سُوْرَةُ سَبَاٍ
Surah Saba (34) — Ayah 50
قُلْ إِن ضَلَلْتُ فَإِنَّمَآ أَضِلُّ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِى ۖ وَإِنِ ٱهْتَدَيْتُ فَبِمَا يُوحِىٓ إِلَىَّ رَبِّىٓ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ سَمِيعٌ قَرِيبٌ ﴿50﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say: "If (even) I go astray, I shall stray only to my own loss. But if I remain guided, it is because of the Revelation of my Lord to me. Truly, He is All-Hearer, Ever Near (to all things)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
إِن
in
If
ضَلَلْتُ
ḍalaltu
I err
فَإِنَّمَآ
fa-innamā
then only
أَضِلُّ
aḍillu
I will err
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
against
نَفْسِى ۖ
nafsī
myself
وَإِنِ
wa-ini
But if
ٱهْتَدَيْتُ
ih'tadaytu
I am guided
فَبِمَا
fabimā
then it is by what
يُوحِىٓ
yūḥī
reveals
إِلَىَّ
ilayya
to me
رَبِّىٓ ۚ
rabbī
my Lord
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, He
سَمِيعٌۭ
samīʿun
(is) All-Hearer
قَرِيبٌۭ
qarībun
Ever-Near
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.
50. 1. That is, all goodness is from Allah, and the revelation and clear truth that Allah has sent down contains guidance and right direction; people find the correct path through it. So, when someone goes astray, it is due to the person’s own shortcomings and desires. Therefore, its consequence will also be upon him.
50. 2. Just as it is stated in the hadith: "You are not calling upon one who is deaf or absent," rather, you are calling upon the One who is Hearing, Near, and Responsive.
50. 2. Just as it is stated in the hadith: "You are not calling upon one who is deaf or absent," rather, you are calling upon the One who is Hearing, Near, and Responsive.
