سُوْرَةُ الزُّمَرِ
Surah Az-Zumar (39) — Ayah 55
وَٱتَّبِعُوٓا۟ أَحْسَنَ مَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُم مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَكُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ بَغْتَةً وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَشْعُرُونَ ﴿55﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"And follow the best of that which is sent down to you from your Lord (i.e. this Qur’ân, do what it orders you to do and keep away from what it forbids), before the torment comes on you suddenly while you perceive not!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱتَّبِعُوٓا۟
wa-ittabiʿū
And follow
أَحْسَنَ
aḥsana
(the) best
مَآ
mā
(of) what
أُنزِلَ
unzila
is revealed
إِلَيْكُم
ilaykum
to you
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّكُم
rabbikum
your Lord
مِّن
min
before
قَبْلِ
qabli
before
أَن
an
[that]
يَأْتِيَكُمُ
yatiyakumu
comes to you
ٱلْعَذَابُ
l-ʿadhābu
the punishment
بَغْتَةًۭ
baghtatan
suddenly
وَأَنتُمْ
wa-antum
while you
لَا
lā
(do) not
تَشْعُرُونَ
tashʿurūna
perceive
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.
55. 1. That is, make arrangements for repentance and righteous deeds before the punishment comes, because when the punishment comes, there will not even be knowledge or awareness of it; by this is meant worldly punishment.
