سُوْرَةُ النَّحْلِ
Surah An-Nahl (16) — Ayah 37
إِن تَحْرِصْ عَلَىٰ هُدَىٰهُمْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى مَن يُضِلُّ ۖ وَمَا لَهُم مِّن نَّـٰصِرِينَ ﴿37﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
If you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) covet for their guidance, then verily Allâh guides not those whom He makes to go astray (or none can guide him whom Allâh sends astray). And they will have no helpers.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِن
in
If
تَحْرِصْ
taḥriṣ
you desire
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
[for]
هُدَىٰهُمْ
hudāhum
their guidance
فَإِنَّ
fa-inna
then indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
لَا
lā
(will) not
يَهْدِى
yahdī
guide
مَن
man
whom
يُضِلُّ ۖ
yuḍillu
He lets go astray
وَمَا
wamā
and not (are)
لَهُم
lahum
for them
مِّن
min
any
نَّـٰصِرِينَ
nāṣirīna
helpers
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah37){اِنْ تَحْرِصْ عَلٰى هُدٰىهُمْ …:} That is, Allah Almighty has made both the paths of guidance and misguidance clear, so now if people do not use the ability granted by Him and prefer falsehood over truth, and Allah punishes them by letting them remain in falsehood, then your eagerness for them cannot benefit them in any way. In this verse, the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) eagerness for the guidance of people is also being manifested. See Surah At-Tawbah (128).
