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سورة فُصّلَت

Surah Fussilat 41:4

Clear in Exposition · Verse 4 of 54

بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا فَأَعْرَضَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ فَهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

It is a bearer of good tidings and a warner, yet most of these (people) turn away (from it) because they do not (even) give (it) ear.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Giving good news and admonition: yet most of them turn away, and so they hear not.

Ahmed Ali

Announcing happy news and warnings. And yet most of them are averse and do not listen,

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Ali Unal

(Being sent) as a bearer of glad tidings (of the recompense for faith and righteousness), and a warner (against the consequences of misguidance). Yet most of them (the Makkan people) turn away, and they do not give ear to it (being inwardly averse, and deaf to its excellence).

Daryabadi

A bearer of glad tidings and a warner. Yet most of them turn aside, so that they hearken not.

Faridul Haque

Giving glad tidings and heralding warning; so most of them turned away, therefore they cannot listen (to the truth).

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Good news and a warning. But most of them turn away, so they hear not.

Maulvi Sher Ali

A bringer of glad tidings and a warner. But most of them turn away and they hear not.

Muhammad Asad

to be a herald of glad tidings as well as a warning.

Muhammad Musin Khan

Giving glad tidings [of Paradise to the one who believes in the Oneness of Allah (i.e. Islamic Monotheism) and fears Allah much (abstains from all kinds of sins and evil deeds) and loves Allah much (performing all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained)], and warning (of punishment in the Hell Fire to the one who disbelieves in the Oneness of Allah), but most of them turn away, so they listen not.

Muhammad Pickthall

Good tidings and a warning. But most of them turn away so that they hear not.

Muhammad Sarwar

It contains glad news and warnings (for the people), but most of them have ignored it and do not listen.

Muhammed ali Shakir

A herald of good news and a warner, but most of them turn aside so they hear not.

Rashad Khalifa

A bearer of good news, as well as a warner. However, most of them turn away; they do not hear.

Shabbir Ahmed

Good news and a warning. Yet, most of them turn away so that they do not hear.