سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 42
وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَىٰٓ أُمَمٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُم بِٱلْبَأْسَآءِ وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَضَرَّعُونَ ﴿42﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily, We sent (Messengers) to many nations before you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم). And We seized them with extreme poverty (or loss in wealth) and loss in health (with calamities) so that they might humble themselves (believe with humility).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And certainly
أَرْسَلْنَآ
arsalnā
We sent (Messengers)
إِلَىٰٓ
ilā
to
أُمَمٍۢ
umamin
nations
مِّن
min
from
قَبْلِكَ
qablika
before you
فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُم
fa-akhadhnāhum
then We seized them
بِٱلْبَأْسَآءِ
bil-basāi
with adversity
وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ
wal-ḍarāi
and hardship
لَعَلَّهُمْ
laʿallahum
so that they may
يَتَضَرَّعُونَ
yataḍarraʿūna
humble themselves
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.
The exegesis of this verse has been done along with the previous verse.
