سورة سَبَإ
Surah Saba’ 34:34
Sheba · Verse 34 of 54
وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا فِي قَرْيَةٍ مِنْ نَذِيرٍ إِلَّا قَالَ مُتْرَفُوهَا إِنَّا بِمَا أُرْسِلْتُمْ بِهِ كَافِرُونَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
We sent no Warner to any town but its corrupted well-to-do people said, `Surely we disbelieve in the Messages that you have been sent with.´
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Never did We send a warner to a population, but the wealthy ones among them said: "We believe not in the (Message) with which ye have been sent.
Ahmed Ali
We never sent an admonisher to a habitation but its well-to-do people said: "We do not believe in what you have brought."
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Ali Unal
We never sent a warner to any township but those of its people who had been lost in the pursuit of pleasures without scruples reacted, saying: "Surely we are unbelievers in that with which you have been sent."
Daryabadi
And We sent not a warner Unto a town but the affluent thereof said:´ verily in that wherewith ye have been sent we are disbelievers.
Faridul Haque
And whenever We sent a Herald of Warning to any town, its wealthy people said, “We disbelieve in what you have been sent with.”
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And We never sent a warner to a town but those who led easy lives in it said: We are disbelievers in that with which you are sent.
Maulvi Sher Ali
And WE never sent a Warner to any city but the wealthy ones thereof said, `Surely, we disbelieve in what you have been sent with.'
Muhammad Asad
For [thus it is:] whenever We sent a warner to any community, those of its people who had lost themselves entirely in the pursuit of pleasures would declare, "Behold, we deny that there is any truth in [what you claim to be] your message!" -
Muhammad Musin Khan
And We did not send a warner to a township, but those who were given the worldly wealth and luxuries among them said: "We believe not in the (Message) with which you have been sent."
Muhammad Pickthall
And We sent not unto any township a warner, but its pampered ones declared: Lo! we are disbelievers in that wherewith ye have been sent.
Muhammad Sarwar
Every time We sent a warner to a town, the rich ones therein said (to Our Messenger), "We have no faith in what you have brought (to us).
Muhammed ali Shakir
And We never sent a warner to a town but those who led lives in ease in it said: We are surely disbelievers in what you are sent with.
Rashad Khalifa
Every time we sent a warner to a community, the leaders of that community said, "We reject the message you are sent with."
Shabbir Ahmed
Whenever We sent a warner to any community its rich elite declared, “We reject the message you are sent with.”
Commentary 34:34 Mutraf مُتْرَفis a term for well-off people who indulge in the exclusive pursuit of pleasures and enjoyment with no regard for moral considerations.…
وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا فِي قَرْيَةٍ مِّن نَّذِيرٍ إِلَّا قَالَ مُتْرَفُوهَا إِنَّا بِمَا أُرْسِلْتُم بِهِ كَافِرُونَ
34:34 Mutraf مُتْرَفis a term for well-off people who indulge in the exclusive pursuit of pleasures and enjoyment with no regard for moral considerations. Their hedonistic pursuits corrupt them, and their life of luxury and ease causes them to behave insolently (Mughnî). Because the Prophets come to raise the oppressed among humanity to their rightful place in society and remove inequality, people in positions of power and privilege usually range themselves against the Prophets.