سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 58
وَإِذْ قُلْنَا ٱدْخُلُوا۟ هَـٰذِهِ ٱلْقَرْيَةَ فَكُلُوا۟ مِنْهَا حَيْثُ شِئْتُمْ رَغَدًا وَٱدْخُلُوا۟ ٱلْبَابَ سُجَّدًا وَقُولُوا۟ حِطَّةٌ نَّغْفِرْ لَكُمْ خَطَـٰيَـٰكُمْ ۚ وَسَنَزِيدُ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ﴿58﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And (remember) when We said: "Enter this town (Jerusalem) and eat bountifully therein with pleasure and delight wherever you wish, and enter the gate in prostration (or bowing with humility) and say: ‘Forgive us,’ and We shall forgive you your sins and shall increase (reward) for the good-doers."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذْ
wa-idh
And when
قُلْنَا
qul'nā
We said
ٱدْخُلُوا۟
ud'khulū
Enter
هَـٰذِهِ
hādhihi
this
ٱلْقَرْيَةَ
l-qaryata
town
فَكُلُوا۟
fakulū
then eat
مِنْهَا
min'hā
from
حَيْثُ
ḥaythu
wherever
شِئْتُمْ
shi'tum
you wish[ed]
رَغَدًۭا
raghadan
abundantly
وَٱدْخُلُوا۟
wa-ud'khulū
and enter
ٱلْبَابَ
l-bāba
the gate
سُجَّدًۭا
sujjadan
prostrating
وَقُولُوا۟
waqūlū
And say
حِطَّةٌۭ
ḥiṭṭatun
Repentance
نَّغْفِرْ
naghfir
We will forgive
لَكُمْ
lakum
for you
خَطَـٰيَـٰكُمْ ۚ
khaṭāyākum
your sins
وَسَنَزِيدُ
wasanazīdu
And We will increase
ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
l-muḥ'sinīna
the good-doers (in reward)
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
1. According to the majority of commentators, the town referred to here is Bayt al-Maqdis. 2. Some scholars have interpreted "prostration" to mean entering while bowing, and others have taken it to mean prostration of gratitude. The meaning is to enter while expressing humility and submission in the Divine Presence and acknowledging gratitude. 3. حِطَّةٌ means "forgive us our sins."
