An-Naba 78:21
The Tidings · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 582
A Place of Ambush
إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتۡ مِرۡصَادࣰا ٢١
Lo! hell lurketh in ambush.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Indeed, Hell is lying in wait.
Insight
Elmalılı explains “mirsad” as a lookout: Hell is like an ambush watching for the arrogant.
Reflect
Beware of the traps awaiting you today.
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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