بَلِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ عَلَىٰ نَفۡسِهِۦ بَصِيرَةٞ ١٤
Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness,1
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 As described in 36:65 and 41:20-23.
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- بَلِNaybali
- ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ[The] manl-insānu
- عَلَىٰagainstʿalā
- نَفۡسِهِۦhimselfnafsihi
- بَصِيرَةٞ(will be) a witnessbaṣīratun
Tafsir
Instead, man is a witness against himself as his limbs will testify against him in respect of the sins he committed.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran