Surah Al-An’am Ayat 76 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 76
So when the night covered him [with darkness], he saw a star. He said, “This is my lord.” But when it set, he said, “I like not those that disappear.”
When the night covered him over, He saw a star: He said: “This is my Lord.” But when it set, He said: “I love not those that set.”
Then, when the night outspread over him, he beheld a star, and said: ‘This is my Lord.’ But when it went down, he said: ‘I do not love the things that go down.’
When the night covered him over with darkness he saw a star. He said: “This is my lord.” But when it set, he said: “I like not those that set.”
When the night grew dark upon him he beheld a star. He said: This is my Lord. But when it set, he said: I love not things that set.
So as soon as the night outspread over him, he saw a planet. He said, “This is my Lord.” Then, as soon as it set, (Literally: waned, faded) he said, “I do not love the setting (things).”
When the night grew dark over him he saw a star and said, ‘This is my Lord,’ but when it set, he said, ‘I do not like things that set.’
Quran 6 Verse 76 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Al-An’am ayat 76, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(6:76) Then, when the night outspread over him, he beheld a star, and said: This is my Lord.’ But when it went down, he said: ‘I do not love the things that go down.’
There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Al-Anam verse 76 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Anam ayat 74 which provides the complete commentary from verse 74 through 79.
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