سُوْرَةُ فَاطِرٍ
Surah Faatir (35) — Ayah 36
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَهُمْ نَارُ جَهَنَّمَ لَا يُقْضَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ فَيَمُوتُوا۟ وَلَا يُخَفَّفُ عَنْهُم مِّنْ عَذَابِهَا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى كُلَّ كَفُورٍ ﴿36﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
But those who disbelieve (in the Oneness of Allâh - Islâmic Monotheism), for them will be the Fire of Hell. Neither will it have a complete killing effect on them so that they die, nor shall its torment be lightened for them. Thus do We requite every disbeliever!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
And those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieve
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
نَارُ
nāru
(will be the) Fire
جَهَنَّمَ
jahannama
(of) Hell
لَا
lā
Not
يُقْضَىٰ
yuq'ḍā
is decreed
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
for them
فَيَمُوتُوا۟
fayamūtū
that they die
وَلَا
walā
and not
يُخَفَّفُ
yukhaffafu
will be lightened
عَنْهُم
ʿanhum
for them
مِّنْ
min
of
عَذَابِهَا ۚ
ʿadhābihā
its torment
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhālika
Thus
نَجْزِى
najzī
We recompense
كُلَّ
kulla
every
كَفُورٍۢ
kafūrin
ungrateful one
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 36) ➊ { وَ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا لَهُمْ نَارُ جَهَنَّمَ :} After mentioning the fortunate ones who will enter Paradise, the wretched ones who will enter Hell are mentioned, that is, those people who denied this Book which We revealed to Muhammad (peace be upon him) and of which Our chosen servants are the heirs, for them is the fire of Hell.
➋ {لَا يُقْضٰى عَلَيْهِمْ فَيَمُوْتُوْا:} The people of Hell will consider death as a relief and will wish for it, but their wish will never be fulfilled. In several verses of the Noble Qur’an, it is mentioned that death will not come to the people of Hell so that they may be freed from the punishment, nor will their life be any life, as He said: « ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوْتُ فِيْهَا وَ لَا يَحْيٰى » [ الأعلٰی : ۱۳ ] “Then he will neither die therein nor live.” And see Surah Ibrahim (15–17) and Surah Az-Zukhruf (77). Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: [ يُؤْتٰی بِالْمَوْتِ كَهَيْئَةِ كَبْشٍ أَمْلَحَ فَيُنَادِيْ مُنَادٍ يَا أَهْلَ الْجَنَّةِ! فَيَشْرَئِبُّوْنَ وَ يَنْظُرُوْنَ فَيَقُوْلُ هَلْ تَعْرِفُوْنَ هٰذَا؟ فَيَقُوْلُوْنَ نَعَمْ هٰذَا الْمَوْتُ، وَ كُلُّهُمْ قَدْ رَآهُ، ثُمَّ يُنَادِيْ يَا أَهْلَ النَّارِ! فَيَشْرَئِبُّوْنَ وَ يَنْظُرُوْنَ، فَيَقُوْلُ هَلْ تَعْرِفُوْنَ هٰذَا؟ فَيَقُوْلُوْنَ نَعَمْ هٰذَا الْمَوْتُ، وَ كُلُّهُمْ قَدْ رَآهُ، فَيُذْبَحُ ثُمَّ يَقُوْلُ يَا أَهْلَ الْجَنَّةِ! خُلُوْدٌ فَلَا مَوْتَ، وَ يَا أَهْلَ النَّارِ! خُلُوْدٌ فَلَا مَوْتَ، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ : «وَ اَنْذِرْهُمْ يَوْمَ الْحَسْرَةِ اِذْ قُضِيَ الْاَمْرُ وَ هُمْ فِيْ غَفْلَةٍ وَّ هُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ» وَ هٰؤُلَاَءِ فِيْ غَفْلَةٍ أَهْلُ الدُّنْيَا « وَ هُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ» ] [ بخاري، التفسیر، سورۃ کھیعص، باب قولہ عزوجل : «و أنذرھم یوم الحسرۃ » : ۴۷۳۰ ] “Death will be brought in the form of a speckled ram, then a caller will call out: ‘O people of Paradise!’ They will raise their necks and look, he will say: ‘Do you recognize this?’ They will say: ‘Yes, this is death.’ And all of them will have seen it. Then he will call out: ‘O people of the Fire!’ They will raise their necks and look, he will say: ‘Do you recognize this?’ They will say: ‘Yes, this is death.’ And all of them will have seen it. Then it will be slaughtered, then he will say: ‘O people of Paradise! (Now) eternity and no death, and O people of the Fire! (Now) eternity and no death.’” Then he recited this verse: « وَ اَنْذِرْهُمْ يَوْمَ الْحَسْرَةِ اِذْ قُضِيَ الْاَمْرُ وَ هُمْ فِيْ غَفْلَةٍ وَّ هُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ» [ مریم : ۳۹ ] “And warn them of the Day of Regret when the matter will be decided, while they are in heedlessness (i.e., the people of the world), and they do not believe.”
➌ { وَ لَا يُخَفَّفُ عَنْهُمْ مِّنْ عَذَابِهَا :} One punishment for the disbelievers will be that their wish for death will never be fulfilled, and in addition to this, there will never be any respite in the punishment, nor any reduction in its severity, rather, moment by moment their punishment will continue to increase. See Surah Al-Baqarah (161, 162), Az-Zukhruf (74), Bani Isra’il (97), and Surah An-Naba’ (30).
➍ { كَذٰلِكَ نَجْزِيْ كُلَّ كَفُوْرٍ:} We recompense every ungrateful one in this way who, instead of expressing gratitude for Our blessings and believing, insists on disbelief.
➋ {لَا يُقْضٰى عَلَيْهِمْ فَيَمُوْتُوْا:} The people of Hell will consider death as a relief and will wish for it, but their wish will never be fulfilled. In several verses of the Noble Qur’an, it is mentioned that death will not come to the people of Hell so that they may be freed from the punishment, nor will their life be any life, as He said: « ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوْتُ فِيْهَا وَ لَا يَحْيٰى » [ الأعلٰی : ۱۳ ] “Then he will neither die therein nor live.” And see Surah Ibrahim (15–17) and Surah Az-Zukhruf (77). Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: [ يُؤْتٰی بِالْمَوْتِ كَهَيْئَةِ كَبْشٍ أَمْلَحَ فَيُنَادِيْ مُنَادٍ يَا أَهْلَ الْجَنَّةِ! فَيَشْرَئِبُّوْنَ وَ يَنْظُرُوْنَ فَيَقُوْلُ هَلْ تَعْرِفُوْنَ هٰذَا؟ فَيَقُوْلُوْنَ نَعَمْ هٰذَا الْمَوْتُ، وَ كُلُّهُمْ قَدْ رَآهُ، ثُمَّ يُنَادِيْ يَا أَهْلَ النَّارِ! فَيَشْرَئِبُّوْنَ وَ يَنْظُرُوْنَ، فَيَقُوْلُ هَلْ تَعْرِفُوْنَ هٰذَا؟ فَيَقُوْلُوْنَ نَعَمْ هٰذَا الْمَوْتُ، وَ كُلُّهُمْ قَدْ رَآهُ، فَيُذْبَحُ ثُمَّ يَقُوْلُ يَا أَهْلَ الْجَنَّةِ! خُلُوْدٌ فَلَا مَوْتَ، وَ يَا أَهْلَ النَّارِ! خُلُوْدٌ فَلَا مَوْتَ، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ : «وَ اَنْذِرْهُمْ يَوْمَ الْحَسْرَةِ اِذْ قُضِيَ الْاَمْرُ وَ هُمْ فِيْ غَفْلَةٍ وَّ هُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ» وَ هٰؤُلَاَءِ فِيْ غَفْلَةٍ أَهْلُ الدُّنْيَا « وَ هُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ» ] [ بخاري، التفسیر، سورۃ کھیعص، باب قولہ عزوجل : «و أنذرھم یوم الحسرۃ » : ۴۷۳۰ ] “Death will be brought in the form of a speckled ram, then a caller will call out: ‘O people of Paradise!’ They will raise their necks and look, he will say: ‘Do you recognize this?’ They will say: ‘Yes, this is death.’ And all of them will have seen it. Then he will call out: ‘O people of the Fire!’ They will raise their necks and look, he will say: ‘Do you recognize this?’ They will say: ‘Yes, this is death.’ And all of them will have seen it. Then it will be slaughtered, then he will say: ‘O people of Paradise! (Now) eternity and no death, and O people of the Fire! (Now) eternity and no death.’” Then he recited this verse: « وَ اَنْذِرْهُمْ يَوْمَ الْحَسْرَةِ اِذْ قُضِيَ الْاَمْرُ وَ هُمْ فِيْ غَفْلَةٍ وَّ هُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ» [ مریم : ۳۹ ] “And warn them of the Day of Regret when the matter will be decided, while they are in heedlessness (i.e., the people of the world), and they do not believe.”
➌ { وَ لَا يُخَفَّفُ عَنْهُمْ مِّنْ عَذَابِهَا :} One punishment for the disbelievers will be that their wish for death will never be fulfilled, and in addition to this, there will never be any respite in the punishment, nor any reduction in its severity, rather, moment by moment their punishment will continue to increase. See Surah Al-Baqarah (161, 162), Az-Zukhruf (74), Bani Isra’il (97), and Surah An-Naba’ (30).
➍ { كَذٰلِكَ نَجْزِيْ كُلَّ كَفُوْرٍ:} We recompense every ungrateful one in this way who, instead of expressing gratitude for Our blessings and believing, insists on disbelief.
