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Surah Yunus (10) — Ayah 16
قُل لَّوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَا تَلَوْتُهُۥ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَآ أَدْرَىٰكُم بِهِۦ ۖ فَقَدْ لَبِثْتُ فِيكُمْ عُمُرًا مِّن قَبْلِهِۦٓ ۚ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ ﴿16﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "If Allâh had so willed, I should not have recited it to you nor would He have made it known to you. Verily, I have stayed amongst you a life time before this. Have you then no sense?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُل
qul
Say
لَّوْ
law
If
شَآءَ
shāa
(had) willed
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
مَا
mā
not
تَلَوْتُهُۥ
talawtuhu
I (would) have recited it
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
to you
وَلَآ
walā
and not
أَدْرَىٰكُم
adrākum
He (would) have made it known to you
بِهِۦ ۖ
bihi
He (would) have made it known to you
فَقَدْ
faqad
Verily
لَبِثْتُ
labith'tu
I have stayed
فِيكُمْ
fīkum
among you
عُمُرًۭا
ʿumuran
a lifetime
مِّن
min
before it
قَبْلِهِۦٓ ۚ
qablihi
before it
أَفَلَا
afalā
Then will not
تَعْقِلُونَ
taʿqilūna
you use reason
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
16. 1. That is, the entire matter depends on Allah’s will; if He willed, I would not have recited it to you, nor would you have been informed of anything about it. Some have interpreted "ادراکم بہ" to mean "اعلمکم بہ علی لسانی," that He would not have informed you about this Quran through my tongue at all.
16. 2. And you also know that before the claim of prophethood, I spent forty years among you—did I ever learn anything from any teacher? Similarly, you have always acknowledged my trustworthiness and truthfulness. Is it now possible that I would begin to fabricate lies against Allah? The meaning of both these points is that this Quran is revealed only by Allah; neither have I narrated it after hearing or learning it from anyone, nor have I falsely attributed it to Allah.
16. 2. And you also know that before the claim of prophethood, I spent forty years among you—did I ever learn anything from any teacher? Similarly, you have always acknowledged my trustworthiness and truthfulness. Is it now possible that I would begin to fabricate lies against Allah? The meaning of both these points is that this Quran is revealed only by Allah; neither have I narrated it after hearing or learning it from anyone, nor have I falsely attributed it to Allah.
