Surah Ya-Sin 36:49 — translation and meaning
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مَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَاحِدَةً تَأْخُذُهُمْ وَهُمْ يَخِصِّمُونَ
Word by Word
مَا
ma
Not
يَنظُرُونَ
yanzuruna
they await
إِلَّا
illa
except
صَيْحَةً
sayhatan
a shout
وَاحِدَةً
wahidatan
one
تَأْخُذُهُمْ
takhudhuhum
it will seize them
وَهُمْ
wahum
while they
يَخِصِّمُونَ
yakhissimuna
are disputing
Transliteration
Maa yanzuroona illaa saihatanw waahidatan taa khuzuhum wa hum yakhissimoon
Translation
They do not await except one blast which will seize them while they are disputing.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
But all these deniers of resurrection who regard it as far-fetched are waiting for is the first blast when it is blown into the trumpet, which will suddenly overtake them while they are in their worldly concerns of buying, selling, irrigating and herding and other worldly concerns.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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