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Surah Fussilat (41) — Ayah 50
وَلَئِنْ أَذَقْنَـٰهُ رَحْمَةً مِّنَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ ضَرَّآءَ مَسَّتْهُ لَيَقُولَنَّ هَـٰذَا لِى وَمَآ أَظُنُّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ قَآئِمَةً وَلَئِن رُّجِعْتُ إِلَىٰ رَبِّىٓ إِنَّ لِى عِندَهُۥ لَلْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ فَلَنُنَبِّئَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِمَا عَمِلُوا۟ وَلَنُذِيقَنَّهُم مِّنْ عَذَابٍ غَلِيظٍ ﴿50﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And truly, if We give him a taste of mercy from Us, after some adversity (severe poverty or disease, etc.) has touched him, he is sure to say: "This is due to my (merit); I think not that the Hour will be established. But if I am brought back to my Lord, surely, there will be for me the best (wealth) with Him. Then, We verily, will show to the disbelievers what they have done, and We shall make them taste a severe torment.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَئِنْ
wala-in
And verily, if
أَذَقْنَـٰهُ
adhaqnāhu
We let him taste
رَحْمَةًۭ
raḥmatan
mercy
مِّنَّا
minnā
from Us
مِنۢ
min
after
بَعْدِ
baʿdi
after
ضَرَّآءَ
ḍarrāa
an adversity
مَسَّتْهُ
massathu
(has) touched him
لَيَقُولَنَّ
layaqūlanna
he will surely say
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
This (is)
لِى
lī
(due) to me
وَمَآ
wamā
and not
أَظُنُّ
aẓunnu
I think
ٱلسَّاعَةَ
l-sāʿata
the Hour
قَآئِمَةًۭ
qāimatan
(will be) established
وَلَئِن
wala-in
and if
رُّجِعْتُ
rujiʿ'tu
I am returned
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
رَبِّىٓ
rabbī
my Lord
إِنَّ
inna
indeed
لِى
lī
for me
عِندَهُۥ
ʿindahu
with Him
لَلْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ
lalḥus'nā
(will be) the best
فَلَنُنَبِّئَنَّ
falanunabbi-anna
But We will surely inform
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieved
بِمَا
bimā
about what
عَمِلُوا۟
ʿamilū
they did
وَلَنُذِيقَنَّهُم
walanudhīqannahum
and We will surely make them taste
مِّنْ
min
of
عَذَابٍ
ʿadhābin
a punishment
غَلِيظٍۢ
ghalīẓin
severe
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 50) ➊ { وَ لَىِٕنْ اَذَقْنٰهُ رَحْمَةً مِّنَّا … :} That is, on one hand, there is such despair that as soon as evil touches him, he becomes utterly hopeless; on the other hand, there is such ingratitude that as soon as he tastes some mercy after affliction, he becomes puffed up and becomes indifferent to Allah, even though neither that evil and affliction was permanent nor is this worldly blessing everlasting. Moreover, this blessing is not the result of his own effort that he should become proud of it; rather, it is purely Our gift. For details of {’’ رَحْمَةً مِّنَّا ‘‘}, see the exegesis of Surah Hud (9, 10).
➋ { لَيَقُوْلَنَّ هٰذَا لِيْ:} That is, as soon as a disbeliever tastes a worldly blessing, he will utter three statements of disbelief; these will be in his heart and he will also say them with his tongue. The first is that this blessing is the result of his own struggle and is his right, just as the people of Pharaoh said (see Al-A'raf: 130, 131) and as Qarun said (see Al-Qasas: 78), even though this is clear ingratitude and denial of Allah's favor.
➌ { وَ مَاۤ اَظُنُّ السَّاعَةَ قَآىِٕمَةً وَّ لَىِٕنْ رُّجِعْتُ اِلٰى رَبِّيْۤ اِنَّ لِيْ عِنْدَهٗ لَلْحُسْنٰى:} The details of these two statements have already been mentioned in the exegesis of Surah Al-Kahf, Ayah (36).
➋ { لَيَقُوْلَنَّ هٰذَا لِيْ:} That is, as soon as a disbeliever tastes a worldly blessing, he will utter three statements of disbelief; these will be in his heart and he will also say them with his tongue. The first is that this blessing is the result of his own struggle and is his right, just as the people of Pharaoh said (see Al-A'raf: 130, 131) and as Qarun said (see Al-Qasas: 78), even though this is clear ingratitude and denial of Allah's favor.
➌ { وَ مَاۤ اَظُنُّ السَّاعَةَ قَآىِٕمَةً وَّ لَىِٕنْ رُّجِعْتُ اِلٰى رَبِّيْۤ اِنَّ لِيْ عِنْدَهٗ لَلْحُسْنٰى:} The details of these two statements have already been mentioned in the exegesis of Surah Al-Kahf, Ayah (36).
