Ayetآية

Al-Mutaffifin 83:31

The Defrauding · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 588

Returning Amused

وَإِذَا ٱنقَلَبُوٓاْ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِمُ ٱنقَلَبُواْ فَكِهِينَ ۝٣١

And when they returned to their own folk, they returned jesting.

Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall

Meaning

And when they returned to their families, they returned amused.

Insight

According to Elmalılı, when they went home they would recount what they had done to the believers, amused and laughing.

Reflect

At home, talk about good things instead of picking at others.

This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.

Elmalılı’s commentary

An English translation of Elmalılı’s full commentary is coming soon. Read the original Turkish ›