سُوْرَةُ الْفُرْقَانِ
Surah Al-Furqaan (25) — Ayah 44
أَمْ تَحْسَبُ أَنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ يَسْمَعُونَ أَوْ يَعْقِلُونَ ۚ إِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا كَٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِ ۖ بَلْ هُمْ أَضَلُّ سَبِيلًا ﴿44﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Or do you think that most of them hear or understand? They are only like cattle - nay, they are even farther astray from the Path (i.e. even worse than cattle).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَمْ
am
Or
تَحْسَبُ
taḥsabu
do you think
أَنَّ
anna
that
أَكْثَرَهُمْ
aktharahum
most of them
يَسْمَعُونَ
yasmaʿūna
hear
أَوْ
aw
or
يَعْقِلُونَ ۚ
yaʿqilūna
understand
إِنْ
in
Not
هُمْ
hum
they
إِلَّا
illā
(are) except
كَٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِ ۖ
kal-anʿāmi
like cattle
بَلْ
bal
Nay
هُمْ
hum
they
أَضَلُّ
aḍallu
(are) more astray
سَبِيلًا
sabīlan
(from the) way
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.
(Ayah 44){ اَمْ تَحْسَبُ اَنَّ اَكْثَرَهُمْ يَسْمَعُوْنَ … : } In terms of the path, they are more astray because animals are excused as Allah has not placed in them the faculty of thinking and understanding, but the regret is for those who possess intellect and consciousness yet do not use it, or if they do, they use it in the wrong way. Or it means that even cattle remain obedient to their owner, they go to the pasture and then return to their place, but these people neither recognize their Creator and Owner nor live their lives according to His will. See Surah Al-A'raf (179).
