The Quran

سورة طٰه

Surah Tâ Hâ 20:2

Perfect Man! be at rest · Verse 2 of 135

مَا أَنْزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْآنَ لِتَشْقَىٰ

Abdul Mannan Omar

We have not revealed this Qur´ân to you that you should fail in your mission.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

We have not sent down the Qur'an to thee to be (an occasion) for thy distress,

Ahmed Ali

We have not sent down the Qur´an to you that you should be burdened,

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Ali Unal

We do not send down the Qur’an on you so that you suffer distress (in your duty of conveying it to people);

Daryabadi

We have not Sent down on thee the Qur´an that thou shouldst be distressed. *Chapter:20

Faridul Haque

We have not sent down this Qur’an upon you (O dear Prophet Mohammed - peace and blessings be upon him) for you to fall into hardship! (Either because he used to pray at length during the night or because he was distressed due to the disbelievers not accepting faith.)

Maulana Muhammad Ali

We have not revealed the Qur

Maulvi Sher Ali

We have not sent down the Qur'an to thee that thou shouldst be distressed;

Muhammad Asad

We did not bestow the Qur'an on thee from on high to make thee unhappy,

Muhammad Musin Khan

We have not sent down the Qur'an unto you (O Muhammad SAW) to cause you distress,

Muhammad Pickthall

We have not revealed unto thee (Muhammad) this Qur'an that thou shouldst be distressed,

Muhammad Sarwar

We have sent the Quran only as reminder

Muhammed ali Shakir

We have not revealed the Quran to you that you may be unsuccessful.

Rashad Khalifa

We did not reveal the Quran to you, to cause you any hardship.

Shabbir Ahmed

We have not bestowed upon you this Qur’an to cause you any hardship.

Commentary 20:2 “We have not revealed this Qur’ân to you that you should fail in your mission.” So it cannot be that the Prophet, to whom the Holy Qur’ân is revealed,…

مَا أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْآنَ لِتَشْقَىٰ

20:2 “We have not revealed this Qur’ân to you that you should fail in your mission.” So it cannot be that the Prophet, to whom the Holy Qur’ân is revealed, should remain unsuccessful in bringing about the transformation for which it was revealed. It cannot be a failure, as it is a manifestation of the Divine Will. There is nothing in the Qur’ânic Law that is repugnant to human nature and that, if acted upon, should put a human being into trouble. The ethical discipline imposed upon us by its teachings is meant not to narrow down our field of life, but to enhance it by deepening our consciousness of right and wrong.