سُوْرَةُ التَّغَابُنِ
Surah At-Taghaabun (64) — Ayah 9
يَوْمَ يَجْمَعُكُمْ لِيَوْمِ ٱلْجَمْعِ ۖ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ ٱلتَّغَابُنِ ۗ وَمَن يُؤْمِنۢ بِٱللَّهِ وَيَعْمَلْ صَـٰلِحًا يُكَفِّرْ عَنْهُ سَيِّـَٔاتِهِۦ وَيُدْخِلْهُ جَنَّـٰتٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدًا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ ﴿9﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(And remember) the Day when He will gather you (all) on the Day of Gathering, - that will be the Day of mutual loss and gain (i.e. loss for the disbelievers as they will enter the Hell-fire and gain for the believers as they will enter Paradise). And whosoever believes in Allâh and performs righteous good deeds, He will expiate from him his sins, and will admit him to Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise) to dwell therein forever; that will be the great success.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَوْمَ
yawma
(The) Day
يَجْمَعُكُمْ
yajmaʿukum
He will assemble you
لِيَوْمِ
liyawmi
for (the) Day
ٱلْجَمْعِ ۖ
l-jamʿi
(of) the Assembly
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
يَوْمُ
yawmu
(will be the) Day
ٱلتَّغَابُنِ ۗ
l-taghābuni
(of) mutual loss and gain
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يُؤْمِنۢ
yu'min
believes
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
in Allah
وَيَعْمَلْ
wayaʿmal
and does
صَـٰلِحًۭا
ṣāliḥan
righteous deeds
يُكَفِّرْ
yukaffir
He will remove
عَنْهُ
ʿanhu
from him
سَيِّـَٔاتِهِۦ
sayyiātihi
his evil deeds
وَيُدْخِلْهُ
wayud'khil'hu
and He will admit him
جَنَّـٰتٍۢ
jannātin
(to) Gardens
تَجْرِى
tajrī
flow
مِن
min
from
تَحْتِهَا
taḥtihā
underneath it
ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ
l-anhāru
the rivers
خَـٰلِدِينَ
khālidīna
abiding
فِيهَآ
fīhā
therein
أَبَدًۭا ۚ
abadan
forever
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That
ٱلْفَوْزُ
l-fawzu
(is) the success
ٱلْعَظِيمُ
l-ʿaẓīmu
the great
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On the Day He will gather you all together—the Day of Gathering, that is the Day of mutual loss and gain [17]. And whoever believes in Allah and does righteous deeds, He will remove his misdeeds from him and admit him into Gardens beneath which rivers flow, to abide therein forever. That is the supreme success.
[17]
Literal Explanation and Meaning of ﴿تغابن﴾:
﴿تغابن﴾ is a well-known word meaning to secretly usurp someone else's right, and ﴿غبن﴾ means to secretly try to deprive each other of rights, whether those rights pertain to wealth and property or to other rights. However, the ﴿تغابن﴾ that takes place in the world and continues to happen all the time is not real; rather, its results are the opposite. For example, if Zaid usurps Bakr's right, then in this world, the apparent situation is that Zaid has benefited and Bakr has suffered a loss. But on the Day of Judgment, when Bakr's usurped right is returned to him from Zaid, then Bakr will be in profit and Zaid will be in loss. Thus, in the Hereafter, the results of profit and loss will be opposite to those in the world. In this sense, Zaid lost and Bakr won. This meaning is also supported by the hadith in which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them): "Do you know who is bankrupt?" The Companions replied: "The bankrupt is the one who has no money." He ﷺ said: "Truly, the bankrupt is the one who will come on the Day of Judgment with many good deeds, but those who are owed rights will come before Allah's court and demand their rights, so his good deeds will be given to the rightful claimants until he has no good deeds left." [مسلم۔ کتاب البر والصلۃ والادب۔ باب تحریم الظلم]
Now, moving from individuality to collectivity. One group is that which has oppressed the Muslims and made their lives miserable. And they think that they alone are dominant and successful. These people have devoted all their abilities and capabilities, time, and wealth to the task of erasing Islam from the face of the earth. The other group is the one that is being crushed under the oppression of these tyrants, and apparently, it seems that these people are subdued and overpowered. Whereas the reality is the opposite. When, on the Day of Judgment, the results of all these people's deeds come to light, it will become clear who was at a loss and who was at a profit, who lost and who won.
[17]
Literal Explanation and Meaning of ﴿تغابن﴾:
﴿تغابن﴾ is a well-known word meaning to secretly usurp someone else's right, and ﴿غبن﴾ means to secretly try to deprive each other of rights, whether those rights pertain to wealth and property or to other rights. However, the ﴿تغابن﴾ that takes place in the world and continues to happen all the time is not real; rather, its results are the opposite. For example, if Zaid usurps Bakr's right, then in this world, the apparent situation is that Zaid has benefited and Bakr has suffered a loss. But on the Day of Judgment, when Bakr's usurped right is returned to him from Zaid, then Bakr will be in profit and Zaid will be in loss. Thus, in the Hereafter, the results of profit and loss will be opposite to those in the world. In this sense, Zaid lost and Bakr won. This meaning is also supported by the hadith in which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them): "Do you know who is bankrupt?" The Companions replied: "The bankrupt is the one who has no money." He ﷺ said: "Truly, the bankrupt is the one who will come on the Day of Judgment with many good deeds, but those who are owed rights will come before Allah's court and demand their rights, so his good deeds will be given to the rightful claimants until he has no good deeds left." [مسلم۔ کتاب البر والصلۃ والادب۔ باب تحریم الظلم]
Now, moving from individuality to collectivity. One group is that which has oppressed the Muslims and made their lives miserable. And they think that they alone are dominant and successful. These people have devoted all their abilities and capabilities, time, and wealth to the task of erasing Islam from the face of the earth. The other group is the one that is being crushed under the oppression of these tyrants, and apparently, it seems that these people are subdued and overpowered. Whereas the reality is the opposite. When, on the Day of Judgment, the results of all these people's deeds come to light, it will become clear who was at a loss and who was at a profit, who lost and who won.
