سُوْرَةُ الْجَاثِيَةِ
Surah Al-Jaathiya (45) — Ayah 23
أَفَرَءَيْتَ مَنِ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَـٰهَهُۥ هَوَىٰهُ وَأَضَلَّهُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ وَخَتَمَ عَلَىٰ سَمْعِهِۦ وَقَلْبِهِۦ وَجَعَلَ عَلَىٰ بَصَرِهِۦ غِشَـٰوَةً فَمَن يَهْدِيهِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ ﴿23﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Have you seen him who takes his own lust (vain desires) as his ilâh (god)? And Allâh knowing (him as such), left him astray, and sealed his hearing and his heart, and put a cover on his sight. Who then will guide him after Allâh? Will you not then remember?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَفَرَءَيْتَ
afara-ayta
Have you seen
مَنِ
mani
(he) who
ٱتَّخَذَ
ittakhadha
takes
إِلَـٰهَهُۥ
ilāhahu
(as) his god
هَوَىٰهُ
hawāhu
his desire
وَأَضَلَّهُ
wa-aḍallahu
and Allah lets him go astray
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
and Allah lets him go astray
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
knowingly
عِلْمٍۢ
ʿil'min
knowingly
وَخَتَمَ
wakhatama
and He sets a seal
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
upon
سَمْعِهِۦ
samʿihi
his hearing
وَقَلْبِهِۦ
waqalbihi
and his heart
وَجَعَلَ
wajaʿala
and puts
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
over
بَصَرِهِۦ
baṣarihi
his vision
غِشَـٰوَةًۭ
ghishāwatan
a veil
فَمَن
faman
Then who
يَهْدِيهِ
yahdīhi
will guide him
مِنۢ
min
after
بَعْدِ
baʿdi
after
ٱللَّهِ ۚ
l-lahi
Allah
أَفَلَا
afalā
Then will not
تَذَكَّرُونَ
tadhakkarūna
you receive admonition
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.
23. 1 That is, despite the attainment of knowledge and the establishment of proof, he still chooses the path of misguidance, like many misguided people who are afflicted with the pride of knowledge.
23. 2 Thus, he is not even able to see the truth.
23. 2 Thus, he is not even able to see the truth.
