سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 16
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱشْتَرَوُا۟ ٱلضَّلَـٰلَةَ بِٱلْهُدَىٰ فَمَا رَبِحَت تِّجَـٰرَتُهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُهْتَدِينَ ﴿16﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
These are they who have purchased error for guidance, so their commerce was profitless. And they were not guided.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
Those
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(are) the ones who
ٱشْتَرَوُا۟
ish'tarawū
bought
ٱلضَّلَـٰلَةَ
l-ḍalālata
[the] astraying
بِٱلْهُدَىٰ
bil-hudā
for [the] guidance
فَمَا
famā
So not
رَبِحَت
rabiḥat
profited
تِّجَـٰرَتُهُمْ
tijāratuhum
their commerce
وَمَا
wamā
and not
كَانُوا۟
kānū
were they
مُهْتَدِينَ
muh'tadīna
guided-ones
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.
1. By "trade" is meant abandoning guidance and choosing misguidance. This is a transaction of total loss. The hypocrites, by donning the cloak of hypocrisy, engaged in this losing trade. But this loss is a loss of the Hereafter; it is not necessary that they become aware of this loss in this world. In fact, through this hypocrisy, the immediate benefits they gained in this world made them very happy, and on this basis, they considered themselves very wise and regarded the Muslims as devoid of understanding and intellect.
