Surah Al-Anbiya 21:40 — translation and meaning
الأنبياء · Verse 40 / 112 · Page 325
بَلْ تَأْتِيهِم بَغْتَةً فَتَبْهَتُهُمْ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ رَدَّهَا وَلَا هُمْ يُنظَرُونَ
Word by Word
بَلْ
bal
Nay
تَأْتِيهِم
tatihim
it will come to them
بَغْتَةً
baghtatan
unexpectedly
فَتَبْهَتُهُمْ
fatabhatuhum
and bewilder them
فَلَا
fala
then not
يَسْتَطِيعُونَ
yastati'una
they will be able
رَدَّهَا
raddaha
to repel it
وَلَا
wala
and not
هُمْ
hum
they
يُنظَرُونَ
yunzaruna
will be given respite
Transliteration
Bal taateehim baghtatan fatabhatuhum falaa yastatee'oona raddahaa wa laa hum yunzaroon
Translation
Rather, it will come to them unexpectedly and bewilder them, and they will not be able to repel it, nor will they be reprieved.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
This fire that they shall be punished with will come upon them suddenly, without them anticipating it. They shall not be able to repel it, nor shall they be given respite to repent and consequently be shown mercy.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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