Surah An-Najm
Chapter 53 · Verse 61 · Revealed in Makkah
وَأَنتُمْ سَٰمِدُونَ
“While you are proudly sporting?”
Translation: Saheeh International
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
A Warning and Exhortation, the Order to prostrate and to be humble
Allah said,
هَـذَا نَذِيرٌ
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
وَأَنتُمْ سَامِدُونَ (while you are engaged in vain play?....53:61). Samidun is the plural of "samid" from the root word sumud which literally denotes to be heedless. Samidun is used in the sense of ghafilun, meaning unmindful. Some of the Imams have interpreted the word sumud to mean to sing. That meaning can equally fit or apply in this context.
What does this verse bring up for you today?