سُوْرَةُ طٰهٰ
Surah Taa-Haa (20) — Ayah 130
فَٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ ٱلشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ غُرُوبِهَا ۖ وَمِنْ ءَانَآئِ ٱلَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْ وَأَطْرَافَ ٱلنَّهَارِ لَعَلَّكَ تَرْضَىٰ ﴿130﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So bear patiently (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) what they say, and glorify the praises of your Lord before the rising of the sun, and before its setting, and during some hours of the night, and at the ends of the day (an indication for the five compulsory congregational prayers), that you may become pleased (with the reward which Allâh shall give you).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَٱصْبِرْ
fa-iṣ'bir
So be patient
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
over
مَا
mā
what
يَقُولُونَ
yaqūlūna
they say
وَسَبِّحْ
wasabbiḥ
and glorify
بِحَمْدِ
biḥamdi
with praise
رَبِّكَ
rabbika
(of) your Lord
قَبْلَ
qabla
before
طُلُوعِ
ṭulūʿi
(the) rising
ٱلشَّمْسِ
l-shamsi
(of) the sun
وَقَبْلَ
waqabla
and before
غُرُوبِهَا ۖ
ghurūbihā
its setting
وَمِنْ
wamin
and from
ءَانَآئِ
ānāi
(the) hours
ٱلَّيْلِ
al-layli
(of) the night
فَسَبِّحْ
fasabbiḥ
and glorify
وَأَطْرَافَ
wa-aṭrāfa
(at the) ends
ٱلنَّهَارِ
l-nahāri
(of) the day
لَعَلَّكَ
laʿallaka
so that you may
تَرْضَىٰ
tarḍā
be satisfied
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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So be patient over what they say, and glorify your Lord with praise [94] before the rising of the sun and before its setting, and glorify Him during some hours of the night and at the ends of the day [95], so that you may be content [96].
[94]
The Benefits of Patience and Prayer:
To face hardships and difficulties with steadfastness, the Quran has emphasized two things at several places: one is patience and the other is prayer. Patience means to continue fulfilling the commands of Allah with complete perseverance, and also to endure the difficulties encountered in this path with cheerfulness. Through prayer, a servant establishes a connection with Allah and learns to rely on Allah, and as this connection grows, reliance on Allah also increases. And it is through this reliance that one gains the courage and strength to endure hardships.
[95]
The Timings of the Five Prayers:
By praise with glorification and mere glorification, what is meant here is prayer, as it is a common practice in Arabic to mention a specific part of something and intend the whole by it, and there are many examples of this. By "before the rising of the sun" is meant the Fajr prayer, and the prayer before sunset is Asr. By "some hours of the night" is meant the Isha prayer, and also the Tahajjud prayer, which was obligatory for youﷺ but for others is a confirmed Sunnah. And its edges can only be three: morning, evening, and the decline of the sun. By morning is meant the Fajr prayer, which has already been mentioned; by evening is meant the Maghrib prayer, and by the decline of the sun is meant the Zuhr prayer. Thus, from this one verse, all five obligatory prayers and their timings are established, and another meaning of this verse could be that you should never be heedless of the remembrance of Allah and glorification and declaration of His oneness at any time.
[96] That is, the results of patience and establishing the prayers will be so magnificent that youﷺ will be pleased with them, and indeed such magnificent results did emerge, which the whole world witnessed, and mention of such results is found in many other verses of the Quran. And its second meaning could also be that after this world, such a lofty status will be granted in the Hereafter that you will be pleased with it, such as your intercession for all people, including the prophets, before Allah on the Day of Judgment, and your being granted the Maqam-e-Mahmood, etc.
[94]
The Benefits of Patience and Prayer:
To face hardships and difficulties with steadfastness, the Quran has emphasized two things at several places: one is patience and the other is prayer. Patience means to continue fulfilling the commands of Allah with complete perseverance, and also to endure the difficulties encountered in this path with cheerfulness. Through prayer, a servant establishes a connection with Allah and learns to rely on Allah, and as this connection grows, reliance on Allah also increases. And it is through this reliance that one gains the courage and strength to endure hardships.
[95]
The Timings of the Five Prayers:
By praise with glorification and mere glorification, what is meant here is prayer, as it is a common practice in Arabic to mention a specific part of something and intend the whole by it, and there are many examples of this. By "before the rising of the sun" is meant the Fajr prayer, and the prayer before sunset is Asr. By "some hours of the night" is meant the Isha prayer, and also the Tahajjud prayer, which was obligatory for youﷺ but for others is a confirmed Sunnah. And its edges can only be three: morning, evening, and the decline of the sun. By morning is meant the Fajr prayer, which has already been mentioned; by evening is meant the Maghrib prayer, and by the decline of the sun is meant the Zuhr prayer. Thus, from this one verse, all five obligatory prayers and their timings are established, and another meaning of this verse could be that you should never be heedless of the remembrance of Allah and glorification and declaration of His oneness at any time.
[96] That is, the results of patience and establishing the prayers will be so magnificent that youﷺ will be pleased with them, and indeed such magnificent results did emerge, which the whole world witnessed, and mention of such results is found in many other verses of the Quran. And its second meaning could also be that after this world, such a lofty status will be granted in the Hereafter that you will be pleased with it, such as your intercession for all people, including the prophets, before Allah on the Day of Judgment, and your being granted the Maqam-e-Mahmood, etc.
