The Holy Quran 7:53 — Surah Al-A'raf

Arabic text

هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا تَأْوِيلَهُۥ ۚ يَوْمَ يَأْتِى تَأْوِيلُهُۥ يَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ نَسُوهُ مِن قَبْلُ قَدْ جَآءَتْ رُسُلُ رَبِّنَا بِٱلْحَقِّ فَهَل لَّنَا مِن شُفَعَآءَ فَيَشْفَعُوا۟ لَنَآ أَوْ نُرَدُّ فَنَعْمَلَ غَيْرَ ٱلَّذِى كُنَّا نَعْمَلُ ۚ قَدْ خَسِرُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَضَلَّ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَفْتَرُونَ

Translation

They are waiting only for its outcome (for the fulfilment of the warnings mentioned in the Qur'aan). The day when its outcome (the Day of Qiyaamah) will appear, those who previously forgot (those who did not accept Imaan) will say, "Surely the Rusul of our Rabb have brought the truth! Are there any intercessors who will intercede for us, or can we be returned (to the world) to perform (good) actions contrary to what (evil) we used to perform (so that we may accept Imaan instead of practising Shirk)?" They have destroyed their (own) souls and what (gods) they used to invent will be lost to them.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

threats of punishment have been given in the Book of Allah — are these people waiting for the substance (fulfilment) of those threats to come before them, and only then to accept the truth? Yet when that substance does come before them, that is, when they are seized by the punishment of Allah, accepting [the truth] at that time will be of no use.

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