ٱلَّذِىٓ أَحَلَّنَا دَارَ ٱلْمُقَامَةِ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ لَا يَمَسُّنَا فِيهَا نَصَبٌ وَلَا يَمَسُّنَا فِيهَا لُغُوبٌ 35
Translations
He who has settled us in the home of duration [i.e., Paradise] out of His bounty. There touches us not in it any fatigue, and there touches us not in it weariness [of mind]."
Transliteration
Al-ladhi ahllanā dāra al-muqāmati min fadlihi, lā yamassnā fīhā nasabun wa lā yamassnā fīhā lughoob
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah describes the believers' gratitude for being granted Paradise (Dar al-Muqamah, the Abode of Permanence) as a favor from Allah, where they will experience neither fatigue (nasab) nor exhaustion (lughoob). Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir and Al-Qurtubi explain that nasab refers to physical hardship and toil, while lughoob denotes spiritual weariness and despair—conditions entirely absent from the eternal bliss of Paradise. The ayah emphasizes that all comfort and ease in the afterlife are purely divine blessings, not earned by human effort alone.
Revelation Context
This verse occurs in the context of Surah Fatir's discussion of the contrasts between believers and disbelievers, their ultimate destinations, and the attributes of Allah. The broader passage (35:31-35) depicts believers in Paradise expressing their praise and gratitude to Allah for His favor, providing encouragement to the early Meccan community facing persecution and hardship.
Related Hadiths
The hadith in Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim from Abu Hurayrah reports the Prophet (peace be upon him) saying: 'In Paradise there is that which no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no human heart has conceived'—reflecting the incomparable comfort and absence of suffering described in this ayah.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah teaches believers that eternal peace and freedom from struggle are gifts from Allah's mercy rather than results of human achievement, encouraging steadfastness in faith during worldly hardships by fixing our hope on the permanent comfort of Paradise.