Quran 21:39

Surah Al-Anbya, Verse 39

Verse 39 of 112 in Surah Al-Anbya (الأنبياء), chapter 21 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

لَوْ يَعْلَمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ حِينَ لَا يَكُفُّونَ عَن وُجُوهِهِمُ ٱلنَّارَ وَلَا عَن ظُهُورِهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ

EnglishSaheeh International
If those who disbelieved but knew the time when they will not avert the Fire from their faces or from their backs and they will not be aided...
TamilJan Trust Foundation
தம் முகங்களையும், தம் முதுகுகளையும் (நரக) நெருப்பைத் தடுத்துக் கொள்ள முடியாமலும், (எவராலும்) உதவி செய்யப்படமாலும் இருப்பார்களே அந்த நேரத்தை காஃபிர்கள் அறிந்து கொள்வார்களானால்! (இறுதி நேரம் பற்றிக் கேட்டுக் கொண்டிருக்க மாட்டார்கள்.)
SinhalaRuwwad Center
දේවත්වය ප්‍රතික්ෂේප කළවුන්, ඔවුන්ගේ මුහුණු හා ඔවුන්ගේ කොඳු (නිරා) ගින්නෙන් ඔවුනට වළකාගත නොහැකි එමෙන් ම ඔවුනට උදව් කරනු නො ලබන අවස්ථාව ගැන දැන සිටියා නම්! (ඔවුන් ඉක්මන් නො වනු ඇත).
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
کاش! یہ کافر جانتے کہ اس وقت نہ تو یہ کافر آگ کو اپنے چہروں سے ہٹا سکیں گے اور نہ اپنی پیٹھوں سے اور نہ ان کی مدد کی جائے گی.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
もし不信者が(その日)その時,顔からも,また背からも業火を防ぐことが出来ず,また助ける者もない日のことを知っていたならば。
ChineseMa Jian
假若不信道者,知道在那个时候,他们不能对自己的面部和背部防御火焰,他们也不能获得援助

Tafsir of 21:39

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)

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Quran 21:39 — Surah Al-Anbya Verse 39