لَّقَدۡ أَضَلَّنِي عَنِ ٱلذِّكۡرِ بَعۡدَ إِذۡ جَآءَنِيۗ وَكَانَ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ لِلۡإِنسَٰنِ خَذُولٗا ٢٩
He led me away from the remembrance 1 after it had come to me. And ever is Satan, to man, a deserter." 2
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 i.e., the Qur’ān or the remembrance of Allāh.
2 Forsaking him once he has led him into evil.
Word by word Each word's meaning and sound
لَّقَدۡ Verily laqad أَضَلَّنِي he led me astray aḍallanī عَنِ from ʿani ٱلذِّكۡرِ the Reminder l-dhik'ri بَعۡدَ after baʿda إِذۡ [when] idh جَآءَنِيۗ it (had) come to me jāanī وَكَانَ And is wakāna ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ the Shaitaan l-shayṭānu لِلۡإِنسَٰنِ to the man lil'insāni خَذُولٗا a deserter khadhūlan Tafsir This disbelieving friend led me away from the Qur’ān after it reached me through the Messenger. Satan has always been one who betrays man often. When some difficulty comes on him, he renounces him.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran
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