Surah Hajj Ayat 2 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 2
On the Day you see it every nursing mother will be distracted from that [child] she was nursing, and every pregnant woman will abort her pregnancy, and you will see the people [appearing] intoxicated while they are not intoxicated; but the punishment of Allah is severe.
The Day ye shall see it, every mother giving suck shall forget her suckling-babe, and every pregnant female shall drop her load (unformed): thou shalt see mankind as in a drunken riot, yet not drunk: but dreadful will be the Wrath of Allah.
On the Day when you witness it, the suckling woman shall utterly neglect the infant she suckles, and every pregnant woman shall cast her burden, and you will see people as though they are drunk, when they are not drunk; but dreadful shall be Allah’s chastisement.
The Day you shall see it, every nursing mother will forget her nursling, and every pregnant one will drop her load, and you shall see mankind as in a drunken state, yet they will not be drunken, but severe will be the Torment of Allah.
On the day when ye behold it, every nursing mother will forget her nursling and every pregnant one will be delivered of her burden, and thou (Muhammad) wilt see mankind as drunken, yet they will not be drunken, but the Doom of Allah will be strong (upon them).
On the Day you will see it, every suckling female will get distracted away from whatever she has suckled, and every pregnant female will lay down her burden; and you see mankind drunken, and in no way are they drunken but the torment of Allah is strict.
on the Day you see it, every nursing mother will think no more of her baby, every pregnant female will miscarry, you will think people are drunk when they are not, so severe will be God’s torment.
جس دن تم اسے دیکھ لو گے ہر دودھ پلانے والی اپنے دودھ پیتے بچے کو بھول جائے گی اور تمام حمل والیوں کے حمل گر جائیں گے اور تو دیکھے گا کہ لوگ مدہوش دکھائی دیں گے، حاﻻنکہ درحقیقت وه متوالے نہ ہوں گے لیکن اللہ کا عذاب بڑا ہی سخت ہے
Quran 22 Verse 2 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Hajj ayat 2, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(22:2) On the Day when you witness it, the suckling woman shall utterly neglect the infant she suckles,[2] and every pregnant woman shall cast her burden, and you will see people as though they are drunk, when they are not drunk; but dreadful shall be Allah’s chastisement.[3]
2. This is to show the intensity and horror of the earthquake. At that time there will be so much confusion and terror that mothers will forsake their dear children at the very time they will be suckling them.
3. It should be noted that it is not meant to depict here the condition of the Resurrection but to impress upon the people the dreadful torment of the Hour in order to admonish them to mend their ways. This is supported by the subsequent passage.
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Al-Hajj verse 2 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Hajj ayat 1 which provides the complete commentary from verse 1 through 2.
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