سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ
Surah Ghafir (40) — Ayah 85
فَلَمْ يَكُ يَنفَعُهُمْ إِيمَـٰنُهُمْ لَمَّا رَأَوْا۟ بَأْسَنَا ۖ سُنَّتَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّتِى قَدْ خَلَتْ فِى عِبَادِهِۦ ۖ وَخَسِرَ هُنَالِكَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ ﴿85﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then their Faith (in Islâmic Monotheism) could not avail them when they saw Our punishment. (Like) this has been the way of Allâh in dealing with His slaves. And there the disbelievers lost utterly (when Our Torment covered them).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَلَمْ
falam
But did not
يَكُ
yaku
But did not
يَنفَعُهُمْ
yanfaʿuhum
benefit them
إِيمَـٰنُهُمْ
īmānuhum
their faith
لَمَّا
lammā
when
رَأَوْا۟
ra-aw
they saw
بَأْسَنَا ۖ
basanā
Our punishment
سُنَّتَ
sunnata
(Such is the) Way
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
ٱلَّتِى
allatī
which
قَدْ
qad
(has) indeed
خَلَتْ
khalat
preceded
فِى
fī
among
عِبَادِهِۦ ۖ
ʿibādihi
His slaves
وَخَسِرَ
wakhasira
And are lost
هُنَالِكَ
hunālika
there
ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ
l-kāfirūna
the disbelievers
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.
85. 1. That is, it has been Allah's established practice that repentance and faith are not accepted after witnessing the punishment; this subject has been mentioned in several places in the Noble Quran.
85. 2. That is, after witnessing the punishment, it became clear to them that now, except for loss and destruction, nothing else is destined for us.
85. 2. That is, after witnessing the punishment, it became clear to them that now, except for loss and destruction, nothing else is destined for us.
