The Holy Quran 6:47 — Surah Al-An'am

Arabic text

قُلْ أَرَءَيْتَكُمْ إِنْ أَتَىٰكُمْ عَذَابُ ٱللَّهِ بَغْتَةً أَوْ جَهْرَةً هَلْ يُهْلَكُ إِلَّا ٱلْقَوْمُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ

Translation

Say, "Tell me, if Allaah's punishment afflicts you suddenly or openly (when you are expecting it), will anyone besides the wrongdoers (unjust and transgressing) be destroyed (it will certainly be only the wrong-doers who will suffer)?"

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

“suddenly”, that is, a punishment of which no signs have appeared beforehand. Accordingly, by جَهْرَةً (“openly”) will be meant a punishment before whose coming signs begin to appear. that is, one should not delay repentance; perhaps during this delay the punishment will arrive, the penalty of which only the wrongdoers have to bear.

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