سُوْرَةُ الشُّوْرٰي
Surah Ash-Shura (42) — Ayah 44
وَمَن يُضْلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن وَلِىٍّ مِّنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ ۗ وَتَرَى ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ لَمَّا رَأَوُا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ يَقُولُونَ هَلْ إِلَىٰ مَرَدٍّ مِّن سَبِيلٍ ﴿44﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And whomsoever Allâh sends astray, for him there is no Walî (protector, helper, guardian) after Him. And you will see the Zâlimûn (polytheists, wrong-doers, oppressors): when they behold the torment, they will say: "Is there any way of return (to the world)?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يُضْلِلِ
yuḍ'lili
Allah lets go astray
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah lets go astray
فَمَا
famā
then not
لَهُۥ
lahu
for him
مِن
min
any
وَلِىٍّۢ
waliyyin
protector
مِّنۢ
min
after Him
بَعْدِهِۦ ۗ
baʿdihi
after Him
وَتَرَى
watarā
And you will see
ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
l-ẓālimīna
the wrongdoers
لَمَّا
lammā
when
رَأَوُا۟
ra-awū
they see
ٱلْعَذَابَ
l-ʿadhāba
the punishment
يَقُولُونَ
yaqūlūna
saying
هَلْ
hal
Is
إِلَىٰ
ilā
(there) for
مَرَدٍّۢ
maraddin
return
مِّن
min
any
سَبِيلٍۢ
sabīlin
way
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 44) ➊ { وَ مَنْ يُّضْلِلِ اللّٰهُ فَمَا لَهٗ مِنْ وَّلِيٍّ مِّنْۢ بَعْدِهٖ:} That is, the person whose stubbornness and obstinacy are such that he neither has the courage to adopt the highest level of forgiveness and forbearance, nor is he willing to at least act with justice and fairness, it is clear that he is deprived of goodness and is purely evil. Allah Almighty does not grant such a person the ability to do good, rather He pushes him into misguidance, and whomever Allah leads astray, then there is no helper for him who can bring him to guidance. See also Surah Al-A'raf (178, 186) and Surah Al-Kahf (17).
➋ { وَ تَرَى الظّٰلِمِيْنَ:} And you will see those wrongdoers who, before seeing the punishment, were in no way willing to refrain from oppression, corruption, and rebellion in the land, so these wrongdoers neither feared the grip of their Lord nor had any fear of reckoning. By {’’ الظّٰلِمِيْنَ ‘‘} is meant here the disbelievers and polytheists, because in the terminology of the Quran, this word is used for them. Here, one evidence is that further regarding them it is said: « اَلَاۤ اِنَّ الظّٰلِمِيْنَ فِيْ عَذَابٍ مُّقِيْمٍ » [ الشورٰی : ۴۵ ] "Behold! Surely the wrongdoers will be in everlasting punishment." And it is established that eternal punishment will only be for the disbelievers and polytheists. The second evidence is that in contrast to their statement, the statement of the believers is mentioned: « وَ قَالَ الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْۤا اِنَّ الْخٰسِرِيْنَ الَّذِيْنَ خَسِرُوْۤا اَنْفُسَهُمْ وَ اَهْلِيْهِمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِ» [ الشورٰی : ۴۵ ] "And those who believed will say, 'Indeed, the real losers are those who lost themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection.'"
➌ { لَمَّا رَاَوُا الْعَذَابَ يَقُوْلُوْنَ … :} Those same arrogant and wrongdoers who previously neither feared the Lord Almighty nor feared His punishment or reckoning, when they see the punishment, all their arrogance will vanish and they will say, "Is there any way to return so that we may go back to the world and make up for our shortcomings?" See also Surah Al-An'am (27, 28) and Surah Al-A'raf (53).
➋ { وَ تَرَى الظّٰلِمِيْنَ:} And you will see those wrongdoers who, before seeing the punishment, were in no way willing to refrain from oppression, corruption, and rebellion in the land, so these wrongdoers neither feared the grip of their Lord nor had any fear of reckoning. By {’’ الظّٰلِمِيْنَ ‘‘} is meant here the disbelievers and polytheists, because in the terminology of the Quran, this word is used for them. Here, one evidence is that further regarding them it is said: « اَلَاۤ اِنَّ الظّٰلِمِيْنَ فِيْ عَذَابٍ مُّقِيْمٍ » [ الشورٰی : ۴۵ ] "Behold! Surely the wrongdoers will be in everlasting punishment." And it is established that eternal punishment will only be for the disbelievers and polytheists. The second evidence is that in contrast to their statement, the statement of the believers is mentioned: « وَ قَالَ الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْۤا اِنَّ الْخٰسِرِيْنَ الَّذِيْنَ خَسِرُوْۤا اَنْفُسَهُمْ وَ اَهْلِيْهِمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِ» [ الشورٰی : ۴۵ ] "And those who believed will say, 'Indeed, the real losers are those who lost themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection.'"
➌ { لَمَّا رَاَوُا الْعَذَابَ يَقُوْلُوْنَ … :} Those same arrogant and wrongdoers who previously neither feared the Lord Almighty nor feared His punishment or reckoning, when they see the punishment, all their arrogance will vanish and they will say, "Is there any way to return so that we may go back to the world and make up for our shortcomings?" See also Surah Al-An'am (27, 28) and Surah Al-A'raf (53).
