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سورة النَّازعَات

Surah Al-Nâzi‘ât 79:40

Those who perform their Duties Vigerously · Verse 40 of 46

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِ وَنَهَى النَّفْسَ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰ

Abdul Mannan Omar

But as for the one who fears to stand before his Lord and restrains himself from evil desires,

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And for such as had entertained the fear of standing before their Lord's (tribunal) and had restrained (their) soul from lower desires,

Ahmed Ali

But he who feared standing before his Lord, and restrained his self from vain desires,

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Ali Unal

But as for him who lived in awe of his Lord, being ever conscious of His seeing him and of the standing before Him (in the Hereafter), and held back his carnal soul from lusts and caprices,

Daryabadi

And as for him who dreaded standing before his Lord, and restrained his soul from lust,

Faridul Haque

And for one who feared to stand before his Lord and restrained his soul from desire,

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And as for him who fears to stand before his Lord and restrains himself from low desires,

Maulvi Sher Ali

But as for him who fears to stand before his Lord, and restrains his soul from evil desires,

Muhammad Asad

But unto him who shall have stood in fear of his Sustainer's Presence, and held back his inner self from base desires,

Muhammad Musin Khan

But as for him who feared standing before his Lord, and restrained himself from impure evil desires, and lusts.

Muhammad Pickthall

But as for him who feared to stand before his Lord and restrained his soul from lust,

Muhammad Sarwar

However, those who had feared their Lord and restrained their souls from acting according to its desires.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And as for him who fears to stand in the presence of his Lord and forbids the soul from low desires,

Rashad Khalifa

As for the one who reverenced the majesty of his Lord, and enjoined the self from sinful lusts.

Shabbir Ahmed

But the one who feared standing before his Lord and restrained his selfish desires,