Quran 45:23

Surah Al-Jaathiya, Verse 23

Juz 25 · Page 501 · Ruku 436 · Meccan

أَفَرَءَيْتَ مَنِ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَٰهَهُۥ هَوَىٰهُ وَأَضَلَّهُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ وَخَتَمَ عَلَىٰ سَمْعِهِۦ وَقَلْبِهِۦ وَجَعَلَ عَلَىٰ بَصَرِهِۦ غِشَٰوَةً فَمَن يَهْدِيهِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ٱللَّهِ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ

Word by word

أَفَرَءَيْتَ afara-ayta Have you seen مَنِ mani (he) who ٱتَّخَذَ ittakhadha takes إِلَـٰهَهُۥ ilāhahu (as) his god هَوَىٰهُ hawāhu his desire وَأَضَلَّهُ wa-aḍallahu and Allah lets him go astray ٱللَّهُ l-lahu and Allah lets him go astray عَلَىٰ ʿalā knowingly عِلْمٍۢ ʿil'min knowingly وَخَتَمَ wakhatama and He sets a seal عَلَىٰ ʿalā upon سَمْعِهِۦ samʿihi his hearing وَقَلْبِهِۦ waqalbihi and his heart وَجَعَلَ wajaʿala and puts عَلَىٰ ʿalā over بَصَرِهِۦ baṣarihi his vision غِشَـٰوَةًۭ ghishāwatan a veil فَمَن faman Then who يَهْدِيهِ yahdīhi will guide him مِنۢ min after بَعْدِ baʿdi after ٱللَّهِ ۚ l-lahi Allah أَفَلَا afalā Then will not تَذَكَّرُونَ tadhakkarūna you receive admonition

Transliteration

Afaraayta mani ittakhatha ilahahuhawahu waadallahu Allahu AAalaAAilmin wakhatama AAala samAAihi waqalbihi wajaAAala AAalabasarihi ghishawatan faman yahdeehi min baAAdi Allahiafala tathakkaroon

Translations

Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Hast thou seen him who maketh his desire his god, and Allah sendeth him astray purposely, and sealeth up his hearing and his heart, and setteth on his sight a covering? Then who will lead him after Allah (hath condemned him)? Will ye not then heed?

Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Then seest thou such a one as takes as his god his own vain desire? Allah has, knowing (him as such), left him astray, and sealed his hearing and his heart (and understanding), and put a cover on his sight. Who, then, will guide him after Allah (has withdrawn Guidance)? Will ye not then receive admonition?

تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir

ثم قال [ تعالى ] ( أفرأيت من اتخذ إلهه هواه ) أي : إنما يأتمر بهواه ، فمهما رآه حسنا فعله ، ومهما رآه قبيحا تركه : وهذا قد يستدل به على المعتزلة في قولهم بالتحسين والتقبيح العقليين .

وعن مالك فيما روي عنه من التفسير : لا يهوى شيئا إلا عبده .

وقوله : ( وأضله الله على علم ) يحتمل قولين :

أحدهما : وأضله الله لعلمه أنه يستحق ذلك . والآخر : وأضله الله بعد بلوغ العلم إليه ، وقيام الحجة عليه . والثاني يستلزم الأول ، ولا ينعكس .

( وختم على سمعه وقلبه وجعل على بصره غشاوة ) أي : فلا يسمع ما ينفعه ، ولا يعي شيئا يهتدي به ، ولا يرى حجة يستضيء بها ; ولهذا قال : ( فمن يهديه من بعد الله أفلا تذكرون ) كقوله : ( من يضلل الله فلا هادي له ويذرهم في طغيانهم يعمهون ) [ الأعراف : 186 ] .