سُوْرَةُ الرَّحْمٰنِ
Surah Ar-Rahmaan (55) — Ayah 35
يُرْسَلُ عَلَيْكُمَا شُوَاظٌ مِّن نَّارٍ وَنُحَاسٌ فَلَا تَنتَصِرَانِ ﴿35﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
There will be sent against you both, smokeless flames of fire and (molten) brass, and you will not be able to defend yourselves.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يُرْسَلُ
yur'salu
Will be sent
عَلَيْكُمَا
ʿalaykumā
against both of you
شُوَاظٌۭ
shuwāẓun
a flame
مِّن
min
of
نَّارٍۢ
nārin
fire
وَنُحَاسٌۭ
wanuḥāsun
and smoke
فَلَا
falā
and not
تَنتَصِرَانِ
tantaṣirāni
you will (be able to) defend yourselves
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 35) {يُرْسَلُ عَلَيْكُمَا شُوَاظٌ مِّنْ نَّارٍ …:’’ شُوَاظٌ ‘‘} A flame of fire in which there is no smoke, and {’’ نُحَاسٌ ‘‘} smoke. {’’ نُحَاسٌ ‘‘} also means copper; the meaning is given as molten copper. {’’ اِنْتَصَرَ يَنْتَصِرُ اِنْتِصَارًا ‘‘} to protect oneself, to take revenge. That is, you can never escape from Our grasp in any way; if you intend to do so, then pure flames of fire will be rained upon you, which will burn you to ashes, and smoke that will even block your breath. Then you will neither be able to protect yourselves nor take any kind of revenge. It can also mean that along with the flames of fire, molten copper will be thrown upon you, and both will burn you to ashes.
