بَلۡ تَأۡتِيهِم بَغۡتَةٗ فَتَبۡهَتُهُمۡ فَلَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ رَدَّهَا وَلَا هُمۡ يُنظَرُونَ ٤٠
Rather, it will come to them unexpectedly and bewilder them, and they will not be able to repel it, nor will they be reprieved.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
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بَلۡ Nay bal تَأۡتِيهِم it will come to them tatīhim بَغۡتَةٗ unexpectedly baghtatan فَتَبۡهَتُهُمۡ and bewilder them fatabhatuhum فَلَا then not falā يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ they will be able yastaṭīʿūna رَدَّهَا to repel it raddahā وَلَا and not walā هُمۡ they hum يُنظَرُونَ will be given respite yunẓarūna Tafsir This fire that they shall be punished with will come upon them suddenly, without them anticipating it. They shall not be able to repel it, nor shall they be given respite to repent and consequently be shown mercy.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran
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