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Surah Yaseen (36) — Ayah 52
قَالُوا۟ يَـٰوَيْلَنَا مَنۢ بَعَثَنَا مِن مَّرْقَدِنَا ۜ ۗ هَـٰذَا مَا وَعَدَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ وَصَدَقَ ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ ﴿52﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They will say: "Woe to us! Who has raised us up from our place of sleep." (It will be said to them): "This is what the Most Gracious (Allâh) had promised, and the Messengers spoke truth!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They [will] say
يَـٰوَيْلَنَا
yāwaylanā
O woe to us
مَنۢ
man
Who
بَعَثَنَا
baʿathanā
has raised us
مِن
min
from
مَّرْقَدِنَا ۜ ۗ
marqadinā
our sleeping place
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
This (is)
مَا
mā
What
وَعَدَ
waʿada
(had) promised
ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ
l-raḥmānu
the Most Gracious
وَصَدَقَ
waṣadaqa
and told (the) truth
ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ
l-mur'salūna
the Messengers
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 52) ➊ { قَالُوْا يٰوَيْلَنَا مَنْۢ بَعَثَنَا مِنْ مَّرْقَدِنَا :} That is, at that time they will not realize that they had died and have now been brought back to life; rather, they will think that they were asleep and someone has awakened them. The long period that has passed will seem to them like a moment. See also Surah Bani Isra'il (52) and Rum (55).
➋ { هٰذَا مَا وَعَدَ الرَّحْمٰنُ وَ صَدَقَ الْمُرْسَلُوْنَ :} It is not mentioned here who will say this; it is quite possible that they themselves will realize that this is the very Resurrection that the messengers used to tell us about and we used to deny it, and it is also possible that the believers or the angels will say this to them. It is also possible that Allah Almighty, by making the future present, is now giving this answer.
➌ Here, the word {’’ الرَّحْمٰنُ ‘‘} is not only to remind of His promise, but also to indicate that on that dreadful Day, the manifestations of ninety-nine portions of Allah Almighty’s mercy will be seen, which no one could ever imagine, as He said: «اَلْمُلْكُ يَوْمَىِٕذٍ الْحَقُّ لِلرَّحْمٰنِ » [ الفرقان : ۲۶ ] "On that Day, true sovereignty will belong to the Most Merciful." And He said: « وَ خَشَعَتِ الْاَصْوَاتُ لِلرَّحْمٰنِ » [ طٰہٰ : ۱۰۸ ] "And all voices will be humbled for the Most Merciful."
➋ { هٰذَا مَا وَعَدَ الرَّحْمٰنُ وَ صَدَقَ الْمُرْسَلُوْنَ :} It is not mentioned here who will say this; it is quite possible that they themselves will realize that this is the very Resurrection that the messengers used to tell us about and we used to deny it, and it is also possible that the believers or the angels will say this to them. It is also possible that Allah Almighty, by making the future present, is now giving this answer.
➌ Here, the word {’’ الرَّحْمٰنُ ‘‘} is not only to remind of His promise, but also to indicate that on that dreadful Day, the manifestations of ninety-nine portions of Allah Almighty’s mercy will be seen, which no one could ever imagine, as He said: «اَلْمُلْكُ يَوْمَىِٕذٍ الْحَقُّ لِلرَّحْمٰنِ » [ الفرقان : ۲۶ ] "On that Day, true sovereignty will belong to the Most Merciful." And He said: « وَ خَشَعَتِ الْاَصْوَاتُ لِلرَّحْمٰنِ » [ طٰہٰ : ۱۰۸ ] "And all voices will be humbled for the Most Merciful."
