Quran 51:12

Surah Adh-Dhariyat, Verse 12

Verse 12 of 60 in Surah Adh-Dhariyat (الذاريات), chapter 51 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

يَسْـَٔلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ

EnglishSaheeh International: They ask, "When is the Day of Recompense?"
TamilJan Trust Foundation: (நன்மை, தீமைக்குக்) "கூலி கொடுக்கும் நாள் எப்போது வரும்?" என்று அவர்கள் கேட்கின்றனர்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center: විනිශ්චය දිනය කවදා දැ? යි ඔවුහු විමසති.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: پوچھتے ہیں کہ یوم جزا کب ہوگا؟
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: かれらは，「審判の日は何時のことですか。」と問う。
ChineseMa Jian: 他们问报应日在什么时候，

Tafsir of 51:12

Which was revealed in Makkah بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Affirming the News of the Resurrection The Commander of the faithful, `Ali bin Abi Talib may Allah be pleased with him, ascended the Minbar in Kufah and declared, "Any Ayah in the Book of Allah the Exalted and any Sunnah from Allah's Messenger ﷺ you ask me about today, I will explain them." Ibn Al-Kawwa stood up and said, "O Leader of the faithful! What is the meaning of Allah's statement, وَالذَرِيَتِ ذَرْواً (By the scattering Dhariyat)," and `Ali said, "The wind." The man asked, فَالْحَمِلَتِ وِقْراً "(And the laden Hamilat)" `Ali said, "The clouds." The man again asked, فَالْجَرِيَتِ يُسْراً "(And the steady Jariyat)" `Ali said, "The ships." The man asked, فَالْمُقَسِّمَتِ أَمْراً "(And the distributors of command)" `Ali said, it refers to "The angels." Some scholars said that Al-Jariyat Yusra refers to the stars that float in their orbits with ease. This would mean that the things mentioned were ascendant in their order, beginning with the lower, then mentioning the higher one after that, etc.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)