سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ
Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 28
وَٱصْبِرْ نَفْسَكَ مَعَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُم بِٱلْغَدَوٰةِ وَٱلْعَشِىِّ يُرِيدُونَ وَجْهَهُۥ ۖ وَلَا تَعْدُ عَيْنَاكَ عَنْهُمْ تُرِيدُ زِينَةَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ وَلَا تُطِعْ مَنْ أَغْفَلْنَا قَلْبَهُۥ عَن ذِكْرِنَا وَٱتَّبَعَ هَوَىٰهُ وَكَانَ أَمْرُهُۥ فُرُطًا ﴿28﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And keep yourself (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) patiently with those who call on their Lord (i.e. your companions who remember their Lord with glorification, praising in prayers, and other righteous deeds) morning and afternoon, seeking His Face; and let not your eyes overlook them, desiring the pomp and glitter of the life of the world; and obey not him whose heart We have made heedless of Our Remembrance, and who follows his own lusts, and whose affair (deeds) has been lost.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱصْبِرْ
wa-iṣ'bir
And be patient
نَفْسَكَ
nafsaka
yourself
مَعَ
maʿa
with
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
يَدْعُونَ
yadʿūna
call
رَبَّهُم
rabbahum
their Lord
بِٱلْغَدَوٰةِ
bil-ghadati
in the morning
وَٱلْعَشِىِّ
wal-ʿashiyi
and the evening
يُرِيدُونَ
yurīdūna
desiring
وَجْهَهُۥ ۖ
wajhahu
His Face
وَلَا
walā
And (let) not
تَعْدُ
taʿdu
pass beyond
عَيْنَاكَ
ʿaynāka
your eyes
عَنْهُمْ
ʿanhum
over them
تُرِيدُ
turīdu
desiring
زِينَةَ
zīnata
adornment
ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ
l-ḥayati
(of) the life
ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ
l-dun'yā
(of) the world
وَلَا
walā
and (do) not
تُطِعْ
tuṭiʿ
obey
مَنْ
man
whom
أَغْفَلْنَا
aghfalnā
We have made heedless
قَلْبَهُۥ
qalbahu
his heart
عَن
ʿan
of
ذِكْرِنَا
dhik'rinā
Our remembrance
وَٱتَّبَعَ
wa-ittabaʿa
and follows
هَوَىٰهُ
hawāhu
his desires
وَكَانَ
wakāna
and is
أَمْرُهُۥ
amruhu
his affair
فُرُطًۭا
furuṭan
(in) excess
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 28){وَ اصْبِرْ نَفْسَكَ مَعَ الَّذِيْنَ يَدْعُوْنَ رَبَّهُمْ : ’’ وَ لَا تَعْدُ عَيْنٰكَ ‘‘ ’’عَدَا يَعْدُوْ‘‘} is a prohibitive form from the (ن) verb paradigm, do not let your eyes overstep. This is the same command that has already passed in Surah Al-An'am (52). The intended meaning is those weak Muslims with whom the chiefs of Quraysh did not like to sit. Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) says that we were six men with the Prophet (peace be upon him), so the polytheists said to him, "Remove these people so that they do not become bold against us." I was there, Ibn Mas'ud, a man from the tribe of Huzail, Bilal, and two other men whose names I do not mention. So something came into the heart of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) as Allah willed, and he thought of something in his heart, so Allah revealed this verse: «وَ لَا تَطْرُدِ الَّذِيْنَ يَدْعُوْنَ رَبَّهُمْ بِالْغَدٰوةِ وَ الْعَشِيِّ يُرِيْدُوْنَ وَجْهَهٗ » [ الأنعام : ۵۲ ] "And do not drive away those who call upon their Lord morning and evening, seeking His Face." [ مسلم، فضائل الصحابۃ، باب في فضل سعد بن أبي وقاص رضی اللہ عنہ : 2413/46 ] In this verse as well, you are commanded to keep yourself with those people who possess the mentioned qualities, because due to these qualities, they alone are worthy that you remain with them. Do not let your gaze go beyond them, seeking the adornment of the worldly life, and do not obey those whose hearts We have made heedless of Our remembrance and who follow their desires.
