سُوْرَةُ الْمُلْكِ
Surah Al-Mulk (67) — Ayah 28
قُلْ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِنْ أَهْلَكَنِىَ ٱللَّهُ وَمَن مَّعِىَ أَوْ رَحِمَنَا فَمَن يُجِيرُ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ ﴿28﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "Tell me! If Allâh destroys me, and those with me, or He bestows His Mercy on us - who can save the disbelievers from a painful torment?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
أَرَءَيْتُمْ
ara-aytum
Have you seen
إِنْ
in
if
أَهْلَكَنِىَ
ahlakaniya
destroys me
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
وَمَن
waman
and whoever
مَّعِىَ
maʿiya
(is) with me
أَوْ
aw
or
رَحِمَنَا
raḥimanā
has mercy upon us
فَمَن
faman
then who
يُجِيرُ
yujīru
(can) protect
ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
l-kāfirīna
the disbelievers
مِنْ
min
from
عَذَابٍ
ʿadhābin
a punishment
أَلِيمٍۢ
alīmin
painful
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 28) {قُلْ اَرَءَيْتُمْ اِنْ اَهْلَكَنِيَ اللّٰهُ … : ’’ يُجِيْرُ ‘‘ ’’أَجَارَ يُجِيْرُ إِجَارَةً‘‘} Hollow verb with wāw. The disbelievers of Makkah, disturbed by the spread of Islam and seeing all their efforts against the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and his companions fail, were living in the hope that perhaps, someday, the turn of time would finish them off. (See Ṭūr: 30) In response, it was commanded: Say to them, whether Allah destroys me and my companions or has mercy on us, what concern is that of yours? You should worry about yourselves, for as a result of disbelief, the painful punishment that is to befall you—who will save you from that?
