سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 27
وَلَوْ تَرَىٰٓ إِذْ وُقِفُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ فَقَالُوا۟ يَـٰلَيْتَنَا نُرَدُّ وَلَا نُكَذِّبَ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ رَبِّنَا وَنَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿27﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
If you could but see when they will be held over the (Hell) Fire! They will say: "Would that we were but sent back (to the world)! Then we would not deny the Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, revelations, etc.) of our Lord, and we would be of the believers!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَوْ
walaw
And if
تَرَىٰٓ
tarā
you (could) see
إِذْ
idh
when
وُقِفُوا۟
wuqifū
they are made to stand
عَلَى
ʿalā
by
ٱلنَّارِ
l-nāri
the Fire
فَقَالُوا۟
faqālū
then they (will) say
يَـٰلَيْتَنَا
yālaytanā
Oh! Would that we
نُرَدُّ
nuraddu
were sent back
وَلَا
walā
and not
نُكَذِّبَ
nukadhiba
we would deny
بِـَٔايَـٰتِ
biāyāti
(the) Signs
رَبِّنَا
rabbinā
(of) our Lord
وَنَكُونَ
wanakūna
and we would be
مِنَ
mina
among
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
l-mu'minīna
the believers
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.
27. 1 Here, the answer to لَوْ is omitted; the implied phrase would be: "then you would see a terrifying scene."
27. 2 But it will not be possible to return from there to the world again so that they may fulfill this desire of theirs. The Quran has mentioned this desire of the disbelievers at several places. For example, (رَبَّنَآ اَخْرِجْنَا مِنْهَا فَاِنْ عُدْنَا فَاِنَّا ظٰلِمُوْنَ 17 قَالَ اخْسَـُٔـوْا فِيْهَا وَلَا تُكَلِّمُوْنِ 18) 23:17, 18 "O our Lord, take us out from this Hell; if we disobey You again, then surely we are wrongdoers." Allah will say, "Remain despised therein and do not speak to Me." (رَبَّنَآ اَبْصَرْنَا وَسَمِعْنَا فَارْجِعْنَا نَعْمَلْ صَالِحًا اِنَّا مُوْقِنُوْنَ) 32:12 "O our Lord, we have seen and heard, so send us back to the world so that we may do righteous deeds; now we have attained certainty."
27. 2 But it will not be possible to return from there to the world again so that they may fulfill this desire of theirs. The Quran has mentioned this desire of the disbelievers at several places. For example, (رَبَّنَآ اَخْرِجْنَا مِنْهَا فَاِنْ عُدْنَا فَاِنَّا ظٰلِمُوْنَ 17 قَالَ اخْسَـُٔـوْا فِيْهَا وَلَا تُكَلِّمُوْنِ 18) 23:17, 18 "O our Lord, take us out from this Hell; if we disobey You again, then surely we are wrongdoers." Allah will say, "Remain despised therein and do not speak to Me." (رَبَّنَآ اَبْصَرْنَا وَسَمِعْنَا فَارْجِعْنَا نَعْمَلْ صَالِحًا اِنَّا مُوْقِنُوْنَ) 32:12 "O our Lord, we have seen and heard, so send us back to the world so that we may do righteous deeds; now we have attained certainty."
