# 39. Surah Az-Zumar, Verse 57

- **Surah:** 39. Surah Az-Zumar (The Groups) — سورة الزمر
- **Verse:** 57 / 75 · **Juz:** 24 · **Mushaf page:** 464
- **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-az-zumar/verse-57

## Arabic

اَوْ تَقُولَ لَوْ اَنَّ اللّٰهَ هَدٰين۪ي لَكُنْتُ مِنَ الْمُتَّق۪ينَۙ

## Transcription

Aw taqoola law anna Allaha hadaneelakuntu mina almuttaqeen

## Translations

### Aisha Bewley

or lest they should say, ‘If only Allah had guided me, I would have had taqwa,’

### Progressive Muslims

Or Say: "Had God guided me, I would have been among the righteous. "

### Shabbir Ahmed

Or lest he should say, "Had Allah guided me, I too would have been of those who walked aright!"

### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

Or it say: “Had God guided me, I would have been among those of prudent fear.”

### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

Or say: "Had God guided me, I would have been among the righteous."

### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament

Or say, "Had GOD guided me, I would have been with the righteous."

### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

Or say: "If only God had guided me I would have been a man of fear and piety;"

### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

Or [lest] it say, "If only Allah had guided me, I would have been among the righteous. "

### Muhammad Asad

or lest he should say, "If God had but guided me, I would surely have been among those who are conscious of Him!"-

### Marmaduke Pickthall

Or should say: If Allah had but guided me I should have been among the dutiful!

### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary

and lest a person should say: "If only Allah had guided me, I should have been one of the God-fearing";

### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab

Or it would say "Had Allah guided me to His path I would have been among those who revered Him and entertained the profound reverence dutiful to Him".

### Bijan Moeinian

Do not be among those who will say: "I wish God had guided me so that I too would have been among His righteous servants. "

### Al-Hilali & Khan

Or (lest) he should say: "If only Allâh had guided me, I should indeed have been among the Muttaqûn (the pious - See V.2:2)."

### Abdullah Yusuf Ali

"Or (lest) it should say: 'If only Allah had guided me, I should certainly have been among the righteous!'-

### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran

Or ˹a soul will˺ say, ‘If only Allah had guided me, I would have certainly been one of the righteous.’

### Taqi Usmani

or, (lest) someone should say, "If Allah were to show me the way, I would have surely been among those who fear Allah",

### Abdul Haleem

Or it says, "If God had guided me, I would have joined the righteous!"

### Arthur John Arberry

or lest it should say, 'If only God had guided me, I should have been or lest among the godfearing,'

### E. Henry Palmer

or lest it should say, 'If God had but guided me, I should surely have been of those who fear!'

### Hamid S. Aziz

Or should say, "Had Allah guided me, I would certainly have been of those who are dutiful!"

### Mahmoud Ghali

Or should say, ‘If (only) Allah had guided me, indeed I would have been among the pious. '

### George Sale

Or say, if God had directed me, verily I had been one of the pious:

### Syed Vickar Ahamed

Or (in case) he should say: "If Allah had only guided me, then I should really have been with the righteous!"

### Amatul Rahman Omar

Or lest anyone (of you) should say, `If Allâh had only guided me (by force) I would of course, have been of those who became secure against evil (by fully carrying out my duties). '

### Ali Quli Qarai

Or say, ‘Had Allah guided me I would have surely been among the Godwary!’

### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü

Yahut şöyle der: "Eğer Allah bana hidayet etseydi, elbette korunanlardan olurdum. "

### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı

Veya: "Gerçekten Allah bana hidayet verseydi, elbette muttakilerden olurdum" diyeceği,

### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali

Yahut, "Eğer Allah beni doğru yola iletseydi, elbette O'na karşı saygı duyanlardan olurdum" demesin diye.

### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali

Yahut, "Allah beni doğru yola iletseydi, elbette O'na karşı gelmekten sakınanlardan olurdum" demesin.

### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali

Yahud diyeceği: Allah bana yolunu gösterse idi her halde ben müttekılerden olurdum

### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş)

yahut: "Allah, bana yolunu gösterseydi, kesinlikle ben takva sahiplerinden olurdum."

### Gültekin Onan

Veya: "Gerçekten Tanrı bana hidayet verseydi, elbette muttakilerden olurdum" diyeceği,

### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim

yahud "Hakıykaten Allah bana hidayet verseydi her halde (şirkden günahlardan) sakınanlardan olurdum" diyeceği,

### İbni Kesir

Veya: Allah beni hidayete erdirseydi, ben de muttakilerden olurdum, diyeceği gün.

### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı

yahut, "Eğer Allah beni doğru yola iletseydi mutlaka O'na karşı sorumluluk bilinci duyanlardan biri olurdum!" demesin diye,

### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı

Veya keşke Allah bana doğru yolu gösterseydi de korunanlardan olsaydım demesi...

### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali

Yahut şöyle demesinden: "Allah bana hidayet etseydi, elbet ben de (Allah'ın azabından) korunanlardan olurdum."

### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali

Yahut şöyle diyecektir: "Allah bana kılavuzluk etseydi elbette ben de korunanlardan olurdum."

### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an

Veya "Eğer Allah beni doğru yola iletseydi, elbet ben de sorumlu davrananlar arasında olurdum" demesin!

### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an

Veya "Allah bana doğru yolu gösterseydi, takva sahibi olurdum." denmemesi için.

### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek

Veya şöyle diyecek: "Allah, beni gerçekten doğru yola eriştirseydi, kesinlikle sorumluluk bilincine erişirdim!"

### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali

Kalkıp şunu diyebilir: "Beni Allah yola getirseydi ben de çekinerek korunanlardan[1] olurdum."

_Footnotes_
- [1] Müttekiler: Allah'tan çekinerek korunan, kendini(fıtratını) bozmayan. Bakınız Bakara 2/2.

### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir

Veya ‘Allah beni doğru yola ulaştırsaydı, elbette muttakîlerden (duyarlı olanlardan) olurdum!' demesi(nden önce Kur'an'a uyun)![1]

_Footnotes_
- [1] Bu üç ayet (yani Zümer 39:56-58. ayetler), En‘âm 6:156-157 ve A‘râf 7:172-173. ayetlerle birlikte okunmalıdır.

### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an

Veya "Allah bana doğru yolu gösterseydi, takva sahibi olurdum." dememeniz için;

### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an

Veya "Allah bana doğru yolu gösterseydi, takva sahibi olurdum." dememeniz için;

### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali

Ya da şöyle der: "Keşke beni Allah yola getirseydi, o zaman ben de kesinlikle kendini yanlışlardan koruyanlardan olurdum[1]."

_Footnotes_
- [1] [En'am 6/148,](https://quran.so/6/148) [İbrahim 14/21,](https://quran.so/14/21) [Nahl 16/35,](https://quran.so/16/35) [Zuhruf 43/20.](https://quran.so/43/20)

## Words

| # | word | meaning | root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | أَوْ — aw | Or | — |
| 2 | تَقُولَ — taqūla | it should say | قول — Kaf-Vav-Lam |
| 3 | لَوْ — law | If that | — |
| 4 | أَنَّ — anna | If that | — |
| 5 | ٱللَّهَ — l-laha | Allah | — |
| 6 | هَدَىٰنِى — hadānī | (had) guided me | هدي — he-Dal-Ye |
| 7 | لَكُنتُ — lakuntu | surely, I (would) have been | كون — Kef-Vav-Nun |
| 8 | مِنَ — mina | among | — |
| 9 | ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ — l-mutaqīna | the righteous | وقي — Vav-Kaf-Ye |

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