سُوْرَةُ الطُّوْرِ
Surah At-Tur (52) — Ayah 16
ٱصْلَوْهَا فَٱصْبِرُوٓا۟ أَوْ لَا تَصْبِرُوا۟ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْكُمْ ۖ إِنَّمَا تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ﴿16﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Taste you therein its heat and whether you are patient of it or impatient of it, it is all the same. You are only being requited for what you used to do.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱصْلَوْهَا
iṣ'lawhā
Burn in it
فَٱصْبِرُوٓا۟
fa-iṣ'birū
then be patient
أَوْ
aw
or
لَا
lā
(do) not
تَصْبِرُوا۟
taṣbirū
be patient
سَوَآءٌ
sawāon
(it is) same
عَلَيْكُمْ ۖ
ʿalaykum
for you
إِنَّمَا
innamā
Only
تُجْزَوْنَ
tuj'zawna
you are being recompensed
مَا
mā
(for) what
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you used to
تَعْمَلُونَ
taʿmalūna
do
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 16) ➊ { اِصْلَوْهَا:} Obviously, they will say: "Our Lord! This is neither magic nor are we blind to seeing it, just let us return once, we will never deny again." (See An'am: 27 to 30) But the command will be that now there is no choice but to enter it, keep burning in it.
➋ { فَاصْبِرُوْۤا اَوْ لَا تَصْبِرُوْا سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْكُمْ:} That is, whether you are patient or not, both are the same for you, because neither will your punishment be lessened by patience, nor by lamenting and wailing, because now there will be no reduction in the punishment, no pause in it, and you will not be able to escape from it. See also Surah Baqarah (162), Zukhruf (75), and Surah Ibrahim (21).
➌ { اِنَّمَا تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ:} That is, just as you had decided that under no circumstances would you believe, now the recompense is that under no circumstances will you be able to get out of the Fire.
➋ { فَاصْبِرُوْۤا اَوْ لَا تَصْبِرُوْا سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْكُمْ:} That is, whether you are patient or not, both are the same for you, because neither will your punishment be lessened by patience, nor by lamenting and wailing, because now there will be no reduction in the punishment, no pause in it, and you will not be able to escape from it. See also Surah Baqarah (162), Zukhruf (75), and Surah Ibrahim (21).
➌ { اِنَّمَا تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ:} That is, just as you had decided that under no circumstances would you believe, now the recompense is that under no circumstances will you be able to get out of the Fire.
