سُوْرَةُ الزُّمَرِ
Surah Az-Zumar (39) — Ayah 71
وَسِيقَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ جَهَنَّمَ زُمَرًا ۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءُوهَا فُتِحَتْ أَبْوَٰبُهَا وَقَالَ لَهُمْ خَزَنَتُهَآ أَلَمْ يَأْتِكُمْ رُسُلٌ مِّنكُمْ يَتْلُونَ عَلَيْكُمْ ءَايَـٰتِ رَبِّكُمْ وَيُنذِرُونَكُمْ لِقَآءَ يَوْمِكُمْ هَـٰذَا ۚ قَالُوا۟ بَلَىٰ وَلَـٰكِنْ حَقَّتْ كَلِمَةُ ٱلْعَذَابِ عَلَى ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ ﴿71﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And those who disbelieved will be driven to Hell in groups till, when they reach it, the gates thereof will be opened (suddenly like a prison at the arrival of the prisoners). And its keepers will say, "Did not the Messengers come to you from yourselves, reciting to you the Verses of your Lord, and warning you of the Meeting of this Day of yours?" They will say: "Yes, but the Word of torment has been justified against the disbelievers!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَسِيقَ
wasīqa
And (will) be driven
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَفَرُوٓا۟
kafarū
disbelieve
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
جَهَنَّمَ
jahannama
Hell
زُمَرًا ۖ
zumaran
(in) groups
حَتَّىٰٓ
ḥattā
until
إِذَا
idhā
when
جَآءُوهَا
jāūhā
they reach it
فُتِحَتْ
futiḥat
(will) be opened
أَبْوَٰبُهَا
abwābuhā
its gates
وَقَالَ
waqāla
and (will) say
لَهُمْ
lahum
to them
خَزَنَتُهَآ
khazanatuhā
its keepers
أَلَمْ
alam
Did not
يَأْتِكُمْ
yatikum
come to you
رُسُلٌۭ
rusulun
Messengers
مِّنكُمْ
minkum
from you
يَتْلُونَ
yatlūna
reciting
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
to you
ءَايَـٰتِ
āyāti
(the) Verses
رَبِّكُمْ
rabbikum
(of) your Lord
وَيُنذِرُونَكُمْ
wayundhirūnakum
and warning you
لِقَآءَ
liqāa
(of the) meeting
يَوْمِكُمْ
yawmikum
(of) your Day
هَـٰذَا ۚ
hādhā
this
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They (will) say
بَلَىٰ
balā
Yes
وَلَـٰكِنْ
walākin
But
حَقَّتْ
ḥaqqat
has been justified
كَلِمَةُ
kalimatu
(the) word
ٱلْعَذَابِ
l-ʿadhābi
(of) punishment
عَلَى
ʿalā
against
ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
l-kāfirīna
the disbelievers
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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71. And those who disbelieved will be driven in groups towards Hell [90], until when they reach it, its gates will be opened, and its keepers will say to them, "Did there not come to you messengers from among yourselves, reciting to you the verses of your Lord and warning you of the meeting of this Day of yours [91]?" They will say, "Yes, indeed," but the word of punishment has come into effect upon the disbelievers.
[90] This is because there are dozens of types of disbelief. And accordingly, on the Day of Resurrection, these disbelievers will be grouped. And after grouping them, they will be driven towards Hell. Just as those criminals who, after the court's verdict, are proven to be truly guilty, are shackled and taken towards the prison, and just as when these criminals reach the prison, the gate of the prison is opened for them, in the same way, when the groups of disbelievers reach Hell, the gates of Hell will be opened for them.
[91]
The Keepers of Hell and Their Question:
When these groups reach Hell, the keepers or superintendents of Hell will, as a form of reproach, ask them: "O wretches! Did not Allah's messengers come to you to warn you or to make you aware of the circumstances of this day?" The criminals will reply: "They did come, but due to our misfortune and incompetence, we did not consider them truthful, and as a result, today we have ended up here. And it seems that we are bound to receive the punishment for our deeds."
[90] This is because there are dozens of types of disbelief. And accordingly, on the Day of Resurrection, these disbelievers will be grouped. And after grouping them, they will be driven towards Hell. Just as those criminals who, after the court's verdict, are proven to be truly guilty, are shackled and taken towards the prison, and just as when these criminals reach the prison, the gate of the prison is opened for them, in the same way, when the groups of disbelievers reach Hell, the gates of Hell will be opened for them.
[91]
The Keepers of Hell and Their Question:
When these groups reach Hell, the keepers or superintendents of Hell will, as a form of reproach, ask them: "O wretches! Did not Allah's messengers come to you to warn you or to make you aware of the circumstances of this day?" The criminals will reply: "They did come, but due to our misfortune and incompetence, we did not consider them truthful, and as a result, today we have ended up here. And it seems that we are bound to receive the punishment for our deeds."
