سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 205
وَٱذْكُر رَّبَّكَ فِى نَفْسِكَ تَضَرُّعًا وَخِيفَةً وَدُونَ ٱلْجَهْرِ مِنَ ٱلْقَوْلِ بِٱلْغُدُوِّ وَٱلْـَٔاصَالِ وَلَا تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْغَـٰفِلِينَ ﴿205﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And remember your Lord within yourself, humbly and with fear and without loudness in words in the mornings, and in the afternoons and be not of those who are neglectful.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱذْكُر
wa-udh'kur
And remember
رَّبَّكَ
rabbaka
your Lord
فِى
fī
in
نَفْسِكَ
nafsika
yourself
تَضَرُّعًۭا
taḍarruʿan
humbly
وَخِيفَةًۭ
wakhīfatan
and (in) fear
وَدُونَ
wadūna
and without
ٱلْجَهْرِ
l-jahri
the loudness
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلْقَوْلِ
l-qawli
[the] words
بِٱلْغُدُوِّ
bil-ghuduwi
in the mornings
وَٱلْـَٔاصَالِ
wal-āṣāli
and (in) the evenings
وَلَا
walā
And (do) not
تَكُن
takun
be
مِّنَ
mina
among
ٱلْغَـٰفِلِينَ
l-ghāfilīna
the heedless
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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205. And (O Prophet), remember your Lord within yourself with humility and fear, and in a moderate voice, morning and evening [203], and do not be among those who are heedless [204].
[203]
Etiquettes of Quran Recitation:
Morning and evening can refer to these two specific times, or to the morning and evening prayers, and if morning and evening are used idiomatically, it would mean that one should remember Allah at all times or keep His remembrance in the heart. Similarly, dhikr can mean the recitation of the Noble Quran, because the greatest dhikr is the Quran itself, and it can also refer to prayers in which Allah is remembered, and it can also mean keeping His remembrance in the heart at all times. And in the dhikr in which both the heart and tongue are engaged, there should be humility and submissiveness in the heart, and the voice should be low, even if this dhikr is being done aloud, because this is what the greatness and majesty of Allah require.
[204] The greatest heedlessness is that a person forgets that he is a servant of Allah, and that in this world, which is a place of trial, he should live as Allah’s servant. Also, to forget that in the Hereafter, he will be questioned and held accountable for all his deeds. Whenever any mischief or corruption has arisen in the world, it has been due to this kind of heedlessness. That is why Muslims are repeatedly instructed that they should never remain in such heedlessness at any time, and should keep remembering Allah, which is the true remedy for this heedlessness.
[203]
Etiquettes of Quran Recitation:
Morning and evening can refer to these two specific times, or to the morning and evening prayers, and if morning and evening are used idiomatically, it would mean that one should remember Allah at all times or keep His remembrance in the heart. Similarly, dhikr can mean the recitation of the Noble Quran, because the greatest dhikr is the Quran itself, and it can also refer to prayers in which Allah is remembered, and it can also mean keeping His remembrance in the heart at all times. And in the dhikr in which both the heart and tongue are engaged, there should be humility and submissiveness in the heart, and the voice should be low, even if this dhikr is being done aloud, because this is what the greatness and majesty of Allah require.
[204] The greatest heedlessness is that a person forgets that he is a servant of Allah, and that in this world, which is a place of trial, he should live as Allah’s servant. Also, to forget that in the Hereafter, he will be questioned and held accountable for all his deeds. Whenever any mischief or corruption has arisen in the world, it has been due to this kind of heedlessness. That is why Muslims are repeatedly instructed that they should never remain in such heedlessness at any time, and should keep remembering Allah, which is the true remedy for this heedlessness.
