Surah Qaf 50:37 — translation and meaning

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إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لَذِكْرَى لِمَن كَانَ لَهُ قَلْبٌ أَوْ أَلْقَى السَّمْعَ وَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ

Word by Word

إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
فِي
fi
in
ذَلِكَ
dhalika
that
لَذِكْرَى
ladhik'ra
surely, is a reminder
لِمَن
liman
for (one) who
كَانَ
kana
is
لَهُ
lahu
for him
قَلْبٌ
qalbun
a heart
أَوْ
aw
or
أَلْقَى
alqa
(who) gives ear
السَّمْعَ
al-sam'a
(who) gives ear
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
while he
شَهِيدٌ
shahidun
(is) a witness

Transliteration

Inna fee zaalika lazikraa liman kaana lahoo qalbun aw alqas sam'a wa huwa shaheed

Translation

Indeed in that is a reminder for whoever has a heart or who listens while he is present [in mind].

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

In that destruction of the previous nations which has been mentioned are a reminder and lesson for one who has a heart to understand with, or who listens attentively with presence of mind, and not absentmindedly.

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

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