سُوْرَةُ الدَّهْرِ
Surah Al-Insaan (76) — Ayah 1
هَلْ أَتَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْإِنسَـٰنِ حِينٌ مِّنَ ٱلدَّهْرِ لَمْ يَكُن شَيْـًٔا مَّذْكُورًا ﴿1﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Has there not been over man a period of time, when he was not a thing worth mentioning?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
هَلْ
hal
Has
أَتَىٰ
atā
(there) come
عَلَى
ʿalā
upon
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنِ
l-insāni
man
حِينٌۭ
ḥīnun
a period
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلدَّهْرِ
l-dahri
time
لَمْ
lam
not
يَكُن
yakun
he was
شَيْـًۭٔا
shayan
a thing
مَّذْكُورًا
madhkūran
mentioned
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.
Certainly, there has passed over man a period of time (1.) when he was not a thing worth mentioning.
