سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ
Surah Al-Muminoon (23) — Ayah 63
بَلْ قُلُوبُهُمْ فِى غَمْرَةٍ مِّنْ هَـٰذَا وَلَهُمْ أَعْمَـٰلٌ مِّن دُونِ ذَٰلِكَ هُمْ لَهَا عَـٰمِلُونَ ﴿63﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Nay, but their hearts are covered from (understanding) this (the Qur’ân), and they have other (evil) deeds, besides, which they are doing.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
بَلْ
bal
Nay
قُلُوبُهُمْ
qulūbuhum
their hearts
فِى
fī
(are) in
غَمْرَةٍۢ
ghamratin
confusion
مِّنْ
min
over
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
this
وَلَهُمْ
walahum
and for them
أَعْمَـٰلٌۭ
aʿmālun
(are) deeds
مِّن
min
besides
دُونِ
dūni
besides
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
هُمْ
hum
they
لَهَا
lahā
for it
عَـٰمِلُونَ
ʿāmilūna
(are) doers
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.
In (Ayah 63){ بَلْ قُلُوْبُهُمْ فِيْ غَمْرَةٍ مِّنْ هٰذَا … : ’’ غَمْرَةٍ ‘‘}, the tanween is for intensification, therefore the translation is "severe heedlessness." {’’هٰذَا ‘‘} refers to those things that have been mentioned earlier, meaning the matter is not as the disbelievers have assumed—that receiving wealth and children is a sign of Allah’s favor upon them. Rather, the real issue is that the hearts of these people are in severe heedlessness regarding the qualities that become the means of attaining goodness (i.e., fear of Allah, faith in the verses, avoidance of shirk, and always having the fear that any deed may not be accepted), and regarding the presentation of the book of deeds on the Day of Judgment. Then, their crime is not just this, but in addition to this, there are many other actions which they are bound to commit, so that the proof may be established against them and they may bear the consequences of their deeds.
