سُوْرَةُ يٰسٓ
Surah Yaseen (36) — Ayah 66
وَلَوْ نَشَآءُ لَطَمَسْنَا عَلَىٰٓ أَعْيُنِهِمْ فَٱسْتَبَقُوا۟ ٱلصِّرَٰطَ فَأَنَّىٰ يُبْصِرُونَ ﴿66﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And if it had been Our Will, We would surely have wiped out (blinded) their eyes, so that they would struggle for the Path, how then would they see?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَوْ
walaw
And if
نَشَآءُ
nashāu
We willed
لَطَمَسْنَا
laṭamasnā
We (would have) surely obliterated
عَلَىٰٓ
ʿalā
[over]
أَعْيُنِهِمْ
aʿyunihim
their eyes
فَٱسْتَبَقُوا۟
fa-is'tabaqū
then they (would) race
ٱلصِّرَٰطَ
l-ṣirāṭa
(to find) the path
فَأَنَّىٰ
fa-annā
then how
يُبْصِرُونَ
yub'ṣirūna
(could) they see
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.
66. 1. That is, after being deprived of sight, how would they be shown the way? But this is Our forbearance and grace that We did not do so.
