Al-Balad (The City)
Verse 12of 20
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ﴿١٢﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass?
Word-by-word meaning
وَمَآwamāAnd what
أَدْرَىٰكَadrākacan make you know
مَاmāwhat
ٱلْعَقَبَةُl-ʿaqabatuthe steep path (is)
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
The Encouragement to traverse upon the Path of GoodnessIbn Zayd said,فَلاَ اقتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ(But he has not attempted to pass on the path that is steep.) "This means, will he not traverse upon the path which contains salvation and good Then He explains this path by his saying,وَمَآ أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ - فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ أَوْ إِطْعَامٌ(And what will make you know the path that is steep Freeing a neck, or giving food.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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