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Al-Mulk 27

Ayah 27 of 30 · Meccan

فَلَمَّا رَأَوۡهُ زُلۡفَةٗ سِيٓـَٔتۡ وُجُوهُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَقِيلَ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَدَّعُونَ ٢٧

But when they see it1 approaching, the faces of those who disbelieve will be distressed, and it will be said, "This is that for which you used to call."2

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 The punishment of which they were warned.

2 When they challenged their prophets, saying, "Bring on the punishment, if you are truthful."

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. فَلَمَّاBut whenfalammā
  2. رَأَوۡهُthey (will) see itra-awhu
  3. زُلۡفَةٗapproachingzul'fatan
  4. سِيٓـَٔتۡ(will be) distressedsīat
  5. وُجُوهُ(the) faceswujūhu
  6. ٱلَّذِينَ(of) those whoalladhīna
  7. كَفَرُواْdisbelievedkafarū
  8. وَقِيلَand it will be saidwaqīla
  9. هَٰذَاThishādhā
  10. ٱلَّذِي(is) that whichalladhī
  11. كُنتُمyou used tokuntum
  12. بِهِۦfor itbihi
  13. تَدَّعُونَcalltaddaʿūna

Tafsir

So when the promise will come upon them and they will see the punishment close to them on the Day of Judgement, the faces of those who disbelieved in Allah will change and become dark. And it will be said to them, “This is what you used to ask for and want hastily!”

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran