سُوْرَةُ لُقْمَانَ
Surah Luqman (31) — Ayah 7
وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَـٰتُنَا وَلَّىٰ مُسْتَكْبِرًا كَأَن لَّمْ يَسْمَعْهَا كَأَنَّ فِىٓ أُذُنَيْهِ وَقْرًا ۖ فَبَشِّرْهُ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ ﴿7﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when Our Verses (of the Qur’ân) are recited to such a one, he turns away in pride, as if he heard them not - as if there were deafness in his ear. So announce to him a painful torment.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
And when
تُتْلَىٰ
tut'lā
are recited
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
to him
ءَايَـٰتُنَا
āyātunā
Our Verses
وَلَّىٰ
wallā
he turns away
مُسْتَكْبِرًۭا
mus'takbiran
arrogantly
كَأَن
ka-an
as if
لَّمْ
lam
not
يَسْمَعْهَا
yasmaʿhā
he (had) heard them
كَأَنَّ
ka-anna
as if
فِىٓ
fī
in
أُذُنَيْهِ
udhunayhi
his ears
وَقْرًۭا ۖ
waqran
(is) deafness
فَبَشِّرْهُ
fabashir'hu
So give him tidings
بِعَذَابٍ
biʿadhābin
of a punishment
أَلِيمٍ
alīmin
painful
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.
7-1 This is the state of the person who remains engrossed in the aforementioned amusements and distractions; when he hears the verses of the Qur'an and the words of Allah and His Messenger ﷺ, he becomes as if deaf, even though he is not deaf, and in this way he turns his face away as if he has not heard at all, because hearing them causes him discomfort. Therefore, he gains no benefit. The meaning of وقرا is such a burden in the ears that it deprives one of hearing.
