Our Lord, let not our hearts deviate after You have guided us, and grant us mercy from Yourself.
“Our Lord, let not our hearts deviate after You have guided us, and grant us mercy from Yourself.”
The ones firm in knowledge say, ‘O Lord, do not let our hearts move away from the truth after you have shown it to us. Save us from what happened to those who moved away from the truth. Give us, from Your vast mercy, that which will guide our hearts and protect us from misguidance. Our Lord, You are the One who gives much’.
The plain meaning, from Al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir
رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً ۚ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْوَهَّابُ
Who say, "Our Lord, let not our hearts deviate after You have guided us and grant us from Yourself mercy. Indeed, You are the Bestower.
What does Quran 3:8 mean?
The passage before this distinguishes the clear verses of the Book from those that are not clear, and describes people with deviation in their hearts who chase the unclear ones looking for discord. This prayer is the response of the opposite group — those firm in knowledge. Having seen how a heart can turn after it has been shown the truth, what they ask for is not more knowledge but that their own hearts be held steady.
Written from Al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir