سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 47
قُلْ أَرَءَيْتَكُمْ إِنْ أَتَىٰكُمْ عَذَابُ ٱللَّهِ بَغْتَةً أَوْ جَهْرَةً هَلْ يُهْلَكُ إِلَّا ٱلْقَوْمُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ ﴿47﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say: "Tell me, if the punishment of Allâh comes to you suddenly (during the night), or openly (during the day), will any be destroyed except the Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrong-doing people)?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
أَرَءَيْتَكُمْ
ara-aytakum
Have you seen
إِنْ
in
if
أَتَىٰكُمْ
atākum
comes to you
عَذَابُ
ʿadhābu
punishment
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
بَغْتَةً
baghtatan
suddenly
أَوْ
aw
or
جَهْرَةً
jahratan
openly
هَلْ
hal
will
يُهْلَكُ
yuh'laku
(any) be destroyed
إِلَّا
illā
except
ٱلْقَوْمُ
l-qawmu
the people
ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ
l-ẓālimūna
the wrongdoers
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 47) {قُلْ اَرَءَيْتَكُمْ اِنْ اَتٰىكُمْ … :}{ ’’ بَغْتَةً ‘‘} Suddenly, without any prior notice, that is, at night, and {’’ جَهْرَةً ‘‘} openly, in front of everyone, that is, during the day, as in Surah Yunus, Ayah (50): «بَيَاتًا اَوْ نَهَارًا » "at night or during the day." In the previous verse, it was only mentioned about taking away their ears, eyes, and hearts or sealing them shut, but now in this verse, they are being warned with a general punishment, meaning if Allah's punishment comes, you will not be able to escape in any way. As for the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and his companions, Allah will surely save them, because in all the previous nations that were destroyed, Allah's consistent method was that first the Messenger and his followers were commanded to leave the settlement of the wrongdoers, and when they had left, the wrongdoers were destroyed.
