سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 47
قُلْ أَرَءَيْتَكُمْ إِنْ أَتَىٰكُمْ عَذَابُ ٱللَّهِ بَغْتَةً أَوْ جَهْرَةً هَلْ يُهْلَكُ إِلَّا ٱلْقَوْمُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ ﴿47﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say: "Tell me, if the punishment of Allâh comes to you suddenly (during the night), or openly (during the day), will any be destroyed except the Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrong-doing people)?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
أَرَءَيْتَكُمْ
ara-aytakum
Have you seen
إِنْ
in
if
أَتَىٰكُمْ
atākum
comes to you
عَذَابُ
ʿadhābu
punishment
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
بَغْتَةً
baghtatan
suddenly
أَوْ
aw
or
جَهْرَةً
jahratan
openly
هَلْ
hal
will
يُهْلَكُ
yuh'laku
(any) be destroyed
إِلَّا
illā
except
ٱلْقَوْمُ
l-qawmu
the people
ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ
l-ẓālimūna
the wrongdoers
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.
47. 1. By "بغتۃ" (suddenly, unexpectedly) is meant the night, and by "جھرۃ" (openly, manifestly) is meant the day, as expressed in Surah Yunus by "بَیَاتًا اَوْ نَہَارًا", that is, the punishment may come during the day or at night. Or, "بغتۃ" is that punishment which comes suddenly without any prelude or introduction, and "جھرۃ" is that punishment which comes after prelude and introduction. This punishment, which comes for the destruction of nations, comes only upon those who are unjust, that is, those who exceed all bounds in disbelief, rebellion, and disobedience to Allah.
