وَأَمَّا مَنۡ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ وَنَهَى ٱلنَّفۡسَ عَنِ ٱلۡهَوَىٰ ٤٠
But as for he who feared the position of his Lord1 and prevented the soul from [unlawful] inclination,
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 See footnote to 55:46.
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَأَمَّاBut as forwa-ammā
- مَنۡ(him) whoman
- خَافَfearedkhāfa
- مَقَامَstandingmaqāma
- رَبِّهِۦ(before) his Lordrabbihi
- وَنَهَىand restrainedwanahā
- ٱلنَّفۡسَhis soull-nafsa
- عَنِfromʿani
- ٱلۡهَوَىٰthe vain desiresl-hawā
Tafsir
Explains ayahs 40–41
& 41. And as for the one who feared his standing before his Lord and stopped himself from following his desires that were made impermissible by Allah, then Paradise is his abode he will take shelter towards.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran