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An-Nisa 42

Ayah 42 of 176 · Medinan

يَوۡمَئِذٖ يَوَدُّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَعَصَوُاْ ٱلرَّسُولَ لَوۡ تُسَوَّىٰ بِهِمُ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَلَا يَكۡتُمُونَ ٱللَّهَ حَدِيثٗا ٤٢

That Day, those who disbelieved and disobeyed the Messenger will wish they could be covered by the earth. And they will not conceal from Allāh a [single] statement.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. يَوۡمَئِذٖ(On) that Dayyawma-idhin
  2. يَوَدُّwill wishyawaddu
  3. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  4. كَفَرُواْdisbelievedkafarū
  5. وَعَصَوُاْand disobeyedwaʿaṣawū
  6. ٱلرَّسُولَthe Messengerl-rasūla
  7. لَوۡiflaw
  8. تُسَوَّىٰwas leveledtusawwā
  9. بِهِمُwith thembihimu
  10. ٱلۡأَرۡضُthe earthl-arḍu
  11. وَلَاand notwalā
  12. يَكۡتُمُونَthey will (be able to) hideyaktumūna
  13. ٱللَّهَ(from) Allahl-laha
  14. حَدِيثٗا(any) statementḥadīthan

Tafsir

On that great day, those who disbelieved in Allah and went against His Messenger will wish they were dust and that the earth and they were level. They will not hide anything of what they did from Allah. Allah will seal their mouths so that they cannot speak and will give permission to their limbs to bear witness to what they did.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran