سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 157
أَوْ تَقُولُوا۟ لَوْ أَنَّآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْنَا ٱلْكِتَـٰبُ لَكُنَّآ أَهْدَىٰ مِنْهُمْ ۚ فَقَدْ جَآءَكُم بَيِّنَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةٌ ۚ فَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّن كَذَّبَ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَصَدَفَ عَنْهَا ۗ سَنَجْزِى ٱلَّذِينَ يَصْدِفُونَ عَنْ ءَايَـٰتِنَا سُوٓءَ ٱلْعَذَابِ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَصْدِفُونَ ﴿157﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Or lest you (pagan Arabs) should say: "If only the Book had been sent down to us, we would surely have been better guided than they (Jews and Christians)." So now has come unto you a clear proof (the Qur’ân) from your Lord, and a guidance and a mercy. Who then does more wrong than one who rejects the Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allâh and turns away therefrom? We shall requite those who turn away from Our Ayât with an evil torment, because of their turning away (from them). [Tafsir At-Tabari]
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَوْ
aw
Or
تَقُولُوا۟
taqūlū
you say
لَوْ
law
If
أَنَّآ
annā
[that]
أُنزِلَ
unzila
was revealed
عَلَيْنَا
ʿalaynā
to us
ٱلْكِتَـٰبُ
l-kitābu
the Book
لَكُنَّآ
lakunnā
surely we (would) have been
أَهْدَىٰ
ahdā
better guided
مِنْهُمْ ۚ
min'hum
than them
فَقَدْ
faqad
So verily
جَآءَكُم
jāakum
has come to you
بَيِّنَةٌۭ
bayyinatun
clear proofs
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّكُمْ
rabbikum
your Lord
وَهُدًۭى
wahudan
and a Guidance
وَرَحْمَةٌۭ ۚ
waraḥmatun
and a Mercy
فَمَنْ
faman
Then who
أَظْلَمُ
aẓlamu
(is) more unjust
مِمَّن
mimman
than (he) who
كَذَّبَ
kadhaba
denies
بِـَٔايَـٰتِ
biāyāti
[with] (the) Verses
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَصَدَفَ
waṣadafa
and turns away
عَنْهَا ۗ
ʿanhā
from them
سَنَجْزِى
sanajzī
We will recompense
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
يَصْدِفُونَ
yaṣdifūna
turn away
عَنْ
ʿan
from
ءَايَـٰتِنَا
āyātinā
Our Signs
سُوٓءَ
sūa
(with) an evil
ٱلْعَذَابِ
l-ʿadhābi
punishment
بِمَا
bimā
because
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they used to
يَصْدِفُونَ
yaṣdifūna
turn away
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 157) ➊ {اَوْ تَقُوْلُوْا لَوْ اَنَّاۤ اُنْزِلَ ……:} That is, you will not be able to make this excuse either. { ’’ بَيِّنَةٌ ‘‘ } By "clear proof" is meant the Noble Qur’an, which is not only guidance and mercy, but also a clear and evident proof of its truthfulness. It is not only for the Arabs, but for all people and all nations until the Day of Resurrection, and anyone can learn Allah’s commands by learning Arabic, as, by Allah’s grace, Islam has spread among all nations.
➋ {صَدَفَ عَنْهَا:} Its meaning is to keep away and also to prevent others. The disbelievers themselves did not believe, and they also prevented others. See Surah Al-An’am (26, 27).
➋ {صَدَفَ عَنْهَا:} Its meaning is to keep away and also to prevent others. The disbelievers themselves did not believe, and they also prevented others. See Surah Al-An’am (26, 27).
