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Al-Ma'idah (The Table Spread)

Verse 83of 120

وَإِذَا سَمِعُوا۟ مَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَى ٱلرَّسُولِ تَرَىٰٓ أَعْيُنَهُمْ تَفِيضُ مِنَ ٱلدَّمْعِ مِمَّا عَرَفُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْحَقِّ ۖ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَآ ءَامَنَّا فَٱكْتُبْنَا مَعَ ٱلشَّٰهِدِينَ﴿٨٣

Translation (Sahih International)

And when they hear what has been revealed to the Messenger, you see their eyes overflowing with tears because of what they have recognized of the truth. They say, "Our Lord, we have believed, so register us among the witnesses.

Word-by-word meaning

وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
سَمِعُوا۟samiʿūthey listen
مَآ(to) what
أُنزِلَunzilahas been revealed
إِلَىilāto
ٱلرَّسُولِl-rasūlithe Messenger
تَرَىٰٓtarāyou see
أَعْيُنَهُمْaʿyunahumtheir eyes
تَفِيضُtafīḍuoverflowing
مِنَminawith
ٱلدَّمْعِl-damʿithe tears
مِمَّاmimmāfor what
عَرَفُوا۟ʿarafūthey recognized
مِنَminaof
ٱلْحَقِّ ۖl-ḥaqithe truth
يَقُولُونَyaqūlūnaThey say
رَبَّنَآrabbanāOur Lord
ءَامَنَّاāmannāwe have believed
فَٱكْتُبْنَاfa-uk'tub'nāso write us
مَعَmaʿawith
ٱلشَّـٰهِدِينَl-shāhidīnathe witnesses

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Reason Behind Revealing these AyatSa`id bin Jubayr, As-Suddi and others said that these Ayat were revealed concerning a delegation that An-Najashi (King of Ethiopia) sent to the Prophet in order to hear his words and observe his qualities. When the delegation met with the Prophet and he recited the Qur'an to them, they embraced Islam, cried and were humbled. Then they returned to An-Najashi and told him what happened.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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