سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 76
فَلَمَّا جَنَّ عَلَيْهِ ٱلَّيْلُ رَءَا كَوْكَبًا ۖ قَالَ هَـٰذَا رَبِّى ۖ فَلَمَّآ أَفَلَ قَالَ لَآ أُحِبُّ ٱلْـَٔافِلِينَ ﴿76﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
When the night covered him over with darkness he saw a star. He said: "This is my lord." But when it set, he said: "I like not those that set."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَلَمَّا
falammā
So when
جَنَّ
janna
covered
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
over him
ٱلَّيْلُ
al-laylu
the night
رَءَا
raā
he saw
كَوْكَبًۭا ۖ
kawkaban
a star
قَالَ
qāla
He said
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
This
رَبِّى ۖ
rabbī
(is) my Lord
فَلَمَّآ
falammā
But when
أَفَلَ
afala
it set
قَالَ
qāla
he said
لَآ
lā
Not
أُحِبُّ
uḥibbu
(do) I like
ٱلْـَٔافِلِينَ
l-āfilīna
the ones that set
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.
76. 1. That is, He does not like the deities that set, because setting indicates a change of state, which is evidence of being created, and whatever is created cannot be a deity.
