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| بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ |
| 1. [22:11] | Wamina alnnasi man yaAAbuduAllaha AAala harfin fa-in asabahukhayrun itmaanna bihi wa-in asabat-hu fitnatuninqalaba AAala wajhihi khasira alddunya waal-akhiratathalika huwa alkhusranu almubeenu |  ومن الناس من يعبد الله على حرف فإن أصابه خير اطمأن به وإن أصابته فتنة انقلب على وجهه خسر الدنيا والآخرة ذلك هو الخسران المبينوَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ عَلَى حَرْفٍ فَإِنْ أَصَابَهُ خَيْرٌ اطْمَأَنَّ بِهِ وَإِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ فِتْنَةٌ انقَلَبَ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ خَسِرَ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةَ ذَلِكَ هُوَ الْخُسْرَانُ الْمُبِينُ | |||||
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| Tahir ul Qadri | اور لوگوں میں سے کوئی ایسا بھی ہوتا ہے جو (بالکل دین کے) کنارے پر (رہ کر) اﷲ کی عبادت کرتا ہے، پس اگر اسے کوئی (دنیاوی) بھلائی پہنچتی ہے تو وہ اس (دین) سے مطمئن ہو جاتا ہے اور اگر اسے کوئی آزمائش پہنچتی ہے تو اپنے منہ کے بل (دین سے) پلٹ جاتا ہے، اس نے دنیا میں (بھی) نقصان اٹھایا اور آخرت میں (بھی)، یہی تو واضح (طور پر) بڑا خسارہ ہے | ||||||
| Yousuf Ali | There are among men some who serve Allah, as it were, on the verge: if good befalls them, they are, therewith, well content; but if a trial comes to them, they turn on their faces: they lose both this world and the Hereafter: that is loss for all to see!
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| Ahmed Ali | اور بعض وہ لوگ ہیں کہ الله کی بندگی کنارے پر ہو کر کرتے ہیں پھر اگر اسے کچھ فائدہ پہنچ گیا تو اس عبادت پر قائم ہو گیا اور اگر تکلیف پہنچ گئی تو منہ کے بل پھر گیا دنیا اور آخرت گنوائی یہی وہ صریح خسارا ہے | ||||||
| Ahmed Raza Khan | اور کچھ آدمی اللہ کی بندگی ایک کنارہ پر کرتے ہیں پھر اگر انہیں کوئی بھلائی پہنچ گئی جب تو چین سے ہیں اور جب کوئی جانچ آکر پڑی منہ کے بل پلٹ گئے، ف۳۲) دنیا اور آخرت دونوں کا گھاٹا یہی ہے صر یح نقصان | ||||||
| Shabbir Ahmed | اور انسانوں میں کوئی ایسا ہے جو بندگی کرتا ہے اللہ کی کنارے پررہ کر پھر اگر پہنچے اُسے کوئی فائدہ تو مطمئن ہوجاتا ہے اس کی وجہ سے اور اگر پہنچتا ہے اُسے کوئی فتنہ تو الٹا پھر جاتا ہے اپنے منہ کے بل۔ گنوادی اس نے دُنیا بھی آخرت بھی۔ یہی ہے کُھلا گھٹا۔ | ||||||
| Fateh Muhammad Jalandhary | اور لوگوں میں بعض ایسا بھی ہے جو کنارے پر (کھڑا ہو کر) خدا کی عبادت کرتا ہے۔ اگر اس کو کوئی (دنیاوی) فائدہ پہنچے تو اس کے سبب مطمئن ہوجائے اور اگر کوئی آفت پڑے تو منہ کے بل لوٹ جائے (یعنی پھر کافر ہوجائے) اس نے دنیا میں بھی نقصان اٹھایا اور آخرت میں بھی۔ یہی تو نقصان صریح ہے | ||||||
| Mehmood Al Hassan | اور بعضا شخص وہ ہے کہ بندگی کرتا ہے اللہ کی کنارے پر پھر اگر پہنچی اُسکو بھلائی تو قائم ہو گیا اُس عبادت پر اور اگر پہنچ گئ اُسکو جانچ پھر گیا الٹا اپنے منہ پر گنوائی دنیا اور آخرت یہی ہے ٹوٹا صریح | ||||||
| Abul Ala Maududi | اور لوگوں میں کوئی ایسا ہے جو کنارے پر رہ کر اللہ کی بندگی کرتا ہے، اگر فائدہ ہوا تو مطمئن ہو گیا اور جو کوئی مصیبت آ گئی تو الٹا پھر گیا اُس کی دنیا بھی گئی اور آخرت بھی یہ ہے صریح خسارہ | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
| Literal | And from the people who worships God on edge, so if goodness struck/marked him he became assured/secured with it, and if test/betrayal/torture struck/marked him, he returned on his face/front , he lost the present world and the end (other life), that (is) the loss/misguidance and punishment, the clear/evident . | ||||||
| Yusuf Ali | There are among men some who serve Allah, as it were, on the verge: if good befalls them, they are, therewith, well content; but if a trial comes to them, they turn on their faces: they lose both this world and the Hereafter: that is loss for all to see! | ||||||
| Pickthal | And among mankind is he who worshippeth Allah upon a narrow marge so that if good befalleth him he is content therewith, but if a trial befalleth him, he falleth away utterly. He loseth both the world and the Hereafter. That is the sheer loss. | ||||||
| Arberry | And among men there is such a one as serves God upon the very edge -- if good befalls him he is at rest in it, but if a trial befalls him he turns completely over; he loses this world and the world to come; that is indeed the manifest loss. | ||||||
| Shakir | And among men is he who serves Allah (standing) on the verge, so that if good befalls him he is satisfied therewith, but if a trial afflict him he turns back headlong; he loses this world as well as the hereafter; that is a manifest loss. | ||||||
| Sarwar | Some people worship God to achieve worldly gains. They are confident when they are prosperous, but when they face hardships they turn away from (worship). They are lost in this life and will be lost in the life to come. Such loss is indeed destructive. | ||||||
| H/K/Saheeh | And of the people is he who worships Allah on an edge. If he is touched by good, he is reassured by it; but if he is struck by trial, he turns on his face [to the other direction]. He has lost [this] world and the Hereafter. That is what is the manifest loss. | ||||||
| Malik | There are some people who worship Allah standing on the verge of faith (half faith and half disbelief). When such a person is blessed with good fortune he is content; but if he encounters a trial he turns back headlong; thus losing both this world and the Hereafter, which is a clear-cut loss.[11] | ||||||
| Maulana Ali** | And among men is he who serves Allah, (standing) on the verge, so that if good befalls him he is satisfied therewith, but if a trial afflicts him he turns back headlong. He loses this world and the Hereafter. That is a manifest loss. | ||||||
| Free Minds | And from the people there is he who serves God nervously. So if good comes to him, he is content with it; and if an ordeal comes to him, he makes an about-face. He has lost this world and the Hereafter. Such is the clear loss. | ||||||
| Qaribullah | There are among the people such who worship Allah and (yet stand) on the very edge. When goodness comes to him, he is content, but if a trial befalls him he falls upon his face, he loses this world and the Everlasting Life; that is indeed a clear loss. | ||||||
| George Sale | There are some men who serve God in a wavering manner, standing, as it were, on the verge of the true religion. If good befall one of them, he resteth satisfied therein; but if any tribulation befall him, he turneth himself round, with the loss both of this world, and of the life to come. This is manifest perdition. | ||||||
| JM Rodwell | There are some who serve God in a single point. If good come upon one of them, he resteth in it; but if trial come upon him, he turneth him round (to infidelity) with the loss both of this world and of the next! This same is the clear ruin! | ||||||
| Asad | And there is, too, among men many a one who worships God on the border-line [of faith]: [I.e., wavering between belief and disbelief, and not really committed to either.] thus, if good befalls him, he is satisfied with Him; but if a trial assails him, he turns away utterly, [Lit., "he turns about on his face" - the "face" (wajh) of man signifying metonymically his whole being.] losing [thereby both] this world and the life to come: [and] this, indeed, is a loss beyond compare! [Lit., "the [most] obvious loss".] | ||||||
| Khalifa** | Among the people there is the one who worships GOD conditionally. If things go his way, he is content. But if some adversity befalls him, he makes an about-face. Thus, he loses both this life and the Hereafter. Such is the real loss. | ||||||
| Hilali/Khan** | And among mankind is he who worships Allah as it were, upon the very edge (i.e. in doubt); if good befalls him, he is content therewith; but if a trial befalls him, he turns back on his face (i.e. reverts back to disbelief after embracing Islam). He loses both this world and the Hereafter. That is the evident loss. | ||||||
| QXP Shabbir Ahemd** | And among people there is the one who serves Allah conditionally. If things go his way, he is content. But if some adversity touches him he turns on his face. (4:143). Thus he loses both, in this life and the life to come. That is the sheer loss. | ||||||
| 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 : 22 - Al-Hajj | Showing verse 11 of 78 in chapter 22 | |||||
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