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| بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ |
| 1. [9:109] | Afaman assasa bunyanahu AAalataqwa mina Allahi waridwanin khayrunam man assasa bunyanahu AAala shafa jurufinharin fainhara bihi fee narijahannama waAllahu la yahdee alqawma alththalimeena |  أفمن أسس بنيانه على تقوى من الله ورضوان خير أم من أسس بنيانه على شفا جرف هار فانهار به في نار جهنم والله لا يهدي القوم الظالمينأَفَمَنْ أَسَّسَ بُنْيَانَهُ عَلَى تَقْوَى مِنَ اللّهِ وَرِضْوَانٍ خَيْرٌ أَم مَّنْ أَسَّسَ بُنْيَانَهُ عَلَىَ شَفَا جُرُفٍ هَارٍ فَانْهَارَ بِهِ فِي نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ وَاللّهُ لاَ يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَ | |||||
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| Tahir ul Qadri | بھلا وہ شخص جس نے اپنی عمارت (یعنی مسجد) کی بنیاد اللہ سے ڈرنے او ر (اس کی) رضا و خوشنودی پر رکھی، بہتر ہے یا وہ شخص جس نے اپنی عمارت کی بنیاد ایسے گڑھے کے کنارے پر رکھی جو گرنے والا ہے۔ سو وہ (عمارت) اس معمار کے ساتھ ہی آتشِ دوزخ میں گر پڑی، اور اللہ ظالم لوگوں کو ہدایت نہیں فرماتا | ||||||
| Yousuf Ali | Which then is best? - he that layeth his foundation on piety to Allah and His good pleasure? - or he that layeth his foundation on an undermined sand-cliff ready to crumble to pieces? and it doth crumble to pieces with him, into the fire of Hell. And Allah guideth not people that do wrong.
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| Ahmed Ali | بھلا جس نے اپنی عمارت کی بنیاد الله سے ڈرنے اوراس کی رضا مندی پر رکھی ہو وہ بہتر ہے یا جس نے اپنی عمارت کی بنیاد ایک کھائی کے کنارے پررکھی جو گرنے والی ہے پھر وہ اسے دوزخ کی آگ میں لے گری اور الله ظالموں کو راہ نہیں دکھاتا | ||||||
| Ahmed Raza Khan | تو کیا جس نے اپنی بنیاد رکھی اللہ سے ڈر اور اس کی رضا پر وہ بھلا یا وہ جس نے اپنی نیو چنی ایک گراؤ (ٹوٹے ہوئے کناروں والے) گڑھے کے کنارے تو وہ اسے لے کر جہنم کی آ گ میں ڈھے پڑا اور اللہ ظالموں کو راہ نہیں دیتا، | ||||||
| Shabbir Ahmed | کیا بھلا وہ شخص جس نے بُنیاد رکھی اپنی عمارت (مسجد) کی اللہ کے خوف اور اُس کی رضامندی کی طلب پر، بہتر ہے یا وہ شخص جس نے بنیاد رکھی اپنی عمارت کی کنارے پر کھائی کے جو گرنے والی ہو اور لے گرے اُسے (اپنے ساتھ) جہنّم کی آگ میں۔ اور اللہ نہیں ہدایت دیتا ظالم لوگوں کو۔ | ||||||
| Fateh Muhammad Jalandhary | بھلا جس شخص نے اپنی عمارت کی بنیاد خدا کے خوف اور اس کی رضامندی پر رکھی وہ اچھا ہے یا وہ جس نے اپنی عمارت کی بنیاد گر جانے والی کھائی کے کنارے پر رکھی کہ وہ اس کو دوزخ کی آگ میں لے گری اور خدا ظالموں کو ہدایت نہیں دیتا | ||||||
| Mehmood Al Hassan | بھلا جس نے بنیاد رکھی اپنی عمارت کی اللہ سے ڈرنے پر اور اسکی رضامندی پر وہ بہتر یا جس نے بنیاد رکھی اپنی عمارت کی کنارہ پر ایک کھائی کے جو گرنے کو ہے پھر اسکو لیکر ڈھے پڑا دوزخ کی آگ میں اور اللہ راہ نہیں دیتا ظالم لوگوں کو | ||||||
| Abul Ala Maududi | پھر تمہارا کیا خیال ہے کہ بہتر انسان وہ ہے جس نے اپنی عمارت کی بنیاد خدا کے خوف اور اس کی رضا کی طلب پر رکھی ہو یا وہ جس نے اپنی عمارت ایک وادی کی کھوکھلی بے ثبات کگر پر اٹھائی اور وہ اسے لے کر سیدھی جہنم کی آگ میں جا گری؟ ایسے ظالم لوگوں کو اللہ کبھی سیدھی راہ نہیں دکھاتا | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
| Literal | Is who founded (established) his building/structure on fear and obedience from God and acceptance/approval better ? Or who founded (established) his building/structure on (the) edge/brink (of) a130cracking/falling/weakly undercut bank/shore , so it collapsed/fell down with him in Hell's fire? And God does not guide the nation the unjust/oppressive. | ||||||
| Yusuf Ali | Which then is best? - he that layeth his foundation on piety to Allah and His good pleasure? - or he that layeth his foundation on an undermined sand-cliff ready to crumble to pieces? and it doth crumble to pieces with him, into the fire of Hell. And Allah guideth not people that do wrong. | ||||||
| Pickthal | Is he who founded his building upon duty to Allah and His good pleasure better; or he who founded his building on the brink of a crumbling, overhanging precipice so that it toppled with him into the fire of hell? Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk. | ||||||
| Arberry | Why, is he better who founded his building upon the fear of God and His good pleasure, or he who founded his building upon the brink of a crumbling bank that has tumbled with him into the fire of Gehenna? And God guides not the people of the evildoers. | ||||||
| Shakir | Is he, therefore, better who lays his foundation on fear of Allah and (His) good pleasure, or he who lays his foundation on the edge of a cracking hollowed bank, so it broke down with him into the fire of hell; and Allah does not guide the unjust people. | ||||||
| Sarwar | Which is better, the mosque that is founded for pious purposes and for achieving God's pleasure or that which is based on the brink of a crumbling bank and which may crumble into hell at any moment? God does not guide the unjust. | ||||||
| H/K/Saheeh | Then is one who laid the foundation of his building on righteousness [with fear] from Allah and [seeking] His approval better or one who laid the foundation of his building on the edge of a bank about to collapse, so it collapsed with him into the fire of Hell? And Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people. | ||||||
| Malik | Who is a better person; he who lays the foundation of his building on piety to Allah and His good pleasure, or he who lays the foundation of his building on an undermined bank that will tumble down with him into the fire of Hell? Allah does not guide such wrongdoers.[109] | ||||||
| Maulana Ali** | Is he, then, who lays his foundation on duty to Allah and (His) good pleasure better, or he who lays his foundation on the edge of a cracking hollowed bank, so it broke down with him into the Fire of hell? And Allah guides not the unjust people. | ||||||
| Free Minds | Is one who lays his foundation on obtaining righteousness from God and His acceptance better, or one who lays his foundation on the edge of a cliff which is about to crumble, so that it crumbled with him into the fires of Hell? God does not guide the wicked people. | ||||||
| Qaribullah | Is he who founds his building on the fear of Allah and His pleasure, better or he who founds his building on the brink of a crumbling edge so that it will tumble with him into the Fire of Gehenna? Allah does not guide the harmdoers. | ||||||
| George Sale | Whether therefore is he better, who hath founded his building on the fear of God and his good will; or he who hath founded his building on the brink of a bank of earth which is washed away by waters, so that it falleth with him into the fire of hell? God directeth not the ungodly people. | ||||||
| JM Rodwell | Which of the two is best? He who hath founded his building on the fear of God and the desire to please Him, or he who hath founded his building on the brink of an undermined bank washed away by torrents, so that it rusheth with him into the fire of Hell? B | ||||||
| Asad | Which. then, is the better: he who has founded his building on God-consciousness and [a desire for] His goodly acceptance-or he who has founded his building on the edge of a water-worn, crumbling river-bank, so that it [is bound to] tumble down with him into the fire of hell? For, God does not grace with His guidance people who [deliberately] do wrong: | ||||||
| Khalifa** | Is one who establishes his building on the basis of reverencing GOD and to gain His approval better, or one who establishes his building on the brink of a crumbling cliff, that falls down with him into the fire of Hell? GOD does not guide the transgressing people. | ||||||
| Hilali/Khan** | Is it then he, who laid the foundation of his building on piety to Allah and His Good Pleasure, better, or he who laid the foundation of his building on an undetermined brink of a precipice ready to crumble down, so that it crumbled to pieces with him into the Fire of Hell. And Allah guides not the people who are the Zalimoon (cruel, violent, proud, polytheist and wrong-doer). | ||||||
| QXP Shabbir Ahemd** | Is he who founded his building on the Secure Way of Allah and His goodly Acceptance better, or he who founded his building on the crumbling cliff of "Shirk" that topples down with him into the fire of Hell? Allah does not intervene to guide a folk who displace right with wrong. | ||||||
| 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 : 9 - At-Tawba | Showing verse 109 of 129 in chapter 9 | |||||
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