Surah An-Najm 53:29 — translation and meaning

النجم · Verse 29 / 62 · Page 527

فَأَعْرِضْ عَن مَّن تَوَلَّى عَن ذِكْرِنَا وَلَمْ يُرِدْ إِلَّا الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا

Word by Word

فَأَعْرِضْ
fa-a'rid
So turn away
عَن
an
from
مَّن
man
(him) who
تَوَلَّى
tawalla
turns away
عَن
an
from
ذِكْرِنَا
dhik'rina
Our Reminder
وَلَمْ
walam
and not
يُرِدْ
yurid
he desires
إِلَّا
illa
except
الْحَيَاةَ
al-hayata
the life
الدُّنْيَا
al-dun'ya
(of) the world

Transliteration

Fa a'rid 'am man tawallaa 'an zikrinaa wa lam yurid illal hayaatad dunyaa

Translation

So turn away from whoever turns his back on Our message and desires not except the worldly life.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

So, O Messenger, ignore those who turn away from Allah’s remembrance without showing any concern for it, and who want only the life of this world and therefore do not work for their Hereafter because they do not believe in it.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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