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An-Naba 40

Ayah 40 of 40 · Meccan

إِنَّآ أَنذَرۡنَٰكُمۡ عَذَابٗا قَرِيبٗا يَوۡمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلۡمَرۡءُ مَا قَدَّمَتۡ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلۡكَافِرُ يَٰلَيۡتَنِي كُنتُ تُرَٰبَۢا ٤٠

Indeed, We have warned you of an impending punishment on the Day when a man will observe what his hands have put forth1 and the disbeliever will say, "Oh, I wish that I were dust!"

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., the deeds he did in this world, which await him in the Hereafter.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. إِنَّآIndeed Weinnā
  2. أَنذَرۡنَٰكُمۡ[We] have warned youandharnākum
  3. عَذَابٗا(of) a punishmentʿadhāban
  4. قَرِيبٗاnearqarīban
  5. يَوۡمَ(the) Dayyawma
  6. يَنظُرُwill seeyanẓuru
  7. ٱلۡمَرۡءُthe manl-maru
  8. مَاwhatmā
  9. قَدَّمَتۡhave sent forthqaddamat
  10. يَدَاهُhis handsyadāhu
  11. وَيَقُولُand will saywayaqūlu
  12. ٱلۡكَافِرُthe disbelieverl-kāfiru
  13. يَٰلَيۡتَنِيO I wishyālaytanī
  14. كُنتُI werekuntu
  15. تُرَٰبَۢاdustturāban

Tafsir

O people! Indeed, I have warned you of an impending punishment which will occur on the day when a person will see what deeds he sent forth in the world, and the disbeliever will say, wishing safety from the punishment: “If only I had become dust like the animals!” when it is said to them on the Day of Judgement: “Become dust”.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran