Surah Al-Baqara 2:210 — translation and meaning

البقرة · Verse 210 / 286 · Page 32

ۚ هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَأْتِيَهُمُ اللَّهُ فِي ظُلَلٍ مِّنَ الْغَمَامِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ وَقُضِيَ الْأَمْرُ وَإِلَى اللَّهِ تُرْجَعُ الْأُمُورُ

Word by Word

ۚ
هَلْ
hal
Are
يَنظُرُونَ
yanzuruna
they waiting
إِلَّا
illa
[except]
أَن
an
that
يَأْتِيَهُمُ
yatiyahumu
comes to them
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
فِي
fi
in
ظُلَلٍ
zulalin
(the) shadows
مِّنَ
mina
of
الْغَمَامِ
al-ghamami
[the] clouds
وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ
wal-malaikatu
and the Angels
وَقُضِيَ
waqudiya
and is decreed
الْأَمْرُ
al-amru
the matter
وَإِلَى
wa-ila
And to
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
تُرْجَعُ
tur'ja'u
return
الْأُمُورُ
al-umuru
(all) the matters

Transliteration

Hal yanzuroona illaaa ai yaatiyahumul laahu fee zulalim minal ghamaami walmalaaa'ikatu wa qudiyal amr; wa ilal laahi turja'ulumoor

Translation

Do they await but that Allah should come to them in covers of clouds and the angels [as well] and the matter is [then] decided? And to Allah [all] matters are returned.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

These people who follow the path of Satan, instead of the path of truth, are waiting only for Allah to come to them, as befits His majesty, on the Day of Resurrection in the shadows of clouds to judge them and for the angels to come and surround them from all sides. At that time, Allah will judge them once and for all. To Allah alone shall all affairs relating to creation return.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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"Do they await but that Allah should come to them in covers of cl…" — Al-Baqara 2:210