سُوْرَةُ الْفَجْرِ
Surah Al-Fajr (89) — Ayah 15
فَأَمَّا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكْرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَكْرَمَنِ ﴿15﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
As for man, when his Lord tries him by giving him honour and bounties, then he says (in exultation): "My Lord has honoured me."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَأَمَّا
fa-ammā
And as for
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ
l-insānu
man
إِذَا
idhā
when
مَا
mā
does
ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ
ib'talāhu
try him
رَبُّهُۥ
rabbuhu
his Lord
فَأَكْرَمَهُۥ
fa-akramahu
and is generous to him
وَنَعَّمَهُۥ
wanaʿʿamahu
and favors him
فَيَقُولُ
fayaqūlu
he says
رَبِّىٓ
rabbī
My Lord
أَكْرَمَنِ
akramani
has honored me
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.
15. 1. That is, when someone is granted abundance of honor and wealth, he falls into the misunderstanding about himself that Allah is very merciful to him, whereas abundance is given as a test and trial.
