Ghafir 40:52
The Forgiver · Meccan · Juz 24 · Page 473
Excuses Will Not Help
يَوۡمَ لَا يَنفَعُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ مَعۡذِرَتُهُمۡۖ وَلَهُمُ ٱللَّعۡنَةُ وَلَهُمۡ سُوٓءُ ٱلدَّارِ ٥٢
The day when their excuse availeth not the evil-doers, and theirs is the curse, and theirs the ill abode.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
The Day their excuse will not benefit the wrongdoers.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, it will not help either because their excuses are false or because they will not be permitted to offer them.
Reflect
Make your apology 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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