وَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَمْلَيْتُ لَهَا وَهِىَ ظَالِمَةٌ ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُهَا وَإِلَىَّ ٱلْمَصِيرُ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And for how many a city did I prolong enjoyment while it was committing wrong. Then I seized it, and to Me is the [final] destination.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- அநியாயங்கள் செய்து கொண்டிருந்த எத்தனையோ ஊர்களுக்கு நான் அவகாசம் கொடுத்தேன்; பின்னர் அவற்றைப் பிடித்துக் கொண்டேன்; மேலும் (யாவும்) என்னிடமே மீண்டும் வரவேண்டும்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- තවද කෙතරම් ගම්මානයන් වී ද? ඒවා අපරාධකරමින් සිටිය දී එයට මම අවකාශ දුනිමි. පසුව මම ඒවා ග්රහණය කළෙමි. තවද (ඔවුන්ගේ) නැවත පැමිණීමේ ස්ථානය ඇත්තේ මා වෙත ය.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- بہت سی ﻇلم کرنے والی بستیوں کو میں نے ڈھیل دی پھر آخر انہیں پکڑ لیا، اور میری ہی طرف لوٹ کر آنا ہے.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- われは，如何に多くの悪を行う都市を猶予し，それからこれらを処罰したことであろうか。帰り所はわれの許にあるのである。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 有许多城市，居民不义，而我优容他们，随后，我惩治他们，我是唯一的归宿。
Tafsir of 22:48
Here Allah consoles His Prophet Muhammad ﷺ for the disbelief of those among his people who opposed him. وَإِن يُكَذِّبُوكَ فَقَدْ كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ (And if they deny you, so did deny before them the people of Nuh) until His saying, وَكُذِّبَ مُوسَى (and denied was Musa.) means, despite all the clear signs and evidence that they brought. فَأمْلَيْتُ لِلْكَفِرِينَ (But I granted respite to the disbelievers for a while,) means, `I delayed and postponed.' ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُهُمْ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ نَكِيرِ (then I seized them, and how (terrible) was My punishment!) means, `how great was My vengeance against them and My punishment of them!' In the Two Sahihs it is reported from Abu Musa that the Prophet said: «إِنَّ اللهَ لَيُمْلِي لِلظَّالِمِ حَتَّى إِذَا أَخَذَهُ لَمْ يُفْلِتْه» (Allah lets the wrongdoer carry on until, when He seizes him, He will never let him go.) Then he recited: وَكَذلِكَ أَخْذُ رَبِّكَ إِذَا أَخَذَ الْقُرَى وَهِىَ ظَلِمَةٌ إِنَّ أَخْذَهُ أَلِيمٌ شَدِيدٌ (Such is the punishment of your Lord when He seizes the towns while they are doing wrong.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
