سُوْرَةُ الشُّوْرٰي
Surah Ash-Shura (42) — Ayah 18
يَسْتَعْجِلُ بِهَا ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهَا ۖ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مُشْفِقُونَ مِنْهَا وَيَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهَا ٱلْحَقُّ ۗ أَلَآ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يُمَارُونَ فِى ٱلسَّاعَةِ لَفِى ضَلَـٰلٍۭ بَعِيدٍ ﴿18﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Those who believe not therein seek to hasten it, while those who believe are fearful of it, and know that it is the very truth. Verily, those who dispute concerning the Hour are certainly in error far away.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَسْتَعْجِلُ
yastaʿjilu
Seek to hasten
بِهَا
bihā
[of] it
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
لَا
lā
(do) not
يُؤْمِنُونَ
yu'minūna
believe
بِهَا ۖ
bihā
in it
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
and those who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe
مُشْفِقُونَ
mush'fiqūna
(are) fearful
مِنْهَا
min'hā
of it
وَيَعْلَمُونَ
wayaʿlamūna
and know
أَنَّهَا
annahā
that it
ٱلْحَقُّ ۗ
l-ḥaqu
(is) the truth
أَلَآ
alā
Unquestionably
إِنَّ
inna
indeed
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
يُمَارُونَ
yumārūna
dispute
فِى
fī
concerning
ٱلسَّاعَةِ
l-sāʿati
the Hour
لَفِى
lafī
(are) certainly in
ضَلَـٰلٍۭ
ḍalālin
error
بَعِيدٍ
baʿīdin
far
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.
Those who do not believe in it seek to hasten it, but those who believe are fearful [28] of it and know that it is the truth. Beware! Indeed, those who dispute concerning the Hour have gone far astray.
[28] That is, those who mock the punishment of the Hereafter and the Day of Resurrection, and repeatedly ask when it will come, do so only because they do not believe in the Day of Resurrection and the reckoning of deeds. If they were certain of this, they would never hasten for the punishment. And those who do believe in the Day of Resurrection and the accountability of deeds, they remain fearful of their own reckoning. And those who do not believe have no fear of being held accountable for their deeds, so they become bold in sinful acts and, deviating from the path of truth and justice, go far ahead in their rebellion and misguidance.
[28] That is, those who mock the punishment of the Hereafter and the Day of Resurrection, and repeatedly ask when it will come, do so only because they do not believe in the Day of Resurrection and the reckoning of deeds. If they were certain of this, they would never hasten for the punishment. And those who do believe in the Day of Resurrection and the accountability of deeds, they remain fearful of their own reckoning. And those who do not believe have no fear of being held accountable for their deeds, so they become bold in sinful acts and, deviating from the path of truth and justice, go far ahead in their rebellion and misguidance.
