سُوْرَةُ الزُّمَرِ
Surah Az-Zumar (39) — Ayah 8
۞ وَإِذَا مَسَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ ضُرٌّ دَعَا رَبَّهُۥ مُنِيبًا إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ إِذَا خَوَّلَهُۥ نِعْمَةً مِّنْهُ نَسِىَ مَا كَانَ يَدْعُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ مِن قَبْلُ وَجَعَلَ لِلَّهِ أَندَادًا لِّيُضِلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ ۚ قُلْ تَمَتَّعْ بِكُفْرِكَ قَلِيلًا ۖ إِنَّكَ مِنْ أَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلنَّارِ ﴿8﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when some hurt touches man, he cries to his Lord (Allâh Alone), turning to Him in repentance. But when He bestows a favour upon him from Himself, he forgets that for which he cried for before, and he sets up rivals to Allâh, in order to mislead others from His Path. Say: "Take pleasure in your disbelief for a while: surely you are (one) of the dwellers of the Fire!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
And when
مَسَّ
massa
touches
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ
l-insāna
[the] man
ضُرٌّۭ
ḍurrun
adversity
دَعَا
daʿā
he calls
رَبَّهُۥ
rabbahu
his Lord
مُنِيبًا
munīban
turning
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
to Him
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
إِذَا
idhā
when
خَوَّلَهُۥ
khawwalahu
He bestows on him
نِعْمَةًۭ
niʿ'matan
a favor
مِّنْهُ
min'hu
from Himself
نَسِىَ
nasiya
he forgets
مَا
mā
(for) what
كَانَ
kāna
he used to call
يَدْعُوٓا۟
yadʿū
he used to call
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
[to] Him
مِن
min
before
قَبْلُ
qablu
before
وَجَعَلَ
wajaʿala
and he sets up
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
to Allah
أَندَادًۭا
andādan
rivals
لِّيُضِلَّ
liyuḍilla
to mislead
عَن
ʿan
from
سَبِيلِهِۦ ۚ
sabīlihi
His Path
قُلْ
qul
Say
تَمَتَّعْ
tamattaʿ
Enjoy
بِكُفْرِكَ
bikuf'rika
in your disbelief
قَلِيلًا ۖ
qalīlan
(for) a little
إِنَّكَ
innaka
Indeed, you
مِنْ
min
(are) of
أَصْحَـٰبِ
aṣḥābi
(the) companions
ٱلنَّارِ
l-nāri
(of) the Fire
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.
When man is afflicted with hardship, he calls upon his Lord, turning to Him in repentance. But when He bestows a favor upon him from Himself, he forgets what he had previously called upon his Lord for, and sets up rivals to Allah, to mislead others from His path [17]. Say, "Enjoy your disbelief for a little while; surely, you are among the companions of the Fire."
[17]
Those Who Visit Shrines on Thursdays:
In this verse, Allah Almighty has described the nature of a worldly and ignorant type of person who considers attending shrines on Thursdays to be his greatest virtue. Beyond this, he neither feels the need to understand religion nor makes any effort for it. And he thinks that this world exists only by the support of these beloved ones of Allah, who are alive in these graves and shrines and are helping people. The polytheists of Makkah also held similar beliefs regarding their idols. When such people are faced with a calamity so severe that death appears before their eyes, they call upon only Allah and forget the beloved ones of Allah. The reason for this is that all polytheists have never agreed upon who, after Allah, is actually the one who can remove afflictions. For some, it is one saint; for others, it is another. However, all agree upon Allah’s being and begin to call upon Him. Then, when Allah delivers them from that calamity and grants them comfort and ease, they forget Allah and all their devotions remain only for the beloved ones of Allah.
[18] Then he does not stop at this, but begins to say to others that it was from such-and-such shrine that we received healing, and it was due to the special favor of such-and-such saint that we were saved from that calamity, and from the court of such-and-such saint our such-and-such need was fulfilled and our fortunes changed. In this way, many other people also become devotees of these personalities, and every ignorant person, by narrating such experiences, continues to spread misguidance among the masses.
[17]
Those Who Visit Shrines on Thursdays:
In this verse, Allah Almighty has described the nature of a worldly and ignorant type of person who considers attending shrines on Thursdays to be his greatest virtue. Beyond this, he neither feels the need to understand religion nor makes any effort for it. And he thinks that this world exists only by the support of these beloved ones of Allah, who are alive in these graves and shrines and are helping people. The polytheists of Makkah also held similar beliefs regarding their idols. When such people are faced with a calamity so severe that death appears before their eyes, they call upon only Allah and forget the beloved ones of Allah. The reason for this is that all polytheists have never agreed upon who, after Allah, is actually the one who can remove afflictions. For some, it is one saint; for others, it is another. However, all agree upon Allah’s being and begin to call upon Him. Then, when Allah delivers them from that calamity and grants them comfort and ease, they forget Allah and all their devotions remain only for the beloved ones of Allah.
[18] Then he does not stop at this, but begins to say to others that it was from such-and-such shrine that we received healing, and it was due to the special favor of such-and-such saint that we were saved from that calamity, and from the court of such-and-such saint our such-and-such need was fulfilled and our fortunes changed. In this way, many other people also become devotees of these personalities, and every ignorant person, by narrating such experiences, continues to spread misguidance among the masses.
