سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 100
أَوَلَمْ يَهْدِ لِلَّذِينَ يَرِثُونَ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ أَهْلِهَآ أَن لَّوْ نَشَآءُ أَصَبْنَـٰهُم بِذُنُوبِهِمْ ۚ وَنَطْبَعُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ فَهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُونَ ﴿100﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Is it not clear to those who inherit the earth in succession from its (previous) possessors, that had We willed, We would have punished them for their sins. And We seal up their hearts so that they hear not?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَوَلَمْ
awalam
Would it not
يَهْدِ
yahdi
guide
لِلَّذِينَ
lilladhīna
[for] those who
يَرِثُونَ
yarithūna
inherit
ٱلْأَرْضَ
l-arḍa
the land
مِنۢ
min
from
بَعْدِ
baʿdi
after
أَهْلِهَآ
ahlihā
its people
أَن
an
that
لَّوْ
law
if
نَشَآءُ
nashāu
We willed
أَصَبْنَـٰهُم
aṣabnāhum
We (could) afflict them
بِذُنُوبِهِمْ ۚ
bidhunūbihim
for their sins
وَنَطْبَعُ
wanaṭbaʿu
and We put a seal
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
over
قُلُوبِهِمْ
qulūbihim
their hearts
فَهُمْ
fahum
so they
لَا
lā
(do) not
يَسْمَعُونَ
yasmaʿūna
hear
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.
10. 1. That is, not only does punishment come as a result of sins, but locks are also placed upon hearts; even great punishments cannot awaken them from the slumber of heedlessness. As in some other places, here too Allah Almighty has stated, firstly, that just as We destroyed previous nations as a consequence of their sins, if We will, We can also destroy you because of your deeds. Secondly, it is stated that due to the continuous commission of sins, seals are set upon people's hearts, the result of which is that their ears are also closed to the voice of truth, and then admonition and advice become useless for them. In the verse, "guidance" is in the meaning of clarification (explanation), which is why it is transitive with "lam": أَوَلَمْ يَهْدِ لِلَّذِينَ, meaning, "Has this matter not become clear to them?"
