سُوْرَةُ الرَّحْمٰنِ
Surah Ar-Rahmaan (55) — Ayah 35
يُرْسَلُ عَلَيْكُمَا شُوَاظٌ مِّن نَّارٍ وَنُحَاسٌ فَلَا تَنتَصِرَانِ ﴿35﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
There will be sent against you both, smokeless flames of fire and (molten) brass, and you will not be able to defend yourselves.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يُرْسَلُ
yur'salu
Will be sent
عَلَيْكُمَا
ʿalaykumā
against both of you
شُوَاظٌۭ
shuwāẓun
a flame
مِّن
min
of
نَّارٍۢ
nārin
fire
وَنُحَاسٌۭ
wanuḥāsun
and smoke
فَلَا
falā
and not
تَنتَصِرَانِ
tantaṣirāni
you will (be able to) defend yourselves
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.
35. 1 The meaning is that if you try to escape anywhere on the Day of Resurrection, the angels will hurl flames of fire and smoke upon you, or pour molten copper upon your heads, and bring you back. The other meaning of نحاس is given as molten copper.
35. 2 That is, you will not have the power to avert Allah's punishment.
35. 2 That is, you will not have the power to avert Allah's punishment.
