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| بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ |
| 1. [25:18] | Qaloo subhanaka ma kanayanbaghee lana an nattakhitha min doonika min awliyaawalakin mattaAAtahum waabaahum hattanasoo alththikra wakanoo qawman booran |  قالوا سبحانك ما كان ينبغي لنا أن نتخذ من دونك من أولياء ولكن متعتهم وآباءهم حتى نسوا الذكر وكانوا قوما بوراقَالُوا سُبْحَانَكَ مَا كَانَ يَنبَغِي لَنَا أَن نَّتَّخِذَ مِن دُونِكَ مِنْ أَوْلِيَاءَ وَلَكِن مَّتَّعْتَهُمْ وَآبَاءَهُمْ حَتَّى نَسُوا الذِّكْرَ وَكَانُوا قَوْمًا بُورًا | |||||
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| Tahir ul Qadri | وہ کہیں گے: تیری ذات پاک ہے ہمیں (تو) یہ بات (بھی) زیبا نہ تھی کہ ہم تیرے سوا اوروں کو دوست (ہی) بنائیں (چہ جائے کہ ہم انہیں تیرے غیر کی عبادت کا کہتے) لیکن (اے مولا!) تو نے انہیں اور ان کے باپ دادا کو (دنیوی مال و اسباب سے) اتنا بہرہ مند فرمایا، یہاں تک کہ وہ تیری یاد (بھی) بھول گئے، اور یہ (بدبخت) ہلاک ہونے والے لوگ (ہی) تھے | ||||||
| Yousuf Ali | They will say: "Glory to Thee! not meet was it for us that we should take for protectors others besides Thee: But Thou didst bestow, on them and their fathers, good things (in life), until they forgot the Message: for they were a people (worthless and) lost."
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| Ahmed Ali | کہیں گے تو پاک ہے ہمیں یہ کب لایق تھا کہ تیرے سوا کسی اور کو کارساز بناتے لیکن تو نے انہیں اور ان کے باپ دادا کو یہاں تک آسودگی دی تھی کہ وہ یاد کرنا بھول گئے اور یہ لوگ تباہ ہونے والے تھے | ||||||
| Ahmed Raza Khan | وہ عرض کریں گے پاکی ہے تجھ کو ہمیں سزاوار (حق) نہ تھا کہ تیرے سوا کسی اور کو مولیٰ بنائیں لیکن تو نے انہیں اور ان کے باپ داداؤں کو برتنے دیا یہاں تک کہ وہ تیری یاد بھول گئے اور یہ لوگ تھے ہی ہلاک ہونے والے | ||||||
| Shabbir Ahmed | وہ عرض کریں گے پاک ہے تیری ذات، نہ تھا یہ مناسب ہمارے لیے کہ ہم بناتے تیرے سوا کسی کو اپنا مولیٰ، لیکن خوب فائدے پہنچائے اُنہیں تونے اور ان کے باپ دادا کو حتی کہ وہ غافل ہوگئے تیری یاد سے اور ہوکر رہ گئے شامت زدہ۔ | ||||||
| Fateh Muhammad Jalandhary | وہ کہیں گے تو پاک ہے ہمیں یہ بات شایان نہ تھی کہ تیرے سوا اوروں کو دوست بناتے۔ لیکن تو نے ہی ان کو اور ان کے باپ دادا کو برتنے کو نعمتیں دیں یہاں تک کہ وہ تیری یاد کو بھول گئے۔ اور یہ ہلاک ہونے والے لوگ تھے | ||||||
| Mehmood Al Hassan | بولیں گے تو پاک ہے ہم سے بن نہ آتا تھا کہ پکڑ لیں کسی کو تیرے بغیر رفیق لیکن تو ان کو فائدہ پہنچاتا رہا اور انکے باپ دادوں کو یہاں تک کہ بھلا بیٹھے تیری یاد اور یہ تھے لوگ تباہ ہونے والے | ||||||
| Abul Ala Maududi | وہ عرض کریں گے "پاک ہے آپ کی ذات، ہماری تو یہ بھی مجال نہ تھی کہ آپ کے سوا کسی کو اپنا مولا بنائیں مگر آپ نے اِن کو اور ان کے باپ دادا کو خوب سامانِ زندگی دیا حتیٰ کہ یہ سبق بھول گئے اور شامت زدہ ہو کر رہے" | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
| Literal | They said: "Your praise/glory (it) was, ought not (be) to us that we take from other than You from guardians/allies . And but you made them enjoy and their fathers, until they forgot the reminder, and they were a destroyed/failed nation." | ||||||
| Yusuf Ali | They will say: "Glory to Thee! not meet was it for us that we should take for protectors others besides Thee: But Thou didst bestow, on them and their fathers, good things (in life), until they forgot the Message: for they were a people (worthless and) lost." | ||||||
| Pickthal | They will say: Be Thou Glorified! it was not for us to choose any protecting friends beside thee; but Thou didst give them and their fathers ease till they forgot the warning and became lost folk. | ||||||
| Arberry | They shall 'Glory be to Thee! It did not behove us to take unto say, ourselves protectors apart from Thee; but Thou gavest them and their fathers enjoyment of days, until they forgot | ||||||
| Shakir | They shall say: Glory be to Thee; it was not beseeming for us that we should take any guardians besides Thee, but Thou didst make them and their fathers to enjoy until they forsook the reminder, and they were a people in perdition, | ||||||
| Sarwar | They will reply, "Lord, You alone deserve all glory! We were not supposed to choose any guardian other than you. Since you have been benevolent to these people and their fathers, they forgot Your guidance and, thus, became subject to perdition." | ||||||
| H/K/Saheeh | They will say, Exalted are You! It was not for us to take besides You any allies. But You provided comforts for them and their fathers until they forgot the message and became a people ruined. | ||||||
| Malik | Those deities will answer: "Glory be to You! It was not befitting for us that we could take any guardian besides You, but You let them and their forefathers enjoy the comforts of worldly life until they forgot the Reminder, and thereby became worthless people."[18] | ||||||
| Maulana Ali** | They will say: Glory be to Thee! it was not beseeming for us that we should take for protectors others besides Thee, but Thou didst make them and their fathers to enjoy until they forgot the Reminder, and they became a lost people. | ||||||
| Free Minds | They said: "Glory be to You, it was not for us to take besides You any allies; indeed You gave them and their fathers luxury until they forgot the remembrance, and they were a lost people." | ||||||
| Qaribullah | They will answer: 'Exaltations to You. We should not have taken others for a guardian, but You gave them and their fathers enjoyment until they forgot Your Remembrance and they were a destroyed nation. ' | ||||||
| George Sale | They shall answer, God forbid! It was not fitting for us, that we should take any protectors besides Thee: But Thou didst permit them and their fathers to enjoy abundance; so that they forgot thy admonition, and became lost people. | ||||||
| JM Rodwell | They will say, "Glory be to thee! It beseemed not us to take other lords than thee. But thou gavest them and their fathers their fill of good things, till they forgat the remembrance of thee, and became a lost people." | ||||||
| Asad | They will answer: "Limitless art Thou in Thy glory! It was inconceivable for us to take for our masters anyone but Thyself! [Sc., "and so it would have been morally impossible for us to ask others to worship us". On the other hand, Ibn Kathir understands the expression "for us" (lana) as denoting "us human beings" in general, and not merely the speakers - in which case the sentence could be rendered thus: "It is not right for us [human beings] to take...", etc. In either case, the above allegorical "question-and-answer" - repeated in many variations throughout the Quran - is meant to stress, in a dramatic manner, the moral odiousness and intellectual futility of attributing divine qualities to any being other than God.] But [as for them -] Thou didst allow them and their forefathers to enjoy [the pleasures of] life to such an extent that [This is the meaning of hatta (lit., "till" or "until") in the present context.] they forgot all remembrance [of Thee]: for they were people devoid of all good." | ||||||
| Khalifa** | They will say, "Be You glorified, it was not right for us to set up any lords beside You. But You allowed them to enjoy, together with their parents. Consequently, they disregarded the message and thus became wicked people." | ||||||
| Hilali/Khan** | They will say: "Glorified be You! It was not for us to take any Auliya (Protectors, Helpers, etc.) besides You, but You gave them and their fathers comfort till they forgot the warning, and became a lost people (doomed to total loss). | ||||||
| QXP Shabbir Ahemd** | They will say, "Glory to You! It was not befitting for us that we should take for protecting masters others than Yourself. But You did bestow on them and their ancestors, good things in life to the extent that they disregarded the Reminder and became a lost folk." | ||||||
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| 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 : 25 - Al-Furqan | Showing verse 18 of 77 in chapter 25 | |||||
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