سُوْرَةُ الْاَحْقَافِ
Surah Al-Ahqaf (46) — Ayah 20
وَيَوْمَ يُعْرَضُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ أَذْهَبْتُمْ طَيِّبَـٰتِكُمْ فِى حَيَاتِكُمُ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱسْتَمْتَعْتُم بِهَا فَٱلْيَوْمَ تُجْزَوْنَ عَذَابَ ٱلْهُونِ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَسْتَكْبِرُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ ٱلْحَقِّ وَبِمَا كُنتُمْ تَفْسُقُونَ ﴿20﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
On the Day when those who disbelieve (in the Oneness of Allâh - Islâmic Monotheism) will be exposed to the Fire (it will be said): "You received your good things in the life of the world, and you took your pleasure therein. Now this Day you shall be recompensed with a torment of humiliation, because you were arrogant in the land without a right, and because you used to rebel against Allâh’s Command (disobey Allâh).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَيَوْمَ
wayawma
And (the) Day
يُعْرَضُ
yuʿ'raḍu
will be exposed
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieved
عَلَى
ʿalā
to
ٱلنَّارِ
l-nāri
the Fire
أَذْهَبْتُمْ
adhhabtum
You exhausted
طَيِّبَـٰتِكُمْ
ṭayyibātikum
your good things
فِى
fī
in
حَيَاتِكُمُ
ḥayātikumu
your life
ٱلدُّنْيَا
l-dun'yā
(of) the world
وَٱسْتَمْتَعْتُم
wa-is'tamtaʿtum
and you took your pleasures
بِهَا
bihā
therein
فَٱلْيَوْمَ
fal-yawma
So today
تُجْزَوْنَ
tuj'zawna
you will be recompensed
عَذَابَ
ʿadhāba
(with) a punishment
ٱلْهُونِ
l-hūni
humiliating
بِمَا
bimā
because
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you were
تَسْتَكْبِرُونَ
tastakbirūna
arrogant
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
بِغَيْرِ
bighayri
without
ٱلْحَقِّ
l-ḥaqi
[the] right
وَبِمَا
wabimā
and because
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you were
تَفْسُقُونَ
tafsuqūna
defiantly disobedient
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.
20. 1. That is, remember the time when the veils will be lifted from the eyes of the disbelievers and they will be seeing the fire of Hell or will be near it. Some have interpreted "یعرضون" to mean "یعذبون," and some say there is inversion in the speech; the meaning is, when the fire will be presented to them, "تعرض النار علیھم" (Fath al-Qadeer).
20. 2. "Tayyibat" refers to those blessings which a person eats, drinks, and uses with pleasure and delight, and feels joy and happiness. But if their use is accompanied by concern for the Hereafter, then it is a different matter, as a believer does. Along with this, he also observes gratitude to Allah by obeying His commands. But using them with indifference to the Hereafter makes a person rebellious and defiant, as a disbeliever does, and thus he is ungrateful to Allah. Therefore, a believer, due to his gratitude and obedience, will receive these blessings, and even far better blessings, again in the Hereafter.
20. 3. Two reasons for their punishment have been mentioned: unjust arrogance, on the basis of which a person avoids following the truth, and the second, "fisq"—committing sins fearlessly. Both these things are common among all disbelievers. The people of faith should protect themselves from both these things.
20. 2. "Tayyibat" refers to those blessings which a person eats, drinks, and uses with pleasure and delight, and feels joy and happiness. But if their use is accompanied by concern for the Hereafter, then it is a different matter, as a believer does. Along with this, he also observes gratitude to Allah by obeying His commands. But using them with indifference to the Hereafter makes a person rebellious and defiant, as a disbeliever does, and thus he is ungrateful to Allah. Therefore, a believer, due to his gratitude and obedience, will receive these blessings, and even far better blessings, again in the Hereafter.
20. 3. Two reasons for their punishment have been mentioned: unjust arrogance, on the basis of which a person avoids following the truth, and the second, "fisq"—committing sins fearlessly. Both these things are common among all disbelievers. The people of faith should protect themselves from both these things.
