سُوْرَةُ النَّحْلِ
Surah An-Nahl (16) — Ayah 7
وَتَحْمِلُ أَثْقَالَكُمْ إِلَىٰ بَلَدٍ لَّمْ تَكُونُوا۟ بَـٰلِغِيهِ إِلَّا بِشِقِّ ٱلْأَنفُسِ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ لَرَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿7﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And they carry your loads to a land that you could not reach except with great trouble to yourselves. Truly, your Lord is full of Kindness, Most Merciful.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَتَحْمِلُ
wataḥmilu
And they carry
أَثْقَالَكُمْ
athqālakum
your loads
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
بَلَدٍۢ
baladin
a land
لَّمْ
lam
not
تَكُونُوا۟
takūnū
you could
بَـٰلِغِيهِ
bālighīhi
reach it
إِلَّا
illā
except
بِشِقِّ
bishiqqi
with great trouble
ٱلْأَنفُسِ ۚ
l-anfusi
(to) yourselves
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
رَبَّكُمْ
rabbakum
your Lord
لَرَءُوفٌۭ
laraūfun
surely is Most Kind
رَّحِيمٌۭ
raḥīmun
Most Merciful
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.
(Ayah7){وَ تَحْمِلُ اَثْقَالَكُمْ اِلٰى بَلَدٍ لَّمْ تَكُوْنُوْا بٰلِغِيْهِ …:} This point has appeared in several places in the Quran, for example, Surah Al-Mu’minun (21, 22), Surah Al-Mu’min (79 to 81), Surah Ya-Sin (71 to 73), and Surah Az-Zukhruf (12 to 14).
