سُوْرَةُ الزُّمَرِ
Surah Az-Zumar (39) — Ayah 15
فَٱعْبُدُوا۟ مَا شِئْتُم مِّن دُونِهِۦ ۗ قُلْ إِنَّ ٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ خَسِرُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَأَهْلِيهِمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۗ أَلَا ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْخُسْرَانُ ٱلْمُبِينُ ﴿15﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So worship what you like besides Him. Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "The losers are those who will lose themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection. Verily, that will be a manifest loss!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَٱعْبُدُوا۟
fa-uʿ'budū
So worship
مَا
mā
what
شِئْتُم
shi'tum
you will
مِّن
min
besides Him
دُونِهِۦ ۗ
dūnihi
besides Him
قُلْ
qul
Say
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَ
l-khāsirīna
the losers
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(are) those who
خَسِرُوٓا۟
khasirū
(will) lose
أَنفُسَهُمْ
anfusahum
themselves
وَأَهْلِيهِمْ
wa-ahlīhim
and their families
يَوْمَ
yawma
(on the) Day
ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۗ
l-qiyāmati
(of) the Resurrection
أَلَا
alā
Unquestionably
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
هُوَ
huwa
it
ٱلْخُسْرَانُ
l-khus'rānu
(is) the loss
ٱلْمُبِينُ
l-mubīnu
the clear
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
Worship what you will besides Him. Say, "Indeed, the real losers are those who will lose themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection. Behold! That is the clear loss [24]."
[24]
Different Aspects of Loss Due to Shirk:
This clear loss is in the sense that even if the polytheists have performed some good deeds, they will be ruined because of shirk. Now, only their sins will remain. Secondly, they will also bear a share of the sins of their children proportionally. Thirdly, in this world, such a loss can be compensated in a way that later on, some profit may occur. On the Day of Judgment, even this possibility will not exist, as if loss from every direction will surround them.
[24]
Different Aspects of Loss Due to Shirk:
This clear loss is in the sense that even if the polytheists have performed some good deeds, they will be ruined because of shirk. Now, only their sins will remain. Secondly, they will also bear a share of the sins of their children proportionally. Thirdly, in this world, such a loss can be compensated in a way that later on, some profit may occur. On the Day of Judgment, even this possibility will not exist, as if loss from every direction will surround them.
