سُوْرَةُ الزُّمَرِ
Surah Az-Zumar (39) — Ayah 9
أَمَّنْ هُوَ قَـٰنِتٌ ءَانَآءَ ٱلَّيْلِ سَاجِدًا وَقَآئِمًا يَحْذَرُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ وَيَرْجُوا۟ رَحْمَةَ رَبِّهِۦ ۗ قُلْ هَلْ يَسْتَوِى ٱلَّذِينَ يَعْلَمُونَ وَٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ۗ إِنَّمَا يَتَذَكَّرُ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ ﴿9﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Is one who is obedient to Allâh, prostrating himself or standing (in prayer) during the hours of the night, fearing the Hereafter and hoping for the Mercy of his Lord (like one who disbelieves)? Say: "Are those who know equal to those who know not?" It is only men of understanding who will remember (i.e. get a lesson from Allâh’s Signs and Verses).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَمَّنْ
amman
Is (one) who
هُوَ
huwa
[he]
قَـٰنِتٌ
qānitun
(is) devoutly obedient
ءَانَآءَ
ānāa
(during) hours
ٱلَّيْلِ
al-layli
(of) the night
سَاجِدًۭا
sājidan
prostrating
وَقَآئِمًۭا
waqāiman
and standing
يَحْذَرُ
yaḥdharu
fearing
ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ
l-ākhirata
the Hereafter
وَيَرْجُوا۟
wayarjū
and hoping
رَحْمَةَ
raḥmata
(for the) Mercy
رَبِّهِۦ ۗ
rabbihi
(of) his Lord
قُلْ
qul
Say
هَلْ
hal
Are
يَسْتَوِى
yastawī
equal
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
يَعْلَمُونَ
yaʿlamūna
know
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
and those who
لَا
lā
(do) not
يَعْلَمُونَ ۗ
yaʿlamūna
know
إِنَّمَا
innamā
Only
يَتَذَكَّرُ
yatadhakkaru
will take heed
أُو۟لُوا۟
ulū
those of understanding
ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ
l-albābi
those of understanding
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.
9. 1. And these are the people of faith, not the disbelievers. Even though they consider themselves to be people of intellect and insight. But when they do not use their intellect and understanding to reflect and ponder, nor do they take heed or learn a lesson, then it is as if they are deprived of intellect and understanding like cattle.
