سُوْرَةُ يُوْنُسَ
Surah Yunus (10) — Ayah 20
وَيَقُولُونَ لَوْلَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ ۖ فَقُلْ إِنَّمَا ٱلْغَيْبُ لِلَّهِ فَٱنتَظِرُوٓا۟ إِنِّى مَعَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْمُنتَظِرِينَ ﴿20﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And they say: "How is it that not a sign is sent down on him from his Lord?" Say: "The Unseen belongs to Allâh Alone, so wait you, verily, I am with you among those who wait (for Allâh’s Judgement)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَيَقُولُونَ
wayaqūlūna
And they say
لَوْلَآ
lawlā
Why not
أُنزِلَ
unzila
is sent down
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
to him
ءَايَةٌۭ
āyatun
a Sign
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّهِۦ ۖ
rabbihi
his Lord
فَقُلْ
faqul
So say
إِنَّمَا
innamā
Only
ٱلْغَيْبُ
l-ghaybu
the unseen
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
(is) for Allah
فَٱنتَظِرُوٓا۟
fa-intaẓirū
so wait
إِنِّى
innī
indeed, I am
مَعَكُم
maʿakum
with you
مِّنَ
mina
among
ٱلْمُنتَظِرِينَ
l-muntaẓirīna
the ones who wait
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 20) ➊ {وَ يَقُوْلُوْنَ لَوْ لَاۤ اُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ اٰيَةٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّهٖ :} For example, if He were to turn all the mountains of Makkah into gold, resurrect our forefathers and bring them before us, or send down an angel who would walk with him in the markets and streets, announcing that indeed Muhammad (peace be upon him) has been sent by Allah as His Messenger to the world. In Surah Bani Isra'il (90 to 93), several of their demands for miracles have been mentioned.
➋ { فَقُلْ اِنَّمَا الْغَيْبُ لِلّٰهِ …:} That is, no one knows the unseen except Allah, therefore I do not know whether He will send down any such sign or not, and if He does, then when He will do so. Sending down a sign or not is dependent on His will; if you think that He will send down a sign and then you will believe, then keep waiting, I too will see whether your demand is fulfilled or not. (But the experience regarding people like you is that even after seeing a miracle, they do not believe; rather, to make an excuse for not believing, they even deny the miracle. See An'am: 7, 111. Bani Isra'il: 59).
➋ { فَقُلْ اِنَّمَا الْغَيْبُ لِلّٰهِ …:} That is, no one knows the unseen except Allah, therefore I do not know whether He will send down any such sign or not, and if He does, then when He will do so. Sending down a sign or not is dependent on His will; if you think that He will send down a sign and then you will believe, then keep waiting, I too will see whether your demand is fulfilled or not. (But the experience regarding people like you is that even after seeing a miracle, they do not believe; rather, to make an excuse for not believing, they even deny the miracle. See An'am: 7, 111. Bani Isra'il: 59).
