سُوْرَةُ فُصِّلَتۡ
Surah Fussilat (41) — Ayah 44
وَلَوْ جَعَلْنَـٰهُ قُرْءَانًا أَعْجَمِيًّا لَّقَالُوا۟ لَوْلَا فُصِّلَتْ ءَايَـٰتُهُۥٓ ۖ ءَا۬عْجَمِىٌّ وَعَرَبِىٌّ ۗ قُلْ هُوَ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ هُدًى وَشِفَآءٌ ۖ وَٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ فِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْرٌ وَهُوَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَمًى ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ يُنَادَوْنَ مِن مَّكَانٍۭ بَعِيدٍ ﴿44﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And if We had sent this as a Qur’ân in a foreign language (other than Arabic), they would have said: "Why are not its verses explained in detail (in our language)? What! (A Book) not in Arabic and (the Messenger) an Arab?" Say: "It is for those who believe, a guide and a healing. And as for those who disbelieve, there is heaviness (deafness) in their ears, and it (the Qur’ân) is blindness for them. They are those who are called from a place far away (so they neither listen nor understand)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَوْ
walaw
And if
جَعَلْنَـٰهُ
jaʿalnāhu
We (had) made it
قُرْءَانًا
qur'ānan
a Quran
أَعْجَمِيًّۭا
aʿjamiyyan
(in) a foreign (language)
لَّقَالُوا۟
laqālū
they (would have) said
لَوْلَا
lawlā
Why not
فُصِّلَتْ
fuṣṣilat
are explained in detail
ءَايَـٰتُهُۥٓ ۖ
āyātuhu
its verses
ءَا۬عْجَمِىٌّۭ
āʿ'jamiyyun
(Is it) a foreign (language)
وَعَرَبِىٌّۭ ۗ
waʿarabiyyun
and an Arab
قُلْ
qul
Say
هُوَ
huwa
It (is)
لِلَّذِينَ
lilladhīna
for those who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe
هُدًۭى
hudan
a guidance
وَشِفَآءٌۭ ۖ
washifāon
and a healing
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
And those who
لَا
lā
(do) not
يُؤْمِنُونَ
yu'minūna
believe
فِىٓ
fī
in
ءَاذَانِهِمْ
ādhānihim
their ears
وَقْرٌۭ
waqrun
(is) deafness
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
and it
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
(is) for them
عَمًى ۚ
ʿaman
blindness
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
Those
يُنَادَوْنَ
yunādawna
are being called
مِن
min
from
مَّكَانٍۭ
makānin
a place
بَعِيدٍۢ
baʿīdin
far
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44. And if We had made this Qur’an in a non-Arabic language [55], the disbelievers would have said, “Why are its verses not explained clearly? What! A book in a foreign tongue and an Arab audience?” Say, “For those who believe, it is guidance and healing; but those who do not believe, there is heaviness in their ears, and it remains obscure [57] to them. They are like people who are called from a far-off place [58].”
[55]
If the Quran Had Been Revealed in a Non-Arabic Language, the Nature of the Disbelievers’ Objection Would Only Have Changed:
This stubbornness and obstinacy is another example of the evil nature of the disbelievers. When making objections, they do not even consider whether there is any rationality in their objection or not. Their objection was that this Messenger is an Arab and delivers speech in the Arabic language. So, from this, it seems that this speech is his own composition. What should have been the case is that this speech would have been in some other language, such as Persian or Roman, and he would have recited it fluently to us. Then we would have thought that he did not even know this language, so it is possible that he is Allah’s Messenger and an angel is teaching him such speech. The answer to this objection is given in this verse: if We had revealed the Quran in a non-Arabic language, then their objection would have been: “Wow! This is a strange matter. This Prophet presents speech in a language that we cannot even understand, so how can we believe in it?” The point is that these people will object no matter what the situation is, and this is exactly what they are doing.
[56] Say to such objectors that those who possess sound intellect are attaining guidance from this very Quran and are also finding healing from their spiritual ailments. If you yourselves do not wish to listen, see, or seek guidance, then what fault is there in Allah’s Book that you hold it responsible?
[57]
The Arguments of the Quran Always Remain Obscured to the Disbelievers:
There is a bird, the bat, whose eyes are dazzled by the sunlight, and it keeps its eyes closed in the daylight. Although the sun is a great blessing for everyone, the bat does not like it. This is the same condition of these disbelievers: when the sun of guidance rises, they do not like it. What fault is there in the fountain of the sun or the sun of guidance? Even if they hear some of the speech of Allah, they do not let it reach their ears, and the subjects of guidance and the arguments of monotheism and the Hereafter in the Quran are never clear to them; rather, they always remain obscured.
[58] The voice of someone calling from afar does reach the ears, but it cannot be understood what the caller is saying. This is the same condition of these disbelievers: even if the voice of the Quran reaches their ears, since they have no desire to attain any guidance from it, therefore the meanings and messages of the Quranic verses always remain obscured to them.
[55]
If the Quran Had Been Revealed in a Non-Arabic Language, the Nature of the Disbelievers’ Objection Would Only Have Changed:
This stubbornness and obstinacy is another example of the evil nature of the disbelievers. When making objections, they do not even consider whether there is any rationality in their objection or not. Their objection was that this Messenger is an Arab and delivers speech in the Arabic language. So, from this, it seems that this speech is his own composition. What should have been the case is that this speech would have been in some other language, such as Persian or Roman, and he would have recited it fluently to us. Then we would have thought that he did not even know this language, so it is possible that he is Allah’s Messenger and an angel is teaching him such speech. The answer to this objection is given in this verse: if We had revealed the Quran in a non-Arabic language, then their objection would have been: “Wow! This is a strange matter. This Prophet presents speech in a language that we cannot even understand, so how can we believe in it?” The point is that these people will object no matter what the situation is, and this is exactly what they are doing.
[56] Say to such objectors that those who possess sound intellect are attaining guidance from this very Quran and are also finding healing from their spiritual ailments. If you yourselves do not wish to listen, see, or seek guidance, then what fault is there in Allah’s Book that you hold it responsible?
[57]
The Arguments of the Quran Always Remain Obscured to the Disbelievers:
There is a bird, the bat, whose eyes are dazzled by the sunlight, and it keeps its eyes closed in the daylight. Although the sun is a great blessing for everyone, the bat does not like it. This is the same condition of these disbelievers: when the sun of guidance rises, they do not like it. What fault is there in the fountain of the sun or the sun of guidance? Even if they hear some of the speech of Allah, they do not let it reach their ears, and the subjects of guidance and the arguments of monotheism and the Hereafter in the Quran are never clear to them; rather, they always remain obscured.
[58] The voice of someone calling from afar does reach the ears, but it cannot be understood what the caller is saying. This is the same condition of these disbelievers: even if the voice of the Quran reaches their ears, since they have no desire to attain any guidance from it, therefore the meanings and messages of the Quranic verses always remain obscured to them.
