سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 55
ٱدْعُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ تَضَرُّعًا وَخُفْيَةً ۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُعْتَدِينَ ﴿55﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Invoke your Lord with humility and in secret. He likes not the aggressors.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱدْعُوا۟
id'ʿū
Call upon
رَبَّكُمْ
rabbakum
your Lord
تَضَرُّعًۭا
taḍarruʿan
humbly
وَخُفْيَةً ۚ
wakhuf'yatan
and privately
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, He
لَا
lā
(does) not
يُحِبُّ
yuḥibbu
love
ٱلْمُعْتَدِينَ
l-muʿ'tadīna
the transgressors
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.
55. Call upon your Lord [58] humbly and in secret. Surely, He does not like those who exceed limits.
[58]
Etiquettes of Supplication:
In the same way, you should present your needs before Allah, the Creator, Owner, and Blessed of all things. Seek help only from Him and worship only Him. Supplicate with humility and submissiveness, sincerely from the heart and within the heart, and do not let ostentation enter into your supplication. Do not exceed the limits of etiquette in supplication, for example, do not ask for things that are habitually or religiously impossible, or for sins, or the supplicant begins to ask for frivolous things, or makes such a request that does not befit the status and position of the supplicant. For example, if someone prays to become a king without any effort, such supplication also falls under exceeding the limits.
[58]
Etiquettes of Supplication:
In the same way, you should present your needs before Allah, the Creator, Owner, and Blessed of all things. Seek help only from Him and worship only Him. Supplicate with humility and submissiveness, sincerely from the heart and within the heart, and do not let ostentation enter into your supplication. Do not exceed the limits of etiquette in supplication, for example, do not ask for things that are habitually or religiously impossible, or for sins, or the supplicant begins to ask for frivolous things, or makes such a request that does not befit the status and position of the supplicant. For example, if someone prays to become a king without any effort, such supplication also falls under exceeding the limits.
