سُوْرَةُ صٓ
Surah Saad (38) — Ayah 35
قَالَ رَبِّ ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَهَبْ لِى مُلْكًا لَّا يَنۢبَغِى لِأَحَدٍ مِّنۢ بَعْدِىٓ ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْوَهَّابُ ﴿35﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He said: "My Lord! Forgive me, and bestow upon me a kingdom such as shall not belong to any other after me: Verily, You are the Bestower."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
رَبِّ
rabbi
O my Lord
ٱغْفِرْ
igh'fir
Forgive
لِى
lī
me
وَهَبْ
wahab
and grant
لِى
lī
me
مُلْكًۭا
mul'kan
a kingdom
لَّا
lā
not
يَنۢبَغِى
yanbaghī
(will) belong
لِأَحَدٍۢ
li-aḥadin
to anyone
مِّنۢ
min
after me
بَعْدِىٓ ۖ
baʿdī
after me
إِنَّكَ
innaka
Indeed, You
أَنتَ
anta
[You]
ٱلْوَهَّابُ
l-wahābu
(are) the Bestower
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.
35. 1. That is, the desire for an army of cavalry was not fulfilled under Your wisdom and will, but if You grant me such an authoritative kingdom that no one besides me or after me will have such a kingdom, then there will be no need for offspring. This supplication was also for the dominance of Allah's religion.
