Surah 3. Al-i'Imran, Ayah 91
| إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَمَاتُوا وَهُمْ كُفَّارٌ فَلَنْ يُقْبَلَ مِنْ أَحَدِهِمْ مِلْءُ الْأَرْضِ ذَهَبًا وَلَوِ افْتَدَىٰ بِهِ ۗ أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ وَمَا لَهُمْ مِنْ نَاصِرِينَ |
| Transliteration | : | 'inna 'alladhena kafaro wa- maato wa- hum kuffaar fa- lan yuqbal min 'ah.ad -him mil' al- 'ard. dhahab(an) wa- law iftadaa bi- -hi 'olaa'ika la- -hum cadhaab 'alem wa- maa la- -hum min naas.iren |
| Pickthall | : | Lo! those who disbelieve, and die in disbelief, the (whole) earth full of gold would not be accepted from such a one if it were offered as a ransom (for his soul). Theirs will be a painful doom and they will have no helpers. |
| Asad | : | Verily, as for those who are bent on denying the truth and die as deniers of the truth - not all the gold on earth could ever be their ransom.71 It is they for whom grievous suffering is in store; and they shall have none to succour them. |
| Malik | : | As to those who are unbelievers and die while they were unbelievers, if they were to fill the whole earth with gold and offer as a ransom for each one of them, that will not be accepted. These are the ones who shall have the painful punishment, and shall have no helpers. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | As to those who reject faith and die rejecting never would be accepted from any such as much gold as the earth contains though they should offer it for ransom. For such is (in store) a penalty grievous and they will find no helpers. |
Note - 71Lit., "there shall not be accepted from any of them the
earth full of gold, were he to proffer it in ransom". The
meaning of this sentence is obviously metaphorical; but
in view of the mention of "ransom", some of the
commentators are of the opinion that what is meant here
are otherwise good actions in this world (and, in
particular, efforts and possessions spent for the sake of
helping one's fellow-men), on the strength of which such
stubborn "deniers of the truth" might plead for God's
clemency on the Day of Judgment - a plea that would be
rejected on the ground of their deliberate denial of
fundamental truths.
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Lit., "there shall not be accepted from any of them the earth full of gold, were he to proffer it in ransom". The meaning of this sentence is obviously metaphorical; but in view of the mention of "ransom", some of the commentators are of the opinion that what is meant here are otherwise good actions in this world (and, in particular, efforts and possessions spent for the sake of helping one's fellow-men), on the strength of which such stubborn "deniers of the truth" might plead for God's clemency on the Day of Judgment - a plea that would be rejected on the ground of their deliberate denial of fundamental truths. |
