Surah Maryam 19:75 — translation and meaning

مريم · Verse 75 / 98 · Page 310

ۚ قُلْ مَن كَانَ فِي الضَّلَالَةِ فَلْيَمْدُدْ لَهُ الرَّحْمَنُ مَدًّا حَتَّى إِذَا رَأَوْا مَا يُوعَدُونَ إِمَّا الْعَذَابَ وَإِمَّا السَّاعَةَ فَسَيَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ هُوَ شَرٌّ مَّكَانًا وَأَضْعَفُ جُندًا

Word by Word

ۚ
قُلْ
qul
Say
مَن
man
Whoever
كَانَ
kana
is
فِي
fi
in
الضَّلَالَةِ
al-dalalati
[the] error
فَلْيَمْدُدْ
falyamdud
then surely will extend
لَهُ
lahu
for him
الرَّحْمَنُ
al-rahmanu
the Most Gracious
مَدًّا
maddan
an extension
حَتَّى
hatta
until
إِذَا
idha
when
رَأَوْا
ra-aw
they see
مَا
ma
what
يُوعَدُونَ
yu'aduna
they were promised
إِمَّا
imma
either
الْعَذَابَ
al-'adhaba
the punishment
وَإِمَّا
wa-imma
or
السَّاعَةَ
al-sa'ata
the Hour
فَسَيَعْلَمُونَ
fasaya'lamuna
then they will know
مَنْ
man
who
هُوَ
huwa
[he]
شَرٌّ
sharrun
(is) worst
مَّكَانًا
makanan
(in) position
وَأَضْعَفُ
wa-ad'afu
and weaker
جُندًا
jundan
(in) forces

Transliteration

Qul man kaana fidda laalati falyamdud lahur Rahmaanu maddaa; hattaaa izaa ra aw maa yoo'adoona immal 'azaaba wa immas Saa'ata fasa ya'lamoona man huwa sharrum makaananw wa ad'afu jundaa

Translation

Say, "Whoever is in error - let the Most Merciful extend for him an extension [in wealth and time] until, when they see that which they were promised - either punishment [in this world] or the Hour [of resurrection] - they will come to know who is worst in position and weaker in soldiers."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Say - O Messenger: The Merciful will grant respite to those wallowing in their misguidance, so that they fall further into it, until when they see what they have been warned about- either the swift punishment in this world or the punishment postponed to the Day of Judgment - then they will realise who is worse situated and who has the weakest forces. Is it their party or the party of the believers.

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

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