What does Quran 51:14 mean?

Quran 51:14 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat, Ayah 14) translates to: "[And will be told], "Taste your torment. This is that for which you were impatient.""

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 51:14 from?

This ayah is from Surah Adh-Dhaariyat (The Winnowing Winds), the 51th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 26.

Yes — there is 1 hadith related to this ayah from Sunan Ibn Majah.

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Kathir, Al-Jalalayn, Ibn Abbas — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Divine Punishment, Hellfire, Patience, Accountability, Justice.

ذُوقُوا۟ فِتْنَتَكُمْ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ

Zooqoo fitnatakum haa zal lazee kuntum bihee tas ta'jiloon

[And will be told], "Taste your torment. This is that for which you were impatient."

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4 ayahs in Adh-Dhaariyat are strongly about Paradise and Hell. This is one of them.

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‘Taste this torment of yours this chastisement of yours. This chastisement is what you sought to hasten on!’ in the world in derision.

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