The Holy Quran 39:47 — Surah Az-Zumar

Arabic text

وَلَوْ أَنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ مَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا وَمِثْلَهُۥ مَعَهُۥ لَٱفْتَدَوْا۟ بِهِۦ مِن سُوٓءِ ٱلْعَذَابِ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۚ وَبَدَا لَهُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَمْ يَكُونُوا۟ يَحْتَسِبُونَ

Translation

(However, this realisation will be too late on the Day of Qiyaamah when nothing will be able to save them. In fact, even) If the oppressors (Kuffaar and sinners) owned whatever is on earth and as much in addition, they would certainly want to offer it as ransom to escape the evil of the punishment on the Day of Qiyaamah. (However, even if they did this, it will not be accepted from them.) Such things will (then) become apparent (appear) to them from Allaah, which they had never imagined. (On the Day of Qiyaamah, the Kuffaar will see before them everything that they denied in the world. Whereas they expect to receive more wealth and status in the Aakhirah, they will be miserably disappointed.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — روح المعاني

لهم لا يخلصون منه ولو فرض هذا المحال ففيه من الوعيد والاقناط ما لا يخفى وقوله تعالى (وَبَدَا لَهُم مِّنَ الله مَا لَمْ يَكُونُوا يَحْتَسِبُونَ (٤٧) أى ظهر لهم من فنون العقوبات ما لم يكن في حسابهم زيادة مبالغة في الوعيد، ونظير ذلك فى الوعد قوله تعالى: (فلا تعلم نفس ما أخفي لهم من قرة أعين) والجملة قيل : الظاهر أنها حال من فاعل (افتدوا) وبد الهم)

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