وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَـٰذَا ٱلْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And they say, "When is this promise, if you should be truthful?"
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- "நீங்கள் உண்மையாளர்களாகயிருப்பின், இந்த (வேதனைக்கான) வாக்குறுதி எப்பொழுது (நிறைவேற்றப்படும்)?" என்று அவர்கள் கேட்கிறார்கள்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- තවද නුඹලා සත්යවාදීන් ලෙස සිටියෙහු නම් මෙම ප්රතිඥාව කවදා (සිදු වන්නේ) දැ? යි ඔවුහු විමසති.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- کہتے ہیں کہ اگر سچے ہو تو بتا دو کہ یہ وعده کب ہے.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- またかれらは，「あなたがたの言葉が真実なら，その約束は何時（来るの）か。」と言う。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 他们说：这个警告将在何时实现呢？如果你们是诚实的人。
Tafsir of 21:38
The Idolators seek to hasten on the Punishment Allah also tells us how the idolators seek to hasten punishment upon themselves, out of denial, rejection, disbelief, stubbornness and a belief that it will never happen. He says: وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَى هَذَا الْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَدِقِينَ (And they say: "When will this promise (come to pass), if you are truthful".) And Allah says: لَوْ يَعْلَمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ حِينَ لاَ يَكُفُّونَ عَن وُجُوهِهِمُ النَّارَ وَلاَ عَن ظُهُورِهِمْ (If only those who disbelieved knew (the time) when they will not be able to ward off the Fire from their faces, nor from their backs,) meaning, if only they knew for certain that it will inevitably come to pass, they would not seek to hasten it. If only they knew how the torment will overwhelm them from above them and from beneath their feet. لَهُمْ مِّن فَوْقِهِمْ ظُلَلٌ مِّنَ النَّارِ وَمِن تَحْتِهِمْ ظُلَلٌ (They shall have coverings of Fire, above them and coverings (of Fire) beneath them) 39:16 لَهُم مِّن جَهَنَّمَ مِهَادٌ وَمِن فَوْقِهِمْ غَوَاشٍ (Theirs will be a bed of Hell (Fire), and over them coverings (of Hellfire)) 7:41.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
