سورة الإنسَان
Surah Al-Insân 76:3
The Human Being · Verse 3 of 31
إِنَّا هَدَيْنَاهُ السَّبِيلَ إِمَّا شَاكِرًا وَإِمَّا كَفُورًا
Abdul Mannan Omar
Verily, We have shown him the path clearly (giving him the full choice) whether he be grateful or ungrateful.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
We showed him the Way: whether he be grateful or ungrateful (rests on his will).
Ahmed Ali
We surely showed him the way that he may either be grateful or deny.
12 more translations
Ali Unal
And We have shown him the right way, whether he be grateful (and follow this way) or ungrateful (and follow the way opposed to the right one).
Daryabadi
Verily We! We shewed him the way; then he becometh either thankful or ingrate.
Faridul Haque
We have indeed shown him the way - whether he is grateful or ingrate.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
We have truly shown him the way; he may be thankful or unthankful.
Maulvi Sher Ali
WE have shown him the way, whether he be grateful or ungrateful.
Muhammad Asad
Verily, We have shown him the way: [and it rests with him to prove himself] either grateful or ungrateful.
Muhammad Musin Khan
Verily, We showed him the way, whether he be grateful or ungrateful.
Muhammad Pickthall
Lo! We have shown him the way, whether he be grateful or disbelieving.
Muhammad Sarwar
We showed him the right path whether he would be grateful or ungrateful.
Muhammed ali Shakir
Surely We have shown him the way: he may be thankful or unthankful.
Rashad Khalifa
We showed him the two paths, then he is either appreciative, or unappreciative.
Shabbir Ahmed
We have shown him the way, whether he be grateful or ungrateful.
Commentary 76:3 Free will needs to be rooted in human essence for his physical and spiritual progress. Free will is the endeavour to thank Allâh for His beneficence and…
إِنَّا هَدَيْنَاهُ السَّبِيلَ إِمَّا شَاكِرًا وَإِمَّا كَفُورًا
76:3 Free will needs to be rooted in human essence for his physical and spiritual progress. Free will is the endeavour to thank Allâh for His beneficence and predestination is the denial of that beneficence. The spiritually enlightened choose freely to devote themselves to the work of the next world; others choose freely the work of this world. Free will leads to righteousness when exercised by someone who has self-control and who fears the Lord. With self-control and moral safeguards, the spiritual strengths of such a person increases. In the absence of self-discipline and self-control, he loses his will, which leads him to the abyss.