سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 27
وَلَوْ تَرَىٰٓ إِذْ وُقِفُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ فَقَالُوا۟ يَـٰلَيْتَنَا نُرَدُّ وَلَا نُكَذِّبَ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ رَبِّنَا وَنَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿27﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
If you could but see when they will be held over the (Hell) Fire! They will say: "Would that we were but sent back (to the world)! Then we would not deny the Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, revelations, etc.) of our Lord, and we would be of the believers!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَوْ
walaw
And if
تَرَىٰٓ
tarā
you (could) see
إِذْ
idh
when
وُقِفُوا۟
wuqifū
they are made to stand
عَلَى
ʿalā
by
ٱلنَّارِ
l-nāri
the Fire
فَقَالُوا۟
faqālū
then they (will) say
يَـٰلَيْتَنَا
yālaytanā
Oh! Would that we
نُرَدُّ
nuraddu
were sent back
وَلَا
walā
and not
نُكَذِّبَ
nukadhiba
we would deny
بِـَٔايَـٰتِ
biāyāti
(the) Signs
رَبِّنَا
rabbinā
(of) our Lord
وَنَكُونَ
wanakūna
and we would be
مِنَ
mina
among
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
l-mu'minīna
the believers
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 27) {وَ لَوْ تَرٰۤى اِذْ وُقِفُوْا عَلَى النَّارِ …:} When they will see the punishment of the Day of Judgment, they will express the wish to escape its destruction and devastation, saying, "If only we could be sent back to the world, we would refrain from the denial for which we are now facing punishment, and we would believe in the Oneness of Allah and Prophethood." But this will be nothing more than a wish, having no connection with reality. Therefore, in the next verse, it is made clear that they are lying in this wish.
