سُوْرَةُ الْحِجْرِ
Surah Al-Hijr (15) — Ayah 8
مَا نُنَزِّلُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَمَا كَانُوٓا۟ إِذًا مُّنظَرِينَ ﴿8﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
We send not the angels down except with the truth (i.e. for torment), and in that case, they (the disbelievers) would have no respite!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
مَا
mā
Not
نُنَزِّلُ
nunazzilu
We send down
ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ
l-malāikata
the Angels
إِلَّا
illā
except
بِٱلْحَقِّ
bil-ḥaqi
with the truth
وَمَا
wamā
and not
كَانُوٓا۟
kānū
they would be
إِذًۭا
idhan
then
مُّنظَرِينَ
munẓarīna
given respite
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.
(Ayah8) {مَا نُنَزِّلُ الْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةَ اِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ … : } That is, the angels descend precisely at the time when a person's moment of death has arrived, or when a definite decision of punishment has been made upon a nation; after that, they are not given any respite.
