سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 38
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مَا لَكُمْ إِذَا قِيلَ لَكُمُ ٱنفِرُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ٱثَّاقَلْتُمْ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ أَرَضِيتُم بِٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا مِنَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ ۚ فَمَا مَتَـٰعُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ إِلَّا قَلِيلٌ ﴿38﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O you who believe! What is the matter with you, that when you are asked to march forth in the Cause of Allâh (i.e. Jihâd) you cling heavily to the earth? Are you pleased with the life of this world rather than the Hereafter? But little is the enjoyment of the life of this world as compared to the Hereafter.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O you who believe
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
O you who believe
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
O you who believe
مَا
mā
What
لَكُمْ
lakum
(is the matter) with you
إِذَا
idhā
when
قِيلَ
qīla
it is said
لَكُمُ
lakumu
to you
ٱنفِرُوا۟
infirū
go forth
فِى
fī
in
سَبِيلِ
sabīli
(the) way
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
ٱثَّاقَلْتُمْ
ithāqaltum
you cling heavily
إِلَى
ilā
to
ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ
l-arḍi
the earth
أَرَضِيتُم
araḍītum
Are you pleased
بِٱلْحَيَوٰةِ
bil-ḥayati
with the life
ٱلدُّنْيَا
l-dun'yā
(of) the world
مِنَ
mina
(rather) than
ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ ۚ
l-ākhirati
the Hereafter
فَمَا
famā
But what
مَتَـٰعُ
matāʿu
(is the) enjoyment
ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ
l-ḥayati
(of) the life
ٱلدُّنْيَا
l-dun'yā
(of) the world
فِى
fī
in (comparison to)
ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ
l-ākhirati
the hereafter
إِلَّا
illā
except
قَلِيلٌ
qalīlun
a little
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.
The exegesis of this verse has been done along with the previous verse.
