سُوْرَةُ الرَّحْمٰنِ
Surah Ar-Rahmaan (55) — Ayah 33
يَـٰمَعْشَرَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ إِنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتُمْ أَن تَنفُذُوا۟ مِنْ أَقْطَارِ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنفُذُوا۟ ۚ لَا تَنفُذُونَ إِلَّا بِسُلْطَـٰنٍ ﴿33﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O assembly of jinn and men! If you have power to pass beyond the zones of the heavens and the earth, then pass beyond (them)! But you will never be able to pass them, except with authority (from Allâh)!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰمَعْشَرَ
yāmaʿshara
O assembly
ٱلْجِنِّ
l-jini
(of) the jinn
وَٱلْإِنسِ
wal-insi
and the men
إِنِ
ini
If
ٱسْتَطَعْتُمْ
is'taṭaʿtum
you are able
أَن
an
to
تَنفُذُوا۟
tanfudhū
pass beyond
مِنْ
min
[of]
أَقْطَارِ
aqṭāri
(the) regions
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
(of) the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ
wal-arḍi
and the earth
فَٱنفُذُوا۟ ۚ
fa-unfudhū
then pass
لَا
lā
Not
تَنفُذُونَ
tanfudhūna
you (can) pass
إِلَّا
illā
except
بِسُلْطَـٰنٍۢ
bisul'ṭānin
by authority
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.
33. 1. This warning is also a blessing, as it causes the evildoer to refrain from committing sins and the righteous to perform more good deeds. (2) That is, if you can escape from Allah’s decree and destiny, then go ahead and try, but who has this power? And after running away, where will you go? Which place is there that is outside of Allah’s control? Some have said that this will be said in the Field of Gathering, when the angels will have surrounded the people from all sides. Both interpretations are authentic in their own right.
