سُوْرَةُ صٓ
Surah Saad (38) — Ayah 35
قَالَ رَبِّ ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَهَبْ لِى مُلْكًا لَّا يَنۢبَغِى لِأَحَدٍ مِّنۢ بَعْدِىٓ ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْوَهَّابُ ﴿35﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He said: "My Lord! Forgive me, and bestow upon me a kingdom such as shall not belong to any other after me: Verily, You are the Bestower."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
رَبِّ
rabbi
O my Lord
ٱغْفِرْ
igh'fir
Forgive
لِى
lī
me
وَهَبْ
wahab
and grant
لِى
lī
me
مُلْكًۭا
mul'kan
a kingdom
لَّا
lā
not
يَنۢبَغِى
yanbaghī
(will) belong
لِأَحَدٍۢ
li-aḥadin
to anyone
مِّنۢ
min
after me
بَعْدِىٓ ۖ
baʿdī
after me
إِنَّكَ
innaka
Indeed, You
أَنتَ
anta
[You]
ٱلْوَهَّابُ
l-wahābu
(are) the Bestower
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 35) { قَالَ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِيْ وَهَبْ لِيْ مُلْكًا … :} That is, the desire for an army of horsemen did not materialize due to my own shortcomings and under Your wisdom and will, so grant me such a sovereign kingdom that no one besides me or after me may possess such a kingdom, so that there remains no need for offspring. This supplication too was for the dominance of Allah’s religion.
