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Al-Hajj 15

Ayah 15 of 78 · Medinan

مَن كَانَ يَظُنُّ أَن لَّن يَنصُرَهُ ٱللَّهُ فِي ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ فَلۡيَمۡدُدۡ بِسَبَبٍ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ ثُمَّ لۡيَقۡطَعۡ فَلۡيَنظُرۡ هَلۡ يُذۡهِبَنَّ كَيۡدُهُۥ مَا يَغِيظُ ١٥

Whoever should think that Allāh will not support him [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ)] in this world and the Hereafter - let him extend a rope to the ceiling, then cut off [his breath],1 and let him see: will his effort remove that which enrages [him]?

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., strangle himself.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. مَنWhoeverman
  2. كَانَ[is]kāna
  3. يَظُنُّthinksyaẓunnu
  4. أَنthatan
  5. لَّنnotlan
  6. يَنصُرَهُAllah will help himyanṣurahu
  7. ٱللَّهُAllah will help himl-lahu
  8. فِيinfī
  9. ٱلدُّنۡيَاthe worldl-dun'yā
  10. وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةِand the Hereafterwal-ākhirati
  11. فَلۡيَمۡدُدۡthen let him extendfalyamdud
  12. بِسَبَبٍa ropebisababin
  13. إِلَىtoilā
  14. ٱلسَّمَآءِthe skyl-samāi
  15. ثُمَّthenthumma
  16. لۡيَقۡطَعۡlet him cut offl'yaqṭaʿ
  17. فَلۡيَنظُرۡthen let him seefalyanẓur
  18. هَلۡwhetherhal
  19. يُذۡهِبَنَّwill removeyudh'hibanna
  20. كَيۡدُهُۥhis plankayduhu
  21. مَاwhatmā
  22. يَغِيظُenragesyaghīẓu

Tafsir

Whoever thinks Allah will not help His Prophet (peace be upon him) in this world and the afterlife should extend a rope to the ceiling of his house and then hang himself by cutting himself off the ground. Then he should see if that removes the anger he feels in his heart. Allah is the Helper of His Prophet, whether his opponents like it or not.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran