سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 5
فَمَا كَانَ دَعْوَىٰهُمْ إِذْ جَآءَهُم بَأْسُنَآ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَـٰلِمِينَ ﴿5﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
No cry did they utter when Our Torment came upon them but this: "Verily, we were Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrong-doers)".
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَمَا
famā
Then not
كَانَ
kāna
was
دَعْوَىٰهُمْ
daʿwāhum
their plea
إِذْ
idh
when
جَآءَهُم
jāahum
came to them
بَأْسُنَآ
basunā
Our punishment
إِلَّآ
illā
except
أَن
an
that
قَالُوٓا۟
qālū
they said
إِنَّا
innā
Indeed, we
كُنَّا
kunnā
were
ظَـٰلِمِينَ
ẓālimīna
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.
5. 1. But after the punishment has come, such an admission is of no benefit. As has already been explained (فَلَمْ يَكُ يَنْفَعُهُمْ اِيْمَانُهُمْ لَمَّا رَاَوْا بَاْسَـنَا) 40. Ghafir:85) when they saw Our punishment, their believing at that time did not benefit them.
