Surah Ash-Shu'ara 26:89 — translation and meaning

الشعراء · Verse 89 / 227 · Page 371

إِلَّا مَنْ أَتَى اللَّهَ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ

Word by Word

إِلَّا
illa
Except
مَنْ
man
(he) who
أَتَى
ata
comes
اللَّهَ
al-laha
(to) Allah
بِقَلْبٍ
biqalbin
with a heart
سَلِيمٍ
salimin
sound

Transliteration

Illaa man atal laaha biqalbin saleem

Translation

But only one who comes to Allah with a sound heart."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Except for the one who brings a perfect heart: one free of idolatry, hypocrisy, ostentation and arrogance. That is because he would have benefitted from his wealth which was spent in the path of Allah and his children, who would pray for him.

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

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