The Quran

سورة الاٴنعَام

Surah Al-An‘âm 6:69

The Cattle · Verse 69 of 165

وَمَا عَلَى الَّذِينَ يَتَّقُونَ مِنْ حِسَابِهِمْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ وَلَٰكِنْ ذِكْرَىٰ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

Those who guard against evil are not in the least accountable for these (evil doers). They are only to admonish (them) so that they may too guard against evil.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

On their account no responsibility falls on the righteous, but (their duty) is to remind them, that they may (learn to) fear Allah.

Ahmed Ali

As for the heedful and devout, they are not accountable for them, but should give advice: They may haply come to fear God.

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Ali Unal

Those who keep from disobedience to God in reverence for Him and piety are not accountable for them in anything. But (what rests with them is) to remind and thereby admonish them so that they may fear (the evil of what they do) and avoid it.

Daryabadi

And naught on their account shall be on those who fear but admonition that haply they also may become God-fearing.

Faridul Haque

And the pious are not accountable for them in the least, apart from the giving of advice so that they may avoid.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And those who keep their duty are not accountable for them in aught but (theirs) is only to remind; haply they may guard against evil.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And those who are righteous are not at all accountable for them, but their duty is to admonish them that they may fear ALLAH.

Muhammad Asad

for whom those who are conscious of God are in no wise accountable. Theirs, however, is the duty to admonish [the sinners], so that they might become conscious of God.

Muhammad Musin Khan

Those who fear Allah, keep their duty to Him and avoid evil are not responsible for them (the disbelievers) in any case, but (their duty) is to remind them, that they may avoid that (mockery at the Qur'an). [The order of this Verse was cancelled (abrogated) by the Verse 4

Muhammad Pickthall

Those who ward off (evil) are not accountable for them in aught, but the Reminder (must be given them) that haply they (too) may ward off (evil).

Muhammad Sarwar

But those who observe piety (commit no sin) by sitting with the (unbelievers) in order to preach (the Truth) so that they, too, may become pious.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And nought of the reckoning of their (deeds) shall be against those who guard (against evil), but (theirs) is only to remind, haply they may guard.

Rashad Khalifa

The righteous are not responsible for the utterances of those people, but it may help to remind them; perhaps they may be saved.

Shabbir Ahmed

Those who live upright bear no responsibility for them, except to remind them, that they may protect themselves against personal detriment.