Surah Al-An'am 6:103 — translation and meaning

الأنعام · Verse 103 / 165 · Page 141

ۖ لَّا تُدْرِكُهُ الْأَبْصَارُ وَهُوَ يُدْرِكُ الْأَبْصَارَ وَهُوَ اللَّطِيفُ الْخَبِيرُ

Word by Word

ۖ
لَّا
la
(Can) not
تُدْرِكُهُ
tud'rikuhu
grasp Him
الْأَبْصَارُ
al-absaru
the visions
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
but He
يُدْرِكُ
yud'riku
(can) grasp
الْأَبْصَارَ
al-absara
(all) the vision
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
and He (is)
اللَّطِيفُ
al-latifu
the All-Subtle
الْخَبِيرُ
al-khabiru
the All-Aware

Transliteration

Laa tudrikuhul absaaru wa Huwa yudrikul absaara wa huwal Lateeful Khabeer

Translation

Vision perceives Him not, but He perceives [all] vision; and He is the Subtle, the Acquainted.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Vision cannot encompass Him, but His Vision covers and encompasses all things. He is the One Who is Subtle with His righteous servants and is Aware of them.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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