Tafseer of Jonas · Yunus · 10:70
[For them is brief] enjoyment in this world; then to Us is their return; then We will make them taste the severe punishment because they used to disbelieve
Important: The Arabic source text is always authoritative. This translation is a study aid and has not been verified by scholars — do not use it as a basis for religious proof or for deriving rulings (ahkam). When in doubt, always consult the Arabic text and a qualified scholar.
But for them there is enjoyment (matāʿ) in the worldly life, with which they amuse themselves, and a sufficient provision (balāgh) with which they hold out until the appointed term in which their destruction is written (63). ثم إلينا مرجعهم — He says: when the term that has been written for them comes to an end, their return and their destination is to Us (64). ثم نذيقهم العذاب الشديد — and that is their becoming in Hell (jahannam) (65). بما كانوا يكفرون — because of their disbelief (kufr) toward Allah in the worldly life: they denied His messengers and rejected His signs.
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The nominative case of the word متاع comes about by means of an omitted word before it, either "that" (dhālika) or "this" (hādhā) (66).
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Footnotes:
(63) See the explanation of "matāʿ" in the foregoing, p. 53, note 3, and the sources mentioned there.
(64) See the explanation of "al-marjiʿ" in the foregoing, p. 98, note 2, and the sources mentioned there.
(65) See the explanation of "al-dhawq" in the foregoing, p. 102, note 1, and the sources mentioned there.
(66) See Maʿānī al-Qurʾān of al-Farrāʾ, vol. 1, p. 472; therein it states: "either (huwa — he), or (dhāka — that)".
