سُوْرَةُ النَّجْمِ
Surah An-Najm (53) — Ayah 29
فَأَعْرِضْ عَن مَّن تَوَلَّىٰ عَن ذِكْرِنَا وَلَمْ يُرِدْ إِلَّا ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا ﴿29﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Therefore withdraw (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) from him who turns away from Our Reminder (this Qur’ân) and desires nothing but the life of this world.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَأَعْرِضْ
fa-aʿriḍ
So turn away
عَن
ʿan
from
مَّن
man
(him) who
تَوَلَّىٰ
tawallā
turns away
عَن
ʿan
from
ذِكْرِنَا
dhik'rinā
Our Reminder
وَلَمْ
walam
and not
يُرِدْ
yurid
he desires
إِلَّا
illā
except
ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ
l-ḥayata
the life
ٱلدُّنْيَا
l-dun'yā
(of) the world
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 29){ فَاَعْرِضْ عَنْ مَّنْ تَوَلّٰى عَنْ ذِكْرِنَا … :} Here, instead of saying {’’فَأَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ‘‘} (so turn away from them), it is said: « فَاَعْرِضْ عَنْ مَّنْ تَوَلّٰى عَنْ ذِكْرِنَا» (so turn away from the one who turned away from Our reminder), so that the reason for turning away from these polytheists also becomes clear: that the person who is not even ready to pay attention to the reminder that comes through Our revelation, but rather deliberately turns away from it, and desires nothing except the life of this world, you too should not pursue him, nor waste your time for his sake.
