The Quran

سورة الاٴعرَاف

Surah Al-A‘râf 7:178

The Elevated Places · Verse 178 of 206

مَنْ يَهْدِ اللَّهُ فَهُوَ الْمُهْتَدِي ۖ وَمَنْ يُضْلِلْ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

Those alone are rightly guided to whom Allâh shows guidance, but whom He adjudges to be astray and leaves them in error, it is these who are the losers.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Whom Allah doth guide,- he is on the right path: whom He rejects from His guidance,- such are the persons who perish.

Ahmed Ali

He alone is guided whom God shows the way; and whom He leads astray is surely lost.

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Ali Unal

He whom God guides, he is indeed rightly guided; and he whom He leads astray – they are the losers.

Daryabadi

Whomsoever Allah guideth, he is the rightly guided: and whomsoever He sendeth astray - those! they are the losers.

Faridul Haque

Whomever Allah guides - only he is on the right path; and whomever He sends astray - it is they who are the losers.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

He whom Allah guides is on the right way; and he whom He leaves in error -- they are the losers.

Maulvi Sher Ali

He whom ALLAH guides, is on the right path. And they whom HE leaves in error, these it is who shall be the losers.

Muhammad Asad

He whom God guides, he alone is truly guided; whereas those whom He lets go astray - it is they, they who are the losers!

Muhammad Musin Khan

Whomsoever Allah guides, he is the guided one, and whomsoever He sends astray, those! They are the losers.

Muhammad Pickthall

He whom Allah leadeth, he indeed is led aright, while he whom Allah sendeth astray - they indeed are losers.

Muhammad Sarwar

Those whom God has guided have the true guidance, but those whom He has caused to go astray are certainly lost.

Muhammed ali Shakir

Whomsoever Allah guides, he is the one who follows the right way; and whomsoever He causes to err, these are the losers.

Rashad Khalifa

Whomever GOD guides is the truly guided one, and whomever He commits to straying, these are the losers.

Shabbir Ahmed

Whoever attains God’s Guidance according to His laws is led right. And goes astray he who violates God’s law of guidance.