سُوْرَةُ نُوْحٍ
Surah Nooh (71) — Ayah 26
وَقَالَ نُوحٌ رَّبِّ لَا تَذَرْ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ مِنَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ دَيَّارًا ﴿26﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And Nûh (Noah) said: "My Lord! Leave not one of the disbelievers on the earth!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالَ
waqāla
And said
نُوحٌۭ
nūḥun
Nuh
رَّبِّ
rabbi
My Lord
لَا
lā
(Do) not
تَذَرْ
tadhar
leave
عَلَى
ʿalā
on
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
مِنَ
mina
any
ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
l-kāfirīna
(of) the disbelievers
دَيَّارًا
dayyāran
(as) an inhabitant
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 27,26) {وَ قَالَ نُوْحٌ رَّبِّ …:} From here is the remaining part of the supplication of Nuh (peace be upon him). The question arises: how did Nuh (peace be upon him) know that if these people remained alive, only disbelievers would be born from their descendants? The answer is that Allah Himself informed Nuh (peace be upon him) that, apart from those who have already believed from your people, no one else will accept faith now. (See Hud: 36) After knowing this, Nuh (peace be upon him) supplicated: O Allah! Do not leave even a single “diyar” among these disbelievers on the earth. {’’ دَيَّارًا ‘‘ ’’فَيْعَالٌ‘‘} is on the pattern of {’’دَارَ يَدُوْرُ دَوْرًا‘‘} (to roam); if derived from this, it would mean, do not leave even a single wanderer. And if it is derived from {’’دَارٌ‘‘} (house), it means, do not leave even a single inhabitant of a house.
