سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 167
وَإِذْ تَأَذَّنَ رَبُّكَ لَيَبْعَثَنَّ عَلَيْهِمْ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ مَن يَسُومُهُمْ سُوٓءَ ٱلْعَذَابِ ۗ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَسَرِيعُ ٱلْعِقَابِ ۖ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿167﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And (remember) when your Lord declared that He would certainly keep on sending against them (i.e. the Jews), till the Day of Resurrection, those who would afflict them with a humiliating torment. Verily, your Lord is Quick in Retribution (for the disobedient, wicked) and certainly He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful (for the obedient and those who beg Allâh’s Forgiveness).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذْ
wa-idh
And when
تَأَذَّنَ
ta-adhana
declared
رَبُّكَ
rabbuka
your Lord
لَيَبْعَثَنَّ
layabʿathanna
that He would surely send
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
upon them
إِلَىٰ
ilā
till
يَوْمِ
yawmi
(the) Day
ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ
l-qiyāmati
(of) the Resurrection
مَن
man
(those) who
يَسُومُهُمْ
yasūmuhum
would afflict them
سُوٓءَ
sūa
(with) a grievous
ٱلْعَذَابِ ۗ
l-ʿadhābi
[the] punishment
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
رَبَّكَ
rabbaka
your Lord
لَسَرِيعُ
lasarīʿu
(is) surely swift
ٱلْعِقَابِ ۖ
l-ʿiqābi
(in) the retribution
وَإِنَّهُۥ
wa-innahu
but indeed, He
لَغَفُورٌۭ
laghafūrun
(is) surely Oft-Forgiving
رَّحِيمٌۭ
raḥīmun
Most Merciful
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.
167. 1. That is, also remember the time! When your Lord had fully informed or made clear to these Jews, that is, Allah is swearing with utmost emphasis that He will continue to impose upon them, until the Day of Resurrection, such people who will keep subjecting them to severe torment. Indeed, the entire history of the Jews is a history of this humiliation, misery, slavery, and subjugation, as Allah has mentioned in this verse. The current government of Israel is not contrary to this reality stated by the Quran, because it is the manifestation of the exception stated by the Quran itself, وَ حَبْلٍ مِنَا النَّاسِ, which is not against the Quranic reality but rather supports it. (For details, see the footnote of Al Imran: 112)
167. 2. That is, if any of them repents and becomes a Muslim, he will be saved from humiliation and disgrace.
167. 2. That is, if any of them repents and becomes a Muslim, he will be saved from humiliation and disgrace.
