سُوْرَةُ الرُّوْمِ
Surah Ar-Room (30) — Ayah 44
مَن كَفَرَ فَعَلَيْهِ كُفْرُهُۥ ۖ وَمَنْ عَمِلَ صَـٰلِحًا فَلِأَنفُسِهِمْ يَمْهَدُونَ ﴿44﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Whosoever disbelieves will suffer from his disbelief, and whosoever does righteous good deeds (by practising Islâmic Monotheism), then such will prepare a good place (in Paradise) for themselves (and will be saved by Allâh from His Torment).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
مَن
man
Whoever
كَفَرَ
kafara
disbelieves
فَعَلَيْهِ
faʿalayhi
then against him
كُفْرُهُۥ ۖ
kuf'ruhu
(is) his disbelief
وَمَنْ
waman
And whoever
عَمِلَ
ʿamila
does
صَـٰلِحًۭا
ṣāliḥan
righteousness
فَلِأَنفُسِهِمْ
fali-anfusihim
then for themselves
يَمْهَدُونَ
yamhadūna
they are preparing
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.
44-1. The meaning of مَھْد is to smooth the path, to spread a carpet, that is, through righteous deeds they are smoothing the path to enter Paradise and to attain the highest ranks there.
