سُوْرَةُ النَّحْلِ
Surah An-Nahl (16) — Ayah 7
وَتَحْمِلُ أَثْقَالَكُمْ إِلَىٰ بَلَدٍ لَّمْ تَكُونُوا۟ بَـٰلِغِيهِ إِلَّا بِشِقِّ ٱلْأَنفُسِ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ لَرَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿7﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And they carry your loads to a land that you could not reach except with great trouble to yourselves. Truly, your Lord is full of Kindness, Most Merciful.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَتَحْمِلُ
wataḥmilu
And they carry
أَثْقَالَكُمْ
athqālakum
your loads
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
بَلَدٍۢ
baladin
a land
لَّمْ
lam
not
تَكُونُوا۟
takūnū
you could
بَـٰلِغِيهِ
bālighīhi
reach it
إِلَّا
illā
except
بِشِقِّ
bishiqqi
with great trouble
ٱلْأَنفُسِ ۚ
l-anfusi
(to) yourselves
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
رَبَّكُمْ
rabbakum
your Lord
لَرَءُوفٌۭ
laraūfun
surely is Most Kind
رَّحِيمٌۭ
raḥīmun
Most Merciful
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
The tafsir of this ayah is included with the following verse(s).
