هَلۡ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا ٱلسَّاعَةَ أَن تَأۡتِيَهُم بَغۡتَةٗ وَهُمۡ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ ٦٦
Are they waiting except for the Hour to come upon them suddenly while they perceive not?
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- هَلۡArehal
- يَنظُرُونَthey waitingyanẓurūna
- إِلَّاexceptillā
- ٱلسَّاعَةَ(for) the Hourl-sāʿata
- أَنthatan
- تَأۡتِيَهُمit should come on themtatiyahum
- بَغۡتَةٗsuddenlybaghtatan
- وَهُمۡwhile theywahum
- لَا(do) notlā
- يَشۡعُرُونَperceiveyashʿurūna
Tafsir
These disputing parties in regards to Jesus await nothing except the Hour which will come to them suddenly, whilst they do not even perceive its arrival. If it comes to them whilst they are upon disbelief, then their abode is a painful torment.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran