سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 161
وَإِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱسْكُنُوا۟ هَـٰذِهِ ٱلْقَرْيَةَ وَكُلُوا۟ مِنْهَا حَيْثُ شِئْتُمْ وَقُولُوا۟ حِطَّةٌ وَٱدْخُلُوا۟ ٱلْبَابَ سُجَّدًا نَّغْفِرْ لَكُمْ خَطِيٓـَٔـٰتِكُمْ ۚ سَنَزِيدُ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ﴿161﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And (remember) when it was said to them: "Dwell in this town (Jerusalem) and eat therefrom wherever you wish, and say, ‘(O Allâh) forgive our sins’; and enter the gate prostrate (bowing with humility). We shall forgive you your wrong-doings. We shall increase (the reward) for the good-doers."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذْ
wa-idh
And when
قِيلَ
qīla
it was said
لَهُمُ
lahumu
to them
ٱسْكُنُوا۟
us'kunū
Live
هَـٰذِهِ
hādhihi
(in) this
ٱلْقَرْيَةَ
l-qaryata
city
وَكُلُوا۟
wakulū
and eat
مِنْهَا
min'hā
from it
حَيْثُ
ḥaythu
wherever
شِئْتُمْ
shi'tum
you wish
وَقُولُوا۟
waqūlū
and say
حِطَّةٌۭ
ḥiṭṭatun
Repentance
وَٱدْخُلُوا۟
wa-ud'khulū
and enter
ٱلْبَابَ
l-bāba
the gate
سُجَّدًۭا
sujjadan
prostrating
نَّغْفِرْ
naghfir
We will forgive
لَكُمْ
lakum
for you
خَطِيٓـَٔـٰتِكُمْ ۚ
khaṭīātikum
your sins
سَنَزِيدُ
sanazīdu
We will increase (reward)
ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
l-muḥ'sinīna
(of) the good-doers
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.
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