سُوْرَةُ الزُّمَرِ
Surah Az-Zumar (39) — Ayah 47
وَلَوْ أَنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ مَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا وَمِثْلَهُۥ مَعَهُۥ لَٱفْتَدَوْا۟ بِهِۦ مِن سُوٓءِ ٱلْعَذَابِ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۚ وَبَدَا لَهُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَمْ يَكُونُوا۟ يَحْتَسِبُونَ ﴿47﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And those who did wrong (the polytheists and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allâh), if they had all that is in earth and therewith as much again, they verily, would offer it to ransom themselves therewith on the Day of Resurrection from the evil torment; and there will become apparent to them from Allâh what they had not been reckoning.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَوْ
walaw
And if
أَنَّ
anna
And if
لِلَّذِينَ
lilladhīna
those who
ظَلَمُوا۟
ẓalamū
did wrong
مَا
mā
(had) whatever
فِى
fī
(is) in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
جَمِيعًۭا
jamīʿan
all
وَمِثْلَهُۥ
wamith'lahu
and (the) like of it
مَعَهُۥ
maʿahu
with it
لَٱفْتَدَوْا۟
la-if'tadaw
they would ransom
بِهِۦ
bihi
with it
مِن
min
from
سُوٓءِ
sūi
(the) evil
ٱلْعَذَابِ
l-ʿadhābi
(of) the punishment
يَوْمَ
yawma
(on the) Day
ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۚ
l-qiyāmati
(of) the Resurrection
وَبَدَا
wabadā
And (will) appear
لَهُم
lahum
to them
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
مَا
mā
what
لَمْ
lam
not
يَكُونُوا۟
yakūnū
they had
يَحْتَسِبُونَ
yaḥtasibūna
taken into account
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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47. And if the wrongdoers possessed all that is in the earth, and as much again with it, they would surely offer it as ransom to save themselves from the evil punishment on the Day of Resurrection. But there will appear to them from Allah that which they had never expected.
[63]
The Ransom for Shirk:
In this verse, the wrongdoers refer to these very polytheists who distribute Allah’s attributes among others. Then they widely propagate such fabricated matters. When the oneness of Allah alone is proclaimed, they think that this is, indirectly, an insult to their saints. Such people will face this fate on the Day of Resurrection: if all the treasures of the earth and the heavens were in their possession, they would wish to give all of it away to escape the punishment that will befall them due to these sins. But even this will be impossible, and they will have to bear the punishment for their sins.
[63]
The Ransom for Shirk:
In this verse, the wrongdoers refer to these very polytheists who distribute Allah’s attributes among others. Then they widely propagate such fabricated matters. When the oneness of Allah alone is proclaimed, they think that this is, indirectly, an insult to their saints. Such people will face this fate on the Day of Resurrection: if all the treasures of the earth and the heavens were in their possession, they would wish to give all of it away to escape the punishment that will befall them due to these sins. But even this will be impossible, and they will have to bear the punishment for their sins.
