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Yunus (Jonah)

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قُلْ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِنْ أَتَىٰكُمْ عَذَابُهُۥ بَيَٰتًا أَوْ نَهَارًۭا مَّاذَا يَسْتَعْجِلُ مِنْهُ ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ﴿٥٠

Translation (Sahih International)

Say, "Have you considered: if His punishment should come to you by night or by day - for which [aspect] of it would the criminals be impatient?"

Word-by-word meaning

قُلْqulSay
أَرَءَيْتُمْara-aytumDo you see
إِنْinif
أَتَىٰكُمْatākumcomes to you
عَذَابُهُۥʿadhābuhuHis punishment
بَيَـٰتًاbayātan(by) night
أَوْawor
نَهَارًۭاnahāran(by) day
مَّاذَاmādhāwhat (portion)
يَسْتَعْجِلُyastaʿjiluof it would (wish to) hasten
مِنْهُmin'huof it would (wish to) hasten
ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَl-muj'rimūnathe criminals

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Deniers of the Day of Resurrection wish to hasten its Coming and their ResponseAllah told us about the idolators who reject faith through their demand that the punishment be hastened, inquiring about the time of punishment. The response to such question is not inherently beneficial, yet they inquired anyway.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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