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Az-Zumar 18

Ayah 18 of 75 · Meccan

ٱلَّذِينَ يَسۡتَمِعُونَ ٱلۡقَوۡلَ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ أَحۡسَنَهُۥٓۚ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ هَدَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُۖ وَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمۡ أُوْلُواْ ٱلۡأَلۡبَٰبِ ١٨

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

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ٱلَّذِينَThose whoalladhīna
  2. يَسۡتَمِعُونَthey listen (to)yastamiʿūna
  3. ٱلۡقَوۡلَthe Wordl-qawla
  4. فَيَتَّبِعُونَthen followfayattabiʿūna
  5. أَحۡسَنَهُۥٓۚthe best thereofaḥsanahu
  6. أُوْلَٰٓئِكَthoseulāika
  7. ٱلَّذِينَ(are) they whomalladhīna
  8. هَدَىٰهُمُAllah has guided themhadāhumu
  9. ٱللَّهُۖAllah has guided theml-lahu
  10. وَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَand thosewa-ulāika
  11. هُمۡare [they]hum
  12. أُوْلُواْthe men of understandingulū
  13. ٱلۡأَلۡبَٰبِthe men of understandingl-albābi

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.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran