سُوْرَةُ الْحَجِّ
Surah Al-Hajj (22) — Ayah 47
وَيَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَ بِٱلْعَذَابِ وَلَن يُخْلِفَ ٱللَّهُ وَعْدَهُۥ ۚ وَإِنَّ يَوْمًا عِندَ رَبِّكَ كَأَلْفِ سَنَةٍ مِّمَّا تَعُدُّونَ ﴿47﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And they ask you to hasten on the torment! And Allâh fails not His Promise. And verily, a day with your Lord is as a thousand years of what you reckon.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَيَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَ
wayastaʿjilūnaka
And they ask you to hasten
بِٱلْعَذَابِ
bil-ʿadhābi
the punishment
وَلَن
walan
But never will
يُخْلِفَ
yukh'lifa
fail/violate
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
وَعْدَهُۥ ۚ
waʿdahu
(in) His Promise
وَإِنَّ
wa-inna
And indeed
يَوْمًا
yawman
a day
عِندَ
ʿinda
with
رَبِّكَ
rabbika
your Lord
كَأَلْفِ
ka-alfi
(is) like a thousand
سَنَةٍۢ
sanatin
year(s)
مِّمَّا
mimmā
of what
تَعُدُّونَ
taʿuddūna
you count
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
47. They ask you to hasten the punishment, but Allah never fails in His promise. And surely, a day with your Lord is like a thousand years [75] according to your counting.
[75]
The Natural Lifespan of Nations?
This verse does not mean that every emerging nation or civilization has or should have a natural lifespan of a thousand years. Rather, these words are mentioned as a comparison between mankind’s hastening for punishment and the delay according to His law of gradualness and respite. It is entirely possible that if a nation’s oppression and tyranny increase excessively, it may be destroyed even after three or four centuries. And it is also entirely possible that a nation or civilization may survive for more than a thousand years. All these matters depend on the pace of a nation’s sins.
[75]
The Natural Lifespan of Nations?
This verse does not mean that every emerging nation or civilization has or should have a natural lifespan of a thousand years. Rather, these words are mentioned as a comparison between mankind’s hastening for punishment and the delay according to His law of gradualness and respite. It is entirely possible that if a nation’s oppression and tyranny increase excessively, it may be destroyed even after three or four centuries. And it is also entirely possible that a nation or civilization may survive for more than a thousand years. All these matters depend on the pace of a nation’s sins.
