سورة الاٴنعَام
Surah Al-An‘âm 6:103
The Cattle · Verse 103 of 165
لَا تُدْرِكُهُ الْأَبْصَارُ وَهُوَ يُدْرِكُ الْأَبْصَارَ ۖ وَهُوَ اللَّطِيفُ الْخَبِيرُ
Abdul Mannan Omar
The physical vision comprehends Him not, but He comprehends all visions, He is the All-Subtle Being (incomprehensible and imperceptible), the All-Aware.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
No vision can grasp Him, but His grasp is over all vision: He is above all comprehension, yet is acquainted with all things.
Ahmed Ali
No eyes can penetrate Him, but He penetrates all eyes, and He knows all the mysteries, for He is all-knowing.
12 more translations
Ali Unal
Eyes comprehend Him not, but He comprehends all eyes. He is the All-Subtle (penetrating everything no matter how small), the All-Aware.
Daryabadi
Sights comprehend Him not, and He comprehendeth all sights. And He is the Subtle, the Aware.
Faridul Haque
Eyes do not encompass Him - and all eyes are within His domain *; He is the Most Subtle, the Fully Aware. (* Control / knowledge)
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Vision comprehends Him not, and He comprehends (all) vision; and He is the Subtile, the Aware.
Maulvi Sher Ali
Eyes cannot reach HIM but HE reaches the eyes. And HE is the incomprehensible, the All-Aware.
Muhammad Asad
No human vision can encompass Him, whereas He encompasses all human vision: for He alone is unfathomable, all-aware.
Muhammad Musin Khan
No vision can grasp Him, but His Grasp is over all vision. He is the Most Subtle and Courteous, Well-Acquainted with all things.
Muhammad Pickthall
Vision comprehendeth Him not, but He comprehendeth (all) vision. He is the Subtile, the Aware.
Muhammad Sarwar
No mortal eyes can see Him, but He can see all eyes. He is All-kind and All-aware.
Muhammed ali Shakir
Vision comprehends Him not, and He comprehends (all) vision; and He is the Knower of subtleties, the Aware.
Rashad Khalifa
No visions can encompass Him, but He encompasses all visions. He is the Compassionate, the Cognizant.
Shabbir Ahmed
No vision can grasp Him while He grasps all vision. He is Unfathomable, Aware.
Commentary 6:103 “The physical vision comprehends Him not, but He comprehends all visions” is another argument that a human being needs direct guidance from Allâh, and…
لَّا تُدْرِكُهُ الْأَبْصَارُ وَهُوَ يُدْرِكُ الْأَبْصَارَ ۖ وَهُوَ اللَّطِيفُ الْخَبِيرُ
6:103 “The physical vision comprehends Him not, but He comprehends all visions” is another argument that a human being needs direct guidance from Allâh, and for this guidance he is not in need of any son. The vision of the created cannot comprehend the Infinite Oneness of the Creator. Human reason alone, unaided by Divine Help and Revelation, is incapable of apprehending, knowing, or grasping the Infinite Allâh. It is Allâh himself Who reaches human understanding and discloses himself to human beings through His Revelation. The verse rejects in yet another way the assignation of Divine Attributes to any human being. No human being, Jesus included, possesses comprehensive vision; it is only the All-Mighty, Who comprehends all visions. If Jesus is the son of God in a literal sense, then in this context he is weak and helpless; if his sonship is allegorical, then the meaning is very broad and not limited exclusively to the person of Jesus. The Divine attribute Al-Latîfاللَّطِيفُ ُ - “All-Subtle Being” refers to “the physical vision comprehends Him not” and the attribute Al-Khabîrالْخَبِير - “All-Aware” means, “He comprehends all visions”.