سُوْرَةُ الْقَلَمِ
Surah Al-Qalam (68) — Ayah 43
خَـٰشِعَةً أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ۖ وَقَدْ كَانُوا۟ يُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ وَهُمْ سَـٰلِمُونَ ﴿43﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Their eyes will be cast down and ignominy will cover them; they used to be called to prostrate themselves (offer prayers), while they were healthy and good (in the life of the world, but they did not).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
خَـٰشِعَةً
khāshiʿatan
Humbled
أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ
abṣāruhum
their eyes
تَرْهَقُهُمْ
tarhaquhum
will cover them
ذِلَّةٌۭ ۖ
dhillatun
humiliation
وَقَدْ
waqad
And indeed
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they were
يُدْعَوْنَ
yud'ʿawna
called
إِلَى
ilā
to
ٱلسُّجُودِ
l-sujūdi
prostrate
وَهُمْ
wahum
while they
سَـٰلِمُونَ
sālimūna
(were) sound
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.
43. 1. That is, their situation will be the opposite of what it was in the world. In the world, due to arrogance and stubbornness, their necks were stiff.
43. 2. That is, they were healthy and strong, nothing prevented them from worshipping Allah. But in the world, they remained distant from the worship of Allah.
43. 2. That is, they were healthy and strong, nothing prevented them from worshipping Allah. But in the world, they remained distant from the worship of Allah.
