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An-Najm (The Star)

Verse 61of 62

وَأَنتُمْ سَٰمِدُونَ﴿٦١

Translation (Sahih International)

While you are proudly sporting?

Word-by-word meaning

وَأَنتُمْwa-antumWhile you
سَـٰمِدُونَsāmidūnaamuse (yourselves)

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

A Warning and Exhortation, the Order to prostrate and to be humble Allah said, هَـذَا نَذِيرٌ (This is a warner) in reference to Muhammad ﷺ , مِّنَ النُّذُرِ الاٍّوْلَى (from the warners of old.) means, just like the warners of old, he was sent as a Messenger as they were sent as Messengers. Allah the Exalted said, قُلْ مَا كُنتُ بِدْعاً مِّنَ الرُّسُلِ (Say: "I am not a new thing among the Messengers.")(46:9) Allah said; أَزِفَتِ الاٌّزِفَةُ (The Azifah draws near.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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