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 Surah Taha 20:129-132 [8/8] ↕
  
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وَلَوْلَاAnd if not
كَلِمَةٌ(for) a Word
سَبَقَتْ(that) preceded
مِنfrom
رَّبِّكَyour Lord,
لَكَانَsurely (would) have been
لِزَامًاan obligation
وَأَجَلٌand a term
مُّسَمًّىdetermined.
﴿١٢٩﴾
فَٱصْبِرْSo be patient
عَلَىٰover
مَاwhat
يَقُولُونَthey say
وَسَبِّحْand glorify
بِحَمْدِwith praise
رَبِّكَ(of) your Lord
قَبْلَbefore
طُلُوعِ(the) rising
ٱلشَّمْسِ(of) the sun
وَقَبْلَand before
غُرُوبِهَا‌ۖits setting;
وَمِنْand from
ءَانَآىِٕ(the) hours
ٱلَّيْلِ(of) the night,
فَسَبِّحْand glorify
وَأَطْرَافَ(at the) ends
ٱلنَّهَارِ(of) the day
لَعَلَّكَso that you may
تَرْضَىٰbe satisfied.
﴿١٣٠﴾
وَلَاAnd (do) not
تَمُدَّنَّextend
عَيْنَيْكَyour eyes
إِلَىٰtowards
مَاwhat
مَتَّعْنَاWe have given for enjoyment
بِهِۦٓ[with it],
أَزْوَٲجًاpairs
مِّنْهُمْof them
زَهْرَةَ(the) splendor
ٱلْحَيَوٲةِ(of) the life
ٱلدُّنْيَا(of) the world,
لِنَفْتِنَهُمْthat We may test them
فِيهِ‌ۚin it.
وَرِزْقُAnd (the) provision
رَبِّكَ(of) your Lord
خَيْرٌ(is) better
وَأَبْقَىٰand more lasting.
﴿١٣١﴾
وَأْمُرْAnd enjoin
أَهْلَكَ(on) your family
بِٱلصَّلَوٲةِthe prayer
وَٱصْطَبِرْand be steadfast
عَلَيْهَا‌ۖtherein.
لَاNot
نَسْــَٔلُكَWe ask you
رِزْقًا‌ۖ(for) provision;
نَّحْنُWe
نَرْزُقُكَ‌ۗprovide (for) you,
وَٱلْعَـٰقِبَةُand the outcome
لِلتَّقْوَىٰ(is) for the righteous[ness].
﴿١٣٢﴾

وَلَوۡلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتۡ مِنۡ رَّبِّكَ لَـكَانَ لِزَامًا وَّاَجَلٌ مُّسَمًّىؕ‏   فَاصۡبِرۡ عَلٰى مَا يَقُوۡلُوۡنَ وَسَبِّحۡ بِحَمۡدِ رَبِّكَ قَبۡلَ طُلُوۡعِ الشَّمۡسِ وَقَبۡلَ غُرُوۡبِهَا​ ۚ وَمِنۡ اٰنَآىٴِ الَّيۡلِ فَسَبِّحۡ وَاَطۡرَافَ النَّهَارِ لَعَلَّكَ تَرۡضٰى‏  وَلَا تَمُدَّنَّ عَيۡنَيۡكَ اِلٰى مَا مَتَّعۡنَا بِهٖۤ اَزۡوَاجًا مِّنۡهُمۡ زَهۡرَةَ الۡحَيٰوةِ الدُّنۡيَا ۙ لِنَفۡتِنَهُمۡ فِيۡهِ​ ؕ وَرِزۡقُ رَبِّكَ خَيۡرٌ وَّاَبۡقٰى‏  وَاۡمُرۡ اَهۡلَكَ بِالصَّلٰوةِ وَاصۡطَبِرۡ عَلَيۡهَا​ ؕ لَا نَسۡـئَلُكَ رِزۡقًا​ ؕ نَحۡنُ نَرۡزُقُكَ​ ؕ وَالۡعَاقِبَةُ لِلتَّقۡوٰى‏ 
Translation
(20:129) Were it not for a word already gone from your Lord, the decree (of their destruction) would have come to pass. (20:130) So bear patiently with what they say. Glorify your Lord, praising Him before sunrise and before sunset, and in the watches of the night,111 and glorify Him and at the ends of the day that you may attain to happiness.112 (20:131) Do not turn your eyes covetously towards the embellishments of worldly life that We have bestowed upon various kinds of people to test them. But the clean provision bestowed upon you113 by your Lord is better and more enduring. (20:132) Enjoin Prayer on your household,114 and do keep observing it. We do not ask you for any worldly provision; rather, it is We Who provide you, and ultimately the pious will end up the best.115
Commentary

111. This is to comfort and console the Prophet (peace be upon him), as if to say: Allah does not intend to destroy them yet, for He has appointed for them a term of respite, so you should endure with patience whatever they do against you and hear their harsh talk and go on performing the obligations of your mission. For this purpose you should offer Salat in accordance with the prescribed times because it will create in you necessary forbearance and fortitude.

“Glorify Him” means: Offer your prescribed Prayers, as is clear from Ayat 132.

Incidentally in this verse (130) the times of Salat have been prescribed: (1) Fajr Prayer before sunrise. (2) Asr Prayer before sunset. (3) Isha and Tahajjud Prayers during the hours of night. Morning and Afternoon (Dhuhr) and Evening (Maghrib) Prayers at the extremes of the day. See also (E.Ns. 91 to 97 of Surah Al-Isra).

112. The original Arabic Text admits of two meanings.

(1) Rest content with your present condition in which you have to hear many unpleasant things for the sake of your mission, and submit to this decree that they are not being punished for the time being, for they will continue to persecute you and at the same time lead prosperous lives.

(2) Go on performing your mission, for as a result of this, you will be fully satisfied.

This second meaning is supported by (a) (Surah AL-Isra, Ayat 79): That time is not far when your Lord may exalt you to a laudable position, which follows the commandment about Salat, (b) (Surah Ad-Duha, Ayats 4-5): Surely the later period of life will be better for you than the former, and in the near future your Lord will give you so much that you will be fully satisfied.

113. It means: It does not behoove you and your companions to be envious of the riches of the wicked people who are amassing wealth by unlawful means. The best thing for you is the lawful provision which you earn by your hard labor, even though this may be meager in quantity. That is better for the pious and righteous and is of everlasting virtue.

114. That is, also teach your children that lawful provision is much better than the unlawful riches of the wicked people. For this purpose, enjoin them to say their prescribed Prayers, for this will change their attitude, their standard of values, and make them contented with pure provisions and virtuous life in preference to the life of sin and luxury.

115. It implies this: We do not ask you to offer your Prayers for any benefit of Our own. We ask you to do that for your own good, because this will create piety in you which will bring about true success for you in this world and in the Hereafter.