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سورة فُصّلَت

Surah Fussilat 41:23

Clear in Exposition · Verse 23 of 54

وَذَٰلِكُمْ ظَنُّكُمُ الَّذِي ظَنَنْتُمْ بِرَبِّكُمْ أَرْدَاكُمْ فَأَصْبَحْتُمْ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

`And it was this (very wrong) belief of yours which you hold about your Lord that has ruined you, so that you have now become of the losers.´

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

But this thought of yours which ye did entertain concerning your Lord, hath brought you to destruction, and (now) have ye become of those utterly lost!î

Ahmed Ali

It is this notion you had of your Lord that caused your ruin, and you are lost."

12 more translations

Ali Unal

It is that supposition of yours which you entertained about your Lord that has tumbled you down into perdition, and so you have come to be among the losers.

Daryabadi

That thought of yours which ye formed concerning Your Lord, hath ruined you, and ye have become of the losers.

Faridul Haque

And this is the assumption you had regarding your Lord, which has ruined you, so you are now among those who have been defeated.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And that, your (evil) thought which you entertained about your Lord, ruined you, so have you become of the lost ones?

Maulvi Sher Ali

`And that thought of yours, which you entertained concerning your Lord, has ruined you. So now you have become of those who are lost.'

Muhammad Asad

and that very thought which you thought about your Sustainer has brought you to perdition, and so now you find yourselves among the lost!"

Muhammad Musin Khan

And that thought of yours which you thought about your Lord, has brought you to destruction, and you have become (this Day) of those utterly lost!

Muhammad Pickthall

That, your thought which ye did think about your Lord, hath ruined you; and ye find yourselves (this day) among the lost.

Muhammad Sarwar

This was how you considered your Lord, but He knows you better than you know yourselves. Thus, you are now lost".

Muhammed ali Shakir

And that was your (evil) thought which you entertained about your Lord that has tumbled you down into perdition, so are you become of the lost ones.

Rashad Khalifa

This kind of thinking about your Lord will cause you to fall, and then you become losers.

Shabbir Ahmed

And that very assumption that you thought about your Lord has brought you to ruin, and so now you find yourselves among the losers.”