Al-Qalam 68:43
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Called While Healthy
خَٰشِعَةً أَبۡصَٰرُهُمۡ تَرۡهَقُهُمۡ ذِلَّةࣱۖ وَقَدۡ كَانُواْ يُدۡعَوۡنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ وَهُمۡ سَٰلِمُونَ ٤٣
With eyes downcast, abasement stupefying them. And they had been summoned to prostrate themselves while they were yet unhurt.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
And they used to be called to prostration while they were sound.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, that day their eyes will be downcast, unable even to gesture, covered in humiliation; yet in the world, while safe and sound, they were called to prostrate.
Reflect
Don’t postpone your prostration while you are healthy.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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