Al-An'am 6:63
The Cattle · Juz 7 · Page 135
قُلۡ مَن يُنَجِّيكُم مِّن ظُلُمَٰتِ ٱلۡبَرِّ وَٱلۡبَحۡرِ تَدۡعُونَهُۥ تَضَرُّعٗا وَخُفۡيَةٗ لَّئِنۡ أَنجَىٰنَا مِنۡ هَٰذِهِۦ لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلشَّٰكِرِينَ ٦٣
Say, "Who rescues you from the darknesses of the land and sea [when] you call upon Him imploring [aloud] and privately, 'If He should save us from this [crisis], we will surely be among the thankful.'"
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Commentary on 6:63–64
﴿قُلْ مَن يُنَجِّيكم مِن ظُلُماتِ البَرِّ والبَحْرِ﴾ مِن شَدائِدِهِما، اسْتُعِيرَتِ الظُّلْمَةُ لِلشِّدَّةِ لِمُشارَكَتِهِما في الهَوْلِ وإبْطالِ الإبْصارِ فَقِيلَ لِلْيَوْمِ الشَّدِيدِ يَوْمٌ مُظْلِمٌ ويَوْمٌ ذُو كَواكِبَ، أوْ مِنَ الخَسْفِ في البَرِّ والغَرَقِ في البَحْرِ.
وَقَرَأ يَعْقُوبُ يُنْجِيكم بِالتَّخْفِيفِ والمَعْنى واحِدٌ. ﴿تَدْعُونَهُ تَضَرُّعًا وخُفْيَةً﴾ مُعْلِنِينَ ومُسِرِّينَ، أوْ إعْلانًا وإسْرارًا وقَرَأ أبُو بَكْرٍ هُنا وفي «الأعْرافِ» وخِفْيَةً بِالكَسْرِ وقُرِئَ «خِيفَةً» . ﴿لَئِنْ أنْجَيْتَنا مِن هَذِهِ لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الشّاكِرِينَ﴾ عَلى إرادَةِ القَوْلِ أيْ تَقُولُونَ لَئِنْ أنْجَيْتَنا. وقَرَأ الكُوفِيُّونَ «لَئِنْ أنْجانا» لِيُوافِقَ قَوْلَهُ تَدْعُونَهُ وهَذِهِ إشارَةٌ إلى الظُّلْمَةِ.
﴿قُلِ اللَّهُ يُنَجِّيكم مِنها﴾ شَدَّدَهُ الكُوفِيُّونَ وهِشامٌ وخَفَّفَهُ الباقُونَ. ﴿وَمِن كُلِّ كَرْبٍ﴾ غَمٍّ سِواها. ﴿ثُمَّ أنْتُمْ تُشْرِكُونَ﴾ تَعُودُونَ إلى الشِّرْكِ ولا تُوفُونَ بِالعَهْدِ، وإنَّما وُضِعَ تُشْرِكُونَ مَوْضِعَ لا تَشْكُرُونَ تَنْبِيهًا عَلى أنَّ مَن أشْرَكَ في عِبادَةِ اللَّهِ سُبْحانَهُ وتَعالى فَكَأنَّهُ لَمْ يَعْبُدْهُ رَأْسًا.
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6:60
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِي يَتَوَفَّىٰكُم بِٱلَّيۡلِ وَيَعۡلَمُ مَا جَرَحۡتُم بِٱلنَّهَارِ ثُمَّ يَبۡعَثُكُمۡ فِيهِ لِيُقۡضَىٰٓ أَجَلٞ مُّسَمّٗىۖ ثُمَّ إِلَيۡهِ مَرۡجِعُكُمۡ ثُمَّ يُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ ٦٠
And it is He who takes your souls by night1 and knows what you have committed by day. Then He revives you therein [i.e., by day] that a specified term2 may be fulfilled. Then to Him will be your return; then He will inform you about what you used to do.
6:61
وَهُوَ ٱلۡقَاهِرُ فَوۡقَ عِبَادِهِۦۖ وَيُرۡسِلُ عَلَيۡكُمۡ حَفَظَةً حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءَ أَحَدَكُمُ ٱلۡمَوۡتُ تَوَفَّتۡهُ رُسُلُنَا وَهُمۡ لَا يُفَرِّطُونَ ٦١
And He is the subjugator over His servants, and He sends over you guardian-angels until, when death comes to one of you, Our messengers [i.e., angels of death] take him, and they do not fail [in their duties].
6:62
ثُمَّ رُدُّوٓاْ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ مَوۡلَىٰهُمُ ٱلۡحَقِّۚ أَلَا لَهُ ٱلۡحُكۡمُ وَهُوَ أَسۡرَعُ ٱلۡحَٰسِبِينَ ٦٢
Then they [i.e., His servants] are returned to Allāh, their true Lord. Unquestionably, His is the judgement, and He is the swiftest of accountants.
6:63
قُلۡ مَن يُنَجِّيكُم مِّن ظُلُمَٰتِ ٱلۡبَرِّ وَٱلۡبَحۡرِ تَدۡعُونَهُۥ تَضَرُّعٗا وَخُفۡيَةٗ لَّئِنۡ أَنجَىٰنَا مِنۡ هَٰذِهِۦ لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلشَّٰكِرِينَ ٦٣
Say, "Who rescues you from the darknesses of the land and sea [when] you call upon Him imploring [aloud] and privately, 'If He should save us from this [crisis], we will surely be among the thankful.'"
6:64
قُلِ ٱللَّهُ يُنَجِّيكُم مِّنۡهَا وَمِن كُلِّ كَرۡبٖ ثُمَّ أَنتُمۡ تُشۡرِكُونَ ٦٤
Say, "It is Allāh who saves you from it and from every distress; then you [still] associate others with Him."
6:65
قُلۡ هُوَ ٱلۡقَادِرُ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يَبۡعَثَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ عَذَابٗا مِّن فَوۡقِكُمۡ أَوۡ مِن تَحۡتِ أَرۡجُلِكُمۡ أَوۡ يَلۡبِسَكُمۡ شِيَعٗا وَيُذِيقَ بَعۡضَكُم بَأۡسَ بَعۡضٍۗ ٱنظُرۡ كَيۡفَ نُصَرِّفُ ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَفۡقَهُونَ ٦٥
Say, "He is the [one] Able to send upon you affliction from above you or from beneath your feet or to confuse you [so you become] sects1 and make you taste the violence of one another." Look how We diversify the signs that they might understand.
1 translator’s note
- Following your own inclinations rather than the truth, biased and hostile toward each other. ↩
6:66
وَكَذَّبَ بِهِۦ قَوۡمُكَ وَهُوَ ٱلۡحَقُّۚ قُل لَّسۡتُ عَلَيۡكُم بِوَكِيلٖ ٦٦
But your people have denied it while it is the truth. Say, "I am not over you a manager [i.e., authority]."
6:67
لِّكُلِّ نَبَإٖ مُّسۡتَقَرّٞۚ وَسَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ ٦٧
For every news [i.e., happening] is a finality;1 and you are going to know.
1 translator’s note
- Other shades of meaning include "a permanence," "a realization" and "a time of stability." ↩
6:68
وَإِذَا رَأَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخُوضُونَ فِيٓ ءَايَٰتِنَا فَأَعۡرِضۡ عَنۡهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ يَخُوضُواْ فِي حَدِيثٍ غَيۡرِهِۦۚ وَإِمَّا يُنسِيَنَّكَ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ فَلَا تَقۡعُدۡ بَعۡدَ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ مَعَ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ٦٨
And when you see those who engage in [offensive] discourse1 concerning Our verses, then turn away from them until they enter into another conversation. And if Satan should cause you to forget, then do not remain after the reminder with the wrongdoing people.
1 translator’s note
- i.e., denials or mockery. ↩