Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And to Madyan their brother Shuʿayb: he said: “O my people: serve God and expect the Last Day, and commit not evil in the earth, working corruption.”

وَاِلٰى مَدْيَنَ اَخَاهُمْ شُعَيْباًۙ فَقَالَ يَا قَوْمِ اعْبُدُوا اللّٰهَ وَارْجُوا الْيَوْمَ الْاٰخِرَ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا فِي الْاَرْضِ مُفْسِد۪ينَ
Wa-ila madyana akhahumshuAAayban faqala ya qawmi oAAbudoo Allahawarjoo alyawma al-akhira wala taAAthaw feeal-ardi mufsideen
#wordmeaningroot
1wa-ilāAnd to
2madyanaMadyan
3akhāhumtheir brotherاخو
4shuʿaybanShuaib
5faqālaAnd he saidقول
6yāqawmiO my peopleقوم
7uʿ'budūWorshipعبد
8l-lahaAllah
9wa-ir'jūand expectرجو
10l-yawmathe Dayيوم
11l-ākhirathe Lastاخر
12walāand (do) not
13taʿthawcommit evilعثو
14in
15l-arḍithe earthارض
16muf'sidīna(as) corruptersفسد
  • Aisha Bewley

    And to Madyan We sent their brother Shu‘ayb, he said, ‘My people, worship Allah and look to the Last Day and do not act unjustly on earth, corrupting it. ’

  • Progressive Muslims

    And to Median was their brother Shu'ayb. He said: "O my people, serve God and seek the Last Day, and do not roam the Earth corrupting."

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    And unto Midyan We sent their brother Shoaib (Jethro). He said, "O My people! Serve Allah, and look forward to the Last Day, the life to come, and do not act wickedly on earth spreading disorder and corruption."

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    And to Madyan their brother Shuʿayb: he said: “O my people: serve God and expect the Last Day, and commit not evil in the earth, working corruption.”

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    And to Midyan was their brother Shu'ayb. He said: "O my people, serve God and seek the Last Day, and do not roam the earth corrupting."

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    To Midian was their brother Shuayb. He said, "O my people, serve God and seek the Last day, and do not roam the earth corrupting."

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    To Midyan we sent their brother Shu'aib. He said, "O my people, you shall worship GOD and seek the Last Day, and do not roam the earth corruptingly."

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    To Midian We sent their brother Shu'aib. He said: "O people, worship God and be ready for the Day of Resurrection. Do no evil, and create no mischief in the land."

  • Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

    And to Madyan their brother Shu'ayb, and he said, "O my people, worship Allah and expect the Last Day and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption. "

  • Muhammad Asad

    AND UNTO Madyan their brother Shu’ayb who thereupon said: "O my peo­ple! Worship God , and look forward to the Last Day, and do not act wickedly on earth by spreading corruption!"

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    And unto Midian We sent Shu'eyb, their brother. He said: O my people! Serve Allah, and look forward to the Last Day, and do not evil, making mischief, in the earth.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    And We sent to Midian their brother Shuayb.* He said: "My people, serve Allah and look forward to the Last Day* and do not go about the earth committing mischief."

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    And to the Madyanites -of Madyan- We sent their brother Shuaib who said to them: "Worship Allah and follow His system of faith and worship and keep Him in mind and work for the Day of Judgement and entertain expectation of Allah's mercy and blessings and do not spread mischief on earth nor create discord. "

  • Bijan Moeinian

    As to the people of Midyan, I relayed My messages through their brothers Shu’aib. He said: "My people, worship none but God, keep in mind that there is a Day of Judgment and do not go too far in wickedness.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    And to (the people of) Madyan (Midian), We sent their brother Shu‘aib. He said: "O my people! Worship Allâh (Alone) and hope for (the reward of good deeds by worshipping Allâh Alone, on) the last Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection), and commit no mischief on the earth as Mufsidûn (those who commit great crimes, oppressors, tyrants, mischief-makers, corrupters).

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    To the Madyan (people) (We sent) their brother Shu'aib. Then he said: "O my people! serve Allah, and fear the Last Day: nor commit evil on the earth, with intent to do mischief."

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    And to the people of Midian ˹We sent˺ their brother Shu’aib. He said, "O my people! Worship Allah, and hope for ˹the reward of˺ the Last Day. And do not go about spreading corruption in the land."

  • Taqi Usmani

    And (We sent) to Madyan their brother Shu‘aib. So he said, "O my people, worship Allah and fear the Last Day, and do not roam about in the land as mischief makers."

  • Abdul Haleem

    To the people of Midian We sent their brother Shuayb. He said, ‘My people, serve God and think ahead to the Last Day. Do not commit evil and spread corruption in the land.’

  • Arthur John Arberry

    And to Midian their brother Shuaib; he said, 'O my people, serve God, and look you for the Last Day; and do not mischief in the land, working corruption. '

  • E. Henry Palmer

    And unto Midian we sent their brother Sho'haib, and he said, 'My people, serve God, and hope for the last day; and waste not the land, despoiling it. '

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    And, verily, of that We have left a manifest sign unto a people who have sense.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    And to Madyan (We sent) their brother Shuaayb. So he said, "O my people, worship Allah, and hope for the Last Day, and do not perpetrate (mischief) in the land (as) corruptors."

  • George Sale

    And unto the inhabitants of Madian We sent their brother Shoaib; and he said unto them, O my people, serve God, and expect the last day; and transgress not, acting corruptly in the earth.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    And to the Madyan (people) We sent their brother Shu’aib. Then he said: "O my people! Worship Allah, and fear the Last Day; And do not do evil on the earth, purposely to do mischief."

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    And to Midianites (We sent) their kinsman Shu`aib. He said, `My people worship Allâh and hope (putting your faithful confidence in it) for the Last Day and do not act corruptly, behaving lawlessly in the country.'

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    And to Midian We sent Shu‘ayb, their brother. He said, ‘O my people! Worship Allah, and expect the Last Day, and do not act wickedly on the earth causing corruption.’