وَلَا تَقُولَنَّ لِشَاْيۡءٍ إِنِّي فَاعِلٞ ذَٰلِكَ غَدًا ٢٣
And never say of anything, "Indeed, I will do that tomorrow,"
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَلَاAnd (do) notwalā
- تَقُولَنَّsaytaqūlanna
- لِشَاْيۡءٍof anythinglishāy'in
- إِنِّيIndeed, Iinnī
- فَاعِلٞwill dofāʿilun
- ذَٰلِكَthatdhālika
- غَدًاtomorrowghadan
Tafsir
Do not say - O Prophet - about anything that you want to do tomorrow: “I am going to do this tomorrow,” because you do not know whether you will do it or you will be prevented from doing so? This is a directive for every Muslim.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran