سُوْرَةُ الْحَآقَّةِ
Surah Al-Haaqqa (69) — Ayah 37
لَّا يَأْكُلُهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْخَـٰطِـُٔونَ ﴿37﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
None will eat it except the Khâti’ûn (sinners, disbelievers, polytheists).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَّا
lā
Not
يَأْكُلُهُۥٓ
yakuluhu
will eat it
إِلَّا
illā
except
ٱلْخَـٰطِـُٔونَ
l-khāṭiūna
the sinners
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.
37. Which none but the sinners [21] will eat.
[21] He adopted a selfish attitude in the world, neither helped anyone, nor showed sympathy, nor did such a thought ever occur to him. Therefore, today he too will find no sympathizer or helper. And when he becomes restless from hunger, he will be given the washing from the wounds of fellow inhabitants of Hell; this will be his food and this will be his drink. And it is obvious that the washing from wounds is neither food nor drink. But such criminals will have to consume only this. Nothing else will be provided to them. Then, there are various types of criminals; some inhabitants of Hell will be given thorny bushes to eat and boiling water to drink.
[21] He adopted a selfish attitude in the world, neither helped anyone, nor showed sympathy, nor did such a thought ever occur to him. Therefore, today he too will find no sympathizer or helper. And when he becomes restless from hunger, he will be given the washing from the wounds of fellow inhabitants of Hell; this will be his food and this will be his drink. And it is obvious that the washing from wounds is neither food nor drink. But such criminals will have to consume only this. Nothing else will be provided to them. Then, there are various types of criminals; some inhabitants of Hell will be given thorny bushes to eat and boiling water to drink.
