سُوْرَةُ الْوَاقِعَةِ
Surah Al-Waaqia (56) — Ayah 55
فَشَـٰرِبُونَ شُرْبَ ٱلْهِيمِ ﴿55﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"And you will drink (that) like thirsty camels!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَشَـٰرِبُونَ
fashāribūna
And will drink
شُرْبَ
shur'ba
(as) drinking
ٱلْهِيمِ
l-hīmi
(of) the thirsty camels
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.
55. Which you will drink like camels with the disease of thirst [26].
[26] ﴿هيم﴾ ﴿هَيَامٌ﴾ means intense thirst, and ﴿هام﴾ means to be extremely thirsty. And "hiyaam" is also the name of a disease in camels in which the camel remains severely thirsty; it keeps drinking water but its thirst is never quenched, just as humans can suffer from the disease of dropsy. And ﴿هيم﴾ refers to such a camel afflicted with the disease of unquenchable thirst. Thus, after the inhabitants of Hell eat thorny plants as food, they will be given boiling water to drink. They will keep drinking this boiling water, but their thirst will not be quenched.
[26] ﴿هيم﴾ ﴿هَيَامٌ﴾ means intense thirst, and ﴿هام﴾ means to be extremely thirsty. And "hiyaam" is also the name of a disease in camels in which the camel remains severely thirsty; it keeps drinking water but its thirst is never quenched, just as humans can suffer from the disease of dropsy. And ﴿هيم﴾ refers to such a camel afflicted with the disease of unquenchable thirst. Thus, after the inhabitants of Hell eat thorny plants as food, they will be given boiling water to drink. They will keep drinking this boiling water, but their thirst will not be quenched.
