سورة الفُرقان
Surah Al-Furqân 25:43
The Standard of Truth and Falsehood · Verse 43 of 77
أَرَأَيْتَ مَنِ اتَّخَذَ إِلَٰهَهُ هَوَاهُ أَفَأَنْتَ تَكُونُ عَلَيْهِ وَكِيلًا
Abdul Mannan Omar
Have you considered (over the plight of) one who has taken his own low desires for his deity? Can you then be a guardian over such a one?
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Seest thou such a one as taketh for his god his own passion (or impulse)? Couldst thou be a disposer of affairs for him?
Ahmed Ali
Have you considered him who takes his own lust for his god? Can you stand a surety for him?
12 more translations
Ali Unal
Do you ever consider him who has taken his lusts and fancies for his deity? Would you then be a guardian over him (and thereby assume responsibility for guiding him)?
Daryabadi
Hast thou observed him who hath taken as his god his own desire! wilt thou be over him a trustee?
Faridul Haque
Did you see the one who chose his own desires as his God? So will you accept the responsibility of guarding him?
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Hast thou seen him who takes his low desires for his god? Wilt thou be a guardian over him?
Maulvi Sher Ali
Hast thou seen him who takes his own evil desire for his god? Canst thou be a guardian over them?
Muhammad Asad
Hast thou ever considered [the kind of man] who makes his own desires his deity? Couldst thou, then, [O Prophet,] be held responsible for him?
Muhammad Musin Khan
Have you (O Muhammad SAW) seen him who has taken as his ilah (god) his own desire? Would you then be a Wakil (a disposer of his affairs or a watcher) over him?
Muhammad Pickthall
Hast thou seen him who chooseth for his god his own lust? Wouldst thou then be guardian over him?
Muhammad Sarwar
How can you be the guardian of those who have chosen their own desires as their Lord?
Muhammed ali Shakir
Have you seen him who takes his low desires for his god? Will you then be a protector over him?
Rashad Khalifa
Have you seen the one whose god is his own ego? Will you be his advocate?
Shabbir Ahmed
Have you seen the one who has taken as god his own vain desire? Could you be an advocate for him?
Commentary 25:43 Here the blind submission to ones own low desires, fancies and preconceived ideas are described by words used for shirk شِرك, associating others with…
أَرَأَيْتَ مَنِ اتَّخَذَ إِلَـٰهَهُ هَوَاهُ أَفَأَنتَ تَكُونُ عَلَيْهِ وَكِيلًا
25:43 Here the blind submission to ones own low desires, fancies and preconceived ideas are described by words used for shirk شِرك, associating others with Allâh. With this verse the doctrine of tauhîd- the Unity of Divinity, has been brought to perfection, not found elsewhere. The verse indicates how broad the concept of shirk is. Intellectually humans may have advanced beyond bowing before stones, stars, trees, rivers, animals, tombs, forces of nature, or fellow humans who are supposed to be gods or incarnates of God, but humankind has not outgrown the worship of his false notions, prejudices, pre-conceived ideas, and low desires. These idols lie enthroned within the depth of the heart whose worship is condemned here.