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سورة المدَّثِّر

Surah Al-Muddaththir 74:56

One Endowed with Excellent Capabilities · Verse 56 of 56

وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ ۚ هُوَ أَهْلُ التَّقْوَىٰ وَأَهْلُ الْمَغْفِرَةِ

Abdul Mannan Omar

But these (deniers) will not remember it unless Allâh (so) will. He alone is worthy to be taken as a shield and He alone is most worthy of granting protection.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

But none will keep it in remembrance except as Allah wills: He is the Lord of Righteousness, and the Lord of Forgiveness.

Ahmed Ali

But they will not remember except as God wills: He is worthy to be feared, and He is worthy of forgiving

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Ali Unal

Yet they will not receive admonition and take heed unless God wills; He is the Lord of righteousness and piety, and the Lord of forgiveness.

Daryabadi

And they shall not heed unless Allah Willeth. He is the Lord of piety. and the Lord of forgiveness

Faridul Haque

And what advice will they heed, except if Allah wills? Only He deserves to be feared, and His only is the greatness of forgiving.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And they will not mind unless Allah please. He is Worthy that duty should be kept to Him and Worthy to forgive.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And they will not remember unless ALLAH so pleases. HE alone is worthy to be feared and HE alone is worthy to forgive.

Muhammad Asad

But they [who do not believe in the life to come] will not take it to heart unless God so wills: [for] He is the Fount of all God-consciousness, and the Fount of all forgiveness.

Muhammad Musin Khan

And they will not receive admonition unless Allah wills; He (Allah) is the One, deserving that mankind should be afraid of, and should be dutiful to Him, and should not take any Ilah (God) along with Him, and He is the One Who forgives (sins).

Muhammad Pickthall

And they will not heed unless Allah willeth (it). He is the fount of fear. He is the fount of Mercy.

Muhammad Sarwar

No one will seek guidance unless God wills it. He alone is worthy of being feared and He is the Source of Forgiveness.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And they will not mind unless Allah please. He is worthy to be feared and worthy to forgive.

Rashad Khalifa

They cannot take heed against GOD's will. He is the source of righteousness; He is the source of forgiveness.

Shabbir Ahmed

But they will not take it to heart except according to God’s laws (of guidance). He is the Lord of righteousness, and the Lord of forgiveness.

Commentary 74:56 In this last verse and the previous verse, attention has been drawn to the last of the nineteen wardens - the free will of the human being. In order to…

وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ ۚ هُوَ أَهْلُ التَّقْوَىٰ وَأَهْلُ الْمَغْفِرَةِ

74:56 In this last verse and the previous verse, attention has been drawn to the last of the nineteen wardens - the free will of the human being. In order to be rightly guided one should be willing to follow the ways and means enjoined by Allâh for our guidance. Here it does not at all mean that a human being is simply obliged to conform his own will to the will of Allâh. In spite of his own free will, he will subordinate all of his desires to the Divine Will.