سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ
Surah Ghafir (40) — Ayah 77
فَٱصْبِرْ إِنَّ وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقٌّ ۚ فَإِمَّا نُرِيَنَّكَ بَعْضَ ٱلَّذِى نَعِدُهُمْ أَوْ نَتَوَفَّيَنَّكَ فَإِلَيْنَا يُرْجَعُونَ ﴿77﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So be patient (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم); verily, the Promise of Allâh is true and whether We show you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم in this world) some part of what We have promised them, or We cause you to die then still it is to Us they all shall be returned.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَٱصْبِرْ
fa-iṣ'bir
So be patient
إِنَّ
inna
indeed
وَعْدَ
waʿda
(the) Promise
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
حَقٌّۭ ۚ
ḥaqqun
(is) true
فَإِمَّا
fa-immā
And whether
نُرِيَنَّكَ
nuriyannaka
We show you
بَعْضَ
baʿḍa
some
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
(of) what
نَعِدُهُمْ
naʿiduhum
We have promised them
أَوْ
aw
or
نَتَوَفَّيَنَّكَ
natawaffayannaka
We cause you to die
فَإِلَيْنَا
fa-ilaynā
then to Us
يُرْجَعُونَ
yur'jaʿūna
they will be returned
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.
77. 1. That We will take revenge from the disbelievers. This promise can be fulfilled soon, meaning that We can seize them in this world, or according to Allah's will, there can be a delay. That is, on the Day of Resurrection We will punish them. However, it is certain that they cannot escape from Allah's grasp anywhere.
77. 2. That We may afflict them with punishment in your lifetime. And so it happened: Allah took revenge from the disbelievers and cooled the eyes of the Muslims. In the Battle of Badr, seventy disbelievers were killed, in 8 AH Makkah was conquered, and then during the blessed life of the Prophet ﷺ, the entire Arabian Peninsula came under the control of the Muslims.
77. 3. That even if the disbelievers escape worldly accountability and punishment, in the end they will come to Me, where a severe punishment is prepared for them.
77. 2. That We may afflict them with punishment in your lifetime. And so it happened: Allah took revenge from the disbelievers and cooled the eyes of the Muslims. In the Battle of Badr, seventy disbelievers were killed, in 8 AH Makkah was conquered, and then during the blessed life of the Prophet ﷺ, the entire Arabian Peninsula came under the control of the Muslims.
77. 3. That even if the disbelievers escape worldly accountability and punishment, in the end they will come to Me, where a severe punishment is prepared for them.
