# 68. Surah Al-Qalam, Verse 49 - **Surah:** 68. Surah Al-Qalam (The Pen) — سورة القلم - **Verse:** 49 / 52 · **Juz:** 29 · **Mushaf page:** 565 - **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-al-qalam/verse-49 ## Arabic لَوْلَٓا اَنْ تَدَارَكَهُ نِعْمَةٌ مِنْ رَبِّه۪ لَنُبِذَ بِالْعَرَٓاءِ وَهُوَ مَذْمُومٌ ## Transcription Lawla an tadarakahu niAAmatunmin rabbihi lanubitha bilAAara-i wahuwa mathmoom ## Translations ### Aisha Bewley Had a blessing from his Lord not overtaken him, he would have been thrown up on the naked shore, for he was at fault. ### Progressive Muslims Had it not been for his Lord's grace, he would have remained trapped, while he was to be blamed. ### Shabbir Ahmed If it were not for the Bliss of his Lord, he would have been cast into the wilderness and in the wilderness of thought. (37:146). ### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation Had not favour from his Lord overtaken him, he would have been cast on the bare shore when he was condemned. ### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation Had it not been for the grace of his Lord, he would have remained trapped, while he was to be blamed. ### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament If it were not for his Lord's grace, he would have been ejected into the desert as a sinner. ### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira Had it not been for a favour from his Lord he would have been cast blame-worthy on a barren plain. ### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley) If not that a favor from his Lord overtook him, he would have been thrown onto the naked shore while he was censured. ### Muhammad Asad [And remember:] had not grace from his Sustainer reached him, he would indeed have been cast forth upon that barren shore in a state of disgrace: ### Marmaduke Pickthall Had it not been that favour from his Lord had reached him he surely had been cast into the wilderness while he was reprobate. ### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary had his Lord not bestowed His favour upon him, he would have been cast upon that barren shore (and would have remained there) in disgrace.[1] _Footnotes_ - [1] When this verse is read with ( Surah As-Saaffat, Ayats 142-146), one learns that at the time the Prophet Jonah (peace be upon him) was caused to be swallowed by the fish, he was blameworthy. But when he glorified Allah and confessed his fault, although he was thrown out from the belly of the fish on a bare beach in a state of sickness, he was not blameworthy at that time. Allah by His mercy caused a creeper to grow over him so that its leaves should provide him shade and its fruit food and drink. ### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab And had it not been for the grace and mercy of Allah, his Creator, on him, he would have been cast in the open, low on his knees, brought down to a bad and disagreeable condition, discredited with infamy and shame. ### Bijan Moeinian If your Lord had not been graceful to him, his dead body would have been thrown out on the naked shore on disgrace. ### Al-Hilali & Khan Had not a Grace from his Lord reached him, he would indeed have been (left in the stomach of the fish, but We forgave him): so he was cast off on the naked shore, while he was to be blamed. ### Abdullah Yusuf Ali Had not Grace from his Lord reached him, he would indeed have been cast off on the naked shore, in disgrace. ### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran Had he not been shown grace by his Lord, he would have certainly been cast onto the open ˹shore˺, still blameworthy. ### Taqi Usmani Had not a favour from His Lord come to his help, he would have been cast in the wilderness in a reproachable state. ### Abdul Haleem if his Lord’s grace had not reached him, he would have been left, abandoned and blameworthy, on the barren shore, ### Arthur John Arberry Had there not overtaken him a blessing from his Lord he would have been cast upon the wilderness, being condemned. ### E. Henry Palmer Had it not been that grace from his Lord reached him, he would have been cast out on the naked (shore) and blamed the while! ### Hamid S. Aziz Were it not that favour from his Lord had reached him, he would certainly have been cast down upon the naked shore while he was blameworthy. ### Mahmoud Ghali Had there not overtaken him a favor from his Lord, indeed he would have been flung off upon the naked shore (i. e., the wilderness) (while) he was a reprobate. ### George Sale Had not grace from his Lord reached him, he had surely been cast forth on the naked shore, covered with shame: ### Syed Vickar Ahamed Had not the Grace from His Lord reached him, he would indeed, have remained (within the fish and not) cast off on the naked shore, while he was to be blamed. ### Amatul Rahman Omar Had not a gracious favour from his Lord reached him (and) saved him he would surely have been cast off on a barren tract of land while he was in this miserable plight. ### Ali Quli Qarai Had it not been for a blessing that came to his rescue from his Lord, he would surely have been cast on a bare shore while he were blameworthy. ### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü Eğer Ona Rabbinden bir nimet erişmemiş olsaydı, aşağılanmış halde çıplak araziye atılırdı! ### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı Eğer Rabbinden bir nimet ona ulaşmasaydı, mutlaka yerilmiş ve çıplak bir durumda (karaya) atılmış olacaktı. ### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali Rabbi katından ona bir rahmet ulaşmasaydı, kınanmış bir halde o açık araziye atılacaktı. ### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali Şayet Rabbinden ona bir nimet yetişmemiş olsaydı, o mutlaka kınanmış bir halde ıssız bir yere atılacaktı. ### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Rabbından bir ni'met yetişmiş olmasa idi ona, elbette o fazaya fena bir halde atılacaktı. ### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş) Ona Rabbinden bir nimet yetişmiş olmasaydı, o fezaya, alana elbette yerilmiş olarak atılacaktı. ### Gültekin Onan Eğer rabbinden bir nimet ona ulaşmasaydı, mutlaka yerilmiş ve çıplak bir durumda (karaya) atılmış olacaktı. ### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim Eğer Rabbinden ona bir ni'met erişmiş olmasaydı o, mutlakaa çırıl çıplak (çıkarıldığı) o yere kınanmış bir halde atılacakdı . ### İbni Kesir Rabbının katında ona bir nimet erişmiş olmasaydı; mutlaka o, kınanmış olarak çıplak bir yere atılacaktı. ### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı (Ve hatırla:) o'na Rabbinin rahmeti ulaşmamış olsaydı mutlaka aşağılanmış bir şekilde ıssız bir sahile atılmış olurdu ### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı Rabbinden ona bir nimet erişmiş olmasaydı, kınanmış olarak çıplak bir yere atılacaktı. ### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Eğer Rabbinden ona bir ni'met yetişmeseydi, yerilerek çıplak bir yere atılırdı. ### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali Eğer ona, Rabbinden bir nimet ulaşmasaydı, horlanmış bir halde cascavlak bir yere atılırdı. ### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an Eğer Rabbinin akıl sır ermez nimeti onun imdadına yetişmemiş olsaydı, andolsun ki aşağılanmış bir halde ıssız bir sahile atılırdı. ### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Eğer Rabb'inden yeniden bir nimet ulaşmasaydı, kınanmış olarak boş bir yere atılmış olacaktı. ### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek Efendisinden Ona bir nimet ulaşmamış olsaydı, aşağılanmış olarak, ıssız bir kıyıya kesinlikle atılmış olurdu. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Eğer Rabbinin iyiliği imdadına yetişmeseydi[1], aşağılanmış bir halde açık alana[2] atılacaktı. _Footnotes_ - [1] ... - [2] Balina ve yunuslar (deniz memelileri), eceli gelince çoğunlukla karaya vurur ve orada ölürler. Yunus'u (a.s.) da böyle bir deniz memelisi yuttuğu için bu ayete göre  onun karnından çıkmasaydı, balık karaya vuracak ve onun vücudu Yunus aleyhisselamın kabri olacaktı. ### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir Rabbinden ona bir nimet yetişmemiş olsaydı mutlaka kınanmış (bir hâlde) ıssız bir sahile atılacaktı. ### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Eğer Rabb'inden yeniden bir nimet ulaşmasaydı, kınanmış olarak boş bir yere atılmış olacaktı. ### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an Eğer Rabb'inden yeniden bir nimet ulaşmasaydı, kınanmış olarak boş bir yere atılmış olacaktı. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Eğer Rabbinden bir nimet onun imdadına yetişmeseydi yerilmiş bir halde çıplak bir alana atılacaktı[1]. _Footnotes_ - [1] Yunus (a.s.) görev yerini, izinsiz olarak terk edip dolu bir gemiye binmişti. Birini gemiden atmak için kura çekildi. Kura kendisine çıkınca denize atıldı ve bir balık onu yuttu. O, bu sırada balığın karnında olduğu halde kendisinin karanlıklar içinde kaldığını sanmış, pişmanlık içinde tövbe etmişti. Bu onun için bir nimetti; çünkü balığın yuttuğunu fark etseydi ölmek üzere olduğunu anlayacağı için tövbesi kabul edilmezdi ([Nisa 4/17](https://quran.so/4/17)-[18,](https://quran.so/4/18) [Enbiya 21/87](https://quran.so/21/87)-[88,](https://quran.so/21/88) [Saffat 37/139](https://quran.so/37/139)-[148](https://quran.so/37/148)). ## Words | # | word | meaning | root | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | لَّوْلَآ — lawlā | If not | — | | 2 | أَن — an | that | — | | 3 | تَدَٰرَكَهُۥ — tadārakahu | overtook him | درك — Dal-Ra-Kef | | 4 | نِعْمَةٌۭ — niʿ'matun | a Favor | نعم — Nun-Ayn-Mim | | 5 | مِّن — min | from | — | | 6 | رَّبِّهِۦ — rabbihi | his Lord | ربب — Ra-Ba-Ba | | 7 | لَنُبِذَ — lanubidha | surely he would have been thrown | نبذ — Nun-Be-Zal | | 8 | بِٱلْعَرَآءِ — bil-ʿarāi | onto (the) naked shore | عري — Ayn-Ra-Ye | | 9 | وَهُوَ — wahuwa | while he | — | | 10 | مَذْمُومٌۭ — madhmūmun | (was) blamed | ذمم — Zal-Mim-Mim | --- Previous: https://quran.so/surah-al-qalam/verse-48.md · Next: https://quran.so/surah-al-qalam/verse-50.md Retrieved: 2026-08-24 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.