سورة الشّوریٰ
Surah Al-Shûrâ 42:42
The Council · Verse 42 of 53
إِنَّمَا السَّبِيلُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ يَظْلِمُونَ النَّاسَ وَيَبْغُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
Abdul Mannan Omar
The blame only lies on those who wrong people and commit aggression in the land without justification. It is they for whom there awaits a grievous punishment.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
The blame is only against those who oppress men and wrong-doing and insolently transgress beyond bounds through the land, defying right and justice: for such there will be a penalty grievous.
Ahmed Ali
Blame lies on those who oppress, and terrorise the land unjustly. For them there is painful punishment.
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Ali Unal
The route (of blame and retaliation) is only against those who wrong people and behave rebelliously on earth, offending against all right. For such there is a painful punishment.
Daryabadi
The way of blame is only against those who wrong mankind, and rebel in the earth without justice; these! for them is a torment afflictive.
Faridul Haque
Reproach is only against those who oppress people, and wrongfully spread rebellion in the land; for them is a painful punishment.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
The way (of blame) is only against those who oppress men and revolt in the earth unjustly. For such there is a painful chastisement.
Maulvi Sher Ali
The blame is only on those who wrong men and transgress in the earth without justification. Such will have a grievous punishment.
Muhammad Asad
blame attaches but to those who oppress [other] people and behave outrageously on earth, offending against all right: for them there is grievous suffering in store!
Muhammad Musin Khan
The way (of blame) is only against those who oppress men and wrongly rebel in the earth, for such there will be a painful torment.
Muhammad Pickthall
The way (of blame) is only against those who oppress mankind, and wrongfully rebel in the earth. For such there is a painful doom.
Muhammad Sarwar
Only those who do injustice to people and commit rebellion on earth for no reason will be questioned. They will suffer a painful torment.
Muhammed ali Shakir
The way (to blame) is only against those who oppress men and revolt in the earth unjustly; these shall have a painful punishment.
Rashad Khalifa
The wrong ones are those who treat the people unjustly, and resort to aggression without provocation. These have incurred a painful retribution.
Shabbir Ahmed
The blame is on those who oppress people and cause disorder on earth resorting to aggression, unprovoked. They are the ones for whom there is an awful doom.