Transliteration:( Wa yawma taqoomus Saa'atu yublisul mujrimoon )
"And on the day when the Hour (of doom) shall be established, the culprits shall be in despair [23]."
This verse paints a vivid picture of the terror and hopelessness that will grip the disbelievers when the Day of Judgement is established. The "culprits" refer to those who rejected faith and committed sins without repentance—they will be in utter despair, realizing that there is no escape or support for them.
However, true believers, no matter how severe the conditions may be on that Day, will not lose hope. Their hearts will remain firm with trust in the mercy of Allah and hope in the intercession of the Holy Prophet ﷺ.
The verse also clarifies that the disbelievers’ idols and false deities will offer them no help, while the Beloved Prophet ﷺ will intercede for his Ummah by the permission of Allah.
This contrast serves as a reminder: despair is the outcome of disbelief, while hope is the fruit of true faith.
The tafsir of Surah Ar-Rum verse 12 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Rum ayat 11 which provides the complete commentary from verse 11 through 16.
(30:12) On that Day when the Hour will come to pass,[14] the criminals shall be dumbfounded.[15]
14. “The Hour”: the Hour of returning to Allah and appearing before Him.
15. The word ubliso in the text means to be dumbfounded on account of a sudden shock and despair, to be confounded on finding oneself in a hopeless situation, to stand aghast on finding no means of help and support. When this word is used for a culprit, it depicts a person who is caught red handed, who then finds no way to escape, nor expects to save himself by offering a plea in self defense; therefore, he stands dumb and dejected and depressed.
One should also understand that “the criminals” here does not only imply those people, who have committed murders and thefts and robberies, etc. in the world, but all those who have rebelled against God, refused to accept the guidance and teachings of His Messengers, denied the accountability of the Hereafter, or lived heedless of it, and have been worshiping others than God in the world, or their own selves, whether or not, besides this basic deviation, they also committed those acts, which are commonly called crimes. Besides, it includes those people also, who in spite of believing in God and His Messengers and the Hereafter, have knowingly disobeyed their Lord and persisted in their rebellious conduct till the end. When these people will suddenly come back to life in the Hereafter, against their expectations, and will find that they are confronted with the second life, which they had denied, or ignored, in their life activity in the world, they will stand dumbfounded as has been depicted in the words: yublisulmujrimun.
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