سُوْرَةُ الرَّحْمٰنِ
Surah Ar-Rahmaan (55) — Ayah 35
يُرْسَلُ عَلَيْكُمَا شُوَاظٌ مِّن نَّارٍ وَنُحَاسٌ فَلَا تَنتَصِرَانِ ﴿35﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
There will be sent against you both, smokeless flames of fire and (molten) brass, and you will not be able to defend yourselves.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يُرْسَلُ
yur'salu
Will be sent
عَلَيْكُمَا
ʿalaykumā
against both of you
شُوَاظٌۭ
shuwāẓun
a flame
مِّن
min
of
نَّارٍۢ
nārin
fire
وَنُحَاسٌۭ
wanuḥāsun
and smoke
فَلَا
falā
and not
تَنتَصِرَانِ
tantaṣirāni
you will (be able to) defend yourselves
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.
35. There will be sent against you a flame of fire and a blast of scorching smoke [24], and you will not be able to defend yourselves [25].
[24] ﴿شواظ﴾ means a pure flame of fire in which there is no mixture of smoke, and if there is a mixture, it is called nuhās. However, even in that case, the fire should be more and the smoke less. The color of such fire becomes like copper, and nuhās also means copper.
[25] Intisār means both taking revenge for some injustice or excess, and also defending oneself from some excess. The meaning is that if anyone tries to escape from reckoning or Allah's grasp, he will never succeed in it. Upon him will be sent flames of fire and flames mixed with smoke, and he will be compelled to remain standing at the place where he is commanded to stand, and he will be so helpless and powerless that he will neither be able to protect himself nor take revenge on the angels.
[24] ﴿شواظ﴾ means a pure flame of fire in which there is no mixture of smoke, and if there is a mixture, it is called nuhās. However, even in that case, the fire should be more and the smoke less. The color of such fire becomes like copper, and nuhās also means copper.
[25] Intisār means both taking revenge for some injustice or excess, and also defending oneself from some excess. The meaning is that if anyone tries to escape from reckoning or Allah's grasp, he will never succeed in it. Upon him will be sent flames of fire and flames mixed with smoke, and he will be compelled to remain standing at the place where he is commanded to stand, and he will be so helpless and powerless that he will neither be able to protect himself nor take revenge on the angels.
