سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ
Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 73
قَالَ لَا تُؤَاخِذْنِى بِمَا نَسِيتُ وَلَا تُرْهِقْنِى مِنْ أَمْرِى عُسْرًا ﴿73﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
[Mûsâ (Moses)] said: "Call me not to account for what I forgot, and be not hard upon me for my affair (with you)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
لَا
lā
(Do) not
تُؤَاخِذْنِى
tuākhidh'nī
blame me
بِمَا
bimā
for what
نَسِيتُ
nasītu
I forgot
وَلَا
walā
and (do) not
تُرْهِقْنِى
tur'hiq'nī
be hard (upon) me
مِنْ
min
in
أَمْرِى
amrī
my affair
عُسْرًۭا
ʿus'ran
(raising) difficulty
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.
73. 1. That is, deal with me gently, not harshly.
