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Muhammad 18

Ayah 18 of 38 · Medinan

فَهَلۡ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا ٱلسَّاعَةَ أَن تَأۡتِيَهُم بَغۡتَةٗۖ فَقَدۡ جَآءَ أَشۡرَاطُهَاۚ فَأَنَّىٰ لَهُمۡ إِذَا جَآءَتۡهُمۡ ذِكۡرَىٰهُمۡ ١٨

Then do they await except that the Hour should come upon them unexpectedly? But already there have come [some of] its indications. Then how [i.e., what good] to them, when it has come, will be their remembrance?

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. فَهَلۡThen dofahal
  2. يَنظُرُونَthey waityanẓurūna
  3. إِلَّاbutillā
  4. ٱلسَّاعَةَ(for) the Hourl-sāʿata
  5. أَنthatan
  6. تَأۡتِيَهُمit should come to themtatiyahum
  7. بَغۡتَةٗۖsuddenlybaghtatan
  8. فَقَدۡBut indeedfaqad
  9. جَآءَhave comejāa
  10. أَشۡرَاطُهَاۚits indicationsashrāṭuhā
  11. فَأَنَّىٰThen howfa-annā
  12. لَهُمۡto themlahum
  13. إِذَاwhenidhā
  14. جَآءَتۡهُمۡhas come to themjāathum
  15. ذِكۡرَىٰهُمۡtheir reminderdhik'rāhum

Tafsir

Are the disbelievers waiting for anything but the hour to come on them suddenly without their having any prior knowledge of it? Its signs have already come, such as the mission of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and the splitting of the moon. How will they then take heed when the hour comes? It is unlikely that the reminder will be of benefit to them.

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