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Tafsir of Surah Al-Hijr (15) — The Rocky Tract · الحجر
Meccan surah, 99 ayat. Read the whole surah
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Al-Hijr 15:1
الٓرۚ تِلۡكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ وَقُرۡءَانٖ مُّبِينٖ
Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the verses of the Book and a clear Qur'an
Tafsir 15:1
This sūrah begins with the disconnected letters, the explanation for which has already preceeded in Sūrah Baqarah. These verses are very significant, which indicates that they are revealed from Allah. They are verses of a Qur’ān that clarifies monotheism and sacred laws.
Al-Hijr 15:2
رُّبَمَا يَوَدُّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لَوۡ كَانُواْ مُسۡلِمِينَ
Perhaps those who disbelieve will wish that they had been Muslims
Tafsir 15:2
On the Day of Judgement, when things become clear to them, the disbelievers will wish they were Muslim. The falsity of their ways in the world will be made clear to them.
Al-Hijr 15:3
ذَرۡهُمۡ يَأۡكُلُواْ وَيَتَمَتَّعُواْ وَيُلۡهِهِمُ ٱلۡأَمَلُۖ فَسَوۡفَ يَعۡلَمُونَ
Let them eat and enjoy themselves and be diverted by [false] hope, for they are going to know
Tafsir 15:3
O Messenger, leave these beliers to eat as the beasts eat, and to avail themselves of the finite pleasures of the world and let their hopes distract them from faith and righteous actions. They will come to know the loss they are in when they face Allah on the Day of Judgement.
Al-Hijr 15:4
وَمَآ أَهۡلَكۡنَا مِن قَرۡيَةٍ إِلَّا وَلَهَا كِتَابٞ مَّعۡلُومٞ
And We did not destroy any city but that for it was a known decree
Tafsir 15:4
For each oppressive town that became destroyed, Allah already knew of its fixed time. The destruction will neither come before or after its time.
Al-Hijr 15:5
مَّا تَسۡبِقُ مِنۡ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسۡتَـٔۡخِرُونَ
No nation will precede its term, nor will they remain thereafter
Tafsir 15:5
A nation will not be destroyed before its appointed time, and its destruction will not be delayed when its time arrives. The wrongdoers should not have hope in Allah delaying their fate.
Al-Hijr 15:6
وَقَالُواْ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِي نُزِّلَ عَلَيۡهِ ٱلذِّكۡرُ إِنَّكَ لَمَجۡنُونٞ
And they say, "O you upon whom the message has been sent down, indeed you are mad
Tafsir 15:6
The disbelievers from Makkah said to the Messenger (peace be upon him): O you to whom the remembrance was revealed (as the Messenger himself used to claim), your claims make you out to be one who is possessed, and you behave as possessed people do.
Al-Hijr 15:7
لَّوۡمَا تَأۡتِينَا بِٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ
Why do you not bring us the angels, if you should be among the truthful
Tafsir 15:7
Why do you not call forth the angels to testify on your behalf, or why do you not ask for us to be destroyed because of our disbelief?
Al-Hijr 15:8
مَا نُنَزِّلُ ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ إِلَّا بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَمَا كَانُوٓاْ إِذٗا مُّنظَرِينَ
We do not send down the angels except with truth; and the disbelievers would not then be reprieved
Tafsir 15:8
In response to their idea of having the angels brought forth, Allah said: I will not send the angels except when it becomes wise to do so, that is, when your time comes to be penalised. And if the angels were sent and they did not believe, then their punishment would become imminent.
Al-Hijr 15:9
إِنَّا نَحۡنُ نَزَّلۡنَا ٱلذِّكۡرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَحَٰفِظُونَ
Indeed, it is We who sent down the Qur'an and indeed, We will be its guardian
Tafsir 15:9
I alone revealed this Qur’ān to the heart of Muhammad (peace be upon him) as a reminder for people. I will guard the Qur’ān from anything being added to it or subtracted from it, or anything in it being exchanged or altered.
Al-Hijr 15:10
وَلَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا مِن قَبۡلِكَ فِي شِيَعِ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
And We had certainly sent [messengers] before you, [O Muhammad], among the sects of the former peoples
Tafsir 15:10
O Messenger, I sent before you messengers to prior groups of disbelievers and they belied them. So you are not an exceptional messenger from the perspective of being made out as a liar by your people.
Al-Hijr 15:11
وَمَا يَأۡتِيهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ
And no messenger would come to them except that they ridiculed him
Tafsir 15:11
Previous groups of disbelievers did not receive a messenger except that they belied and ridiculed him.
Al-Hijr 15:12
كَذَٰلِكَ نَسۡلُكُهُۥ فِي قُلُوبِ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ
Thus do We insert denial into the hearts of the criminals
Tafsir 15:12
As I left the lies in the hearts of those nations, I will leave it as well in the hearts of the Makkahn idolaters, because of their opposition and stubbornness.
Al-Hijr 15:13
لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِهِۦ وَقَدۡ خَلَتۡ سُنَّةُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
They will not believe in it, while there has already occurred the precedent of the former peoples
Tafsir 15:13
They do not believe in this Qur’ān that was revealed to Muhammad (peace be upon him). Allah’s custom in destroying those who bely their messengers has occurred before, so the beliers should take that into consideration.
Al-Hijr 15:14
وَلَوۡ فَتَحۡنَا عَلَيۡهِم بَابٗا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَظَلُّواْ فِيهِ يَعۡرُجُونَ
And [even] if We opened to them a gate from the heaven and they continued therein to ascend
Tafsir 15:14
These liars will remain stubborn even if the truth became obvious to them through clear proofs, even if I opened for them a door from the heavens and they continued to ascend through it.
Al-Hijr 15:15
لَقَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَا سُكِّرَتۡ أَبۡصَٰرُنَا بَلۡ نَحۡنُ قَوۡمٞ مَّسۡحُورُونَ
They would say, "Our eyes have only been dazzled. Rather, we are a people affected by magic
Tafsir 15:15
They would not believe, and they said: Our eyes could no longer see, and what we saw was the effects of magic, so we are bewitched.
Al-Hijr 15:16
وَلَقَدۡ جَعَلۡنَا فِي ٱلسَّمَآءِ بُرُوجٗا وَزَيَّنَّـٰهَا لِلنَّـٰظِرِينَ
And We have placed within the heaven great stars and have beautified it for the observers
Tafsir 15:16
We placed in the heavens great stars so as to guide people on their travels in the darkness of the desert and the sea. We also created them for those who ponder them, so that they would come to understand the ability of Allah, may He be glorified.
Al-Hijr 15:17
وَحَفِظۡنَٰهَا مِن كُلِّ شَيۡطَٰنٖ رَّجِيمٍ
And We have protected it from every devil expelled [from the mercy of Allah]
Tafsir 15:17
We protected the heavens from every satan that is rejected from Allah’s mercy.
Al-Hijr 15:18
إِلَّا مَنِ ٱسۡتَرَقَ ٱلسَّمۡعَ فَأَتۡبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٞ مُّبِينٞ
Except one who steals a hearing and is pursued by a clear burning flame
Tafsir 15:18
Except for those who try to secretly listen to the high realm, they will be struck with a flaming meteor and they will be burned.
Al-Hijr 15:19
وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ مَدَدۡنَٰهَا وَأَلۡقَيۡنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِيَ وَأَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ مَّوۡزُونٖ
And the earth - We have spread it and cast therein firmly set mountains and caused to grow therein [something] of every well-balanced thing
Tafsir 15:19
I flattened the earth so that people would dwell on it, and we placed sturdy mountains on it so that it (i.e. the earth) would not shake the people, and I planted in it a variety of crops [...]
Al-Hijr 15:20
وَجَعَلۡنَا لَكُمۡ فِيهَا مَعَٰيِشَ وَمَن لَّسۡتُمۡ لَهُۥ بِرَٰزِقِينَ
And We have made for you therein means of living and [for] those for whom you are not providers
Tafsir 15:20
O people, I have placed for you on the earth foods and drinks that would sustain you so long as you are in the worldly life.
Al-Hijr 15:21
وَإِن مِّن شَيۡءٍ إِلَّا عِندَنَا خَزَآئِنُهُۥ وَمَا نُنَزِّلُهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِقَدَرٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ
And there is not a thing but that with Us are its depositories, and We do not send it down except according to a known measure
Tafsir 15:21
For all that benefits people and animals I am able to produce it and benefit people with it. I do not provide such things except according to a specific quantity determined by My wisdom and will.
Al-Hijr 15:22
وَأَرۡسَلۡنَا ٱلرِّيَٰحَ لَوَٰقِحَ فَأَنزَلۡنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءٗ فَأَسۡقَيۡنَٰكُمُوهُ وَمَآ أَنتُمۡ لَهُۥ بِخَٰزِنِينَ
And We have sent the fertilizing winds and sent down water from the sky and given you drink from it. And you are not its retainers
Tafsir 15:22
I sent the winds to fertilise the cloud, and I sent rain down from the fertilised clouds and I nourished you from rain water. O people, you are not containers of this water on earth in springs and wells, rather Allah is the One Who contains the water in them.
Al-Hijr 15:23
وَإِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ نُحۡيِۦ وَنُمِيتُ وَنَحۡنُ ٱلۡوَٰرِثُونَ
And indeed, it is We who give life and cause death, and We are the Inheritor
Tafsir 15:23
I revive the dead by creating them out of nothing and resurrecting them after death. And I cause the living to die when their time comes. I am the One Who will remain and inherit the earth and whatever is upon it.
Al-Hijr 15:24
وَلَقَدۡ عَلِمۡنَا ٱلۡمُسۡتَقۡدِمِينَ مِنكُمۡ وَلَقَدۡ عَلِمۡنَا ٱلۡمُسۡتَـٔۡخِرِينَ
And We have already known the preceding [generations] among you, and We have already known the later [ones to come]
Tafsir 15:24
I know of who was born and died before you, and of those who will be born and die after. Nothing of that is hidden from Me.
Al-Hijr 15:25
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ يَحۡشُرُهُمۡۚ إِنَّهُۥ حَكِيمٌ عَلِيمٞ
And indeed, your Lord will gather them; indeed, He is Wise and Knowing
Tafsir 15:25
O Messenger, your Lord will gather them all on the Day of Judgment in order to credit the good doer for his good deeds, and the evil doer for his sins. He is Wise in His arrangement and knowledgeable. Nothing is hidden from Him.
Al-Hijr 15:26
وَلَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِن صَلۡصَٰلٖ مِّنۡ حَمَإٖ مَّسۡنُونٖ
And We did certainly create man out of clay from an altered black mud
Tafsir 15:26
I created Adam from dried clay, if it is struck it sounds. This clay that he was created from is black and of an altered scent beacuse of the duration it has been left.
Al-Hijr 15:27
وَٱلۡجَآنَّ خَلَقۡنَٰهُ مِن قَبۡلُ مِن نَّارِ ٱلسَّمُومِ
And the jinn We created before from scorching fire
Tafsir 15:27
I created the father of the jinn from scolding fire before I created Adam (upon him be peace).
Al-Hijr 15:28
وَإِذۡ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ إِنِّي خَٰلِقُۢ بَشَرٗا مِّن صَلۡصَٰلٖ مِّنۡ حَمَإٖ مَّسۡنُونٖ
And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, "I will create a human being out of clay from an altered black mud
Tafsir 15:28
O Messenger, remember when Allah said to the angels and Iblis, who was with them: I will create a being from dried clay that rings when it is hit, it is black and of an altered scent.
Al-Hijr 15:29
فَإِذَا سَوَّيۡتُهُۥ وَنَفَخۡتُ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِي فَقَعُواْ لَهُۥ سَٰجِدِينَ
And when I have proportioned him and breathed into him of My [created] soul, then fall down to him in prostration
Tafsir 15:29
If I fashion his image and perfect his creation then prostrate to him in obedience to My command and to greet him.
Al-Hijr 15:30
فَسَجَدَ ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ كُلُّهُمۡ أَجۡمَعُونَ
So the angels prostrated - all of them entirely
Tafsir 15:30
The angels obeyed, so they all prostrated as their Lord commanded them.
Al-Hijr 15:31
إِلَّآ إِبۡلِيسَ أَبَىٰٓ أَن يَكُونَ مَعَ ٱلسَّـٰجِدِينَ
Except Iblees, he refused to be with those who prostrated
Tafsir 15:31
As for Iblis, who was with the angels but was not one himself, refused to prostrate to Adam along with the angels.
Al-Hijr 15:32
قَالَ يَـٰٓإِبۡلِيسُ مَا لَكَ أَلَّا تَكُونَ مَعَ ٱلسَّـٰجِدِينَ
[Allah] said, O Iblees, what is [the matter] with you that you are not with those who prostrate
Tafsir 15:32
After Iblis refused to prostrate to Adam, Allah said to him: What kept you and prevented you from prostrating with the angels, who prostrated out of obedience to My command?
Al-Hijr 15:33
قَالَ لَمۡ أَكُن لِّأَسۡجُدَ لِبَشَرٍ خَلَقۡتَهُۥ مِن صَلۡصَٰلٖ مِّنۡ حَمَإٖ مَّسۡنُونٖ
He said, "Never would I prostrate to a human whom You created out of clay from an altered black mud
Tafsir 15:33
Iblis arrogantly said: It is not proper for me to prostrate to a being You created out of dried clay that used to be black, malleable clay.
Al-Hijr 15:34
قَالَ فَٱخۡرُجۡ مِنۡهَا فَإِنَّكَ رَجِيمٞ
[Allah] said, "Then get out of it, for indeed, you are expelled
Tafsir 15:34
Allah said to Iblis: Exit from paradise, for you are banished.
Al-Hijr 15:35
وَإِنَّ عَلَيۡكَ ٱللَّعۡنَةَ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ ٱلدِّينِ
And indeed, upon you is the curse until the Day of Recompense
Tafsir 15:35
Upon you is My damnation and banished you are from My mercy until the Day of Judgment.
Al-Hijr 15:36
قَالَ رَبِّ فَأَنظِرۡنِيٓ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ يُبۡعَثُونَ
He said, "My Lord, then reprieve me until the Day they are resurrected
Tafsir 15:36
Iblis said: O Lord, allow me to live and do not cause me to die until the day that Adam and his offspring are resurrected.
Al-Hijr 15:37
قَالَ فَإِنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُنظَرِينَ
[Allah] said, "So indeed, you are of those reprieved
Tafsir 15:37
Allah (the Exalted) said: You are of those who I will grant a long life.
Al-Hijr 15:38
إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ ٱلۡوَقۡتِ ٱلۡمَعۡلُومِ
Until the Day of the time well-known
Tafsir 15:38
Until the time when all created things will die, upon the first blow of the Horn.
Al-Hijr 15:39
قَالَ رَبِّ بِمَآ أَغۡوَيۡتَنِي لَأُزَيِّنَنَّ لَهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَأُغۡوِيَنَّهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ
[Iblees] said, "My Lord, because You have put me in error, I will surely make [disobedience] attractive to them on earth, and I will mislead them all
Tafsir 15:39
Iblis said: O Lord, because You misguided me, I will make sins on earth seem attractive to them, and I will lead them all astray from the straight path.
Al-Hijr 15:40
إِلَّا عِبَادَكَ مِنۡهُمُ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ
Except, among them, Your chosen servants
Tafsir 15:40
Except for those servants You select to be worshipful to You.
Al-Hijr 15:41
قَالَ هَٰذَا صِرَٰطٌ عَلَيَّ مُسۡتَقِيمٌ
[Allah] said, "This is a path [of return] to Me [that is] straight
Tafsir 15:41
Allah said: This is a straight path that leads to Me.
Al-Hijr 15:42
إِنَّ عِبَادِي لَيۡسَ لَكَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ سُلۡطَٰنٌ إِلَّا مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ ٱلۡغَاوِينَ
Indeed, My servants - no authority will you have over them, except those who follow you of the deviators
Tafsir 15:42
You have no power or sway over tempting My sincere servants, except for those who follow you who are led astray.
Al-Hijr 15:43
وَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ لَمَوۡعِدُهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ
And indeed, Hell is the promised place for them all
Tafsir 15:43
Hellfire is the promised abode of Iblis and all those who follow him who have been led astray.
Al-Hijr 15:44
لَهَا سَبۡعَةُ أَبۡوَٰبٖ لِّكُلِّ بَابٖ مِّنۡهُمۡ جُزۡءٞ مَّقۡسُومٌ
It has seven gates; for every gate is of them a portion designated
Tafsir 15:44
Hellfire has seven doors through which they enter. For each of its doors, there is a known amount of the followers of Iblis who will enter through it.
Al-Hijr 15:45
إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّـٰتٖ وَعُيُونٍ
Indeed, the righteous will be within gardens and springs
Tafsir 15:45
Those who were mindful of Allah, by obeying His command and staying away from disobedience will have gardens and springs.
Al-Hijr 15:46
ٱدۡخُلُوهَا بِسَلَٰمٍ ءَامِنِينَ
[Having been told], "Enter it in peace, safe [and secure]
Tafsir 15:46
When they enter, it will be said to them: Enter it with safety from any misfortune and security from any fears.
Al-Hijr 15:47
وَنَزَعۡنَا مَا فِي صُدُورِهِم مِّنۡ غِلٍّ إِخۡوَٰنًا عَلَىٰ سُرُرٖ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ
And We will remove whatever is in their breasts of resentment, [so they will be] brothers, on thrones facing each other
Tafsir 15:47
I removed what was in their chests of enmity and envy. They are brethren beloved to one another, sitting upon thrones and looked upon one another.
Al-Hijr 15:48
لَا يَمَسُّهُمۡ فِيهَا نَصَبٞ وَمَا هُم مِّنۡهَا بِمُخۡرَجِينَ
No fatigue will touch them therein, nor from it will they [ever] be removed
Tafsir 15:48
Fatigue does not affect them, and they will not be made to leave it. Rather, they will remain in it forever.
Al-Hijr 15:49
۞نَبِّئۡ عِبَادِيٓ أَنِّيٓ أَنَا ٱلۡغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
[O Muhammad], inform My servants that it is I who am the Forgiving, the Merciful
Tafsir 15:49
O Messenger, inform My servants that I am the Forgiving towards whomever of them repents, and I am Merciful to them.
Al-Hijr 15:50
وَأَنَّ عَذَابِي هُوَ ٱلۡعَذَابُ ٱلۡأَلِيمُ
And that it is My punishment which is the painful punishment
Tafsir 15:50
And inform them that My punishment is the severe punishment, so they should repent to Me so they can receive My forgiveness and be safe from My punishment.
Al-Hijr 15:51
وَنَبِّئۡهُمۡ عَن ضَيۡفِ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ
And inform them about the guests of Abraham
Tafsir 15:51
And inform them of the story of the guests of Ibrahim (peace be with him) that were angels who came to give him glad tidings of a child, and news of the destructions of the people of Lot.
Al-Hijr 15:52
إِذۡ دَخَلُواْ عَلَيۡهِ فَقَالُواْ سَلَٰمٗا قَالَ إِنَّا مِنكُمۡ وَجِلُونَ
When they entered upon him and said, "Peace." [Abraham] said, "Indeed, we are fearful of you
Tafsir 15:52
When they came to him and said, Peace. He answered them with a greeting that was better than theirs and presented them with a roasted calf for them to eat because he thought that they were human. When they did not eat of it he said: We are afraid of you.
Al-Hijr 15:53
قَالُواْ لَا تَوۡجَلۡ إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمٖ
[The angels] said, "Fear not. Indeed, we give you good tidings of a learned boy
Tafsir 15:53
The Messenger from the Angels said: Do not be afraid! We will tell you something that will make you glad. You are going to have a son with great knowledge.
Al-Hijr 15:54
قَالَ أَبَشَّرۡتُمُونِي عَلَىٰٓ أَن مَّسَّنِيَ ٱلۡكِبَرُ فَبِمَ تُبَشِّرُونَ
He said, "Have you given me good tidings although old age has come upon me? Then of what [wonder] do you inform
Tafsir 15:54
Abraham, being surprised at the good news of a baby boy they gave him, said to them: Do you bring me this good news despite the fact that old age has reached me? What kind of good news are you bringing me?
Al-Hijr 15:55
قَالُواْ بَشَّرۡنَٰكَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ فَلَا تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلۡقَٰنِطِينَ
They said, "We have given you good tidings in truth, so do not be of the despairing
Tafsir 15:55
The Messengers from the Angels said to Abraham: We bring you good news of the truth in which there is no doubt, so do not be among those who despair from the good news we bring you.
Al-Hijr 15:56
قَالَ وَمَن يَقۡنَطُ مِن رَّحۡمَةِ رَبِّهِۦٓ إِلَّا ٱلضَّآلُّونَ
He said, "And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord except for those astray
Tafsir 15:56
Abraham said: Does anyone despair from the mercy of his Lord but those who have deviated from Allah’s straight path?!
Al-Hijr 15:57
قَالَ فَمَا خَطۡبُكُمۡ أَيُّهَا ٱلۡمُرۡسَلُونَ
[Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers
Tafsir 15:57
Abraham said: What is the matter that has brought you - O Messengers - from Allah?
Al-Hijr 15:58
قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّآ أُرۡسِلۡنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوۡمٖ مُّجۡرِمِينَ
They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals
Tafsir 15:58
The Messenger from the Angels said: Allah has sent us to destroy a people who are guilty of great corruption and evil, the people of Lot.
Al-Hijr 15:59
إِلَّآ ءَالَ لُوطٍ إِنَّا لَمُنَجُّوهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ
Except the family of Lot; indeed, we will save them all
Tafsir 15:59
Except the family of Lot and the believers that follow him for they will not be included in the destruction and We will save them all from it.
Al-Hijr 15:60
إِلَّا ٱمۡرَأَتَهُۥ قَدَّرۡنَآ إِنَّهَا لَمِنَ ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَ
Except his wife." Allah decreed that she is of those who remain behind
Tafsir 15:60
Except for his wife, for We have decreed her to be one of those who stay behind included in the destruction.
Al-Hijr 15:61
فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ءَالَ لُوطٍ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلُونَ
And when the messengers came to the family of Lot
Tafsir 15:61
When the Messengers from the Angels came to the family of Lot in the form of men.
Al-Hijr 15:62
قَالَ إِنَّكُمۡ قَوۡمٞ مُّنكَرُونَ
He said, "Indeed, you are people unknown
Tafsir 15:62
Lot (peace be with him) said to them: I do not recognise you, nor do I know who you are.
Al-Hijr 15:63
قَالُواْ بَلۡ جِئۡنَٰكَ بِمَا كَانُواْ فِيهِ يَمۡتَرُونَ
They said, "But we have come to you with that about which they were disputing
Tafsir 15:63
The Messengers from the Angels said to Lot: Do not fear! We have brought to you - O Lot - the destructive punishment that your people have doubts about.
Al-Hijr 15:64
وَأَتَيۡنَٰكَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَإِنَّا لَصَٰدِقُونَ
And we have come to you with truth, and indeed, we are truthful
Tafsir 15:64
We have brought to you the truth in which there is no joke, and we are truthful in the information we give you.
Al-Hijr 15:65
فَأَسۡرِ بِأَهۡلِكَ بِقِطۡعٖ مِّنَ ٱلَّيۡلِ وَٱتَّبِعۡ أَدۡبَٰرَهُمۡ وَلَا يَلۡتَفِتۡ مِنكُمۡ أَحَدٞ وَٱمۡضُواْ حَيۡثُ تُؤۡمَرُونَ
So set out with your family during a portion of the night and follow behind them and let not anyone among you look back and continue on to where you are commanded
Tafsir 15:65
So travel with your family after a portion of the night has passed. Travel behind them and let none of you look back to see what happens to them. Proceed to where Allah has instructed you to go.
Al-Hijr 15:66
وَقَضَيۡنَآ إِلَيۡهِ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡأَمۡرَ أَنَّ دَابِرَ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ مَقۡطُوعٞ مُّصۡبِحِينَ
And We conveyed to him [the decree] of that matter: that those [sinners] would be eliminated by early morning
Tafsir 15:66
We made known to Lot by means of revelation the matter that We had decreed, which was that those people will be annihilated by the last of them being destroyed when morning comes.
Al-Hijr 15:67
وَجَآءَ أَهۡلُ ٱلۡمَدِينَةِ يَسۡتَبۡشِرُونَ
And the people of the city came rejoicing
Tafsir 15:67
The people of Sodom came rejoicing at the guests of Lot, with the desire to commit indecency.
Al-Hijr 15:68
قَالَ إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ ضَيۡفِي فَلَا تَفۡضَحُونِ
[Lot] said, "Indeed, these are my guests, so do not shame me
Tafsir 15:68
Lot said to them: These people are my guests, so do not disgrace me by what you want with them.
Al-Hijr 15:69
وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُخۡزُونِ
And fear Allah and do not disgrace me
Tafsir 15:69
Fear Allah by leaving this indecent behaviour and do not humiliate me by this heinous act of yours.
Al-Hijr 15:70
قَالُوٓاْ أَوَلَمۡ نَنۡهَكَ عَنِ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
They said, "Have we not forbidden you from [protecting] people
Tafsir 15:70
His people said to him: Did we not forbid you from hosting anyone? One who provides a warning has in effect excused himself for taking someone to account for not abiding by it.
Al-Hijr 15:71
قَالَ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ بَنَاتِيٓ إِن كُنتُمۡ فَٰعِلِينَ
[Lot] said, "These are my daughters - if you would be doers [of lawful marriage]
Tafsir 15:71
Lot (peace be with him) said to them: These are the women of my people, who are like daughters to me. Marry them if you want to satisfy your desires.
Al-Hijr 15:72
لَعَمۡرُكَ إِنَّهُمۡ لَفِي سَكۡرَتِهِمۡ يَعۡمَهُونَ
By your life, [O Muhammad], indeed they were, in their intoxication, wandering blindly
Tafsir 15:72
By your life - O Messenger - the people of Lot wander blindly in pursuit of their lusts.
Al-Hijr 15:73
فَأَخَذَتۡهُمُ ٱلصَّيۡحَةُ مُشۡرِقِينَ
So the shriek seized them at sunrise
Tafsir 15:73
The destructive punishment seized them at the time of sunrise.
Al-Hijr 15:74
فَجَعَلۡنَا عَٰلِيَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَأَمۡطَرۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ حِجَارَةٗ مِّن سِجِّيلٍ
And We made the highest part [of the city] its lowest and rained upon them stones of hard clay
Tafsir 15:74
We turned their towns upside down and rained on them a shower of petrified clay.
Al-Hijr 15:75
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَٰتٖ لِّلۡمُتَوَسِّمِينَ
Indeed in that are signs for those who discern
Tafsir 15:75
In the incident mentioned about the punishment that descended on the people of Lot there are signs for those who ponder.
Al-Hijr 15:76
وَإِنَّهَا لَبِسَبِيلٖ مُّقِيمٍ
And indeed, those cities are [situated] on an established road
Tafsir 15:76
The towns of the people of Lot are on an existing road and can be seen by travellers who pass by.
Al-Hijr 15:77
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗ لِّلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
Indeed in that is a sign for the believers
Tafsir 15:77
In that which occurred there is a sign for the believers to take lesson from.
Al-Hijr 15:78
وَإِن كَانَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡأَيۡكَةِ لَظَٰلِمِينَ
And the companions of the thicket were [also] wrongdoers
Tafsir 15:78
The people of Shuayb, who lived in a town surrounded by intertwined trees, were wrongdoers; because of their denial of Allah and rejection of His Messenger, Shuayb (peace be with him).
Al-Hijr 15:79
فَٱنتَقَمۡنَا مِنۡهُمۡ وَإِنَّهُمَا لَبِإِمَامٖ مُّبِينٖ
So We took retribution from them, and indeed, both [cities] are on a clear highway
Tafsir 15:79
We took retribution from them when the punishment seized them. The towns of the people of Lot and the dwellings of the people of Shuayb are on a path clear to those who pass by.
Al-Hijr 15:80
وَلَقَدۡ كَذَّبَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡحِجۡرِ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
And certainly did the companions of Thamud deny the messengers
Tafsir 15:80
Indeed the Thamud, who were the people of Hijr (a place between Hijaz and the Levant) had in effect rejected all the Messengers when they rejected their prophet, Salih (peace be with him.)
Al-Hijr 15:81
وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمۡ ءَايَٰتِنَا فَكَانُواْ عَنۡهَا مُعۡرِضِينَ
And We gave them Our signs, but from them they were turning away
Tafsir 15:81
We gave them proofs and signs to indicate his truthfulness in what he brought from his Lord. One of these was the she-camel. But they did not take a lesson from those signs and paid no attention to them.
Al-Hijr 15:82
وَكَانُواْ يَنۡحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا ءَامِنِينَ
And they used to carve from the mountains, houses, feeling secure
Tafsir 15:82
They used to carve out dwellings in the rocks of the mountains in which they lived safe from that which they feared.
Al-Hijr 15:83
فَأَخَذَتۡهُمُ ٱلصَّيۡحَةُ مُصۡبِحِينَ
But the shriek seized them at early morning
Tafsir 15:83
Then the bolt of the punishment seized them in the morning.
Al-Hijr 15:84
فَمَآ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنۡهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يَكۡسِبُونَ
So nothing availed them [from] what they used to earn
Tafsir 15:84
The wealth and the dwellings that they had gained did not ward off Allah’s punishment.
Al-Hijr 15:85
وَمَا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلۡحَقِّۗ وَإِنَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ لَأٓتِيَةٞۖ فَٱصۡفَحِ ٱلصَّفۡحَ ٱلۡجَمِيلَ
And We have not created the heavens and earth and that between them except in truth. And indeed, the Hour is coming; so forgive with gracious forgiveness
Tafsir 15:85
We did not create the heavens and the earth and we did not create everything between them in vain without any wisdom. We only created all of that with a true purpose. The Hour will certainly come, so, O Messenger, ignore those who reject you and pardon them graciously.
Al-Hijr 15:86
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ ٱلۡخَلَّـٰقُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ
Indeed, your Lord - He is the Knowing Creator
Tafsir 15:86
Your Lord, O Messenger, is the Creator and the Knower of everything.
Al-Hijr 15:87
وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَٰكَ سَبۡعٗا مِّنَ ٱلۡمَثَانِي وَٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ ٱلۡعَظِيمَ
And We have certainly given you, [O Muhammad], seven of the often repeated [verses] and the great Qur'an
Tafsir 15:87
We have given you ‘The Opening (Sūrah Al-Fātiḥah)’ which consists of seven verses and We have given you the Grand Qur’ān.
Al-Hijr 15:88
لَا تَمُدَّنَّ عَيۡنَيۡكَ إِلَىٰ مَا مَتَّعۡنَا بِهِۦٓ أَزۡوَٰجٗا مِّنۡهُمۡ وَلَا تَحۡزَنۡ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَٱخۡفِضۡ جَنَاحَكَ لِلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
Do not extend your eyes toward that by which We have given enjoyment to [certain] categories of the disbelievers, and do not grieve over them. And lower your wing to the believers
Tafsir 15:88
Do not extend your sight to the temporary enjoyments We have given to some classes of disbelievers and do not grieve over their rejection. Be humble with the believers.
Al-Hijr 15:89
وَقُلۡ إِنِّيٓ أَنَا ٱلنَّذِيرُ ٱلۡمُبِينُ
And say, "Indeed, I am the clear warner
Tafsir 15:89
Say - O Messenger: I am indeed a warner of the punishment and I make clear that which will guide you.
Al-Hijr 15:90
كَمَآ أَنزَلۡنَا عَلَى ٱلۡمُقۡتَسِمِينَ
Just as We had revealed [scriptures] to the separators
Tafsir 15:90
I warn you of a punishment similar to that which Allah sent down on those who formed an alliance to deny the messengers.
Al-Hijr 15:91
ٱلَّذِينَ جَعَلُواْ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ عِضِينَ
Who have made the Qur'an into portions
Tafsir 15:91
Those who accepts parts of the Qur’ān and allege other parts to be sorcery, soothsaying or poetry.
Al-Hijr 15:92
فَوَرَبِّكَ لَنَسۡـَٔلَنَّهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ
So by your Lord, We will surely question them all
Tafsir 15:92
By your Lord, O Messenger, I will on the Day of Judgement bring all those who break it into parts to account.
Al-Hijr 15:93
عَمَّا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ
About what they used to do
Tafsir 15:93
We will question them about the disbelief and sins they committed in the world.
Al-Hijr 15:94
فَٱصۡدَعۡ بِمَا تُؤۡمَرُ وَأَعۡرِضۡ عَنِ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ
Then declare what you are commanded and turn away from the polytheists
Tafsir 15:94
So announce, O Messenger, the invitation towards Allah that He has instructed you to do and do not pay any attention to what the idolaters say and do.
Al-Hijr 15:95
إِنَّا كَفَيۡنَٰكَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَهۡزِءِينَ
Indeed, We are sufficient for you against the mockers
Tafsir 15:95
Do not be afraid of them, for we are enough for you against those leaders of disbelief from the Quraysh who mock at you.
Al-Hijr 15:96
ٱلَّذِينَ يَجۡعَلُونَ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَۚ فَسَوۡفَ يَعۡلَمُونَ
Who make [equal] with Allah another deity. But they are going to know
Tafsir 15:96
Those who take another deity along with Allah. They will soon come to know the evil outcome of their associating partners with Allah.
Al-Hijr 15:97
وَلَقَدۡ نَعۡلَمُ أَنَّكَ يَضِيقُ صَدۡرُكَ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ
And We already know that your breast is constrained by what they say
Tafsir 15:97
We know that your heart, O Messenger, is constrained by the rejection and mockery of you that emanates from them.
Al-Hijr 15:98
فَسَبِّحۡ بِحَمۡدِ رَبِّكَ وَكُن مِّنَ ٱلسَّـٰجِدِينَ
So exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord and be of those who prostrate [to Him]
Tafsir 15:98
So resort to Allah by declaring His transcendence from everything not appropriate for Him, and by praising Him with the attributes of His perfection; and be one of those who worship Allah and pray to Him. In that there is a cure for the strain on your heart.
Al-Hijr 15:99
وَٱعۡبُدۡ رَبَّكَ حَتَّىٰ يَأۡتِيَكَ ٱلۡيَقِينُ
And worship your Lord until there comes to you the certainty (death)
Tafsir 15:99
Go on worshipping your Lord and continue doing so as long as you live until death comes to you in that state.
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