إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُۥ بَعِيدًا
- EnglishSaheeh International
- Indeed, they see it [as] distant,
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- நிச்சயமாக அவர்கள் அதை வெகு தூரமாகக் காண்கின்றனர்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- නියත වශයෙන් ම එය (දඬුවම) අධික දුරින් ඇති බව ඔවුහු සිතති.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- بیشک یہ اس (عذاب) کو دور سمجھ رہے ہیں.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- 本当にかれらは,それ(日)を遠いと思う。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 他们以为那刑罚是很远的,
Tafsir of 70:6
Which was revealed in Makkah بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. A Request to hasten the Day of Judgement سَأَلَ سَآئِلٌ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ (A questioner asked concerning a torment about to befall) This Ayah contains an assumed meaning that is alluded to by the letter "Ba". It is as though it is saying, a questioner requested to hasten on the torment that is about to fall. It is similar to Allah's statement, وَيَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَ بِالْعَذَابِ وَلَن يُخْلِفَ اللَّهُ وَعْدَهُ (And they ask you to hasten on the torment! And Allah fails not His promise.) (22:47) meaning, that its torment will occur and there is no avoiding it.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)