سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 59
۞ وَعِندَهُۥ مَفَاتِحُ ٱلْغَيْبِ لَا يَعْلَمُهَآ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِى ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ ۚ وَمَا تَسْقُطُ مِن وَرَقَةٍ إِلَّا يَعْلَمُهَا وَلَا حَبَّةٍ فِى ظُلُمَـٰتِ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا رَطْبٍ وَلَا يَابِسٍ إِلَّا فِى كِتَـٰبٍ مُّبِينٍ ﴿59﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And with Him are the keys of the Ghaib (all that is hidden), none knows them but He. And He knows whatever there is in the land and in the sea; not a leaf falls, but he knows it. There is not a grain in the darkness of the earth nor anything fresh or dry, but is written in a Clear Record.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ وَعِندَهُۥ
waʿindahu
And with Him
مَفَاتِحُ
mafātiḥu
(are the) keys
ٱلْغَيْبِ
l-ghaybi
(of) the unseen
لَا
lā
no (one)
يَعْلَمُهَآ
yaʿlamuhā
knows them
إِلَّا
illā
except
هُوَ ۚ
huwa
Him
وَيَعْلَمُ
wayaʿlamu
And He knows
مَا
mā
what
فِى
fī
(is) in
ٱلْبَرِّ
l-bari
the land
وَٱلْبَحْرِ ۚ
wal-baḥri
and in the sea
وَمَا
wamā
And not
تَسْقُطُ
tasquṭu
falls
مِن
min
of
وَرَقَةٍ
waraqatin
any leaf
إِلَّا
illā
but
يَعْلَمُهَا
yaʿlamuhā
He knows it
وَلَا
walā
And not
حَبَّةٍۢ
ḥabbatin
a grain
فِى
fī
in
ظُلُمَـٰتِ
ẓulumāti
the darkness[es]
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
(of) the earth
وَلَا
walā
and not
رَطْبٍۢ
raṭbin
moist
وَلَا
walā
and not
يَابِسٍ
yābisin
dry
إِلَّا
illā
but
فِى
fī
(is) in
كِتَـٰبٍۢ
kitābin
a Record
مُّبِينٍۢ
mubīnin
Clear
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.
59. 1. By "Kitab Mubeen" is meant the Preserved Tablet (Lauh Mahfuz). From this verse, it is also understood that the Knower of the unseen is only Allah; all the treasures of the unseen are with Him alone. Therefore, when will the disbelievers, polytheists, and opponents be punished? The knowledge of this is also with Him alone, and He alone decides according to His wisdom. In the hadith, it is mentioned that the keys of the unseen are five: the knowledge of the Hour (Day of Judgment), the coming of rain, the child developing in the mother's womb, the events that will occur tomorrow, and where death will come. The knowledge of these five is with none but Allah (Sahih Bukhari).
