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Al-Anbiya (The Prophets)

Verse 2of 112

مَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن ذِكْرٍۢ مِّن رَّبِّهِم مُّحْدَثٍ إِلَّا ٱسْتَمَعُوهُ وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ﴿٢

Translation (Sahih International)

No mention comes to them anew from their Lord except that they listen to it while they are at play

Word-by-word meaning

مَاNot
يَأْتِيهِمyatīhimcomes to them
مِّنminof
ذِكْرٍۢdhik'rina Reminder
مِّنminfrom
رَّبِّهِمrabbihimtheir Lord
مُّحْدَثٍmuḥ'dathinanew
إِلَّاillāexcept
ٱسْتَمَعُوهُis'tamaʿūhuthey listen to it
وَهُمْwahumwhile they
يَلْعَبُونَyalʿabūna(are at) play

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Which was revealed in MakkahThe Virtues of Surat Al-Anbiya'Al-Bukhari recorded that `Abdur-Rahman bin Yazid said that `Abdullah said, "Banu Isra'il, Al-Kahf, Maryam, Ta Ha and Al-Anbiya' - they are among the earliest and most beautiful Surahs and they are my treasure."بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِIn the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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