Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And We wronged them not, but they wronged their souls; and their gods to whom they called, besides God, availed them nothing when the command of thy Lord came; and they increased them not save in ruin.

وَمَا ظَلَمْنَاهُمْ وَلٰكِنْ ظَلَمُٓوا اَنْفُسَهُمْ فَـمَٓا اَغْنَتْ عَنْهُمْ اٰلِهَتُهُمُ الَّت۪ي يَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللّٰهِ مِنْ شَيْءٍ لَمَّا جَٓاءَ اَمْرُ رَبِّكَۜ وَمَا زَادُوهُمْ غَيْرَ تَتْب۪يبٍ
Wama thalamnahumwalakin thalamoo anfusahum famaaghnat AAanhum alihatuhumu allatee yadAAoona min dooni Allahimin shay-in lamma jaa amru rabbika wama zadoohumghayra tatbeeb
#wordmeaningroot
1wamāAnd not
2ẓalamnāhumWe wronged themظلم
3walākinbut
4ẓalamūthey wrongedظلم
5anfusahumthemselvesنفس
6famāSo not
7aghnatavailedغني
8ʿanhumthem
9ālihatuhumutheir godsاله
10allatīwhich
11yadʿūnathey invokedدعو
12minother than Allah
13dūniother than Allahدون
14l-lahiother than Allah
15minany
16shayinthingشيا
17lammāwhen
18jāacameجيا
19amru(the) command (of) your Lordامر
20rabbika(the) command (of) your Lordربب
21wamāAnd not
22zādūhumthey increased themزيد
23ghayraother thanغير
24tatbībinruinتبب
  • Aisha Bewley

    We did not wrong them; rather they wronged themselves. The gods they called upon besides Allah did not help them at all when Allah’s command came upon them. They did nothing but increase their ruin.

  • Progressive Muslims

    We did not wrong them, but they wronged themselves; their gods that they called on besides God did not rescue them at all when your Lord's command came, and they only added to their destruction.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    We did no injustice to them, but they wronged themselves. And when the Command of your Lord came to pass, their gods whom they called besides Allah availed them not. They only added to their ruin.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    And We wronged them not, but they wronged their souls; and their gods to whom they called, besides God, availed them nothing when the command of thy Lord came; and they increased them not save in ruin.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    And We had not wronged them, but they had wronged themselves; their gods that they called on besides God did not rescue them at all when the command of your Lord came, and they only added to their destruction.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    We did not wrong them, but they wronged themselves. Their gods that they called on besides God did not rescue them at all when your Lord's command came, and they only added to their destruction.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    We never wronged them; they wronged their own souls. Their gods, whom they invoked beside GOD, could not help them in the least when the judgment of your Lord came. In fact, they only ensured their doom.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    We did not wrong them; they wronged themselves. When your Lord's chastisement descended upon them, their gods, on whom they called apart from God, were not of the least avail, and all they did was only to add to their destruction.

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

    And We did not wrong them, but they wronged themselves. And they were not availed at all by their gods which they invoked other than Allah when there came the command of your Lord. And they did not increase them in other than ruin.

  • Muhammad Asad

    for, no wrong did We do to them, but it was they who wronged themselves. And when thy Sustainer's judgment came to pass, those deities of theirs which they had been wont to invoke instead of God proved of no avail whatever to them, and brought them no more than utter perdition.

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    We wronged them not, but they did wrong themselves; and their gods on whom they call beside Allah availed them naught when came thy Lord's command; they added to them naught save ruin.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    We did not wrong them; it is rather they who wronged themselves. And when the command of your Lord came to pass, the gods besides Allah whom they had called upon, did not avail them in the least. They added nothing to them except ruin.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    Never did Allah do injustice to them nor did We deprive them wrongfully of anything, but it was they who imprudently wronged themselves. Nor did their gods they invoked besides Him avail them anything nor did they afford them help when the command of Allah, your Creator, came to pass. To the contrary, they added to their ruin and incurred their privation of Allah's mercy.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    I was not unfair to them. It was they, themselves, who wronged their own souls. The lords that they had invented, was of the least help to them when the sentence of your Lord was carried. As a matter of fact, it was those same false lords that ensured their doom.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    We wronged them not, but they wronged themselves. So their âlihah (gods), other than Allâh, whom they invoked, profited them naught when there came the Command of your Lord, nor did they add aught to them but destruction.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    It was not We that wronged them: They wronged their own souls: the deities, other than Allah, whom they invoked, profited them no whit when there issued the decree of thy Lord: Nor did they add aught (to their lot) but perdition!

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    We did not wrong them, rather they wronged themselves. The gods they invoked beside Allah were of no help at all when the command of your Lord came, and only contributed to their ruin.

  • Taqi Usmani

    We did no wrong to them; rather, they have wronged themselves. So, their gods whom they used to invoke beside Allah did not come to their help in any way, when came the command of your Lord, and they added nothing to them except destruction.

  • Abdul Haleem

    We did not wrong them; they wronged themselves. Their gods, which they called on beside God, were no use to them when what your Lord had ordained came about; they only increased their ruin.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    And We wronged them not, but they wronged themselves; their gods availed them not that they called upon, apart from God, anything, when the command of thy Lord came; and they increased them not, save in destruction.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    We did not wrong them, but they wronged themselves. Their gods availed them naught, on which they called instead of God, when once the bidding of thy Lord had come; nor did they add save to their downfall!

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    That is one of the stories of the communities that We recite to you - Some of them are standing now and some already mown down!

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    And in no way did We do them an injustice, but they did themselves (an) injustice. So in no way did (their) gods that they invoked apart from Allah avail them in anything as soon as the Command of your Lord came. And in no way did they increase them (in anything) other than in complete detriment.

  • George Sale

    And We treated them not unjustly, but they dealt unjustly with their own souls: And their gods which they invoked, besides God, were of no advantage unto them at all, when the decree of thy Lord came to be executed on them, neither were they any other than a detriment unto them.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    We did not wrong them: But they wronged their own souls: The (unholy) objects, other than Allah, whom they called upon did not help them (even) a little when the Order of your Lord was issued: And they added little but suffering!

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    We did no wrong to them (- their inhabitants) but they wronged themselves. And when their Lord's command (about their punishment) came to pass, their gods, whom they called upon apart from Allâh, were of no avail to them. Infact, they added nothing to them except (leading them to) destruction.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    We did not wrong them, but they wronged themselves. Of no avail to them were their gods whom they would invoke besides Allah, in any wise, when your Lord’s edict came, and they did not increase them in anything but ruin.