مَغْرِبُهَا،its setting,فَسَّرَهَاHe explained itبِذَلِكَthusالنَّبِيُّthe Prophetﷺ
Its setting, thus the Prophet explained it.
وَإِنَّمَاAnd indeedذَكَرَmentionedاللَّهُAllahهَذِهِtheseالْأَحْوَالُstatesالثَّلَاثُthree
And indeed Allah mentioned these three states.
لِأَنَّBecauseالْمَلَائِكَةَthe angelsإِذَاifنَزَلَتْdescendلِقَبْضِto takeأَرْوَاحِهِم؛their souls;لَاdo notتُقْبَلُacceptمِنْهُمْfrom themالتَّوْبَةَ؛repentance;لِقَوْلِهِdue to His sayingتَعَالَى:the Most High:﴿(وَلَيْسَتِAnd notالتَّوْبَةُthe repentanceلِلَّذِينَfor those whoيَعْمَلُونَcommitالسَّيِّئَاتِsinsحَتَّىuntilإِذَاwhenحَضَرَcomesأَحَدُهُمُone of themالْمَوْتُdeathقَالَsaysإِنِّيindeed Iتُبْتُhave repented;التَنَ)the call)[النساء : ١٨].[An-Nisa: 18].
Because when the angels descend to take their souls; repentance is not accepted from them; due to His saying: 'And not the repentance for those who commit sins until when death comes to one of them, he says, indeed I have repented.' [An-Nisa: 18].
وَكَذَلِكَAnd likewiseأَيْضًاalsoإِذَاifطَلَعَتْrisesالشَّمْسُthe sunمِنْfromمَغْرِبِهَا؛its setting;فَإِنَّthenالتَّوْبَةَthe repentanceلَاdoes notتُقْبَلُ،accepted,وَحِينَئِذٍand thenلَاnoيَسْتَطِيعُونَthey canخَلَاصًاescapeمِمَّاfrom whatهُمْthey areعَلَيْهِ.upon it.
And likewise, if the sun rises from its setting; then repentance is not accepted, and then they cannot escape from what they are on.
وَذُكِرَAnd mentionedالْحَالَةَthe stateالثَّالِثَةَthe thirdبَيْنَbetweenالْحَالَيْن؛the two states;لِأَنَّهُbecause it isوَقْتٌa timeالْجَزَاءِof recompenseوَثَمَرَةٌand the fruitالْعَمَلِ ؛of actions;فَلَاSo there is noيَسْتَطِيعُونَthey canالتَّخَلُّصَescapeفِيinتِلْكَthatالحَالَةِstateمِمَّاof whatعَمِلُوه.they have done.
And he mentioned the third state between the two states; because it is a time of recompense and the fruit of actions; so they cannot escape in that state from what they have done.
وَالْغَرَضُAnd the purposeمِنْofهَذِهِthisالْآيَةِverseوَالَّتِيand whichقَبْلَهَاbefore itتَحْذِيرٌis a warningهَؤُلَاءِto theseالْمُكَذِّبِينَdisbelieversمِنْfromأَنْthatيَفُوتَهُمْthey missالْأَوَانَthe timeثُمَّthenلَاnotيَسْتَطِيعُونَthey canالْخَلَاصَescapeمِنْfromأَعْمَالِهِم.their actions.
And the purpose of this verse and the one before it is to warn these disbelievers that they may miss the time, then they cannot escape from their actions.
الْآيَةُThe verseالثَّالِثَةُthe thirdقَوْلُهُHis sayingكَلَّا ۖIndeed not;إِذَاifدُكَتِis crushed,الْأَرْضُthe earthدَكَّتْit becomes crushed;دَكًّاcrushed upon crushed,**وَجَاءَAnd comesرَبُّكَyour Lordوَالْمَلَائِكَةُand the angelsصَفًّاin rowsصَفًّا)in rows)
The third verse: His saying: 'Indeed not; if the earth is crushed, crushed upon crushed, and your Lord comes and the angels in rows.'
وَكِلَاAnd bothهُنَاhereلِلتَّنْبِيهِ؛is for alert;مِثْلَlike(أَلَا).(that).وَقَوْلُهُ:And His saying:﴿(إِذَاifدُكَتِis crushed,الْأَرْضُthe earth,دَكَتْ دَكَّاis completely crushed;هَذَاthisيَوْمُdayالْقِيَامَةِ.of Resurrection.
And both here is for alert; like 'if the earth is crushed, this is the day of Resurrection.'
وَأَكَّدَIt is confirmedهَذَاthisالدَّكُّcrushingلِعَظَمَتِهِ؛for its greatness;لِأَنَّهَاbecause itتَدُكُّcrushesالْجِبَالَthe mountainsوَالشِّعَابَand the hillsوَكُلَّand everyشَيْءٍthingيُدَكُّ،is crushed,حَتَّىuntilتَكُونَbecomesالْأَرْضُthe earthكَالأَدِيمِlike a flat surface;وَالأَدِيمُand the surfaceهُوَisالْجِلْدُ؛the skin;قَالَAllah said:﴿(فَيَذَرُهَاand leaves itقَاعًاa plainصَفْصَفًاsmooth;لَاnotتَرَىyou seeفِيهَاin itعِوَجًاany crookednessوَلَاand notأَمْنًاsecurity.[طَه:[Taha:(١)(1)رَوَاهُNarratedالْبُخَارِيُّAl-Bukhari(٤٦٣٦)(4636),وَمُسْلِمٌand Muslim(١٥٧)؛(157);عَنfromأَبِيAbuهُرَيْرَةَHuraira رَضيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ.
And this crushing is confirmed for its greatness; because it crushes the mountains, the hills, and everything is crushed, until the earth becomes like a flat surface; and the surface is like skin; Allah said: 'And He leaves it a plain, smooth; you do not see in it any crookedness and not security.' [Taha: (1)] Narrated by Al-Bukhari (4636), and Muslim (157); from Abu Huraira رَضيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ.