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Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 52
قُلْ هَلْ تَرَبَّصُونَ بِنَآ إِلَّآ إِحْدَى ٱلْحُسْنَيَيْنِ ۖ وَنَحْنُ نَتَرَبَّصُ بِكُمْ أَن يُصِيبَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِعَذَابٍ مِّنْ عِندِهِۦٓ أَوْ بِأَيْدِينَا ۖ فَتَرَبَّصُوٓا۟ إِنَّا مَعَكُم مُّتَرَبِّصُونَ ﴿52﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say: "Do you wait for us (anything) except one of the two best things (martyrdom or victory); while we await for you either that Allâh will afflict you with a punishment from Himself or at our hands. So wait, we too are waiting with you."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
هَلْ
hal
Do
تَرَبَّصُونَ
tarabbaṣūna
you await
بِنَآ
binā
for us
إِلَّآ
illā
except
إِحْدَى
iḥ'dā
one
ٱلْحُسْنَيَيْنِ ۖ
l-ḥus'nayayni
(of) the two best (things)
وَنَحْنُ
wanaḥnu
while we
نَتَرَبَّصُ
natarabbaṣu
[we] await
بِكُمْ
bikum
for you
أَن
an
that
يُصِيبَكُمُ
yuṣībakumu
Allah will afflict you
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah will afflict you
بِعَذَابٍۢ
biʿadhābin
with a punishment
مِّنْ
min
from
عِندِهِۦٓ
ʿindihi
[near] Him
أَوْ
aw
or
بِأَيْدِينَا ۖ
bi-aydīnā
by our hands
فَتَرَبَّصُوٓا۟
fatarabbaṣū
So wait
إِنَّا
innā
indeed, we
مَعَكُم
maʿakum
with you
مُّتَرَبِّصُونَ
mutarabbiṣūna
(are) waiting
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.
52. 1. That is, success or martyrdom, whichever of these two we attain, it is good (benefit) for us.
52. 2. That is, we are waiting for one of two evils to befall you: either Allah sends down a punishment from the sky upon you by which you are destroyed, or Allah gives you (punishments such as being killed, taken captive, etc.) at our hands. He is capable of both matters.
52. 2. That is, we are waiting for one of two evils to befall you: either Allah sends down a punishment from the sky upon you by which you are destroyed, or Allah gives you (punishments such as being killed, taken captive, etc.) at our hands. He is capable of both matters.
