Surah Ya-Sin 36:50 — translation and meaning

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فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ تَوْصِيَةً وَلَا إِلَى أَهْلِهِمْ يَرْجِعُونَ

Word by Word

فَلَا
fala
Then not
يَسْتَطِيعُونَ
yastati'una
they will be able
تَوْصِيَةً
tawsiyatan
(to) make a will
وَلَا
wala
and not
إِلَى
ila
to
أَهْلِهِمْ
ahlihim
their people
يَرْجِعُونَ
yarji'una
they (can) return

Transliteration

Falaa yastatee'oona taw siyatanw-wa laaa ilaaa ahlihim yarji'oon

Translation

And they will not be able [to give] any instruction, nor to their people can they return.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

When this blast surprises them they will not be able to make a bequest for one another, and they will not be able to return to their homes and families. Instead, they will die whilst they are in these worldly concerns of theirs.

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

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