سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 125
فَمَن يُرِدِ ٱللَّهُ أَن يَهْدِيَهُۥ يَشْرَحْ صَدْرَهُۥ لِلْإِسْلَـٰمِ ۖ وَمَن يُرِدْ أَن يُضِلَّهُۥ يَجْعَلْ صَدْرَهُۥ ضَيِّقًا حَرَجًا كَأَنَّمَا يَصَّعَّدُ فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يَجْعَلُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلرِّجْسَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿125﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And whomsoever Allâh wills to guide, He opens his breast to Islâm; and whomsoever He wills to send astray, He makes his breast closed and constricted, as if he is climbing up to the sky. Thus Allâh puts the wrath on those who believe not.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَمَن
faman
So whoever
يُرِدِ
yuridi
wants
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
أَن
an
that
يَهْدِيَهُۥ
yahdiyahu
He guides him
يَشْرَحْ
yashraḥ
He expands
صَدْرَهُۥ
ṣadrahu
his breast
لِلْإِسْلَـٰمِ ۖ
lil'is'lāmi
to Islam
وَمَن
waman
and whoever
يُرِدْ
yurid
He wants
أَن
an
that
يُضِلَّهُۥ
yuḍillahu
He lets him go astray
يَجْعَلْ
yajʿal
He makes
صَدْرَهُۥ
ṣadrahu
his breast
ضَيِّقًا
ḍayyiqan
tight
حَرَجًۭا
ḥarajan
and constricted
كَأَنَّمَا
ka-annamā
as though
يَصَّعَّدُ
yaṣṣaʿʿadu
he (were) climbing
فِى
fī
into
ٱلسَّمَآءِ ۚ
l-samāi
the sky
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhālika
Thus
يَجْعَلُ
yajʿalu
places
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
ٱلرِّجْسَ
l-rij'sa
the filth
عَلَى
ʿalā
on
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
لَا
lā
(do) not
يُؤْمِنُونَ
yu'minūna
believe
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125. Whomever Allah wills to guide, He opens his heart to Islam; and whomever He wills to let go astray, He makes his chest tight and constricted, as if he were climbing up towards a height with difficulty [132]. Thus does Allah lay the filth (of aversion and hatred for the truth) [133] upon those who do not believe.
[132]
What is the Expansion of the Breast?
By the expansion of the breast is meant that a person wholeheartedly accepts the call of Islam and his heart becomes completely satisfied with its truth, leaving no room for any doubt or suspicion. The constriction of the breast means that as soon as he hears the call of Islam, his heart feels constricted; he does not even try to understand or reflect upon this call. Then, due to this attitude, this constriction keeps increasing moment by moment. Eventually, his condition becomes such that the truth cannot enter his heart at all. At that time, he feels so distressed by the success of Islam as if he is being forced to climb to a height or the top of a mountain, and despite being out of breath, he is compelled to keep climbing.
[133] Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) has interpreted "rijs" at this place as "Shaytan." Thus, the meaning would be that We set a Shaytan over such a person who does not let him even come close to faith. Also, "rijs" means impurity and also punishment. In the translation, the meaning of impurity has been written, and if it means punishment, then it refers to the punishment of curse being imposed upon him in this world, and the punishment in the Hereafter will be even more severe.
[132]
What is the Expansion of the Breast?
By the expansion of the breast is meant that a person wholeheartedly accepts the call of Islam and his heart becomes completely satisfied with its truth, leaving no room for any doubt or suspicion. The constriction of the breast means that as soon as he hears the call of Islam, his heart feels constricted; he does not even try to understand or reflect upon this call. Then, due to this attitude, this constriction keeps increasing moment by moment. Eventually, his condition becomes such that the truth cannot enter his heart at all. At that time, he feels so distressed by the success of Islam as if he is being forced to climb to a height or the top of a mountain, and despite being out of breath, he is compelled to keep climbing.
[133] Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) has interpreted "rijs" at this place as "Shaytan." Thus, the meaning would be that We set a Shaytan over such a person who does not let him even come close to faith. Also, "rijs" means impurity and also punishment. In the translation, the meaning of impurity has been written, and if it means punishment, then it refers to the punishment of curse being imposed upon him in this world, and the punishment in the Hereafter will be even more severe.
