سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 54
رَّبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِكُمْ ۖ إِن يَشَأْ يَرْحَمْكُمْ أَوْ إِن يَشَأْ يُعَذِّبْكُمْ ۚ وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَـٰكَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَكِيلًا ﴿54﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Your Lord knows you best; if He wills, He will have mercy on you, or if He wills, He will punish you. And We have not sent you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) as a guardian over them.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
رَّبُّكُمْ
rabbukum
Your Lord
أَعْلَمُ
aʿlamu
(is) most knowing
بِكُمْ ۖ
bikum
of you
إِن
in
If
يَشَأْ
yasha
He wills
يَرْحَمْكُمْ
yarḥamkum
He will have mercy on you
أَوْ
aw
or
إِن
in
if
يَشَأْ
yasha
He wills
يُعَذِّبْكُمْ ۚ
yuʿadhib'kum
He will punish you
وَمَآ
wamā
And not
أَرْسَلْنَـٰكَ
arsalnāka
We have sent you
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
over them
وَكِيلًۭا
wakīlan
(as) a guardian
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.
54. 1 If the address is to the polytheists, then mercy means the granting of the ability to accept Islam, and punishment refers to dying upon polytheism, for which they will be deserving of punishment. And if the address is to the believers, then mercy means that He will protect you from the disbelievers, and punishment means the dominance and control of the disbelievers over the Muslims.
54. 2 It is not as if you must bring them out from the pit of disbelief, or that you will be questioned regarding their persistence in disbelief.
54. 2 It is not as if you must bring them out from the pit of disbelief, or that you will be questioned regarding their persistence in disbelief.
