Surah 17. Al-Israa, Ayah 52
| يَوْمَ يَدْعُوكُمْ فَتَسْتَجِيبُونَ بِحَمْدِهِ وَتَظُنُّونَ إِنْ لَبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا |
| Transliteration | : | yawm yadco -kum fa- tastajebon bi- h.amd -hi wa- taz.unnon 'in labithtum 'illaa qalel(an) |
| Pickthall | : | A day when He will call you and ye will answer with His praise, and ye will think that ye have tarried but a little while. |
| Asad | : | on a Day when He will call you, and you will answer by praising Him, thinking all the while that you have tarried [on earth] but a little while."59 |
| Malik | : | It will be on the Day when He will call you and you will raise up in response to it, with His praise, and you will think that you remained in the state of death but a little while." |
| Yusuf Ali | : | "It will be on a Day when He will call you and ye will answer (His call) with (words of) His praise and ye will think that ye tarried but a little while!" 2236 2237 |
Note - 59Man's life on earth will appear to him "but as a little
while" in comparison with the unlimited duration of the
life in the hereafter (Tabari, Zamakhshari). A further
implication is that man's concept of "time" is earthbound
and, hence, has no meaning in the context of ultimate
reality. The preceding reference to the erstwhile deniers
of the possibility of resurrection as "answering God's
call by praising Him" implies that as soon as they are
resurrected they will become fully aware of His existence
and almightiness.
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Note - 2236It may be that this verse should not be in the inverted
commas governed by the verb "say", in the last clause of
the last verse. In that case, the answer to the sceptic
would be finished in the last verse, and this verse would
be a general statement applying also to the righteous,
who will rise up celebrating the praises of Allah. But on
the whole, I think it is better to take this verse as
part of the answer to the sceptic referred to in the last
verse.
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Note - 2237Whatever may have been your spiritual blindness in this
life, the "new creation" will have opened your eyes to
the Truth. No one will any longer be in any delusion as
regards the Reality of Allah, and will be forced, by
their new circumstances, to recognise the Truth and sing
Allah's praises. And all will be surprised at the
seemingly short flight of time since they had their
little ephemeral life on this earth. They will now
appraise its true worth.
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Man's life on earth will appear to him "but as a little while" in comparison with the unlimited duration of the life in the hereafter (Tabari, Zamakhshari). A further implication is that man's concept of "time" is earthbound and, hence, has no meaning in the context of ultimate reality. The preceding reference to the erstwhile deniers of the possibility of resurrection as "answering God's call by praising Him" implies that as soon as they are resurrected they will become fully aware of His existence and almightiness. |
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It may be that this verse should not be in the inverted commas governed by the verb "say", in the last clause of the last verse. In that case, the answer to the sceptic would be finished in the last verse, and this verse would be a general statement applying also to the righteous, who will rise up celebrating the praises of Allah. But on the whole, I think it is better to take this verse as part of the answer to the sceptic referred to in the last verse. |
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Whatever may have been your spiritual blindness in this life, the "new creation" will have opened your eyes to the Truth. No one will any longer be in any delusion as regards the Reality of Allah, and will be forced, by their new circumstances, to recognise the Truth and sing Allah's praises. And all will be surprised at the seemingly short flight of time since they had their little ephemeral life on this earth. They will now appraise its true worth. |
