Surah 39 Az-Zumar — Ayah 10
قُلْ يَٰعِبَادِ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱتَّقُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ ۚ لِلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا۟ فِى هَٰذِهِ ٱلدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةٌۭ ۗ وَأَرْضُ ٱللَّهِ وَٰسِعَةٌ ۗ إِنَّمَا يُوَفَّى ٱلصَّٰبِرُونَ أَجْرَهُم بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍۢ
Say, "O My servants who have believed, fear your Lord. For those who do good in this world is good, and the earth of Allah is spacious. Indeed, the patient will be given their reward without account."
qul yāʿibādi alladhīna āmanū ittaqū rabbakum lilladhīna aḥsanū fī hādhihi l-dun'yā ḥasanatun wa-arḍu l-lahi wāsiʿatun innamā yuwaffā l-ṣābirūna ajrahum bighayri ḥisābin
Word by word
- قُلْ qul Say
- يَـٰعِبَادِ yāʿibādi O My slaves
- ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna [those] who
- ءَامَنُوا۟ āmanū believe
- ٱتَّقُوا۟ ittaqū Fear
- رَبَّكُمْ ۚ rabbakum your Lord
- لِلَّذِينَ lilladhīna For those who
- أَحْسَنُوا۟ aḥsanū do good
- فِى fī in
- هَـٰذِهِ hādhihi this
- ٱلدُّنْيَا l-dun'yā world
- حَسَنَةٌۭ ۗ ḥasanatun (is) good
- وَأَرْضُ wa-arḍu and the earth
- ٱللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah
- وَٰسِعَةٌ ۗ wāsiʿatun (is) spacious
- إِنَّمَا innamā Only
- يُوَفَّى yuwaffā will be paid back in full
- ٱلصَّـٰبِرُونَ l-ṣābirūna the patient ones
- أَجْرَهُم ajrahum their reward
- بِغَيْرِ bighayri without
- حِسَابٍۢ ḥisābin account
Tafsir · Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Command for Taqwa, Emigration and to worship Him alone with all Sincerity
Allah commands His believing servants to remain steadfast in their obedience and have Taqwa of Him.
(Say: "O My servants who believe, have Taqwa of your Lord. Good is for those who do good in this world...") means, the one who does good deeds in this world, will have a good (reward) in this world and in the Hereafter.
(and Allah's earth is spacious!) Mujahid said, "So emigrate through it and strive hard and keep away from idols."
(Only those who are patient shall receive their reward in full, without reckoning.) Al-`Awza`i said, "Their reward will not be weighed or measured; they will be given an immense reward." As-Suddi said:
(Only those who are patient shall receive their reward in full, without reckoning.) means, "In Paradise."
(Say: "Verily, I am commanded to worship Allah, making religion sincerely for Him...") means, `I am commanded to worship Allah alone in all sincerity, with no partner or associate.'
(And I am commanded (this) in order that I may be the first of the Muslims.)