سُوْرَةُ الرَّعْدِ
Surah Ar-Ra'd (13) — Ayah 42
وَقَدْ مَكَرَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَلِلَّهِ ٱلْمَكْرُ جَمِيعًا ۖ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَكْسِبُ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ۗ وَسَيَعْلَمُ ٱلْكُفَّـٰرُ لِمَنْ عُقْبَى ٱلدَّارِ ﴿42﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And verily, those before them did devise plots, but all planning is Allâh’s. He knows what every person earns, and the disbelievers will know who gets the good end (final destination).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَدْ
waqad
And certainly
مَكَرَ
makara
plotted
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
مِن
min
(were) from
قَبْلِهِمْ
qablihim
before them
فَلِلَّهِ
falillahi
but for Allah
ٱلْمَكْرُ
l-makru
(is) the plot
جَمِيعًۭا ۖ
jamīʿan
all
يَعْلَمُ
yaʿlamu
He knows
مَا
mā
what
تَكْسِبُ
taksibu
earns
كُلُّ
kullu
every
نَفْسٍۢ ۗ
nafsin
soul
وَسَيَعْلَمُ
wasayaʿlamu
and will know
ٱلْكُفَّـٰرُ
l-kufāru
the disbelievers
لِمَنْ
liman
for whom
عُقْبَى
ʿuq'bā
(is) the final
ٱلدَّارِ
l-dāri
the home
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.
(Ayah42){وَ قَدْ مَكَرَ الَّذِيْنَ … :} That is, before them also the disbelievers made many schemes to trouble their messengers and to bring Islam down, this is nothing new that is happening only to you. Then, no scheme can do anything without Allah’s will, because the authority of everything is in His hands. So if any of their schemes succeeded, it was only in accordance with Allah’s wisdom; therefore, do not be distressed. These disbelievers will also soon know for whom the good end of this worldly home will be.
