Surah 10. Yunus, Ayah 46
| وَإِمَّا نُرِيَنَّكَ بَعْضَ الَّذِي نَعِدُهُمْ أَوْ نَتَوَفَّيَنَّكَ فَإِلَيْنَا مَرْجِعُهُمْ ثُمَّ اللَّهُ شَهِيدٌ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ |
| Transliteration | : | wa- 'immaa nuriyanna -ka bacd. 'alladhe nacid -hum 'aw natawaffayanna -ka fa- 'ilay -naa marjic -hum thumma 'allaah shahed calaa maa yafcalon |
| Pickthall | : | Whether We let thee (O Muhammad) behold something of that which We promise them or (whether We) cause thee to die, still unto Us is their return, and Allah, moreover, is Witness over what they do. |
| Asad | : | And whether We show thee [in this world] something of what We hold in store for those [deniers of the truth],66 or whether We cause thee to die [before that retribution takes place - know that, in the end], it is unto Us that they must return; and God is witness to all that they do.67 |
| Malik | : | Whether We show you in your lifetime some consequences of what We have promised them, or cause you to die before that, in any case they will have to return to Us: moreover Allah is watching all their actions. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | Whether We show thee (realized in thy lifetime) some part of what We promise them or We take thy soul (to Our Mercy) (before that) in any case to Us is their return: ultimately Allah is witness to all that they do. 1438 |
Note - 66Lit., "of what We promise them" or "of what We threaten
them with" - i.e., the inevitable retribution, sometimes
even in this world, which a deliberate denial of the
truth brings in its wake.
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Note - 67The above verse is addressed, in the first instance, to
the Prophet, and relates to those of his contemporaries
who refused to acknowledge the truth of the Qur'anic
revelation. In its wider sense, however, it is addressed
to every believer who might find it incomprehensible that
life-long suffering is often the lot of the righteous,
while many wrongdoers and deniers of the truth apparently
remain unscathed and are allowed to enjoy the good things
of life. The Qur'an solves this apparent paradox by
making it clear that, in comparison with the life to
come, the life in this world is but a brief moment, and
that it is only in the hereafter that man's destiny
reveals itself in all its true aspects. Cf. 3:185 -
"only on the Day of Resurrection will you be requited in
full [for whatever you have done]...for the life of this
world is nothing but an enjoyment of self-delusion".
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Note - 1438The Prophet is assured that the end of evil is evil, just
as the end of good is good. Whether this result is made
plain before his very eyes in his own life-time or
afterwards, makes no difference. The wicked should not
rejoice if they are given rope and seem to have the upper
hand for a time, nor should the righteous lose heart: for
Allah's promise is sure and must come to pass. And in any
case, the scales can only be partially, if at all,
adjusted in this life. There is the final and complete
adjustment on the Day of Judgment. Allah is All-Knowing,
and all truth will be before Him.
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Lit., "of what We promise them" or "of what We threaten them with" - i.e., the inevitable retribution, sometimes even in this world, which a deliberate denial of the truth brings in its wake. |
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The above verse is addressed, in the first instance, to the Prophet, and relates to those of his contemporaries who refused to acknowledge the truth of the Qur'anic revelation. In its wider sense, however, it is addressed to every believer who might find it incomprehensible that life-long suffering is often the lot of the righteous, while many wrongdoers and deniers of the truth apparently remain unscathed and are allowed to enjoy the good things of life. The Qur'an solves this apparent paradox by making it clear that, in comparison with the life to come, the life in this world is but a brief moment, and that it is only in the hereafter that man's destiny reveals itself in all its true aspects. Cf. 3:185 - "only on the Day of Resurrection will you be requited in full [for whatever you have done]...for the life of this world is nothing but an enjoyment of self-delusion". |
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The Prophet is assured that the end of evil is evil, just as the end of good is good. Whether this result is made plain before his very eyes in his own life-time or afterwards, makes no difference. The wicked should not rejoice if they are given rope and seem to have the upper hand for a time, nor should the righteous lose heart: for Allah's promise is sure and must come to pass. And in any case, the scales can only be partially, if at all, adjusted in this life. There is the final and complete adjustment on the Day of Judgment. Allah is All-Knowing, and all truth will be before Him. |
