سُوْرَةُ النَّحْلِ
Surah An-Nahl (16) — Ayah 76
وَضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلًا رَّجُلَيْنِ أَحَدُهُمَآ أَبْكَمُ لَا يَقْدِرُ عَلَىٰ شَىْءٍ وَهُوَ كَلٌّ عَلَىٰ مَوْلَىٰهُ أَيْنَمَا يُوَجِّههُّ لَا يَأْتِ بِخَيْرٍ ۖ هَلْ يَسْتَوِى هُوَ وَمَن يَأْمُرُ بِٱلْعَدْلِ ۙ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ ﴿76﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And Allâh puts forward (another) example of two men, one of them dumb, who has no power over anything (disbeliever), and he is a burden on his master; whichever way he directs him, he brings no good. Is such a man equal to one (believer in the Islâmic Monotheism) who commands justice, and is himself on the Straight Path?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَضَرَبَ
waḍaraba
And Allah sets forth
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
And Allah sets forth
مَثَلًۭا
mathalan
an example
رَّجُلَيْنِ
rajulayni
(of) two men
أَحَدُهُمَآ
aḥaduhumā
one of them
أَبْكَمُ
abkamu
(is) dumb
لَا
lā
not
يَقْدِرُ
yaqdiru
he has power
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
on
شَىْءٍۢ
shayin
anything
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
while he
كَلٌّ
kallun
(is) a burden
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
on
مَوْلَىٰهُ
mawlāhu
his master
أَيْنَمَا
aynamā
Wherever
يُوَجِّههُّ
yuwajjihhu
he directs him
لَا
lā
not
يَأْتِ
yati
he comes
بِخَيْرٍ ۖ
bikhayrin
with any good
هَلْ
hal
Is
يَسْتَوِى
yastawī
equal
هُوَ
huwa
he
وَمَن
waman
and (the one) who
يَأْمُرُ
yamuru
commands
بِٱلْعَدْلِ ۙ
bil-ʿadli
[of] justice
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
and he
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
(is) on
صِرَٰطٍۢ
ṣirāṭin
a path
مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ
mus'taqīmin
straight
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.
76. 1 This is another example which is even clearer than before.
76. 2 And He is capable of every action because He speaks and understands everything and is also upon the straight path, that is, upon the religion and righteous conduct. That is, free from any deficiency or excess. Just as these two are not equal, likewise Allah and those things which people associate as partners with Allah cannot be equal.
76. 2 And He is capable of every action because He speaks and understands everything and is also upon the straight path, that is, upon the religion and righteous conduct. That is, free from any deficiency or excess. Just as these two are not equal, likewise Allah and those things which people associate as partners with Allah cannot be equal.
