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As-Sajdah (The Prostration)

Verse 15of 30

إِنَّمَا يُؤْمِنُ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ذُكِّرُوا۟ بِهَا خَرُّوا۟ سُجَّدًۭا وَسَبَّحُوا۟ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَهُمْ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ ۩﴿١٥

Translation (Sahih International)

Only those believe in Our verses who, when they are reminded by them, fall down in prostration and exalt [Allah] with praise of their Lord, and they are not arrogant.

Word-by-word meaning

إِنَّمَاinnamāOnly
يُؤْمِنُyu'minubelieve
بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَاbiāyātināin Our Verses
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
إِذَاidhāwhen
ذُكِّرُوا۟dhukkirūthey are reminded
بِهَاbihāof them
خَرُّوا۟kharrūfall down
سُجَّدًۭاsujjadanprostrating
وَسَبَّحُوا۟wasabbaḥūand glorify
بِحَمْدِbiḥamdi(the) praises
رَبِّهِمْrabbihim(of) their Lord
وَهُمْwahumand they
لَاare not arrogant
يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ ۩yastakbirūnaare not arrogant

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The State of the People of Faith and Their Reward Allah states:إِنَّمَا يُؤْمِنُ بِـَايَـتِنَا(Only those believe in Our Ayat,) means, who accept them as true,الَّذِينَ إِذَا ذُكِّرُواْ بِهَا خَرُّواْ سُجَّداً(who, when they are reminded of them, fall down prostrate,) means, they listen to them and obey them in word and deed.وَسَبَّحُواْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَهُمْ لاَ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ(and glorify the praises of their Lord, and they are not proud.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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