سُوْرَةُ قٓ
Surah Qaaf (50) — Ayah 22
لَّقَدْ كُنتَ فِى غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ هَـٰذَا فَكَشَفْنَا عَنكَ غِطَآءَكَ فَبَصَرُكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ حَدِيدٌ ﴿22﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(It will be said to the sinners): "Indeed you were heedless of this. Now We have removed from you your covering, and sharp is your sight this Day!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَّقَدْ
laqad
Certainly
كُنتَ
kunta
you were
فِى
fī
in
غَفْلَةٍۢ
ghaflatin
heedlessness
مِّنْ
min
of
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
this
فَكَشَفْنَا
fakashafnā
So We have removed
عَنكَ
ʿanka
from you
غِطَآءَكَ
ghiṭāaka
your cover
فَبَصَرُكَ
fabaṣaruka
so your sight
ٱلْيَوْمَ
l-yawma
today
حَدِيدٌۭ
ḥadīdun
(is) sharp
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 22) ➊ In {لَقَدْ كُنْتَ فِيْ غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ هٰذَا: ’’ غَفْلَةٍ ‘‘}, the tanween is for magnification, therefore it has been translated as "great heedlessness." Here, these words are omitted: "It will be said to every disbeliever and polytheist that..." This verse is also evidence that {’’ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ‘‘} refers to the disbelievers, because they alone are heedless of the Hereafter, while the believers have certainty in the Hereafter and remain concerned about it. This statement will be said to the disbelievers as sarcasm to humiliate them.
➋ { فَكَشَفْنَا عَنْكَ غِطَآءَكَ … :} means the veil of heedlessness that was over your eyes, due to which you used to deny the Hereafter, that veil We have now removed, so your sight has become sharp and you can see with your own eyes all those realities which you used to deny.
➋ { فَكَشَفْنَا عَنْكَ غِطَآءَكَ … :} means the veil of heedlessness that was over your eyes, due to which you used to deny the Hereafter, that veil We have now removed, so your sight has become sharp and you can see with your own eyes all those realities which you used to deny.
