سُوْرَةُ الْقَلَمِ
Surah Al-Qalam (68) — Ayah 28
قَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ ﴿28﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
The best among them said: "Did I not tell you: why say you not: Inshâ’ Allâh (If Allâh wills)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
Said
أَوْسَطُهُمْ
awsaṭuhum
(the) most moderate of them
أَلَمْ
alam
Did not
أَقُل
aqul
I tell
لَّكُمْ
lakum
you
لَوْلَا
lawlā
'Why not
تُسَبِّحُونَ
tusabbiḥūna
you glorify (Allah)?'
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.
28. 1 Some have taken tasbih to mean saying Insha Allah.
