Surah Ya-Sin 36:66 — translation and meaning
يس · Verse 66 / 83 · Page 444
وَلَوْ نَشَاءُ لَطَمَسْنَا عَلَى أَعْيُنِهِمْ فَاسْتَبَقُوا الصِّرَاطَ فَأَنَّى يُبْصِرُونَ
Word by Word
وَلَوْ
walaw
And if
نَشَاءُ
nashau
We willed
لَطَمَسْنَا
latamasna
We (would have) surely obliterated
عَلَى
ala
[over]
أَعْيُنِهِمْ
a'yunihim
their eyes
فَاسْتَبَقُوا
fa-is'tabaqu
then they (would) race
الصِّرَاطَ
al-sirata
(to find) the path
فَأَنَّى
fa-anna
then how
يُبْصِرُونَ
yub'siruna
(could) they see
Transliteration
Wa law nashaaa'u lata masna 'alaaa aiyunihim fasta baqus-siraata fa-annaa yubsiroon
Translation
And if We willed, We could have obliterated their eyes, and they would race to [find] the path, and how could they see?
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
If I had willed to take away their sight I would have done so and they will not be able to see, just as I sealed their mouths and they were not able to speak. They would have then rushed towards the path to cross over it into Paradise, but it is unlikely that they will cross over when their sight is gone.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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