سُوْرَةُ صٓ
Surah Saad (38) — Ayah 17
ٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَٱذْكُرْ عَبْدَنَا دَاوُۥدَ ذَا ٱلْأَيْدِ ۖ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ ﴿17﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Be patient (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) of what they say, and remember Our slave Dâwûd (David), endued with power. Verily, he was ever oft-returning in all matters and in repentance (toward Allâh).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱصْبِرْ
iṣ'bir
Be patient
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
over
مَا
mā
what
يَقُولُونَ
yaqūlūna
they say
وَٱذْكُرْ
wa-udh'kur
and remember
عَبْدَنَا
ʿabdanā
Our slave
دَاوُۥدَ
dāwūda
Dawood
ذَا
dhā
the possessor of strength
ٱلْأَيْدِ ۖ
l-aydi
the possessor of strength
إِنَّهُۥٓ
innahu
Indeed, he (was)
أَوَّابٌ
awwābun
repeatedly turning
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.
17. 1. Strength and intensity. From this comes "ta'yid" meaning reinforcement. By this strength is meant religious strength and capability, just as it is mentioned in the hadith that the most beloved prayer to Allah is the prayer of Dawud (عليه السلام) and the most beloved fasts are the fasts of Dawud (عليه السلام). He would sleep half the night, then stand in prayer for a third of the night, and then sleep for a sixth of it. He would fast one day and leave fasting the next day, and he would not flee in battle (Sahih Bukhari).
