum
And warn them
يَوْمَ
yawma
(of the) Day
ٱلْـَٔازِفَةِ
l-āzifati
the Approaching
إِذِ
idhi
when
ٱلْقُلُوبُ
l-qulūbu
the hearts
لَدَى
ladā
(are) at
ٱلْحَنَاجِرِ
l-ḥanājiri
the throats
كَـٰظِمِينَ ۚ
kāẓimīna
choked
مَا
mā
Not
لِلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
lilẓẓālimīna
for the wrongdoers
مِنْ
min
any
حَمِيمٍۢ
ḥamīmin
intimate friend
وَلَا
walā
and no
شَفِيعٍۢ
shafīʿin
intercessor
يُطَاعُ
yuṭāʿu
(who) is obeyed
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.
18. 1. اَزِفَۃ means "the one that is approaching." This is a name for the Day of Judgment, because it too is approaching. 18. (2) That is, on that day, due to fear, hearts will be displaced from their places. "Kaazimeen" means filled with grief, or weeping, or silent— all three meanings have been given.
