The Holy Quran 39:47 — Surah Az-Zumar

Arabic text

وَلَوْ أَنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ مَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا وَمِثْلَهُۥ مَعَهُۥ لَٱفْتَدَوْا۟ بِهِۦ مِن سُوٓءِ ٱلْعَذَابِ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۚ وَبَدَا لَهُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَمْ يَكُونُوا۟ يَحْتَسِبُونَ

Translation

(However, this realisation will be too late on the Day of Qiyaamah when nothing will be able to save them. In fact, even) If the oppressors (Kuffaar and sinners) owned whatever is on earth and as much in addition, they would certainly want to offer it as ransom to escape the evil of the punishment on the Day of Qiyaamah. (However, even if they did this, it will not be accepted from them.) Such things will (then) become apparent (appear) to them from Allaah, which they had never imagined. (On the Day of Qiyaamah, the Kuffaar will see before them everything that they denied in the world. Whereas they expect to receive more wealth and status in the Aakhirah, they will be miserably disappointed.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — التفسير الميسر

ولو أن لهؤلاء المشركين بالله ما في الأرض جميعا مِن مال وذخائر، ومثله معه مضاعفًا، لَبذلوه يوم القيامة؛ ليفتدوا به من سوء العذاب، ولو بذلوا وافتدوا به ما قُبِل منهم، ولا أغنى عنهم من عذاب الله شيئًا، وظهر لهم يومئذٍ من أمر الله وعذابه ما لم يكونوا يحتسبون في الدنيا أنه نازل بهم.

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