سُوْرَةُ الْفُرْقَانِ
Surah Al-Furqaan (25) — Ayah 65
وَٱلَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا ٱصْرِفْ عَنَّا عَذَابَ جَهَنَّمَ ۖ إِنَّ عَذَابَهَا كَانَ غَرَامًا ﴿65﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And those who say: "Our Lord! Avert from us the torment of Hell. Verily its torment is ever an inseparable, permanent punishment."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
And those who
يَقُولُونَ
yaqūlūna
say
رَبَّنَا
rabbanā
Our Lord
ٱصْرِفْ
iṣ'rif
Avert
عَنَّا
ʿannā
from us
عَذَابَ
ʿadhāba
the punishment
جَهَنَّمَ ۖ
jahannama
(of) Hell
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
عَذَابَهَا
ʿadhābahā
its punishment
كَانَ
kāna
is
غَرَامًا
gharāman
inseparable
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 65) ➊ { وَ الَّذِيْنَ يَقُوْلُوْنَ رَبَّنَا اصْرِفْ عَنَّا … :} Despite correcting their dealings with both creation and the Creator, there is not even a trace of pride or self-admiration in them; rather, due to their shortcomings, they always consider themselves deserving of punishment and constantly seek Allah’s mercy and pardon, and desire to be saved from the torment of Hell. In Surah Al-Mu’minun, Ayah (60): «{ وَ الَّذِيْنَ يُؤْتُوْنَ مَاۤ اٰتَوْا وَّ قُلُوْبُهُمْ وَجِلَةٌ }» (And those who give what they give while their hearts are fearful) this very state of theirs is described, and in Surah Adh-Dhariyat, Ayah (17, 18): «{ كَانُوْا قَلِيْلًا مِّنَ الَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُوْنَ (17) وَ بِالْاَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُوْنَ}» (They used to sleep but little of the night, and in the hours before dawn they would seek forgiveness) the reason for seeking forgiveness at the time of suhoor after standing in prayer all night is also this very feeling.
➋ {اِنَّ عَذَابَهَا كَانَ غَرَامًا : ’’ غَرَامًا ‘‘} “Clinging” — just as a debtor’s creditor does not leave him alone until the debt is paid, as the poet has said:
{سَتَعْلَمُ لَيْلٰي أَيَّ دَيْنٍ تَدَانَيَتْ ¤ وَ أَيَّ غَرِيْمٍ فِي التَّقَاضِيْ غَرِيْمُهَا}
“Layla will know what kind of debt she has taken on, and how persistent her creditor is in demanding it.”
This phrase can be the statement of the servants of the Most Merciful or the command of the Most Merciful Lord.
➋ {اِنَّ عَذَابَهَا كَانَ غَرَامًا : ’’ غَرَامًا ‘‘} “Clinging” — just as a debtor’s creditor does not leave him alone until the debt is paid, as the poet has said:
{سَتَعْلَمُ لَيْلٰي أَيَّ دَيْنٍ تَدَانَيَتْ ¤ وَ أَيَّ غَرِيْمٍ فِي التَّقَاضِيْ غَرِيْمُهَا}
“Layla will know what kind of debt she has taken on, and how persistent her creditor is in demanding it.”
This phrase can be the statement of the servants of the Most Merciful or the command of the Most Merciful Lord.
