سُوْرَةُ الزُّخْرُفِ
Surah Az-Zukhruf (43) — Ayah 39
وَلَن يَنفَعَكُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ إِذ ظَّلَمْتُمْ أَنَّكُمْ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ مُشْتَرِكُونَ ﴿39﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
It will profit you not this Day (O you who turn away from Allâh’s remembrance and His worship) as you did wrong, (and) that you will be sharers (you and your Qarîn ) in the punishment.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَن
walan
And never
يَنفَعَكُمُ
yanfaʿakumu
will benefit you
ٱلْيَوْمَ
l-yawma
the Day
إِذ
idh
when
ظَّلَمْتُمْ
ẓalamtum
you have wronged
أَنَّكُمْ
annakum
that you
فِى
fī
(will be) in
ٱلْعَذَابِ
l-ʿadhābi
the punishment
مُشْتَرِكُونَ
mush'tarikūna
sharing
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 39){ وَ لَنْ يَّنْفَعَكُمُ الْيَوْمَ … :} If a person in this world is afflicted by some calamity, he finds some consolation in the fact that he is not alone, but that there are others also afflicted by the same calamity. In addition, the feeling of companionship with friends also lessens the pain somewhat, because in adversity they help and encourage each other. There is a common saying: “All friends in Hell, all friends in Paradise”—that if we go to Hell, all friends will go together, and if we go to Paradise, we will also go together.
In relation to the companion, it is said that if you wish to find some consolation in the fact that, “I am in punishment, but my companion is also in punishment,” then your thinking is wrong. When you committed oppression in the world, today you will gain absolutely no benefit from the fact that you are sharing the punishment with each other, because the punishment is so severe that no one will care for anyone else. In fact, the criminal will wish to ransom himself from this punishment by giving up all his relatives and close ones. (See Ma’arij: 11–14) Shah Abdul Qadir writes: “That is, the disbelievers will say, ‘It is good that they caused us to be thrown into punishment, they too did not escape,’ but what benefit is there if the other is also caught?” (Mawdhih)
In relation to the companion, it is said that if you wish to find some consolation in the fact that, “I am in punishment, but my companion is also in punishment,” then your thinking is wrong. When you committed oppression in the world, today you will gain absolutely no benefit from the fact that you are sharing the punishment with each other, because the punishment is so severe that no one will care for anyone else. In fact, the criminal will wish to ransom himself from this punishment by giving up all his relatives and close ones. (See Ma’arij: 11–14) Shah Abdul Qadir writes: “That is, the disbelievers will say, ‘It is good that they caused us to be thrown into punishment, they too did not escape,’ but what benefit is there if the other is also caught?” (Mawdhih)
