Surah An-Nazi'at 79:40 — translation and meaning

النازعات · Verse 40 / 46 · Page 584

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِ وَنَهَى النَّفْسَ عَنِ الْهَوَى

Word by Word

وَأَمَّا
wa-amma
But as for
مَنْ
man
(him) who
خَافَ
khafa
feared
مَقَامَ
maqama
standing
رَبِّهِ
rabbihi
(before) his Lord
وَنَهَى
wanaha
and restrained
النَّفْسَ
al-nafsa
his soul
عَنِ
ani
from
الْهَوَى
al-hawa
the vain desires

Transliteration

Wa ammaa man khaafa maqaama Rabbihee wa nahan nafsa 'anil hawaa

Translation

But as for he who feared the position of his Lord and prevented the soul from [unlawful] inclination,

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

& 41. And as for the one who feared his standing before his Lord and stopped himself from following his desires that were made impermissible by Allah, then Paradise is his abode he will take shelter towards.

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

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