سُوْرَةُ النَّحْلِ
Surah An-Nahl (16) — Ayah 25
لِيَحْمِلُوٓا۟ أَوْزَارَهُمْ كَامِلَةً يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۙ وَمِنْ أَوْزَارِ ٱلَّذِينَ يُضِلُّونَهُم بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ ۗ أَلَا سَآءَ مَا يَزِرُونَ ﴿25﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They may bear their own burdens in full on the Day of Resurrection, and also of the burdens of those whom they misled without knowledge. Evil indeed is that which they shall bear!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لِيَحْمِلُوٓا۟
liyaḥmilū
That they may bear
أَوْزَارَهُمْ
awzārahum
their own burdens
كَامِلَةًۭ
kāmilatan
(in) full
يَوْمَ
yawma
on (the) Day
ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۙ
l-qiyāmati
(of) the Resurrection
وَمِنْ
wamin
and of
أَوْزَارِ
awzāri
the burdens
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(of) those whom
يُضِلُّونَهُم
yuḍillūnahum
they misled [them]
بِغَيْرِ
bighayri
without
عِلْمٍ ۗ
ʿil'min
knowledge
أَلَا
alā
Unquestionably
سَآءَ
sāa
evil
مَا
mā
(is) what
يَزِرُونَ
yazirūna
they will bear
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.
25. 1. That is, Allah made this statement come from their tongues so that they may bear their own burdens as well as the burdens of others. Just as it is mentioned in the hadith: The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever calls people towards guidance, he will receive the reward of all those who follow his invitation to guidance, and whoever calls towards misguidance, he will bear the burden of the sins of all those who were led astray by his invitation."
