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| بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ |
| 1. [11:118] | Walaw shaa rabbuka lajaAAala alnnasaommatan wahidatan wala yazaloonamukhtalifeena |  ولو شاء ربك لجعل الناس أمة واحدة ولا يزالون مختلفينوَلَوْ شَاءَ رَبُّكَ لَجَعَلَ النَّاسَ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَلاَ يَزَالُونَ مُخْتَلِفِينَ | |||||
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| Tahir ul Qadri | اور اگر آپ کا رب چاہتا تو تمام لوگوں کو ایک ہی امت بنا دیتا (مگر اس نے جبراً ایسا نہ کیا بلکہ سب کو مذہب کے اختیار کرنے میں آزادی دی) اور (اب) یہ لوگ ہمیشہ اختلاف کرتے رہیں گے | ||||||
| Yousuf Ali | If thy Lord had so willed, He could have made mankind one people: but they will not cease to dispute.
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| Ahmed Ali | اور اگر تیرا رب چاہتا تو سب لوگو ں کو ایک رستہ پر ڈال دیتا اور ہمیشہ اختلاف میں رہیں گے | ||||||
| Ahmed Raza Khan | اور اگرتمہارا رب چاہتا تو سب آدمیوں کو ایک ہی امت کردیتا اور وہ ہمیشہ اختلاف میں رہیں گے | ||||||
| Shabbir Ahmed | اور اگر چاہتا تیرا رب تو ضرور بنا دیتا انسانوں کو ایک ہی جماعت مگر رہیں گے وہ ہمیشہ باہم اختلاف کرتے۔ | ||||||
| Fateh Muhammad Jalandhary | اور اگر تمہارا پروردگار چاہتا تو تمام لوگوں کو ایک ہی جماعت کردیتا لیکن وہ ہمیشہ اختلاف کرتے رہیں گے | ||||||
| Mehmood Al Hassan | اور اگر چاہتا تیرا رب کر ڈالتا لوگوں کو ایک راستہ پر اور ہمیشہ رہتے ہیں اختلاف میں | ||||||
| Abul Ala Maududi | بے شک تیرا رب اگر چاہتا تو تمام انسانوں کو ایک گروہ بنا سکتا تھا، مگر اب تو وہ مختلف طریقوں ہی پر چلتے رہیں گے | ||||||
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| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
| Literal | And if your Lord willed/wanted He would have made the people one nation, and they still/continue differing/disagreeing . | ||||||
| Yusuf Ali | If thy Lord had so willed, He could have made mankind one people: but they will not cease to dispute. | ||||||
| Pickthal | And if thy Lord had willed, He verily would have made mankind one nation, yet they cease not differing, | ||||||
| Arberry | Had thy Lord willed, He would have made mankind one nation; but they continue in their differences | ||||||
| Shakir | And if your Lord had pleased He would certainly have made people a single nation, and they shall continue to differ. | ||||||
| Sarwar | Had your Lord wanted, He would have made all people one united nation. They still have different beliefs | ||||||
| H/K/Saheeh | And if your Lord had willed, He could have made mankind one community; but they will not cease to differ. | ||||||
| Malik | If your Lord had so willed, He would have certainly made mankind one single nation but that is not what He wants, so they will continue to differ[118] | ||||||
| Maulana Ali** | And if thy Lord had pleased, He would have made people a single nation. And they cease not to differ, | ||||||
| Free Minds | And had your Lord wished, He could have made all mankind one nation, but they still would continue to disagree. | ||||||
| Qaribullah | Had your Lord willed, He would have made mankind a single nation. But they continue in their differences | ||||||
| George Sale | And if thy Lord pleased, He would have made all men of one religion: But they shall not cease to differ among themselves, | ||||||
| JM Rodwell | Had thy Lord pleased he would have made mankind of one religion: but those only to whom thy Lord hath granted his mercy will cease to differ. | ||||||
| Asad | And had thy Sustainer so willed, He could surely have made all mankind one single community: but [He willed it otherwise, and so] they continue to hold divergent views' | ||||||
| Khalifa** | Had your Lord willed, all the people would have been one congregation (of believers). But they will always dispute (the truth). | ||||||
| Hilali/Khan** | And if your Lord had so willed, He could surely have made mankind one Ummah (nation or community (following one religion only i.e. Islam)), but they will not cease to disagree,- | ||||||
| QXP Shabbir Ahemd** | Had your Lord so willed, He could have made all mankind one single community, (but He has granted them free will as against other creatures (5:48)). Therefore, they continue to hold divergent views. Eventually however, the Divine Truth given in the Qur'an will be the dominant force in the world bringing most of the mankind together (9:33), (41:53), (48:28), (61:9). | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
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| ** - Read with caution - These Translations, specially those which are marked here with **, are considered either incorrect, far-fetched, non-conforming or misleading. For all translations, care must be exercised for certain verses or an alternate translation should be considered. | |||||||
| Verse(s): 1 | Surah : 11 - Hud | Showing verse 118 of 123 in chapter 11 | |||||
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