سُوْرَةُ النَّحْلِ
Surah An-Nahl (16) — Ayah 84
وَيَوْمَ نَبْعَثُ مِن كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ شَهِيدًا ثُمَّ لَا يُؤْذَنُ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَلَا هُمْ يُسْتَعْتَبُونَ ﴿84﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And (remember) the Day when We shall raise up from each nation a witness (their Messenger), then, those who disbelieved will not be given leave (to put forward excuses), nor will they be allowed (to return to the world) to repent and ask for Allâh’s Forgiveness (of their sins).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَيَوْمَ
wayawma
And the Day
نَبْعَثُ
nabʿathu
We will resurrect
مِن
min
from
كُلِّ
kulli
every
أُمَّةٍۢ
ummatin
nation
شَهِيدًۭا
shahīdan
a witness
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
لَا
lā
not
يُؤْذَنُ
yu'dhanu
will be permitted
لِلَّذِينَ
lilladhīna
to those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieved
وَلَا
walā
and not
هُمْ
hum
they
يُسْتَعْتَبُونَ
yus'taʿtabūna
will be asked to make amends
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84. And on the Day when We will raise a witness from every nation, then the disbelievers will not be allowed to make excuses [86], nor will they be allowed to repent.
[86]
A Scene from the Day of Judgment: The Polytheists' Arguments Against Each Other:
After this, a scene from the Plain of Resurrection is being presented. When the court of Allah Almighty is established, a witness from every nation and every group will be brought forth. The witness from each nation will be the prophet of that nation, or that righteous servant who conveyed Allah’s message to the people with complete clarity. The testimony of these witnesses will be for the purpose of establishing proof against the disbelievers, and it will be detailed. That is, the witness will testify that such and such people accepted my message, while such and such people were arrogant. And they did these and those deeds in opposition to the path of truth, and used to give us such and such replies. During this testimony, the disbelievers will not be allowed to speak at all. And when the disbelievers witness this terrifying scene of the Plain of Resurrection, they will wish to seek forgiveness for their sins, but at that time they will not be given the opportunity to repent, because the opportunity for repentance is only in this world, and when the final gasp of death comes and the soul reaches the throat, from that moment the time for repentance ends.
[86]
A Scene from the Day of Judgment: The Polytheists' Arguments Against Each Other:
After this, a scene from the Plain of Resurrection is being presented. When the court of Allah Almighty is established, a witness from every nation and every group will be brought forth. The witness from each nation will be the prophet of that nation, or that righteous servant who conveyed Allah’s message to the people with complete clarity. The testimony of these witnesses will be for the purpose of establishing proof against the disbelievers, and it will be detailed. That is, the witness will testify that such and such people accepted my message, while such and such people were arrogant. And they did these and those deeds in opposition to the path of truth, and used to give us such and such replies. During this testimony, the disbelievers will not be allowed to speak at all. And when the disbelievers witness this terrifying scene of the Plain of Resurrection, they will wish to seek forgiveness for their sins, but at that time they will not be given the opportunity to repent, because the opportunity for repentance is only in this world, and when the final gasp of death comes and the soul reaches the throat, from that moment the time for repentance ends.
