Surah Az-Zumar 39:18 — translation and meaning

الزمر · Verse 18 / 75 · Page 460

ۚ ۖ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَمِعُونَ الْقَوْلَ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ أَحْسَنَهُ أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ هَدَاهُمُ اللَّهُ وَأُولَئِكَ هُمْ أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ

Word by Word

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ۖ
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
Those who
يَسْتَمِعُونَ
yastami'una
they listen (to)
الْقَوْلَ
al-qawla
the Word
فَيَتَّبِعُونَ
fayattabi'una
then follow
أَحْسَنَهُ
ahsanahu
the best thereof
أُولَئِكَ
ulaika
those
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
(are) they whom
هَدَاهُمُ
hadahumu
Allah has guided them
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah has guided them
وَأُولَئِكَ
wa-ulaika
and those
هُمْ
hum
are [they]
أُولُو
ulu
the men of understanding
الْأَلْبَابِ
al-albabi
the men of understanding

Transliteration

Allazeena yastami'oonal qawla fayattabi'oona ahsanah; ulaaa'ikal lazeena hadaahumul laahu wa ulaaa'ika hum ulul albaab

Translation

Who listen to speech and follow the best of it. Those are the ones Allah has guided, and those are people of understanding.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Those who listen to what is said, distinguish between good and evil, and follow the best speech because of the benefit it contains. Those who possess these attributes are the ones whom Allah has given guidance and they are the ones who have sound intellect.

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

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