Quran 38:16

Surah Sad, Verse 16

Verse 16 of 88 in Surah Sad (ص), chapter 38 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

وَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا عَجِّل لَّنَا قِطَّنَا قَبْلَ يَوْمِ ٱلْحِسَابِ

EnglishSaheeh International
And they say, "Our Lord, hasten for us our share [of the punishment] before the Day of Account."
TamilJan Trust Foundation
"எங்கள் இறைவா! கேள்வி கணக்குக் கேட்கப்படும் நாளுக்கு முன்னரே, எங்கள் (வேதனையின்) பாகத்தை துரிதப்படுத்தி(க் கொடுத்து) விடுவாயாக" என்றும் (ஏளனமாகக்) கூறுகின்றனர்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
අපගේ පරමාධිපතියාණනි! විනිශ්චය දිනට පෙර අපගේ කොටස අපහට ඉක්මන් කරනු මැනව! යැයි ඔවුහු පැවසූහ.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
اور انہوں نے کہا کہ اے ہمارے رب! ہماری سرنوشت تو ہمیں روز حساب سے پہلے ہی دے دے.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
かれらは,「主よ,わたしたちの授かる分を清算の日以前に,急いで下さい。」と言う。
ChineseMa Jian
他们说:我们的主啊!在清算日之前,请你快将我们所应得的刑罚,降于我们吧!

Tafsir of 38:16

A Reminder of Those Who were destroyed among the Previous Nations Allah tells us about those past nations and the punishment and vengeance that struck them for their going against the Messengers and disbelieving in the Prophets, peace be upon them. We have already seen their stories in detail in numerous places (in the Qur'an). Allah says: أُوْلَئِكَ الاٌّحْزَابُ (such were the Confederates.) meaning, `they were greater and stronger than you, they had more wealth and children, but that did not protect them from the punishment of Allah at all when the command of your Lord came to pass.' Allah says: إِن كُلٌّ إِلاَّ كَذَّبَ الرٌّسُلَ فَحَقَّ عِقَابِ (Not one of them but denied the Messengers; therefore My torment was justified.) `The reason for their destruction was their disbelief in the Messengers, so let those who are addressed here beware and be afraid.' وَمَا يَنظُرُ هَؤُلآءِ إِلاَّ صَيْحَةً وحِدَةً مَّا لَهَا مِن فَوَاقٍ (And these only wait for a single Sayhah there will be no pause or ending thereto.) Malik narrated from Zayd bin Aslam; "There will none who can avert it," i.e., they will only wait for the Hour that it shall come upon them suddenly while they perceive not.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 38:16 — Surah Sad Verse 16