Surah An-Nahl
Quran 16:59
Read Quran 16:59 from Surah An-Nahl (The Bee) in Arabic, with Pickthall's English translation and the tafsir of as-Sa'di.
Quran verse
Qur'an 16:59
He hideth himself from the folk because of the evil of that whereof he hath had tidings, (asking himself): Shall he keep it in contempt, or bury it beneath the dust. Verily evil is their judgment.
English translation by Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930), in the public domain. Digital text from Tanzil.net.
- Surah
- 16. An-Nahl (The Bee)
- Ayah
- 59 of 128
- Revelation
- Meccan (revealed in Mecca)
- Reference
- 16:59
Tafsir as-Sa'di on Quran 16:59
Taysir al-Karim al-Rahman by Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di (d. 1956), in the original Arabic.
ثم يعمل فكره ورأيه الفاسد فيما يصنع بتلك البنت التي بشّر بها { أَيُمْسِكُهُ عَلَى هُونٍ } أي: يتركها من غير قتل على إهانة وذل { أَمْ يَدُسُّهُ فِي التُّرَابِ } أي: يدفنها وهي حية وهو الوأد الذي ذم الله به المشركين، { أَلَا سَاءَ مَا يَحْكُمُونَ } إذ وصفوا الله بما لا يليق بجلاله من نسبة الولد إليه.