The Ant, The Ants — Verse 70
27:70 · an-Naml
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وَلَا تَحۡزَنۡ عَلَیۡهِمۡ وَلَا تَكُن فِی ضَیۡقࣲ مِّمَّا یَمۡكُرُونَ ٧٠
walā taḥzan ʿalayhim walā takun fī ḍayqin mimmā yamkurūn
The Ant, The Ants / an-Naml (27:70)
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[Prophet], do not grieve over them; do not be distressed by their schemes
walā taḥzan ʿalayhim walā takun fī ḍayqin mimmā yamkurūn
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Tafsir Commentary
Scepticism about the Resurrection and Its Refutation
Allah tells us about the idolators who deny the Resurrection, considering it extremely unlikely that bodies will be re-created after they have become bones and dust. Then He says:
لَقَدْ وُعِدْنَا هَـذَا نَحْنُ وَءَابَآؤُنَا مِن قَبْلُ
(Indeed we were promised this -- we and our forefathers before,) meaning, `we and our forefathers have been hearing this for a long time, but in reality, we have never seen it happen.'
إِنْ هَـذَآ إِلاَّ أَسَـطِيرُ الاٌّوَّلِينَ
(verily, these are nothing but tales of ancients.) the promises that bodies will be restored are
إِلاَّ أَسَـطِيرُ الاٌّوَّلِينَ
(nothing but tales of ancients.) meaning that they were taken by the people who came before us from books which were handed down from one to the other, but they have no basis in reality. Responding to their thoughts of disbelief and their belief that there would be no Resurrection, Allah said,
قُلْ
(Say) `O Muhammad, to these people,'
سِيرُواْ فِى الاٌّرْضِ فَاْنظُرُواْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـقِبَةُ الْمُجْرِمِينَ
(Travel in the land and see how has been the end of the criminals. ) meaning, those who denied the Messengers and their message of the Resurrection and other matters. See how the punishment and vengeance of Allah struck them and how Allah saved from among them the noble Messengers and the believers who followed them. This will be an indication of the truth of the Message brought by the Messengers. Then, to comfort the Prophet , Allah says:
وَلاَ تَحْزَنْ عَلَيْهِمْ
(And grieve you not over them,) meaning, `but do not feel sorry for them or kill yourself with regret for them,'
وَلاَ تَكُن فِى ضَيْقٍ مِّمَّا يَمْكُرُونَ
(nor be straitened because of what they plot.) means, `because they plot against you and reject what you have brought, for Allah will help and support you, and cause your religion to prevail over those who oppose you and stubbornly resist you in the east and in the west.'
And do not grieve for them and do not be distressed by their schemes — this is meant to comfort the Prophet s in other words do not be concerned with their plotting against you for We will grant you victory over them.
ولا تحزن على إعراض المشركين عنك وتكذيبهم لك، ولا يَضِقْ صدرك مِن مكرهم بك، فإن الله ناصرك عليهم.
ثم قال تعالى مسليا لنبيه صلى الله عليه وسلم "ولا تحزن عليهم" أي المكذبين بما جئت به ولا تأسف عليهم وتذهب نفسك عليهم حسرات "ولا تكن في ضيق مما يمكرون" أي في كيدك ورد ما جئت به فإن الله مؤيدك وناصرك ومظهر دينك على من خالفه وعانده في المشارق والمغارب.
وبعد هذا التوجيه الحكيم تأخذ السورة الكريمة فى تسلية الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم عما أصابه من حزن بسبب كفرهم فتقول : ( وَلاَ تَحْزَنْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلاَ تَكُن فِي ضَيْقٍ مِّمَّا يَمْكُرُونَ ) والحزن : اكتئاب نفسى يحدث للإنسان من أجل وقوع ما يكرهه .والمقصود بالنهى عن الحزن : النهى عن لوازمه ، كالإكثار من محاولة تجديد شأن المصائب ، وتعظيم أمرها ، وبذلك تتجدد الآلام ، ويصعب نسيانها .والمكر : التدبير المحكم . أو صرف الغير عما يريده بحيلة ، لقصد إيقاع الأذى به .أى : ولا تحزن - أيها الرسول الكريم - على هؤلاء المشركين ، بسبب إصرارهم على الكفر والجحود ولا يضيق صدرك ، ويمتلىء هما وغما بسبب مكرهم فإن الله - تعالى - عاصمك منهم ، وناصرك عليهم .
وقوله: (وَلا تَحْزَنْ عَلَيْهِمْ ) يقول تعالى ذكره لنبيه محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم: ولا تحزن على إدبار هؤلاء المشركين عنك وتكذيبهم لك (وَلا تَكُنْ فِي ضَيْقٍ مِمَّا يَمْكُرُونَ ) يقول: ولا يضق صدرك من مكرهم بك, فإن الله ناصرك عليهم, ومهلكهم قتلا بالسيف.
( ولا تحزن عليهم ) على تكذيبهم إياك وإعراضهم عنك ، ( ولا تك في ضيق مما يمكرون ) نزلت في المستهزئين الذين اقتسموا عقاب مكة .
وَلَا تَحْزَنْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا تَكُنْ فِي ضَيْقٍ مِمَّا يَمْكُرُونَ (70)كانت الرحمة غالبة على النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم والشفقة على الأمة من خلاله ، فلما أُنذر المكذبون بهذا الوعيد تحركت الشفقة في نفس الرسول عليه الصلاة والسلام فربط الله على قلبه بهذا التشجيع أن لا يحزن عليهم إذا أصابهم ما أنذروا به . وكان من رحمته صلى الله عليه وسلم حرصه على إقلاعهم عما هم عليه من تكذيبه والمكر به ، فألقى الله في روعه رباطة جاش بقوله { ولا تكن في ضيق مما يمكرون .والضيق : بفتح الضاد وكسرها ، قرأه الجمهور بالفتح ، وابن كثير بالكسر . وحقيقته : عدم كفاية المكان أو الوعاء لما يراد حلوله فيه ، وهو هنا مجاز في الحالة الحرجة التي تعرض للنفس عند كراهية شيء فيحس المرء في مجاري نفسه بمثل ضيق عرض لها . وإنما هو انضغاط في أعصاب صدره . وقد تقدم عند قوله { ولا تك في ضيق مما يمكرون } في آخر سورة النحل ( 127 ) .والظرفية مجازية ، أي لا تكن ملتبساً ومحوطاً بشيء من الضيق بسبب مكرهم .والمكر تقدم عند قوله تعالى { ومكروا ومكر الله } في سورة آل عمران ( 54 ) . و ( ما ) مصدرية ، أي من مكرهم .
أي: لا تحزن يا محمد على هؤلاء المكذبين وعدم إيمانهم، فإنك لو علمت ما فيهم من الشر وأنهم لا يصلحون للخير، لم تأس ولم تحزن، ولا يضق صدرك ولا تقلق نفسك بمكرهم فإن مكرهم سيعود عاقبته عليهم، { وَيَمْكُرُونَ وَيَمْكُرُ اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ خَيْرُ الْمَاكِرِينَ }
ولا تحزن عليهم أي على كفار مكة إن لم يؤمنوا ولا تكن في ضيق في حرج ، وقرئ : ( في ضيق ) بالكسر وقد مضى في آخر ( النحل ) .
The words ‘do not grieve’ are not meant to prevent the preacher from grieving. It is, in fact, meant to contradict the impression that Truth is helpless. It means that, in spite of unfavourable conditions, the Truth and supporters of the Truth will finally meet with success. When the adversaries of the preacher of Truth contradict him, they think that they are dealing with a human being. They do not understand that this is tantamount to setting themselves up against God Himself and not merely opposing an ordinary mortal. This state of affairs (i.e. the temporary success of the opponents) continues only till the expiry of the period of human trial. As soon this period is over, God will appear and all these opponents will vanish into thin air. There is no foolishness greater than mistaking the temporary respite during the trial period for unconditional and unlimited liberty to indulge in arrogance.
بَلِ ادَّارَكَ عِلْمُهُمْ فِي الْآخِرَةِ ۚ بَلْ هُمْ فِي شَكٍّ مِّنْهَا ۖ بَلْ هُم مِّنْهَا عَمُونَ ﴿66﴾
Rather, their knowledge failed in the matter of Hereafter. Rather, they are in doubt about it. Rather, they are blind to it. 27:66.
There are different recitations for the word اِدّٰرَکَ (iddaraka) and their meanings are also different. Those who are interested should refer to different commentaries for the details. It is enough to understand here that some commentators have taken it to mean "completion" and have explained the verse thus: "Their knowledge and understanding will be completed in the Hereafter", because then the truth about every thing shall be laid bare. But knowledge of truth at that time will be of no avail, because they had been contradicting the Hereafter in the world. But some other commentators have taken the word in the meaning of 'having failed' and 'hating been lost'. The sense in this case would be that their knowledge about the Hereafter was lost, and they could not understand what it was.
(And grieve thou not) O Muhammad (for them) if they do not believe; it is also said that this means: do not grieve for their destruction, (nor be in distress because of what they plot (against you)) and do not be grieved because of what they do and say against you.