سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 74
ثُمَّ قَسَتْ قُلُوبُكُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ فَهِىَ كَٱلْحِجَارَةِ أَوْ أَشَدُّ قَسْوَةً ۚ وَإِنَّ مِنَ ٱلْحِجَارَةِ لَمَا يَتَفَجَّرُ مِنْهُ ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۚ وَإِنَّ مِنْهَا لَمَا يَشَّقَّقُ فَيَخْرُجُ مِنْهُ ٱلْمَآءُ ۚ وَإِنَّ مِنْهَا لَمَا يَهْبِطُ مِنْ خَشْيَةِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَمَا ٱللَّهُ بِغَـٰفِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ ﴿74﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then, after that, your hearts were hardened and became as stones or even worse in hardness. And indeed, there are stones out of which rivers gush forth, and indeed, there are of them (stones) which split asunder so that water flows from them, and indeed, there are of them (stones) which fall down for fear of Allâh. And Allâh is not unaware of what you do.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
قَسَتْ
qasat
hardened
قُلُوبُكُم
qulūbukum
your hearts
مِّنۢ
min
from
بَعْدِ
baʿdi
after
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
فَهِىَ
fahiya
so they
كَٱلْحِجَارَةِ
kal-ḥijārati
(became) like [the] stones
أَوْ
aw
or
أَشَدُّ
ashaddu
stronger
قَسْوَةًۭ ۚ
qaswatan
(in) hardness
وَإِنَّ
wa-inna
And indeed
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلْحِجَارَةِ
l-ḥijārati
the stones
لَمَا
lamā
certainly (there are some) which
يَتَفَجَّرُ
yatafajjaru
gush forth
مِنْهُ
min'hu
from it
ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۚ
l-anhāru
[the] rivers
وَإِنَّ
wa-inna
and indeed
مِنْهَا
min'hā
from them
لَمَا
lamā
certainly (there are some) which
يَشَّقَّقُ
yashaqqaqu
split
فَيَخْرُجُ
fayakhruju
so comes out
مِنْهُ
min'hu
from it
ٱلْمَآءُ ۚ
l-māu
[the] water
وَإِنَّ
wa-inna
and indeed
مِنْهَا
min'hā
from them
لَمَا
lamā
certainly (there are some) which
يَهْبِطُ
yahbiṭu
fall down
مِنْ
min
from
خَشْيَةِ
khashyati
fear
ٱللَّهِ ۗ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَمَا
wamā
And not
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(is) Allah
بِغَـٰفِلٍ
bighāfilin
unaware
عَمَّا
ʿammā
of what
تَعْمَلُونَ
taʿmalūna
you do
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.
74. 1. That is, even after witnessing the previous miracles and this recent event that the murdered person was brought back to life, there was no inclination towards repentance and seeking forgiveness in your hearts. Rather, on the contrary, your hearts became as hard as stone, or even harder than that. After this, the hope for their reform diminishes and the fear of complete destruction increases. Therefore, the believers have been especially instructed not to become like those people to whom the Book was given before them, but after a long period, their hearts became hardened.
74. 2. Despite the hardness of stones, the benefits that are derived from them and the states they undergo are being described here. From this, it is understood that even within stones there exists a kind of perception and feeling, just as Allah Almighty says: Ayah (تُـسَبِّحُ لَهُ السَّمٰوٰتُ السَّـبْعُ وَالْاَرْضُ وَمَنْ فِيْهِنَّ وَاِنْ مِّنْ شَيْءٍ اِلَّايُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِهٖ وَلٰكِنْ لَّا تَفْقَهُوْنَ تَسْبِيْحَهُمْ اِنَّهٗ كَانَ حَلِــيْمًا غَفُوْرًا) 17:44
74. 2. Despite the hardness of stones, the benefits that are derived from them and the states they undergo are being described here. From this, it is understood that even within stones there exists a kind of perception and feeling, just as Allah Almighty says: Ayah (تُـسَبِّحُ لَهُ السَّمٰوٰتُ السَّـبْعُ وَالْاَرْضُ وَمَنْ فِيْهِنَّ وَاِنْ مِّنْ شَيْءٍ اِلَّايُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِهٖ وَلٰكِنْ لَّا تَفْقَهُوْنَ تَسْبِيْحَهُمْ اِنَّهٗ كَانَ حَلِــيْمًا غَفُوْرًا) 17:44
