سُوْرَةُ الْفُرْقَانِ
Surah Al-Furqaan (25) — Ayah 22
يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ لَا بُشْرَىٰ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُجْرِمِينَ وَيَقُولُونَ حِجْرًا مَّحْجُورًا ﴿22﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
On the Day they will see the angels - no glad tidings will there be for the Mujrimûn (criminals, disbelievers, polytheists, sinners) that day. And they (angels) will say: "All kinds of glad tidings are forbidden to you," [none will be allowed to enter Paradise except the one who said: Lâ ilâha illallâh, "(none has the right to be worshipped but Allâh) and acted practically on its legal orders and obligations. See the footnote of V.2:193)].
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَوْمَ
yawma
(The) Day
يَرَوْنَ
yarawna
they see
ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ
l-malāikata
the Angels
لَا
lā
no
بُشْرَىٰ
bush'rā
glad tidings
يَوْمَئِذٍۢ
yawma-idhin
(will be) that Day
لِّلْمُجْرِمِينَ
lil'muj'rimīna
for the criminals
وَيَقُولُونَ
wayaqūlūna
and they will say
حِجْرًۭا
ḥij'ran
A partition
مَّحْجُورًۭا
maḥjūran
forbidden
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 22) ➊ { يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَ الْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةَ لَا بُشْرٰى يَوْمَىِٕذٍ لِّلْمُجْرِمِيْنَ:} That is, seeing the Lord Almighty is very far off; even seeing the angels is not an ordinary matter. The day they see the angels, there will be no good news for those criminals, because the angels come only with punishment for them (Hijr: 8), whether they bring some punishment in this world, or come to them at the time of death (An'am: 93; Anfal: 50; Muhammad: 27, 28), or appear to them on the Day of Resurrection.
➋ The meaning of { وَ يَقُوْلُوْنَ حِجْرًا مَّحْجُوْرًا: ’’ حِجْرًا ‘‘} is barrier, obstruction; {’’ مَحْجُوْرًا ‘‘} is for emphasis, meaning a very strong barrier. That is, when the criminals see the angels, they will wish that there were a strong barrier, a severe obstruction between them and the angels, by which they could escape from them.
➋ The meaning of { وَ يَقُوْلُوْنَ حِجْرًا مَّحْجُوْرًا: ’’ حِجْرًا ‘‘} is barrier, obstruction; {’’ مَحْجُوْرًا ‘‘} is for emphasis, meaning a very strong barrier. That is, when the criminals see the angels, they will wish that there were a strong barrier, a severe obstruction between them and the angels, by which they could escape from them.
