سُوْرَةُ الْمُلْكِ
Surah Al-Mulk (67) — Ayah 4
ثُمَّ ٱرْجِعِ ٱلْبَصَرَ كَرَّتَيْنِ يَنقَلِبْ إِلَيْكَ ٱلْبَصَرُ خَاسِئًا وَهُوَ حَسِيرٌ ﴿4﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then look again and yet again: your sight will return to you in a state of humiliation and worn out.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
ٱرْجِعِ
ir'jiʿi
return
ٱلْبَصَرَ
l-baṣara
the vision
كَرَّتَيْنِ
karratayni
twice (again)
يَنقَلِبْ
yanqalib
Will return
إِلَيْكَ
ilayka
to you
ٱلْبَصَرُ
l-baṣaru
the vision
خَاسِئًۭا
khāsi-an
humbled
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
while it
حَسِيرٌۭ
ḥasīrun
(is) fatigued
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.
The literal meaning of (Ayah 4){ ثُمَّ ارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ كَرَّتَيْنِ يَنْقَلِبْ … : ’’ كَرَّتَيْنِ ‘‘} is "twice," but here it does not mean only twice; rather, it means (if no flaw is found even after looking again,) then look repeatedly! Just as the word {’’لَبَّيْكَ‘‘} is dual, but it does not mean "I am present twice," rather it means "I am present again and again." {’’ خَاسِئًا ‘‘} is one who seeks something but is turned away from it. {’’ حَسِيْرٌ ‘‘} is one who becomes weary and helpless. The command to look repeatedly is to make their helplessness clear.
