سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 14
ٱقْرَأْ كِتَـٰبَكَ كَفَىٰ بِنَفْسِكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكَ حَسِيبًا ﴿14﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(It will be said to him): "Read your book. You yourself are sufficient as a reckoner against you this Day."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱقْرَأْ
iq'ra
Read
كِتَـٰبَكَ
kitābaka
your record
كَفَىٰ
kafā
Sufficient
بِنَفْسِكَ
binafsika
(is) yourself
ٱلْيَوْمَ
l-yawma
today
عَلَيْكَ
ʿalayka
against you
حَسِيبًۭا
ḥasīban
(as) accountant
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.
The exegesis of this verse has been done along with the previous verse.
