سُوْرَةُ الْعَنْكَبُوْتِ
Surah Al-Ankaboot (29) — Ayah 55
يَوْمَ يَغْشَىٰهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ مِن فَوْقِهِمْ وَمِن تَحْتِ أَرْجُلِهِمْ وَيَقُولُ ذُوقُوا۟ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ﴿55﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
On the Day when the torment (Hell-fire) shall cover them from above them and from underneath their feet, and it will be said: "Taste what you used to do."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَوْمَ
yawma
On (the) Day
يَغْشَىٰهُمُ
yaghshāhumu
will cover them
ٱلْعَذَابُ
l-ʿadhābu
the punishment
مِن
min
from
فَوْقِهِمْ
fawqihim
above them
وَمِن
wamin
and from
تَحْتِ
taḥti
below
أَرْجُلِهِمْ
arjulihim
their feet
وَيَقُولُ
wayaqūlu
and He will say
ذُوقُوا۟
dhūqū
Taste
مَا
mā
what
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
you used
تَعْمَلُونَ
taʿmalūna
(to) do
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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55. On the Day when the punishment will cover them from above and from beneath their feet, and Allah [87] will say, "Taste now what you used to do."
[87] One meaning of ﴿يَقُوْلُ﴾ is the same as mentioned in the translation, and another meaning could be that the punishment of Hell itself will say this to them. Thus, Hazrat Abu Hurairah ؓ says that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Whoever Allah gives wealth to, and he does not pay its zakat, then on the Day of Resurrection, his wealth will be turned into a bald snake, with two black spots over its eyes. It will become a collar around his neck, then it will seize both his cheeks and say: ‘I am your wealth, I am your treasure.’” [بخاری۔ کتاب الزکوۃ باب اثم مانع الزکوٰۃ]
[87] One meaning of ﴿يَقُوْلُ﴾ is the same as mentioned in the translation, and another meaning could be that the punishment of Hell itself will say this to them. Thus, Hazrat Abu Hurairah ؓ says that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Whoever Allah gives wealth to, and he does not pay its zakat, then on the Day of Resurrection, his wealth will be turned into a bald snake, with two black spots over its eyes. It will become a collar around his neck, then it will seize both his cheeks and say: ‘I am your wealth, I am your treasure.’” [بخاری۔ کتاب الزکوۃ باب اثم مانع الزکوٰۃ]
