سُوْرَةُ الزُّخْرُفِ
Surah Az-Zukhruf (43) — Ayah 67
ٱلْأَخِلَّآءُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ إِلَّا ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ ﴿67﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Friends on that Day will be foes one to another except Al-Muttaqûn (the pious. See V.2:2).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱلْأَخِلَّآءُ
al-akhilāu
Friends
يَوْمَئِذٍۭ
yawma-idhin
that Day
بَعْضُهُمْ
baʿḍuhum
some of them
لِبَعْضٍ
libaʿḍin
to others
عَدُوٌّ
ʿaduwwun
(will be) enemies
إِلَّا
illā
except
ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ
l-mutaqīna
the righteous
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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67. On that Day, all friends will become enemies to one another, except for the righteous [65].
[65]
On the Day of Judgment, All Friendships Except Religious Ones Will Become Enmity:
On the Day of Judgment, only that friendship will remain which is based on piety, and those who maintained friendship with each other in the world solely for the sake of Allah and His religion. All other kinds of friendships will turn into enmity. And such friendships are of many types. For example, the love of polytheists for their idols and their mutual friendships; the friendship of all kinds of disbelievers in forming a united front against Islam; the friendship of criminals with other criminals, such as robbers with robbers; friendships for worldly interests. All such friendships and relationships will not only be severed, but all will become enemies of each other and will lay the blame on one another, saying, "So-and-so was the cause of my misguidance," and "So-and-so dragged me down with him."
[65]
On the Day of Judgment, All Friendships Except Religious Ones Will Become Enmity:
On the Day of Judgment, only that friendship will remain which is based on piety, and those who maintained friendship with each other in the world solely for the sake of Allah and His religion. All other kinds of friendships will turn into enmity. And such friendships are of many types. For example, the love of polytheists for their idols and their mutual friendships; the friendship of all kinds of disbelievers in forming a united front against Islam; the friendship of criminals with other criminals, such as robbers with robbers; friendships for worldly interests. All such friendships and relationships will not only be severed, but all will become enemies of each other and will lay the blame on one another, saying, "So-and-so was the cause of my misguidance," and "So-and-so dragged me down with him."
