Al-Alaq (The Clot)
Verse 15of 19
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ﴿١٥﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock -
Word-by-word meaning
كَلَّاkallāNay
لَئِنla-inIf
لَّمْlamnot
يَنتَهِyantahihe desists
لَنَسْفَعًۢاlanasfaʿansurely We will drag him
بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِbil-nāṣiyatiby the forelock
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
The Threat against Man's Transgression for the sake of WealthAllah informs that man is very pleased, most evil, scornful and transgressive when he considers himself self-sufficient and having an abundance of wealth. Then Allah threatens, warns and admonishes him in His saying,إِنَّ إِلَى رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَى(Surely, unto your Lord is the return.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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