Al-Furqan 25:27
The Criterion · Meccan · Juz 19 · Page 362
Biting His Hands
وَيَوۡمَ يَعَضُّ ٱلظَّالِمُ عَلَىٰ يَدَيۡهِ يَقُولُ يَٰلَيۡتَنِي ٱتَّخَذۡتُ مَعَ ٱلرَّسُولِ سَبِيلࣰا ٢٧
On the day when the wrong-doer gnaweth his hands, he will say: Ah, would that I had chosen a way together with the messenger (of Allah).
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
The Day the wrongdoer will bite his hands, saying: “Oh, I wish I had taken a path with the Messenger.”
Insight
According to Elmalılı, biting hands signifies anger, longing and regret; “the wrongdoer” refers to the type.
Reflect
Turn today from a path you’d regret.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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