Surah Yunus 10:50 — translation and meaning

يونس · Verse 50 / 109 · Page 214

قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ أَتَاكُمْ عَذَابُهُ بَيَاتًا أَوْ نَهَارًا مَّاذَا يَسْتَعْجِلُ مِنْهُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ

Word by Word

قُلْ
qul
Say
أَرَأَيْتُمْ
ara-aytum
Do you see
إِنْ
in
if
أَتَاكُمْ
atakum
comes to you
عَذَابُهُ
adhabuhu
His punishment
بَيَاتًا
bayatan
(by) night
أَوْ
aw
or
نَهَارًا
naharan
(by) day
مَّاذَا
madha
what (portion)
يَسْتَعْجِلُ
yasta'jilu
of it would (wish to) hasten
مِنْهُ
min'hu
of it would (wish to) hasten
الْمُجْرِمُونَ
al-muj'rimuna
the criminals

Transliteration

Qul ara'aitum in ataakum 'azaabuhoo bayaatan aw nahaaram maazaa yasta'jilu minhul mujrimoon

Translation

Say, "Have you considered: if His punishment should come to you by night or by day - for which [aspect] of it would the criminals be impatient?"

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Say O Messenger to these people who wish to hasten on the punishment: 'Inform me if the punishment of Allah came toy ou at any time of the night or day, what is it of this punishment exactly that you want to be brought quickly– happiness and joy? Or would it be sorrow and regret? Therefore, you should not seek to hasten it.'

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

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