سُوْرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ
Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 82
فَلْيَضْحَكُوا۟ قَلِيلًا وَلْيَبْكُوا۟ كَثِيرًا جَزَآءًۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ ﴿82﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So let them laugh a little and (they will) cry much as a recompense of what they used to earn (by committing sins).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَلْيَضْحَكُوا۟
falyaḍḥakū
So let them laugh
قَلِيلًۭا
qalīlan
a little
وَلْيَبْكُوا۟
walyabkū
and let them weep
كَثِيرًۭا
kathīran
much
جَزَآءًۢ
jazāan
(as) a recompense
بِمَا
bimā
for what
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they used to
يَكْسِبُونَ
yaksibūna
earn
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.
28. 1. قلیلا and کثیرا are either منصوب based on being masdar (i.e., ضحکا and بکآء اکثیرا) or ظرف (i.e., زمانا قلیلا and زمانا کثیرا), and both imperative forms are in the meaning of خبر. The meaning is that they will laugh a little and weep much more.
