سُوْرَةُ الشُّوْرٰي
Surah Ash-Shura (42) — Ayah 5
تَكَادُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتُ يَتَفَطَّرْنَ مِن فَوْقِهِنَّ ۚ وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ يُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَ لِمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ أَلَآ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ﴿5﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Nearly the heavens might be rent asunder from above them (by His Majesty): and the angels glorify the praises of their Lord, and ask for forgiveness for those on the earth. Verily, Allâh is the Oft-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
تَكَادُ
takādu
Almost
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتُ
l-samāwātu
the heavens
يَتَفَطَّرْنَ
yatafaṭṭarna
break up
مِن
min
from
فَوْقِهِنَّ ۚ
fawqihinna
above them
وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ
wal-malāikatu
and the Angels
يُسَبِّحُونَ
yusabbiḥūna
glorify
بِحَمْدِ
biḥamdi
(the) praise
رَبِّهِمْ
rabbihim
(of) their Lord
وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَ
wayastaghfirūna
and ask for forgiveness
لِمَن
liman
for those
فِى
fī
on
ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ
l-arḍi
the earth
أَلَآ
alā
Unquestionably
إِنَّ
inna
indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
هُوَ
huwa
He
ٱلْغَفُورُ
l-ghafūru
(is) the Oft-Forgiving
ٱلرَّحِيمُ
l-raḥīmu
the Most Merciful
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.
5. 1 Due to the greatness and majesty of Allah. 5. 2 This subject is also mentioned in Surah Mumin (اَلَّذِيْنَ يَحْمِلُوْنَ الْعَرْشَ وَمَنْ حَوْلَهٗ يُسَبِّحُوْنَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَيُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِهٖ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُوْنَ لِلَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَسِعْتَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ رَّحْمَةً وَّعِلْمًا فَاغْفِرْ لِلَّذِيْنَ تَابُوْا وَاتَّبَعُوْا سَبِيْلَكَ وَقِهِمْ عَذَابَ الْجَــحِيْمِ) 40. Ghafir:7). 5. 3 For His friends and obedient servants, or for all His servants, because not seizing the disbelievers and sinners immediately but granting them respite until an appointed time is also a kind of His mercy and forgiveness.
