Surah Al-An'am 6:35 — translation and meaning

الأنعام · Verse 35 / 165 · Page 131

ۚ ۚ وَإِن كَانَ كَبُرَ عَلَيْكَ إِعْرَاضُهُمْ فَإِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَن تَبْتَغِيَ نَفَقًا فِي الْأَرْضِ أَوْ سُلَّمًا فِي السَّمَاءِ فَتَأْتِيَهُم بِآيَةٍ وَلَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَجَمَعَهُمْ عَلَى الْهُدَى فَلَا تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْجَاهِلِينَ

Word by Word

ۚ
ۚ
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
كَانَ
kana
is
كَبُرَ
kabura
difficult
عَلَيْكَ
alayka
for you
إِعْرَاضُهُمْ
i'raduhum
their aversion
فَإِنِ
fa-ini
then if
اسْتَطَعْتَ
is'tata'ta
you are able
أَن
an
to
تَبْتَغِيَ
tabtaghiya
seek
نَفَقًا
nafaqan
a tunnel
فِي
fi
in
الْأَرْضِ
al-ardi
the earth
أَوْ
aw
or
سُلَّمًا
sullaman
a ladder
فِي
fi
into
السَّمَاءِ
al-samai
the sky
فَتَأْتِيَهُم
fatatiyahum
so that you bring to them
بِآيَةٍ
biayatin
a Sign
وَلَوْ
walaw
But if
شَاءَ
shaa
(had) willed
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
لَجَمَعَهُمْ
lajama'ahum
surely He (would) have gathered them
عَلَى
ala
on
الْهُدَى
al-huda
the guidance
فَلَا
fala
So (do) not
تَكُونَنَّ
takunanna
be
مِنَ
mina
of
الْجَاهِلِينَ
al-jahilina
the ignorant

Transliteration

Wa in kaana kabura 'alaika i'raaduhum fa inistata'ta an tabtaghiya nafaqan fil ardi aw sullaman fis samaaa'i fataa tiyahum bi Aayah; wa law shaaa'al laahu lajama'ahum 'alal hudaa; falaa takoonanna minal jaahileen

Translation

And if their evasion is difficult for you, then if you are able to seek a tunnel into the earth or a stairway into the sky to bring them a sign, [then do so]. But if Allah had willed, He would have united them upon guidance. So never be of the ignorant.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

If their denial and turning away from the truth you have brought is difficult for you, O Messenger, then see if you can find a tunnel into the ground or a ladder into the sky so that you may bring them more proof in addition to what I have already given you. If Allah willed to guide them to the guidance that you brought, He would have done so. However, He has not willed this because of His wisdom. So do not be among those who are ignorant of this and lose yourself in regret over their denial.

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

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