The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 189
PT. 12 HUD CH. 11 فَأَمَّا الَّذِيْنَ شَقُوْا فَفِي النَّارِ لَهُمْ فِيهَا As for those who will. 107 prove unfortunate, "they shall be in the Fire, wherein there shall be for them sighing and sobbing, 1487 "21:101. (fortunate) means, prosperous, fortunate, happy or in a state of felicity. Ar-Raghib also divides (prosperity, etc. ) as he describes for which see note (Lane). زَفِيرُ و شَهِيقٌ vehemently; or he groaned; or he breathed, raising his voice like one moaning or in grief. They say i. e. the fire made a sound by its زفر الحمار above | burning or its fierce burning شقی on Commentary: means, the ass brayed. means, the sound of drawing in of breath by reason of distress; sighing; beginning of the cry of an ass; the sound of burning fire (Lane & Aqrab). شهق sobbing is derived from) شهيق The verse signifies that the day referred to in v. 104 above is the Day of Retribution when judgement will be set up and none will dare speak in which means, it rose high or became his defence except by the command high or elevated or lofty; or he (an of God, because on that awful day ass) uttered the ending of his braying everyone will have fully realized that or the final sounds thereof. They say any pleading or protesting before the i. e. the sound of weeping Omniscient God is useless. But God, became reiterated in his chest. out of His great mercy, will Himself ask the guilty to adduce excuses calculated to mitigate their own offences or the offences of their companions and to bring their virtuous deeds into greater relief. This will result in clearer classification of the wicked and the virtuous. 1487. Important Words: means, the ass uttered the ending of his braying or the final sound thereof; the ass brayed. signifies, the ending or final part of the crying or braying of an ass, signifies the beginning thereof. also signifies a high-sounding moaning; a cry of distress (Lane & Aqrab). and زفير شهيق (sighing) is the noun-infinitive Commentary: from which means, he drew in his breath vehemently, so that his ribs became pushed out; or he drew in his breath to the utmost by reason of distress; or he sent forth his breath with a prolonged sound; he sighed or uttered a long sigh or sighed 1397 زفير whereas By using about disbelievers the words which are particularly used for the braying of an ass, the verse compares them to this timid and stupid animal. A big load of books carried on the back of an ass, says the Quran (62:6), does not make