We have made it a reminder1616 and provision for the travelers,1617
Notes
[1616] Of the great fire of Hell.
[1617] In the form of flints or other means by which to ignite fire. Travelers are mentioned because of the special convenience to them, although it is a provision for all people in general.
Verse 73 of Surah Al-Waqi’ah (56:73), a Meccan surah, is in juz 27, on page 536 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 73 reciters.
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Tafsir of verse 73
Al-Mukhtasar
I am the one who made this fire for you as a reminder to you of the fire of the Afterlife, and I made it a means of benefit for the travellers among you.
We made it a reminder [of the Hellfire] and a benefit for the travelers9.
Notes
[9] By which they ignite fire. Travelers are mentioned in particular because it is of special convenience to them, although it is of use for all people in general.
We have made it a Reminder (of the Hell-fire in the Hereafter), and an article of use for the travellers (and all the others, in this world).
We, even We, appointed it a memorial and a comfort for the dwellers in the wilderness.
We have made it a memorial (of Our handiwork), and an article of comfort and convenience for the denizens of deserts.
We have made it a reminder and an advantage for the wayfarers of the desert.
We, Ever We, have made it for a Reminder and an enjoyment for the denizens in the desert.
