The Quran

سورة الاٴحزَاب

Surah Al-Ahzâb 33:16

The Confederates · Verse 16 of 73

قُلْ لَنْ يَنْفَعَكُمُ الْفِرَارُ إِنْ فَرَرْتُمْ مِنَ الْمَوْتِ أَوِ الْقَتْلِ وَإِذًا لَا تُمَتَّعُونَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

Abdul Mannan Omar

Say, `It would be of no avail to you if you flee from death or the battlefield and in case you do, you will not (be allowed to) enjoy yourselves but for a short while.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Say: "Running away will not profit you if ye are running away from death or slaughter; and even if (ye do escape), no more than a brief (respite) will ye be allowed to enjoy!

Ahmed Ali

Say: "Of no gain will be your running away if you run from death or being killed, even then you will enjoy the good things of life but only for a while."

12 more translations

Ali Unal

Say: "Flight will be of no avail to you if you flee from death or being killed (in battle). However you fare, you are not allowed to enjoy life more than a little while (only until your appointed time)."

Daryabadi

Say thou: flight shall not profit you if ye flee from death or slaughter, and lo! ye will not enjoy life except for a little.

Faridul Haque

Proclaim, “Fleeing will never benefit you if you flee from death or killing, and even then you will not be given the usage of this world except a little.”

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Say: Flight will not profit you, if you flee from death or slaughter, and then you will not be allowed to enjoy yourselves but a little.

Maulvi Sher Ali

Say, `Flight shall not avail you if you flee from death or slaughter; and even then you will not be allowed to enjoy yourselves but a little.'

Muhammad Asad

Say: "Whether you flee from [natural] death or from being slain (in battle], flight will not profit you - for, however you fare, you are not (allowed] to enjoy life for more than a little while!"

Muhammad Musin Khan

Say (O Muhammad SAW to these hypocrites who ask your permission to run away from you): "Flight will not avail you if you flee from death or killing, and then you will enjoy no more than a little while!"

Muhammad Pickthall

Say: Flight will not avail you if ye flee from death or killing, and then ye dwell in comfort but a little while.

Muhammad Sarwar

(Muhammad), tell them, "Running away will never be of any benefit to you even if you run away from death or being killed. Still you would not be able to enjoy yourselves except for a short while."

Muhammed ali Shakir

Say: Flight shall not do you any good if you fly from death or slaughter, and in that case you will not be allowed to enjoy yourselves but a little.

Rashad Khalifa

Say, "If you flee, you can never flee from death or from being killed. No matter what happens, you only live a short while longer."

Shabbir Ahmed

Say, "Flight will not avail you if you flee from death or from being killed. You may enjoy life but for a little while.”