إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَذِكۡرَىٰ لِمَن كَانَ لَهُۥ قَلۡبٌ أَوۡ أَلۡقَى ٱلسَّمۡعَ وَهُوَ شَهِيدٞ ٣٧
Indeed in that is a reminder for whoever has a heart or who listens while he is present [in mind].
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- إِنَّIndeedinna
- فِيinfī
- ذَٰلِكَthatdhālika
- لَذِكۡرَىٰsurely, is a reminderladhik'rā
- لِمَنfor (one) wholiman
- كَانَis kāna
- لَهُۥfor himlahu
- قَلۡبٌa heartqalbun
- أَوۡoraw
- أَلۡقَى(who) gives earalqā
- ٱلسَّمۡعَ(who) gives earl-samʿa
- وَهُوَwhile hewahuwa
- شَهِيدٞ(is) a witnessshahīdun
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.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran