Quran 79:12

Surah An-Nazi'at, Verse 12

Verse 12 of 46 in Surah An-Nazi'at (النازعات), chapter 79 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

قَالُوا۟ تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ

EnglishSaheeh International: They say, "That, then, would be a losing return."
TamilJan Trust Foundation: "அப்படியானால் அது பெரும் நஷ்ட முண்டாக்கும் திரும்புதலே யாகும்" என்றும் கூறுகின்றார்கள்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center: “එසේ නම් එය අලාභවන්ත හැරීමකි” යැයි ඔවුහු පවසති.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: کہتے ہیں کہ پھر تو یہ لوٹنا نقصان ده ہے
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: かれらは言う。「その場合（復活），損な戻りです。」
ChineseMa Jian: 他们说：然则，那是一次亏折的复原。

Tafsir of 79:12

The Tafsir of Surat An-Nazi`at (Chapter - 79) Which was revealed in Makkah بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Swearing by Five Characteristics that the Day of Judgement will occur Ibn Mas`ud, Ibn `Abbas, Masruq, Sa`id bin Jubayr, Abu Salih, Abu Ad-Duha and As-Suddi all said, وَالنَّزِعَتِ غَرْقاً (By those who pull out, drowning.) "These are the angels who remove the souls from the Children of Adam." Among them are those whose souls are removed by the angels with difficulty, as if he is being drowned during its removal. There are those people whose souls the angels remove with ease, as if they were unraveling him (i.e., his soul from him) due to their briskness. This is the meaning of Allah's statement, وَالنَّشِطَتِ نَشْطاً (By those who free briskly.) This has been mentioned by Ibn `Abbas. In reference to Allah's statement, وَالسَّبِحَتِ سَبْحاً (And by the swimmers, swimming.) Ibn Mas`ud said, "They are the angels." Similar statements have been reported from `Ali, Mujahid, Sa`id bin Jubayr, and Abu Salih.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)