The Quran

سورة صٓ

Surah Sâd 38:28

The Truthful God · Verse 28 of 88

أَمْ نَجْعَلُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ كَالْمُفْسِدِينَ فِي الْأَرْضِ أَمْ نَجْعَلُ الْمُتَّقِينَ كَالْفُجَّارِ

Abdul Mannan Omar

Are We to treat those who believe and do deeds of righteousness in the same way as the creators of disorder in the land? Or are We to treat those who guard against evil in the same way as the wicked and impious?

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Shall We treat those who believe and work deeds of righteousness, the same as those who do mischief on earth? Shall We treat those who guard against evil, the same as those who turn aside from the right?

Ahmed Ali

Should We equate those who do the right with those who spread corruption in the land? Should We make those who are morally integrated equal to those who seek disintegration?

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Ali Unal

Or (do they think that) We treat those who believe and do good, righteous deeds the same as those who provoke disorder and corruption on earth, or (that) We treat the pious, God-revering ones the same as the shameless, dissolute ones?

Daryabadi

Shall We make those who believe and work righteous works I i ke Unto the corrupters in the earth; Or Shall We make the God-fearing like Unto the wicked!

Faridul Haque

Shall We make those who believe and do good deeds equal to those who spread turmoil in the earth? Or shall We equate the pious with the disobedient?

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Shall We treat those who believe and do good like the mischief-makers in the earth? Or shall We make the dutiful like the wicked?

Maulvi Sher Ali

Shall WE treat those who believe and do good works like those who act corruptly in the earth? Shall WE treat the righteous like the wicked?

Muhammad Asad

[For,] would We treat those who have attained to faith and do righteous deeds in the same manner as [We shall treat] those who spread corruption on earth? Would We treat the God-conscious in the same manner as the wicked?

Muhammad Musin Khan

Shall We treat those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, as Mufsidun (those who associate partners in worship with Allah and commit crimes) on earth? Or shall We treat the Muttaqun (pious - see V.2

Muhammad Pickthall

Shall We treat those who believe and do good works as those who spread corruption in the earth; or shall We treat the pious as the wicked?

Muhammad Sarwar

Do We consider the righteously striving believers equal to the evil-doers in the land? Are the pious ones equal to those who openly commit sin?.

Muhammed ali Shakir

Shall We treat those who believe and do good like the mischief-makers in the earth? Or shall We make those who guard (against evil) like the wicked?

Rashad Khalifa

Shall we treat those who believe and lead a righteous life as we treat those who commit evil on earth? Shall we treat the righteous as we treat the wicked?

Shabbir Ahmed

Shall We treat those who believe and improve the society as We treat those who spread corruption in the land? Or shall We treat the guardians of the law as the law-breakers?