سُوْرَةُ الْقَلَمِ
Surah Al-Qalam (68) — Ayah 43
خَـٰشِعَةً أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ ۖ وَقَدْ كَانُوا۟ يُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ وَهُمْ سَـٰلِمُونَ ﴿43﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Their eyes will be cast down and ignominy will cover them; they used to be called to prostrate themselves (offer prayers), while they were healthy and good (in the life of the world, but they did not).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
خَـٰشِعَةً
khāshiʿatan
Humbled
أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ
abṣāruhum
their eyes
تَرْهَقُهُمْ
tarhaquhum
will cover them
ذِلَّةٌۭ ۖ
dhillatun
humiliation
وَقَدْ
waqad
And indeed
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they were
يُدْعَوْنَ
yud'ʿawna
called
إِلَى
ilā
to
ٱلسُّجُودِ
l-sujūdi
prostrate
وَهُمْ
wahum
while they
سَـٰلِمُونَ
sālimūna
(were) sound
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 43) {وَ قَدْ كَانُوْا يُدْعَوْنَ اِلَى السُّجُوْدِ وَ هُمْ سٰلِمُوْنَ:} It is as if, in the Hereafter, their backs being made a solid plank and their being unable to prostrate is the punishment for the fact that, while they were sound and healthy in the world, they did not accept the invitation to prostrate to the One Allah.
