سُوْرَةُ النَّبَاِ
Surah An-Naba (78) — Ayah 37
رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ۖ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًا ﴿37﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(From) the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and whatsoever is in between them, the Most Gracious, with Whom they cannot dare to speak (on the Day of Resurrection except by His Leave).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
رَّبِّ
rabbi
Lord
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
(of) the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ
wal-arḍi
and the earth
وَمَا
wamā
and whatever
بَيْنَهُمَا
baynahumā
(is) between both of them
ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ۖ
l-raḥmāni
the Most Gracious
لَا
lā
not
يَمْلِكُونَ
yamlikūna
they have power
مِنْهُ
min'hu
from Him
خِطَابًۭا
khiṭāban
(to) address
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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37. (He is) the Lord of the heavens, the earth, and whatever is between them, the Most Merciful. No one will be able to address Him (on that Day) [24].
[24] That is, the generosity and bounty of Allah towards the people of Paradise is as mentioned above. But the majesty, awe, and grandeur of Allah will be such that when all creation will be overwhelmed by the terrors of the Day of Judgment, no one will have the courage to intercede with Allah for mercy upon His creation, and every person will be crying out for themselves. Even the Prophets will be calling out, "O Lord, grant safety! Grant safety!" Eventually, the lot for intercession before Allah will fall upon the name of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he ﷺ will intercede before Allah on behalf of everyone. A lengthy and detailed hadith on this subject has already been mentioned under verse 255 of Surah Al-Baqarah.
[24] That is, the generosity and bounty of Allah towards the people of Paradise is as mentioned above. But the majesty, awe, and grandeur of Allah will be such that when all creation will be overwhelmed by the terrors of the Day of Judgment, no one will have the courage to intercede with Allah for mercy upon His creation, and every person will be crying out for themselves. Even the Prophets will be calling out, "O Lord, grant safety! Grant safety!" Eventually, the lot for intercession before Allah will fall upon the name of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he ﷺ will intercede before Allah on behalf of everyone. A lengthy and detailed hadith on this subject has already been mentioned under verse 255 of Surah Al-Baqarah.
