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An-Naba 39

Ayah 39 of 40 · Meccan

ذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡيَوۡمُ ٱلۡحَقُّۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا ٣٩

That is the True [i.e., certain] Day; so he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return.1

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., a direct route through correct beliefs and righteous deeds.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ذَٰلِكَThatdhālika
  2. ٱلۡيَوۡمُ(is) the Dayl-yawmu
  3. ٱلۡحَقُّۖthe Truel-ḥaqu
  4. فَمَنSo whoeverfaman
  5. شَآءَwillsshāa
  6. ٱتَّخَذَlet him takeittakhadha
  7. إِلَىٰtowardsilā
  8. رَبِّهِۦhis Lordrabbihi
  9. مَـَٔابًاa returnmaāban

Tafsir

That which has been described to you is the day in which there is no doubt regarding its occurrence. So whoever wishes salvation on it from the punishment of Allah, he should take the path to it through performing good deeds that will please his Lord.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran