سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ
Surah Ghafir (40) — Ayah 55
فَٱصْبِرْ إِنَّ وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقٌّ وَٱسْتَغْفِرْ لِذَنۢبِكَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ بِٱلْعَشِىِّ وَٱلْإِبْكَـٰرِ ﴿55﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So be patient (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم). Verily, the Promise of Allâh is true, and ask forgiveness for your fault and glorify the praises of your Lord in the ‘Ashî (i.e. the time period after the midnoon till sunset) and in the Ibkâr (i.e. the time period from early morning or sunrise till before midnoon) [it is said that, that means the five compulsory congregational Salât (prayers) or the ‘Asr and Fajr prayers].
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَٱصْبِرْ
fa-iṣ'bir
So be patient
إِنَّ
inna
indeed
وَعْدَ
waʿda
(the) Promise of Allah
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(the) Promise of Allah
حَقٌّۭ
ḥaqqun
(is) true
وَٱسْتَغْفِرْ
wa-is'taghfir
And ask forgiveness
لِذَنۢبِكَ
lidhanbika
for your sin
وَسَبِّحْ
wasabbiḥ
and glorify
بِحَمْدِ
biḥamdi
(the) praise
رَبِّكَ
rabbika
(of) your Lord
بِٱلْعَشِىِّ
bil-ʿashiyi
in the evening
وَٱلْإِبْكَـٰرِ
wal-ib'kāri
and the morning
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. By sin is meant minor slips, which occur due to human nature, and whose correction is also done by Allah. Or, seeking forgiveness (istighfar) itself is an act of worship. The command to seek forgiveness is given for the increase of reward and recompense, or the purpose is to guide the Ummah that they should not consider themselves free from the need for seeking forgiveness.
55. 2. By "ashiyy" is meant the last part of the day and the early part of the night, and by "abkar" is meant the last part of the night and the early part of the day.
55. 2. By "ashiyy" is meant the last part of the day and the early part of the night, and by "abkar" is meant the last part of the night and the early part of the day.
