سُوْرَةُ الْحَآقَّةِ
Surah Al-Haaqqa (69) — Ayah 32
ثُمَّ فِى سِلْسِلَةٍ ذَرْعُهَا سَبْعُونَ ذِرَاعًا فَٱسْلُكُوهُ ﴿32﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"Then fasten him with a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
فِى
fī
into
سِلْسِلَةٍۢ
sil'silatin
a chain
ذَرْعُهَا
dharʿuhā
its length
سَبْعُونَ
sabʿūna
(is) seventy
ذِرَاعًۭا
dhirāʿan
cubits
فَٱسْلُكُوهُ
fa-us'lukūhu
insert him
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.
32. 1. Dhirā‘ (hand/arm) — It is not possible to specify exactly how much this is, however, from this it is understood that the length of the chain will be seventy dhirā‘.
