سُوْرَةُ الرَّحْمٰنِ
Surah Ar-Rahmaan (55) — Ayah 31
سَنَفْرُغُ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَ ٱلثَّقَلَانِ ﴿31﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
We shall attend to you, O you two classes (jinn and men)!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
سَنَفْرُغُ
sanafrughu
Soon We will attend
لَكُمْ
lakum
to you
أَيُّهَ
ayyuha
O you
ٱلثَّقَلَانِ
l-thaqalāni
two classes
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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31. O two groups! [20] Soon We will attend to you [21].
[20] ﴿ثَقَلاَنِ﴾ ﴿ثقل﴾ meaning burden, weight, heaviness, and ﴿ثقيل﴾ and ﴿ثقال﴾ meaning a heavy and weighty thing, and ﴿ثقلان﴾ meaning, among the living creatures settled on the earth, two heavy and numerous groups. The two major species, jinn and humans, who are accountable. And its second meaning could also be that since the majority of jinn and humans have been criminals, disobedient to Allah, and a burden on Allah’s earth, these groups have been called ﴿ثَقَلاَنِ﴾.
[21]
Allah Taking Account from People is Also a Blessing:
That is, to take your account. It does not mean that at this time We are so busy that We do not have the opportunity to take your account. Rather, it means that the time for your reckoning has not yet come. However, that time is also drawing near when the second phase of this universe will begin, and that phase is about to arrive. Understand it like this: just as a person has already made his schedule or timetable and says that at the moment he does not have leisure for a certain task, its turn will come after an hour. And taking account from these groups and then giving them reward or punishment accordingly is also a great blessing of Allah and a requirement of His justice.
[20] ﴿ثَقَلاَنِ﴾ ﴿ثقل﴾ meaning burden, weight, heaviness, and ﴿ثقيل﴾ and ﴿ثقال﴾ meaning a heavy and weighty thing, and ﴿ثقلان﴾ meaning, among the living creatures settled on the earth, two heavy and numerous groups. The two major species, jinn and humans, who are accountable. And its second meaning could also be that since the majority of jinn and humans have been criminals, disobedient to Allah, and a burden on Allah’s earth, these groups have been called ﴿ثَقَلاَنِ﴾.
[21]
Allah Taking Account from People is Also a Blessing:
That is, to take your account. It does not mean that at this time We are so busy that We do not have the opportunity to take your account. Rather, it means that the time for your reckoning has not yet come. However, that time is also drawing near when the second phase of this universe will begin, and that phase is about to arrive. Understand it like this: just as a person has already made his schedule or timetable and says that at the moment he does not have leisure for a certain task, its turn will come after an hour. And taking account from these groups and then giving them reward or punishment accordingly is also a great blessing of Allah and a requirement of His justice.
