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Al-Mu'minun (The Believers)

Verse 98of 118

وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ رَبِّ أَن يَحْضُرُونِ﴿٩٨

Translation (Sahih International)

And I seek refuge in You, my Lord, lest they be present with me."

Word-by-word meaning

وَأَعُوذُwa-aʿūdhuAnd I seek refuge
بِكَbikain You
رَبِّrabbiMy Lord
أَنanLest
يَحْضُرُونِyaḥḍurūnithey be present with me

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Command to call on Allah when Calamity strikes, to repel Evil with that which is better, and to seek refuge with AllahAllah commands His Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to call on Him with this supplication when calamity strikes:رَّبِّ إِمَّا تُرِيَنِّى مَا يُوعَدُونَ(My Lord! If You would show me that with which they are threatened.) meaning, `if You punish them while I am witnessing that, then do not cause me to be one of them.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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