# 32. Surah As-Sajdah, Verse 18 - **Surah:** 32. Surah As-Sajdah (The Prostration) — سورة السجدة - **Verse:** 18 / 30 · **Juz:** 21 · **Mushaf page:** 415 - **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-as-sajdah/verse-18 ## Arabic اَفَمَنْ كَانَ مُؤْمِناً كَمَنْ كَانَ فَاسِقاًۜ لَا يَسْتَوُ۫نَ ## Transcription Afaman kana mu/minan kaman kanafasiqan la yastawoon ## Translations ### Aisha Bewley Is someone who has iman like someone who is a deviator? They are not the same! ### Progressive Muslims Is one who was a believer the same as one who was wicked They are not the same. ### Shabbir Ahmed Is then, he who was a believer like the one who drifted away from the Divine Values? Nay, these two are not alike. ### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation Is then he who is a believer like him who is perfidious? They are not equal. ### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation Is one who is a believer the same as one who is wicked? They are not the same. ### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament Is one who is a believer the same as one who is wicked? They are not equal. ### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira Is one who is a believer like one who is a transgressor? No, they are not alike. ### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley) Then is one who was a believer like one who was defiantly disobedient? They are not equal. ### Muhammad Asad Is, then, he who [in his earthly life] was a believer to be compared with one who was in­iquitous? [Nay,] these two are not equal! ### Marmaduke Pickthall Is he who is a believer like unto him who is an evil-liver? They are not alike. ### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary Would a true believer be like him who was an evil-doer?[1] Surely they are not equal.[2] _Footnotes_ - [1] Here mumin (believer) and fasiq (sinner) have been used as two contrasting terms. Mumin is he who believes in Allah as his Lord and the One and only deity and adopts obedience of the law which Allah has sent down through His Prophets. Contrary to this, fasiq is he who adopts the attitude of fisq (disobedience, rebellion, independence and obedience to others than Allah). - [2] That is, "They can neither have the same way of thinking and life in the world nor can they be treated alike by God in the Hereafter." ### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab Would he whose heart reflects the image of religious and spiritual virtues be equaled to the one in whose heart reign vice and impiety! ### Bijan Moeinian Does it make sense to you that the sinners and the believers be treated equally? ### Al-Hilali & Khan Is then he who is a believer like him who is a Fâsiq (disbeliever and disobedient to Allâh)? Not equal are they. ### Abdullah Yusuf Ali Is then the man who believes no better than the man who is rebellious and wicked? Not equal are they. ### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran Is the one who is a believer equal ˹before Allah˺ to the one who is rebellious? They are not equal! ### Taqi Usmani So, can one who is a believer become like one who is a sinner? They cannot become equal. ### Abdul Haleem So, is someone who believes equal to someone who defies God? No, they are not equal. ### Arthur John Arberry What? Is he who has been a believer like unto him who has been ungodly? They are not equal. ### E. Henry Palmer Is he who is a believer like him who is a sinner? they shall not be held equal. ### Hamid S. Aziz No soul knows what is hidden for them of that which will refresh the eyes (give them joy); a reward for what they did. ### Mahmoud Ghali So, is he who has been a believer like him who has been immoral? They are not equal. ### George Sale Shall he therefore, who is a true believer, be as he who is an impious transgressor? They shall not be held equal. ### Syed Vickar Ahamed Is then the man who believes like the man who rebels (and is wicked)? They are not equal. ### Amatul Rahman Omar What! can one who has been a believer (be treated) like one who has been a disobedient sinner. They cannot be alike. ### Ali Quli Qarai Is someone who is faithful like someone who is a transgressor? They are not equal. ### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü İman sahibi ile inancı bozuk olan bir midir? Eşit olmazlar! ### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı Öyleyse, iman eden kimse, fasık olan gibi olur mu? Bunlar eşit olmazlar. ### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali İnananla yoldan çıkan bir olur mu? Elbette bir olamazlar. ### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali Hiç mü'min, fasık gibi olur mu? Bunlar (elbette) eşit olmazlar. ### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Öyle ya, mü'min olan fasık olan gibi olur mu? Onlar müsavi olmazlar ### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş) Öyle ya inanan kimse fasık olan gibi olur mu? Onlar eşit olamazlar. ### Gültekin Onan Öyleyse, inançlı olan kimse fasık olan gibi olur mu? Bunlar eşit olmazlar. ### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim Öyle ya, mü'min olan kimse, imandan haaric kişi gibi midir? Onlar (hiçbir zaman) müsavi olmazlar. ### İbni Kesir Mü'min olan kimse yoldan çıkmış kimse gibi midir? Bunlar hiç bir olmazlar. ### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı Zaten, (bu dünyada) iman etmiş olan kimse, yoldan çıkmış biriyle hiç mukayese edilebilir mi? Bunlar (elbette) bir olamazlar! ### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı Hiç mü'min olan kimse, fasık olan kimse gibi midir? Asla eşit değillerdir. ### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Hiç inanan kimse, (yoldan çıkan) fasık gibi olur mu? Elbette bunlar bir olmazlar. ### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali Hiç, bir mümin, bir sapık gibi olur mu? Hayır, eşit olmazlar. ### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an Öyle ya: hiç imanda sebat eden, hak yoldan sapan gibi muamele görür mü? Bunlar asla aynı olamazlar! ### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Öyleyse, mü'min kimse "fasık"[1] olan kimse gibi midir? Elbette bunlar bir olmazlar. _Footnotes_ - [1] Günaha sapan. Vahyin belirlediği sınırların dışına çıkan; iyi, doğru, güzel ve temiz şeylerden uzak kalan. Hakk yoldan sapan. ### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek Öyle ya, inanan kimse, yoldan çıkmış kimse gibi olur mu? Onlar, aynı değildir. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali İnanan bir kişi, yoldan çıkan gibi olur mu? Bunlar birbirlerine denk değillerdir. ### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir Mümin olan kişi, yoldan çıkan kişi gibi midir? (Elbette) bir olamazlar. ### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Öyleyse, mü'min kimse "fasık"[1] olan kimse gibi midir? Elbette bunlar bir olmazlar. _Footnotes_ - [1] Günaha sapan. Günahta ısrar eden. Vahyin belirlediği sınırların dışına çıkan; iyi, doğru, güzel ve temiz şeylerden uzak kalan. İnanç olarak inanan, yaşantı olarak Kafir olan. ### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an Öyleyse, Mü'min kimse "fasık" olan kimse gibi midir? Elbette bunlar bir olmazlar. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali İnanıp güvenen kişi, hiç yoldan çıkan kişi gibi olur mu? Bunlar bir olmazlar[1]. _Footnotes_ - [1] [Sad 38/28,](https://quran.so/38/28) [Zümer 39/9,](https://quran.so/39/9) [Mü'min 40/58,](https://quran.so/40/58) [Casiye 45/21](https://quran.so/45/21)-[22,](https://quran.so/45/22) [Haşr 59/20.](https://quran.so/59/20) ## Words | # | word | meaning | root | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | أَفَمَن — afaman | Then is one who | — | | 2 | كَانَ — kāna | is | كون — Kef-Vav-Nun | | 3 | مُؤْمِنًۭا — mu'minan | a believer | امن — Elif-Mim-Nun | | 4 | كَمَن — kaman | like (him) who | — | | 5 | كَانَ — kāna | is | كون — Kef-Vav-Nun | | 6 | فَاسِقًۭا ۚ — fāsiqan | defiantly disobedient | فسق — Fe-Sin-Kaf | | 7 | لَّا — lā | Not | — | | 8 | يَسْتَوُۥنَ — yastawūna | they are equal | سوي — Sin-Vav-Ye | --- Previous: https://quran.so/surah-as-sajdah/verse-17.md · Next: https://quran.so/surah-as-sajdah/verse-19.md Retrieved: 2026-08-16 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.