سُوْرَةُ النَّحْلِ
Surah An-Nahl (16) — Ayah 108
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ طَبَعَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَسَمْعِهِمْ وَأَبْصَـٰرِهِمْ ۖ وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْغَـٰفِلُونَ ﴿108﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They are those upon whose hearts, hearing (ears) and sight (eyes) Allâh has set a seal. And they are the heedless!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
Those
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(are) the ones
طَبَعَ
ṭabaʿa
Allah has set a seal
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah has set a seal
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
over
قُلُوبِهِمْ
qulūbihim
their hearts
وَسَمْعِهِمْ
wasamʿihim
and their hearing
وَأَبْصَـٰرِهِمْ ۖ
wa-abṣārihim
and their sight
وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
wa-ulāika
And those
هُمُ
humu
they are
ٱلْغَـٰفِلُونَ
l-ghāfilūna
the heedless
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.
18. 1. So they neither listen to these words of admonition and advice, nor do they understand them, nor do they see the signs that lead them towards the truth. Rather, they are engrossed in such heedlessness that has blocked the paths of guidance for them.
