سُوْرَةُ النَّبَاِ
Surah An-Naba (78) — Ayah 40
إِنَّآ أَنذَرْنَـٰكُمْ عَذَابًا قَرِيبًا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلْكَافِرُ يَـٰلَيْتَنِى كُنتُ تُرَٰبًۢا ﴿40﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily, We have warned you of a near torment - the Day when man will see that (the deeds) which his hands have sent forth, and the disbeliever will say: "Woe to me! Would that I were dust!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّآ
innā
Indeed We
أَنذَرْنَـٰكُمْ
andharnākum
[We] have warned you
عَذَابًۭا
ʿadhāban
(of) a punishment
قَرِيبًۭا
qarīban
near
يَوْمَ
yawma
(the) Day
يَنظُرُ
yanẓuru
will see
ٱلْمَرْءُ
l-maru
the man
مَا
mā
what
قَدَّمَتْ
qaddamat
have sent forth
يَدَاهُ
yadāhu
his hands
وَيَقُولُ
wayaqūlu
and will say
ٱلْكَافِرُ
l-kāfiru
the disbeliever
يَـٰلَيْتَنِى
yālaytanī
O I wish
كُنتُ
kuntu
I were
تُرَٰبًۢا
turāban
dust
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.
40. 1. That is, when he sees the dreadful punishment for himself, he will wish for this. Some say that Allah will also judge among the animals with justice and fairness, to the extent that if a horned goat wronged a hornless one, He will have that wrong compensated. After this is completed, Allah will command the animals to become dust. Thus, they will become dust. At that moment, the disbeliever will also wish that he were an animal and would become dust today (Tafsir Ibn Kathir).
