Ayah
Word by Word
وَلَوۡ
And if
أَنَّ
that
لِكُلِّ
for every
نَفۡسٖ
soul
ظَلَمَتۡ
(that) wronged
مَا
whatever
فِي
(is) in
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
the earth
لَٱفۡتَدَتۡ
it (would) seek to ransom
بِهِۦۗ
with it
وَأَسَرُّواْ
and they (will) confide
ٱلنَّدَامَةَ
the regret
لَمَّا
when
رَأَوُاْ
they see
ٱلۡعَذَابَۖ
the punishment
وَقُضِيَ
But will be judged
بَيۡنَهُم
between them
بِٱلۡقِسۡطِ
in justice
وَهُمۡ
and they
لَا
(will) not
يُظۡلَمُونَ
(be) wronged
وَلَوۡ
And if
أَنَّ
that
لِكُلِّ
for every
نَفۡسٖ
soul
ظَلَمَتۡ
(that) wronged
مَا
whatever
فِي
(is) in
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
the earth
لَٱفۡتَدَتۡ
it (would) seek to ransom
بِهِۦۗ
with it
وَأَسَرُّواْ
and they (will) confide
ٱلنَّدَامَةَ
the regret
لَمَّا
when
رَأَوُاْ
they see
ٱلۡعَذَابَۖ
the punishment
وَقُضِيَ
But will be judged
بَيۡنَهُم
between them
بِٱلۡقِسۡطِ
in justice
وَهُمۡ
and they
لَا
(will) not
يُظۡلَمُونَ
(be) wronged
Translation
Every soul that hath sinned, if it possessed all that is on earth, would fain give it in ransom: They would declare (their) repentance when they see the penalty: but the judgment between them will be with justice, and no wrong will be done unto them.
Tafsir
And if each soul that has done wrong, [that] has disbelieved, had all that is in the earth, of riches, it would offer it as ransom, against chastisement on the Day of Resurrection; and they will feel remorse within them, for having neglected faith, when they see the chastisement, their leaders keep it [their remorse] secret from the weak ones whom they had led astray, fearing reproach, but it has been decided justly between them, [between] all creatures, and they are not wronged, in anything.
"The Resurrection is Real
Allah says;
وَيَسۡتَنبِيُونَكَ أَحَقٌّ هُوَ
And they ask you to inform them (saying):""Is it true!""
asking about the return and the Resurrection from the graves, after the bodies become sand.
قُلۡ إِي وَرَبِّي إِنَّهُ لَحَقٌّ وَمَا أَنتُمۡ بِمُعۡجِزِينَ
Say:""Yes! By my Lord! It is the very truth! And you cannot escape it!""
meaning that becoming sand does not make Allah incapable of bringing you back, since He originated you from nothing.
إِنَّمَأ أَمۡرُهُ إِذَا أَرَادَ شَيۡياً أَن يَقُولَ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ
Verily, His command, when He intends a thing, is only that He says to it, `Be!' - and it is! (36:82)
There are only two other Ayat in the Qur'an similar to this. Allah commands His Messenger to give an oath by Him to answer those who deny the return. He said in Surah Saba',
وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواۡ لَا تَأۡتِينَا السَّاعَةُ قُلۡ بَلَى وَرَبِّى لَتَأۡتِيَنَّكُمۡ
Those who disbelieve say:""The Hour will not come to us.""
Say:""Yes, by my Lord!, it will come to you."" (34:3)
The second is in Surah At-Taghabun,
He said:
زَعَمَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواۡ أَن لَّن يُبۡعَثُواۡ قُلۡ بَلَى وَرَبِّى لَتُبۡعَثُنَّ ثُمَّ لَتُنَبَّوُنَّ بِمَا عَمِلۡتُمۡ وَذَلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِيرٌ
The disbelievers claimed that they will never be resurrected.
Say:""Yes! By my Lord! you will certainly be resurrected, then you will be informed of (and recompensed for) what you did; and that is easy for Allah."" (64:7)
وَلَوۡ أَنَّ لِكُلِّ نَفۡسٍ ظَلَمَتۡ مَا فِي الَارۡضِ لَافۡتَدَتۡ بِهِ
And if every person who had wronged, possessed all that is on the earth and sought to ransom himself therewith (it will not be accepted),
Allah informed us that when the Resurrection is established the disbelievers will wish that they could ransom themselves from Allah's punishment with the equivalent of the weight of the earth in gold.
وَأَسَرُّواۡ النَّدَامَةَ لَمَّا رَأَوُاۡ الۡعَذَابَ وَقُضِيَ بَيۡنَهُم بِالۡقِسۡطِ وَهُمۡ لَا يُظۡلَمُونَ
And they would feel in their hearts regret when they see the torment, and they will be judged with justice, and no wrong will be done unto them
Allah says;
أَلا إِنَّ لِلّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالَارۡضِ أَلَا إِنَّ وَعۡدَ اللّهِ حَقٌّ وَلَـكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَهُمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ هُوَ يُحۡيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَإِلَيۡهِ تُرۡجَعُونَ
No doubt, surely, all that is in the heavens and the earth belongs to Allah. No doubt, surely, Allah's promise is true. But most of them know not. It is He Who gives life, and causes death, and to Him you (all) shall return.
Allah is the Owner of the heavens and earth. His promise is true and is indeed going to be fulfilled. He is the One Who gives life and causes death. To Him is the return of everyone, and He is the One who has the power over that, and the One Who knows everything about every creature; its deterioration, and where every speck of it has gone, be it land, oceans or otherwise."
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