سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ
Surah Al-Muminoon (23) — Ayah 114
قَـٰلَ إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا ۖ لَّوْ أَنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿114﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He (Allâh) will say: "You stayed not but a little, if you had only known!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَـٰلَ
qāla
He will say
إِن
in
Not
لَّبِثْتُمْ
labith'tum
you stayed
إِلَّا
illā
but
قَلِيلًۭا ۖ
qalīlan
a little
لَّوْ
law
if
أَنَّكُمْ
annakum
only you
كُنتُمْ
kuntum
[you]
تَعْلَمُونَ
taʿlamūna
knew
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. Its meaning is that, compared to the eternal life of the Hereafter, indeed the life of this world is very brief. But you did not realize this point in the world; if only you had become aware of its reality and the transience of the world while in the world, then today you too would have been successful and prosperous like the people of faith.
