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Surah Fussilat (41) — Ayah 50
وَلَئِنْ أَذَقْنَـٰهُ رَحْمَةً مِّنَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ ضَرَّآءَ مَسَّتْهُ لَيَقُولَنَّ هَـٰذَا لِى وَمَآ أَظُنُّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ قَآئِمَةً وَلَئِن رُّجِعْتُ إِلَىٰ رَبِّىٓ إِنَّ لِى عِندَهُۥ لَلْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ فَلَنُنَبِّئَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِمَا عَمِلُوا۟ وَلَنُذِيقَنَّهُم مِّنْ عَذَابٍ غَلِيظٍ ﴿50﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And truly, if We give him a taste of mercy from Us, after some adversity (severe poverty or disease, etc.) has touched him, he is sure to say: "This is due to my (merit); I think not that the Hour will be established. But if I am brought back to my Lord, surely, there will be for me the best (wealth) with Him. Then, We verily, will show to the disbelievers what they have done, and We shall make them taste a severe torment.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَئِنْ
wala-in
And verily, if
أَذَقْنَـٰهُ
adhaqnāhu
We let him taste
رَحْمَةًۭ
raḥmatan
mercy
مِّنَّا
minnā
from Us
مِنۢ
min
after
بَعْدِ
baʿdi
after
ضَرَّآءَ
ḍarrāa
an adversity
مَسَّتْهُ
massathu
(has) touched him
لَيَقُولَنَّ
layaqūlanna
he will surely say
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
This (is)
لِى
lī
(due) to me
وَمَآ
wamā
and not
أَظُنُّ
aẓunnu
I think
ٱلسَّاعَةَ
l-sāʿata
the Hour
قَآئِمَةًۭ
qāimatan
(will be) established
وَلَئِن
wala-in
and if
رُّجِعْتُ
rujiʿ'tu
I am returned
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
رَبِّىٓ
rabbī
my Lord
إِنَّ
inna
indeed
لِى
lī
for me
عِندَهُۥ
ʿindahu
with Him
لَلْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ
lalḥus'nā
(will be) the best
فَلَنُنَبِّئَنَّ
falanunabbi-anna
But We will surely inform
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieved
بِمَا
bimā
about what
عَمِلُوا۟
ʿamilū
they did
وَلَنُذِيقَنَّهُم
walanudhīqannahum
and We will surely make them taste
مِّنْ
min
of
عَذَابٍ
ʿadhābin
a punishment
غَلِيظٍۢ
ghalīẓin
severe
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.
50. 1. That is, I am beloved to Allah, He is pleased with me, that is why He bestows His blessings upon me. Whereas the increase or decrease in worldly things is not a sign of His love or displeasure. Rather, Allah does this only for testing, so that He may see who gives thanks in blessings and who is patient in hardships.
50. 2. The one who says this is a hypocrite or a disbeliever; no believer can say such a thing. Only a disbeliever thinks that if my worldly life is passing with goodness, then the Hereafter will also be the same for me.
49. 3. The one who says this is a hypocrite or a disbeliever; no believer can say such a thing. Only a disbeliever thinks that if my worldly life is passing with goodness, then the Hereafter will also be the same for me.
50. 2. The one who says this is a hypocrite or a disbeliever; no believer can say such a thing. Only a disbeliever thinks that if my worldly life is passing with goodness, then the Hereafter will also be the same for me.
49. 3. The one who says this is a hypocrite or a disbeliever; no believer can say such a thing. Only a disbeliever thinks that if my worldly life is passing with goodness, then the Hereafter will also be the same for me.
