سُوْرَةُ الْحَجِّ
Surah Al-Hajj (22) — Ayah 47
وَيَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَ بِٱلْعَذَابِ وَلَن يُخْلِفَ ٱللَّهُ وَعْدَهُۥ ۚ وَإِنَّ يَوْمًا عِندَ رَبِّكَ كَأَلْفِ سَنَةٍ مِّمَّا تَعُدُّونَ ﴿47﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And they ask you to hasten on the torment! And Allâh fails not His Promise. And verily, a day with your Lord is as a thousand years of what you reckon.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَيَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَ
wayastaʿjilūnaka
And they ask you to hasten
بِٱلْعَذَابِ
bil-ʿadhābi
the punishment
وَلَن
walan
But never will
يُخْلِفَ
yukh'lifa
fail/violate
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
وَعْدَهُۥ ۚ
waʿdahu
(in) His Promise
وَإِنَّ
wa-inna
And indeed
يَوْمًا
yawman
a day
عِندَ
ʿinda
with
رَبِّكَ
rabbika
your Lord
كَأَلْفِ
ka-alfi
(is) like a thousand
سَنَةٍۢ
sanatin
year(s)
مِّمَّا
mimmā
of what
تَعُدُّونَ
taʿuddūna
you count
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 47) ➊ {وَ يَسْتَعْجِلُوْنَكَ بِالْعَذَابِ:} The polytheists used to keep demanding the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to bring the punishment quickly. The purpose of this demand was to deny the coming of the punishment, to belie the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), to mock him, and to render him speechless. The Qur’an has mentioned their demand in several places, as it says: « وَ يَقُوْلُوْنَ مَتٰى هٰذَا الْوَعْدُ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ صٰدِقِيْنَ» [ الأنبیاء : ۳۸ ] “And they say, ‘When will this promise be fulfilled, if you are truthful?’” And it says: « وَ يَسْتَعْجِلُوْنَكَ بِالْعَذَابِ وَ لَوْ لَاۤ اَجَلٌ مُّسَمًّى لَّجَآءَهُمُ الْعَذَابُ» [ العنکبوت : ۵۳ ] “And they ask you to hasten the punishment, and if there had not been a fixed term, the punishment would certainly have come upon them.” In fact, they did not even refrain from directly supplicating to Allah for the punishment: « وَ قَالُوْا رَبَّنَا عَجِّلْ لَّنَا قِطَّنَا قَبْلَ يَوْمِ الْحِسَابِ» [ صٓ : ۱۶ ] “And they said, ‘Our Lord! Hasten for us our share before the Day of Reckoning.’” And it says: « وَ اِذْ قَالُوا اللّٰهُمَّ اِنْ كَانَ هٰذَا هُوَ الْحَقَّ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ فَاَمْطِرْ عَلَيْنَا حِجَارَةً مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ اَوِ ائْتِنَا بِعَذَابٍ اَلِيْمٍ » [ الأنفال : ۳۲ ] “And when they said, ‘O Allah! If this is indeed the truth from You, then rain down upon us stones from the sky or bring us a painful punishment.’”
➋ { وَ لَنْ يُّخْلِفَ اللّٰهُ وَعْدَهٗ :} The polytheists denied the coming of the punishment with such certainty, so it is emphasized with the same certainty that Allah will never go against His promise; whatever He has said will surely happen, but at the time He has appointed.
➌ { وَ اِنَّ يَوْمًا عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ … :} That is, your Lord is not narrow-minded and hasty like you, rather He is extremely forbearing and vast. Even a little respite given by Him is very much; your one thousand years are only one day to Him. He is so forbearing that if He gives half a day’s respite, that too will be five hundred years, and if He gives an hour’s respite, it will be more than forty years. The reason for His forbearance is that He is capable of taking revenge; nothing can escape His grasp, no matter how much respite He gives or how long He extends the rope.
➋ { وَ لَنْ يُّخْلِفَ اللّٰهُ وَعْدَهٗ :} The polytheists denied the coming of the punishment with such certainty, so it is emphasized with the same certainty that Allah will never go against His promise; whatever He has said will surely happen, but at the time He has appointed.
➌ { وَ اِنَّ يَوْمًا عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ … :} That is, your Lord is not narrow-minded and hasty like you, rather He is extremely forbearing and vast. Even a little respite given by Him is very much; your one thousand years are only one day to Him. He is so forbearing that if He gives half a day’s respite, that too will be five hundred years, and if He gives an hour’s respite, it will be more than forty years. The reason for His forbearance is that He is capable of taking revenge; nothing can escape His grasp, no matter how much respite He gives or how long He extends the rope.
