سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 122
أَوَمَن كَانَ مَيْتًا فَأَحْيَيْنَـٰهُ وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُۥ نُورًا يَمْشِى بِهِۦ فِى ٱلنَّاسِ كَمَن مَّثَلُهُۥ فِى ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ لَيْسَ بِخَارِجٍ مِّنْهَا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ زُيِّنَ لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ ﴿122﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Is he who was dead (without Faith by ignorance and disbelief) and We gave him life (by knowledge and Faith) and set for him a light (of Belief) whereby he can walk amongst men - like him who is in the darkness (of disbelief, polytheism and hypocrisy) from which he can never come out? Thus it is made fair-seeming to the disbelievers that which they used to do.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَوَمَن
awaman
Is (one) who
كَانَ
kāna
was
مَيْتًۭا
maytan
dead
فَأَحْيَيْنَـٰهُ
fa-aḥyaynāhu
and We gave him life
وَجَعَلْنَا
wajaʿalnā
and We made
لَهُۥ
lahu
for him
نُورًۭا
nūran
light
يَمْشِى
yamshī
he walks
بِهِۦ
bihi
whereby
فِى
fī
among
ٱلنَّاسِ
l-nāsi
the people
كَمَن
kaman
like (one) who
مَّثَلُهُۥ
mathaluhu
[similar to him]
فِى
fī
(is) in
ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ
l-ẓulumāti
the darknesses
لَيْسَ
laysa
not
بِخَارِجٍۢ
bikhārijin
he comes out
مِّنْهَا ۚ
min'hā
of it
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhālika
Thus
زُيِّنَ
zuyyina
is made fair-seeming
لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
lil'kāfirīna
to the disbelievers
مَا
mā
what
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they were
يَعْمَلُونَ
yaʿmalūna
doing
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.
122. 1. In this verse, Allah Almighty has declared the disbelievers as mayyit (dead) and the believer as hayy (alive). This is because the disbelievers wanders in the darkness of disbelief and misguidance and is unable to come out of it, the result of which is destruction and ruin. And Allah Almighty revives the heart of the believer through faith, by which the paths of life become illuminated for him and he sets out on the path of faith and guidance, the result of which is success and prosperity. This is the same theme that has been mentioned in the following verses: Surah Baqarah 257, Surah Hud 24, Surah Fatir, 19, 22,
