سُوْرَةُ الْوَاقِعَةِ
Surah Al-Waaqia (56) — Ayah 85
وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنكُمْ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا تُبْصِرُونَ ﴿85﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
But We (i.e. Our angels who take the soul) are nearer to him than you, but you see not, (Tafsir At-Tabarî)
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَنَحْنُ
wanaḥnu
And We
أَقْرَبُ
aqrabu
(are) nearer
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
to him
مِنكُمْ
minkum
than you
وَلَـٰكِن
walākin
but
لَّا
lā
you (do) not see
تُبْصِرُونَ
tub'ṣirūna
you (do) not 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.
85-1 That is, We are closer to the dying person than you are. In terms of Our knowledge and power. Or by "We" is meant Allah's agents, that is, the angels of death who seize his soul.
