Surah Al-Kahf 18:6 — translation and meaning
الكهف · Verse 6 / 110 · Page 294
فَلَعَلَّكَ بَاخِعٌ نَّفْسَكَ عَلَى آثَارِهِمْ إِن لَّمْ يُؤْمِنُوا بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ أَسَفًا
Word by Word
فَلَعَلَّكَ
fala'allaka
Then perhaps you would (be)
بَاخِعٌ
bakhi'un
the one who kills
نَّفْسَكَ
nafsaka
yourself
عَلَى
ala
over
آثَارِهِمْ
atharihim
their footsteps
إِن
in
if
لَّمْ
lam
not
يُؤْمِنُوا
yu'minu
they believe
بِهَذَا
bihadha
in this
الْحَدِيثِ
al-hadithi
[the] narration
أَسَفًا
asafan
(in) grief
Transliteration
Fala'allaka baakhi'un nafsaka 'alaaa aasaarihim illam yu;minoo bihaazal hadeesi asafaa
Translation
Then perhaps you would kill yourself through grief over them, [O Muhammad], if they do not believe in this message, [and] out of sorrow.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Then perhaps, O Messenger, you will end up destroying yourself out of grief and remorse if they do not believe this Qur’ān. But do not do this, as giving them guidance is not your responsibility; you are only responsible for conveying.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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