Al-Fajr 89:21–23
Pounded and crushed
كَلَّآ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ دَكًّۭا دَكًّۭا ٢١ وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلْمَلَكُ صَفًّۭا صَفًّۭا ٢٢ وَجِا۟ىٓءَ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِجَهَنَّمَ ۚ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ ٢٣
The meaning, simply
No! When the earth is pounded and crushed, and your Lord comes to judge between His creation, with the angels in rows upon rows, and Hell is brought near that Day, then man will remember, but what good will remembering do him then?
Meaning from Tafsir Al-Muyassar, simplified for children. Reviewed by Sherif Alkady, 17 October 2026.
Words to understand
- دُكَّتِ
- is pounded to dust
- صَفًّۭا صَفًّۭا
- rank upon rank
- يَتَذَكَّرُ
- will remember
Think with me
When does remembering and repenting help us: now, or after it's too late?