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Ibrahim 44

Ayah 44 of 52 · Meccan

وَأَنذِرِ ٱلنَّاسَ يَوۡمَ يَأۡتِيهِمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُ فَيَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ رَبَّنَآ أَخِّرۡنَآ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٖ قَرِيبٖ نُّجِبۡ دَعۡوَتَكَ وَنَتَّبِعِ ٱلرُّسُلَۗ أَوَلَمۡ تَكُونُوٓاْ أَقۡسَمۡتُم مِّن قَبۡلُ مَا لَكُم مِّن زَوَالٖ ٤٤

And, [O Muḥammad], warn the people of a Day when the punishment will come to them and those who did wrong will say, "Our Lord, delay us for a short term; we will answer Your call and follow the messengers." [But it will be said], "Had you not sworn, before, that for you there would be no cessation?1

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Of the blessings which Allāh had bestowed upon you during life on earth.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَأَنذِرِAnd warnwa-andhiri
  2. ٱلنَّاسَthe mankindl-nāsa
  3. يَوۡمَ(of) a Dayyawma
  4. يَأۡتِيهِمُ(when) will come to themyatīhimu
  5. ٱلۡعَذَابُthe punishmentl-ʿadhābu
  6. فَيَقُولُthen will sayfayaqūlu
  7. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  8. ظَلَمُواْdid wrongẓalamū
  9. رَبَّنَآOur Lordrabbanā
  10. أَخِّرۡنَآRespite usakhir'nā
  11. إِلَىٰٓforilā
  12. أَجَلٖa termajalin
  13. قَرِيبٖshortqarībin
  14. نُّجِبۡwe will answernujib
  15. دَعۡوَتَكَYour calldaʿwataka
  16. وَنَتَّبِعِand we will followwanattabiʿi
  17. ٱلرُّسُلَۗthe Messengersl-rusula
  18. أَوَلَمۡHad notawalam
  19. تَكُونُوٓاْyoutakūnū
  20. أَقۡسَمۡتُمswornaqsamtum
  21. مِّنbeforemin
  22. قَبۡلُbeforeqablu
  23. مَاnotmā
  24. لَكُمfor youlakum
  25. مِّنanymin
  26. زَوَالٖendzawālin

Tafsir

O Messenger, make your people fear Allah’s punishment on the Day of Judgment. Those who wronged themselves by disbelieving in Allah and associating partners with Him will say: “Our Lord, give respite to us, and delay for us the punishment. Return us to the world for a short period so we can believe in You and follow the messengers you sent to us”. They will be given a reprimanding response: “Did you not swear, while you were on earth, that you would not be transferred from the world to the afterlife, and you disbelieved in the resurrection after death?”

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran