Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

Is there in their hearts a disease? If they doubt, or fear that God would deal unjustly with them — or would His messenger: — nay, it is they who are the wrongdoers.

اَف۪ي قُلُوبِهِمْ مَرَضٌ اَمِ ارْتَابُٓوا اَمْ يَخَافُونَ اَنْ يَح۪يفَ اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَرَسُولُهُۜ بَلْ اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ هُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ۟
Afee quloobihim maradun ami irtabooam yakhafoona an yaheefa Allahu AAalayhimwarasooluhu bal ola-ika humu aththalimoon
#wordmeaningroot
1afīIs (there) in
2qulūbihimtheir heartsقلب
3maraḍuna diseaseمرض
4amior
5ir'tābūdo they doubtريب
6amor
7yakhāfūnathey fearخوف
8anthat
9yaḥīfaAllah will be unjustحيف
10l-lahuAllah will be unjust
11ʿalayhimto them
12warasūluhuand His Messengerرسل
13balNay
14ulāikathose
15humu[they]
16l-ẓālimūna(are) the wrongdoersظلم
  • Aisha Bewley

    Is there a sickness in their hearts or do they have misgivings or do they fear that Allah and His Messenger will be unjust to them? No, it is simply that they are wrongdoers.

  • Progressive Muslims

    Is there a disease in their hearts, or are they doubtful Or do they fear that God and His messenger would wrong them in the judgment In fact, they are the wrong doers.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    Is there disease in their hearts? Or do they bear any doubts? Or do they fear that Allah and His Messenger might deal unjustly with them? They (who wish to obviate justice) are themselves unjust.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    Is there in their hearts a disease? If they doubt, or fear that God would deal unjustly with them — or would His messenger: — nay, it is they who are the wrongdoers.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    Is there a disease in their hearts, or are they doubtful? Or do they fear that God and His messenger would wrong them in the judgment? In fact, they are the wrong doers.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    Is there a disease in their hearts, or are they doubtful? Or do they fear that God and His messenger would wrong them in the judgment? In fact, they are the wrong doers.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    Is there a disease in their hearts? Are they doubtful? Are they afraid that GOD and His messenger may treat them unfairly? In fact, it is they who are unjust.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    Is there a malady in their hearts, or they are deluded, or afraid that God and His Prophet would be unjust in dealing with them? Not so; they are themselves unjust.

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

    Is there disease in their hearts? Or have they doubted? Or do they fear that Allah will be unjust to them, or His Messenger? Rather, it is they who are the wrongdoers.

  • Muhammad Asad

    Is there disease in their hearts? Or have they begun to doubt ? Or do they fear that God and His Apostle might deal unjustly with them? Nay, it is they, they who are doing wrong !

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    Is there in their hearts a disease, or have they doubts, or fear they lest Allah and His messenger should wrong them in judgment? Nay, but such are evil-doers.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    Do their hearts suffer from the disease (of hypocrisy)? Or have they fallen prey to doubts? Or do they fear that Allah and His Messenger will wrong them? Nay, the truth is that they themselves are wrong-doers.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    Do they reflect the morbidity inherent in their innermost being or do they doubt the Messenger's integrity or do they fear that Allah and His Messenger may deviate from the path of justice and from the principle of just dealing! No, but they are indeed the wrongful of actions.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    Are they sick? Do they still have doubts? Are they afraid that God and His Messenger will not judge them in fairness? The fact of the matter is, they are unjust people.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    Is there a disease in their hearts? Or do they doubt or fear lest Allâh and His Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم) should wrong them in judgement. Nay, it is they themselves who are the Zâlimûn (polytheists, hypocrites and wrong-doers).

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    Is it that there is a disease in their hearts? or do they doubt, or are they in fear, that Allah and His Messenger will deal unjustly with them? Nay, it is they themselves who do wrong.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    Is there a sickness in their hearts? Or are they in doubt? Or do they fear that Allah and His Messenger will be unjust to them? In fact, it is they who are the ˹true˺ wrongdoers.

  • Taqi Usmani

    Is there a malady in their hearts or do they have doubt or do they fear that Allah and His messenger will do injustice to them? Rather they themselves are the unjust.

  • Abdul Haleem

    Do they have sickness in their hearts? Are they full of doubts? Do they fear that God and His Messenger might deal with them unjustly? No, it is they who are the unjust ones.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    What, is there sickness in their hearts, or are they in doubt, or do they fear that God may be unjust towards them and His Messenger? Nay, but those -- they are the evildoers.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    Is there a sickness in their hearts, or do they doubt, or do they fear lest God and His Apostle should deal unfairly by them?- Nay, it is they who are unjust.

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    But had the right been on their side they would have come unto Him willingly enough.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    Then is there sickness in their hearts, or do they suspect (Our judgment), or do they fear that Allah may encroach upon them, and His Messenger (may encroach)? No indeed, those are they who are the unjust.

  • George Sale

    Is there an infirmity in their hearts? Do they doubt? Or do they fear lest God and his apostle act unjustly towards them? But themselves are the unjust doers.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    Is there a disease in their hearts? Or do they doubt, or are they in fear, that Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad) will deal unjustly with them? No, it is they themselves who are the wrongdoers.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    Is it that their minds are diseased? Or do they suffer from doubts? Or do they fear that Allâh and His Messenger will deal with them unjustly? Nay, (wrong are their misgivings,) it is they themselves who are the unjust.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    Is there a sickness in their hearts? Or do they have doubts or fear that Allah and His Apostle will be unjust to them? Rather it is they who are the wrongdoers.