سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 104
قَدْ جَآءَكُم بَصَآئِرُ مِن رَّبِّكُمْ ۖ فَمَنْ أَبْصَرَ فَلِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖ وَمَنْ عَمِىَ فَعَلَيْهَا ۚ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ عَلَيْكُم بِحَفِيظٍ ﴿104﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily, proofs have come to you from your Lord, so whosoever sees, will do so for (the good of) his ownself, and whosoever blinds himself, will do so to his own harm, and I (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) am not a watcher over you.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَدْ
qad
Verily
جَآءَكُم
jāakum
has come to you
بَصَآئِرُ
baṣāiru
enlightenment
مِن
min
from
رَّبِّكُمْ ۖ
rabbikum
your Lord
فَمَنْ
faman
Then whoever
أَبْصَرَ
abṣara
sees
فَلِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖ
falinafsihi
then (it is) for his soul
وَمَنْ
waman
and whoever
عَمِىَ
ʿamiya
(is) blind
فَعَلَيْهَا ۚ
faʿalayhā
then (it is) against himself
وَمَآ
wamā
And not
أَنَا۠
anā
(am) I
عَلَيْكُم
ʿalaykum
over you
بِحَفِيظٍۢ
biḥafīẓin
a guardian
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.
14. 1. "Basa'ir" is the plural of "Basirah," which originally means the light of the heart. Here, it refers to those evidences that the Quran has mentioned repeatedly and in various places, and which the Prophet ﷺ has also explained in the hadiths. Whoever adopts the path of guidance after seeing these evidences, the benefit is his own; if he does not adopt it, the loss is his own. As it is said: من اھتدی فانما یھتدی لنفسہ ومن ضل فانما یضل علیھا (whoever is guided, is guided only for his own soul, and whoever goes astray, goes astray only against it). (Bani Israel). Its meaning is the same as the verse under explanation.
14. 2. Rather, I am only a messenger, a caller, and a bearer of glad tidings and a warner. Showing the path is my task; making someone walk upon it is in Allah's control.
14. 2. Rather, I am only a messenger, a caller, and a bearer of glad tidings and a warner. Showing the path is my task; making someone walk upon it is in Allah's control.
