سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 47
قُلْ أَرَءَيْتَكُمْ إِنْ أَتَىٰكُمْ عَذَابُ ٱللَّهِ بَغْتَةً أَوْ جَهْرَةً هَلْ يُهْلَكُ إِلَّا ٱلْقَوْمُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ ﴿47﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say: "Tell me, if the punishment of Allâh comes to you suddenly (during the night), or openly (during the day), will any be destroyed except the Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrong-doing people)?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
أَرَءَيْتَكُمْ
ara-aytakum
Have you seen
إِنْ
in
if
أَتَىٰكُمْ
atākum
comes to you
عَذَابُ
ʿadhābu
punishment
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
بَغْتَةً
baghtatan
suddenly
أَوْ
aw
or
جَهْرَةً
jahratan
openly
هَلْ
hal
will
يُهْلَكُ
yuh'laku
(any) be destroyed
إِلَّا
illā
except
ٱلْقَوْمُ
l-qawmu
the people
ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ
l-ẓālimūna
the wrongdoers
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.
Say, "Tell me, if the punishment of Allah comes upon you suddenly or openly, will anyone be destroyed except the wrongdoers?" [50][51]
[50] By "all of a sudden" is meant such a punishment whose signs do not appear at all beforehand, and by "openly" or "publicly" is meant such a punishment whose signs begin to appear beforehand.
[51] This sentence has several meanings. One is that Allah Almighty informs the prophets of the coming punishment through revelation, and they are instructed to take their followers and leave the place where the punishment is to descend. In this way, only the wrongdoers are affected by the punishment. The second meaning is that since the punishment comes only because of the wrongdoing of the wrongdoers, therefore, the wrongdoers should repent without delay, thus saving themselves from Allah's punishment and not becoming the cause of others' destruction. And the third meaning is that in reality, destruction and ruin are only for the wrongdoers, for even after death they will have to suffer the punishment of Hell, while the righteous will become even more deserving of Allah's grace and mercy after death.
[50] By "all of a sudden" is meant such a punishment whose signs do not appear at all beforehand, and by "openly" or "publicly" is meant such a punishment whose signs begin to appear beforehand.
[51] This sentence has several meanings. One is that Allah Almighty informs the prophets of the coming punishment through revelation, and they are instructed to take their followers and leave the place where the punishment is to descend. In this way, only the wrongdoers are affected by the punishment. The second meaning is that since the punishment comes only because of the wrongdoing of the wrongdoers, therefore, the wrongdoers should repent without delay, thus saving themselves from Allah's punishment and not becoming the cause of others' destruction. And the third meaning is that in reality, destruction and ruin are only for the wrongdoers, for even after death they will have to suffer the punishment of Hell, while the righteous will become even more deserving of Allah's grace and mercy after death.
