سُوْرَةُ الْمُدَّثِّرِ
Surah Al-Muddaththir (74) — Ayah 17
سَأُرْهِقُهُۥ صَعُودًا ﴿17﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
I shall oblige him to (climb a slippery mountain in the Hell-fire called As-Sa‘ûd, or) face a severe torment!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
سَأُرْهِقُهُۥ
sa-ur'hiquhu
Soon I will cover Him
صَعُودًا
ṣaʿūdan
(with) a laborious punishment
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 17) {سَاُرْهِقُهٗ صَعُوْدًا: ’’ سَاُرْهِقُهٗ ‘‘ ’’أَرْهَقَ يُرْهِقُ‘‘} (af‘aal) To burden someone with a task beyond their capacity. {’’ صَعُوْدًا ‘‘ ’’صَعِدَ يَصْعَدُ‘‘} (s) (to ascend) refers to a very difficult ascent. That is, I will compel him on the Day of Resurrection to climb a difficult and steep path. The compulsion to endure the calamities of the Day of Resurrection and Hell has been described in the words of giving the pain of a difficult ascent. In Tirmidhi, it is narrated from Abu Sa‘id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that “Sa‘ood” is a mountain of fire upon which the disbeliever will keep climbing for seventy (70) years and will descend for the same period. (See Tirmidhi: 2576, 3326) However, its chain of narration is weak.
