Quran 39:22

Surah Az-Zumar, Verse 22

Juz 23 · Page 461 · Ruku 398 · Meccan

أَفَمَن شَرَحَ ٱللَّهُ صَدْرَهُۥ لِلْإِسْلَٰمِ فَهُوَ عَلَىٰ نُورٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ فَوَيْلٌ لِّلْقَٰسِيَةِ قُلُوبُهُم مِّن ذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ

Word by word

أَفَمَن afaman So is (one for) whom شَرَحَ sharaḥa Allah has expanded ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Allah has expanded صَدْرَهُۥ ṣadrahu his breast لِلْإِسْلَـٰمِ lil'is'lāmi for Islam فَهُوَ fahuwa so he عَلَىٰ ʿalā (is) upon نُورٍۢ nūrin a light مِّن min from رَّبِّهِۦ ۚ rabbihi his Lord فَوَيْلٌۭ fawaylun So woe لِّلْقَـٰسِيَةِ lil'qāsiyati to (those are) hardened قُلُوبُهُم qulūbuhum their hearts مِّن min from ذِكْرِ dhik'ri (the) remembrance of Allah ٱللَّهِ ۚ l-lahi (the) remembrance of Allah أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ulāika Those فِى fī (are) in ضَلَـٰلٍۢ ḍalālin error مُّبِينٍ mubīnin clear

Transliteration

Afaman sharaha Allahu sadrahulil-islami fahuwa AAala noorin min rabbihi fawaylunlilqasiyati quloobuhum min thikri Allahi ola-ikafee dalalin mubeen

Translations

Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Is he whose bosom Allah hath expanded for Al-Islam, so that he followeth a light from his Lord, (as he who disbelieveth)? Then woe unto those whose hearts are hardened against remembrance of Allah. Such are in plain error.

Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Is one whose heart Allah has opened to Islam, so that he has received Enlightenment from Allah, (no better than one hard-hearted)? Woe to those whose hearts are hardened against celebrating the praises of Allah! they are manifestly wandering (in error)!

تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir

وقوله : ( أفمن شرح الله صدره للإسلام فهو على نور من ربه ) أي : هل يستوي هذا ومن هو قاسي القلب بعيد من الحق ؟ ! كقوله تعالى : ( أومن كان ميتا فأحييناه وجعلنا له نورا يمشي به في الناس كمن مثله في الظلمات ليس بخارج منها ) [ الأنعام : 122 ] ; ولهذا قال : ( فويل للقاسية قلوبهم من ذكر الله ) أي : فلا تلين عند ذكره ، ولا تخشع ولا تعي ولا تفهم ، ( أولئك في ضلال مبين )