Surah Sad Ayat 15 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 15
And these [disbelievers] await not but one blast [of the Horn]; for it there will be no delay.
These (today) only wait for a single mighty Blast, which (when it comes) will brook no delay.
They are waiting for nothing except a single Cry, after which there will be no second Cry.
And these only wait for a single Saihah [shout (i.e. the blowing of the Trumpet by the angel Israfil Sarafil)] there will be no pause or ending thereto [till everything will perish except Allah (the only God full of Majesty, Bounty and Honour)].
These wait for but one Shout, there will be no second thereto.
And in no way are these looking for anything except one Shout; in no way is there any recovery from it.
all the disbelievers here are waiting for is a single blast that cannot be postponed.
انہیں صرف ایک چیﺦ کا انتظار ہے جس میں کوئی توقف (اور ڈھیل) نہیں ہے
Quran 38 Verse 15 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Sad ayat 15, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(38:15) They are waiting for nothing except a single Cry, after which there will be no second Cry.[14]
14. That is, only a single blast of the torment will be enough to annihilate them; no other will be needed for the purpose. Another meaning of the sentence can be: After this they will get no more relief and no more respite.
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Sad verse 15 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Sad ayat 12 which provides the complete commentary from verse 12 through 16.
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