سُوْرَةُ الشُّوْرٰي

Surah Ash-Shura (42) — Ayah 34

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أَوْ يُوبِقْهُنَّ بِمَا كَسَبُوا۟ وَيَعْفُ عَن كَثِيرٍ ﴿34﴾
Or He may destroy them (by shipwreck) because of that which their (people) have earned. And He pardons much.
أَوْ aw Or
يُوبِقْهُنَّ yūbiq'hunna He could destroy them
بِمَا bimā for what
كَسَبُوا۟ kasabū they have earned
وَيَعْفُ wayaʿfu but He pardons
عَن ʿan [from]
كَثِيرٍۢ kathīrin much

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.

34. 1 That is, command the sea and let its waves surge, and let them drown in it.
34. 2 Otherwise, no one who travels by sea would be able to return safely.