The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 795
PT. 23 AȘ-ṢĀFFĀT 175. So turn thou away from them for a while. 3366 176. And watch them, for they will soon see their own end. 3367 177. "Is it then Our punishment that they seek to hasten on? 178. But when it descends into their courtyard, it shall be an evil morning to those who were warned. 3368 179. So turn thou away from them for a while. 3369 180. And watch, for they will soon see. CH. 37 فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّى حِينٍ في وَأَبْصِرْهُمْ فَسَوْفَ يُبْصِرُونَ أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ فَإِذَا نَزَلَ بِسَاحَتِهِمْ فَسَاءَ صَبَاحُ الْمُنْذَرِينَ وَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّى حِينٍ وَابْصِرُ فَسَوْفَ يُبْصِرُونَ سُبْحَنَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ الْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ 181. Holy is thy Lord, the Lords of Honour and Power, far above 3366. Commentary: "22:48; 27:72-73; 29:54. When the truth of a Prophet of God becomes established beyond all doubt and disbelievers are left with no plea or pretext to reject his Message and yet persist in rejecting it, the Prophet is told to leave them alone to be judged by God and treated by Him as He, in His infallible wisdom, may think fit. 3367. Commentary: The Holy Prophet is here told to wait till Divine decree decides the fate of disbelievers. 3368. Important Words: a (courtyard) means, the court or open area of a house; a part of a house in which there is no building or roof; a wide place among the dwellings of a tribe. The Arabs say i. e. may God make the عمر الله ساحتك courtyard of thy house inhabited with people (Lane). Commentary: The reference in the verse seems to be to the Fall of Mecca when a Muslim army of ten thousand strong entered its suburbs. That was indeed an evil day for the Meccans. The cup of their mortification and humiliation had become full to the brim, as all their evil designs against Islam had completely failed and it had won a glorious victory over disbelief. 3369. Commentary: The repetition of this and the next verse signifies that Divine punishment is almost at the doors of the disbelievers. 2709