سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 51
ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ دِينَهُمْ لَهْوًا وَلَعِبًا وَغَرَّتْهُمُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۚ فَٱلْيَوْمَ نَنسَىٰهُمْ كَمَا نَسُوا۟ لِقَآءَ يَوْمِهِمْ هَـٰذَا وَمَا كَانُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا يَجْحَدُونَ ﴿51﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"Who took their religion as an amusement and play, and the life of the world deceived them." So this Day We shall forget them as they forgot their meeting of this Day, and as they used to reject Our Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
Those who
ٱتَّخَذُوا۟
ittakhadhū
took
دِينَهُمْ
dīnahum
their religion
لَهْوًۭا
lahwan
(as) an amusement
وَلَعِبًۭا
walaʿiban
and play
وَغَرَّتْهُمُ
wagharrathumu
and deluded them
ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ
l-ḥayatu
the life
ٱلدُّنْيَا ۚ
l-dun'yā
(of) the world
فَٱلْيَوْمَ
fal-yawma
So today
نَنسَىٰهُمْ
nansāhum
We forget them
كَمَا
kamā
as
نَسُوا۟
nasū
they forgot
لِقَآءَ
liqāa
(the) meeting
يَوْمِهِمْ
yawmihim
(of) their day
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
this
وَمَا
wamā
and [what]
كَانُوا۟
kānū
(as) they used to
بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا
biāyātinā
with Our Verses
يَجْحَدُونَ
yajḥadūna
they reject
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.
51. 1. It is mentioned in a hadith that on the Day of Resurrection, Allah will ask such a servant: "Did I not give you a wife and children? Did I not bestow honor and respect upon you? And did I not make camels and horses subservient to you? Did you not collect tolls from people while being a leader?" He will say, "Why not? O Allah, all these things are true." Allah will ask him, "Did you believe in meeting Me?" He will say, "No." Allah will say, "Just as you forgot Me, today I also forget you." (Sahih Muslim) From this verse of the Noble Quran, it is understood that those who make religion a play and amusement are the ones who are deceived by the world. Since the concern for the Hereafter and the fear of Allah are removed from the hearts of such people, they add whatever they wish to the religion from themselves, and the importance of acting upon commands and obligations is lost.
