Surah Luqman 31:32 — translation and meaning

لقمان · Verse 32 / 34 · Page 414

ۚ وَإِذَا غَشِيَهُم مَّوْجٌ كَالظُّلَلِ دَعَوُا اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ فَلَمَّا نَجَّاهُمْ إِلَى الْبَرِّ فَمِنْهُم مُّقْتَصِدٌ وَمَا يَجْحَدُ بِآيَاتِنَا إِلَّا كُلُّ خَتَّارٍ كَفُورٍ

Word by Word

ۚ
وَإِذَا
wa-idha
And when
غَشِيَهُم
ghashiyahum
covers them
مَّوْجٌ
mawjun
a wave
كَالظُّلَلِ
kal-zulali
like canopies
دَعَوُا
da'awu
they call
اللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
مُخْلِصِينَ
mukh'lisina
(being) sincere
لَهُ
lahu
to Him
الدِّينَ
al-dina
(in) religion
فَلَمَّا
falamma
But when
نَجَّاهُمْ
najjahum
He delivers them
إِلَى
ila
to
الْبَرِّ
al-bari
the land
فَمِنْهُم
famin'hum
then among them
مُّقْتَصِدٌ
muq'tasidun
(some are) moderate
وَمَا
wama
And not
يَجْحَدُ
yajhadu
deny
بِآيَاتِنَا
biayatina
Our Signs
إِلَّا
illa
except
كُلُّ
kullu
every
خَتَّارٍ
khattarin
traitor
كَفُورٍ
kafurin
ungrateful

Transliteration

Wa izaa ghashiyahum mawjun kazzulali da'a-wul laaha mukhliseena lahud deena fa lammaa najjaahum ilal barri faminhum muqtasid; wa maa yajhadu bi Aayaatinaa illaa kullu khattaarin kafoor

Translation

And when waves come over them like canopies, they supplicate Allah, sincere to Him in religion. But when He delivers them to the land, there are [some] of them who are moderate [in faith]. And none rejects Our signs except everyone treacherous and ungrateful.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

And when a mountain-like wave and dark clouds surround them from all sides, they call out to Allah sincerely supplicating and worshipping Him. Then, when Allah accepts their supplication and saves them from drowning, bringing them back to land, some of them are moderate in their praise, falling short of showing due gratitude to Him, while others reject the blessing of Allah; None reject My signs except every deceitful person, like the one that promised to be grateful if Allah saved him, then broke his promise. And none reject My signs except every ungrateful person who never shows gratitude for the favours Allah grants him.

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

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