Transliteration:( Afa anta tusmi'us summa aw tahdil 'umya wa man kaana fee dalaalin mubeen )
69. Here in deaf and blind are meant deal and blind inwardly though outwardly the infidels may be possessing sight.
70.In that there will be no misguidance in him, but he is in the misguidance from which he cannot come out.if the ship is in the sea it can come to the shore but if the sea is the ship it cannot reach the shore.
The tafsir of Surah Zukhruf verse 40 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Zukhruf ayat 36 which provides the complete commentary from verse 36 through 45.
(43:40) Can you, (O Prophet), then make the deaf hear, or direct to the Right Way the blind or one lost in manifest error?[36]
36. It means to say: Pay attention to those who are inclined to listen and have not closed their eyes to the realities, and do not consume yourself in showing the way to the blind and making the deaf to hear, nor consume yourself with the grief as to why your near and dear ones are not coming to the right path, and why they are making themselves worthy of Allah’s torment.
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