سُوْرَةُ الْمُزَّمِّلِ

Surah Al-Muzzammil (73) — Ayah 13

The Enshrouded One · Meccan · Juz 29 · Page 574

وَطَعَامًا ذَا غُصَّةٍ وَعَذَابًا أَلِيمًا ﴿13﴾
And a food that chokes, and a painful torment.
وَطَعَامًۭا waṭaʿāman And food
ذَا dhā that
غُصَّةٍۢ ghuṣṣatin chokes
وَعَذَابًا waʿadhāban and a punishment
أَلِيمًۭا alīman painful

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.

13. 1. ذَا غُصَّۃ is that which gets stuck in the throat, neither goes down the throat nor comes out. This will be the food of زَ قُّوْم. ضَرِیْع is a thorny bush which is extremely foul-smelling and poisonous.