Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

For it is that those who ignore warning follow falsehood, and that those who heed warning follow the truth from their Lord! Thus does God strike for men their similitudes.

ذٰلِكَ بِاَنَّ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا اتَّبَعُوا الْبَاطِلَ وَاَنَّ الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا اتَّبَعُوا الْحَقَّ مِنْ رَبِّهِمْۜ كَذٰلِكَ يَضْرِبُ اللّٰهُ لِلنَّاسِ اَمْثَالَهُمْ
Thalika bi-anna allatheenakafaroo ittabaAAoo albatila waanna allatheena amanooittabaAAoo alhaqqa min rabbihim kathalika yadribuAllahu linnasi amthalahum
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1dhālikaThat
2bi-anna(is) because
3alladhīnathose who
4kafarūdisbelieveكفر
5ittabaʿūfollowتبع
6l-bāṭilafalsehoodبطل
7wa-annaand that
8alladhīnathose who
9āmanūbelieveامن
10ittabaʿūfollowتبع
11l-ḥaqa(the) truthحقق
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13rabbihimtheir Lordربب
14kadhālikaThus
15yaḍribuAllah presentsضرب
16l-lahuAllah presents
17lilnnāsito the peopleنوس
18amthālahumtheir similitudesمثل
  • Aisha Bewley

    That is because those who are kafir follow falsehood whereas those who have iman follow the truth from their Lord. In that way Allah makes comparisons for mankind.

  • Progressive Muslims

    That is because those who disbelieve followed falsehood, while those who believe followed the truth from their Lord. God thus cites for the people their examples.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    This, because those who deny the Truth (have no choice but to) follow Falsehood, and those who believe follow the Truth from their Lord. This is how Allah exemplifies concepts to people from within their own composition. ('Amthalahum' = Their own examples = Illustrations from within themselves = Their own demonstrations = Typify from their own).

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    For it is that those who ignore warning follow falsehood, and that those who heed warning follow the truth from their Lord! Thus does God strike for men their similitudes.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    That is because those who reject followed falsehood, while those who believe followed the truth from their Lord. God thus puts forth for the people their examples.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    That is because those who reject followed falsehood, while those who acknowledge followed the truth from their Lord. God thus cites for the people their examples.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    This is because those who disbelieve are following falsehood, while those who believe are following the truth from their Lord. GOD thus cites for the people their examples.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    That is because those who refuse to believe only follow what is false; but those who believe follow the truth from their Lord. That is how God gives men precepts of wisdom.

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

    That is because those who disbelieve follow falsehood, and those who believe follow the truth from their Lord. Thus does Allah present to the people their comparisons.

  • Muhammad Asad

    This, because they who are bent on denying the truth pursue falsehood, whereas they who have attained to faith pursue the truth from their Sustainer. In this way does God set forth unto man the parables of their true state.

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    That is because those who disbelieve follow falsehood and because those who believe follow the truth from their Lord. Thus Allah coineth their similitudes for mankind.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    That is because those who disbelieved followed falsehood whereas those who believed followed the Truth that came to them from their Lord. Thus does Allah set forth to people parables showing their true state.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    Such dispositions: were indeed befitting for the reason that those who denied Allah went in pursuit of the worthless and in vain they wasted their days, while those who believed in Allah with hearts impressed with the image of virtues sought the truth disclosed by Him. Thus Does Allah discourse to people their parables.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    The reason for such an attitude of God is that the disbelievers are following the wrong path and the believers follow their Lord’s order. God is using these examples to bring to the attention of the people the result of their actions and attitudes.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    That is because those who disbelieve follow falsehood, while those who believe follow the truth from their Lord. Thus does Allâh set forth for mankind their parables.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    This because those who reject Allah follow vanities, while those who believe follow the Truth from their Lord: Thus does Allah set forth for men their lessons by similitudes.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    This is because the disbelievers follow falsehood, while the believers follow the truth from their Lord. This is how Allah shows people their true state ˹of faith˺.

  • Taqi Usmani

    That is because the disbelievers have followed falsehood, while the believers have followed the truth (that has come) from their Lord. This is how Allah explains their (respective) situations to the people.

  • Abdul Haleem

    This is because the disbelievers follow falsehood, while the believers follow the truth from their Lord. In this way God shows people their true type.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    That is because those who disbelieve follow falsehood, and those who believe follow the truth from their Lord. Even so God strikes their similitudes for men.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    That is because those who misbelieve follow falsehood, and those who believe follow the truth from their Lord. Thus does God set forth for men their parables.

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    That is because those who disbelieve follow falsehood, and because those who believe follow truth from their Lord. Thus Allah makes their similitudes for mankind.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    That is because the ones who have disbelieved have closely followed untruth and the ones who have believed have closely followed the Truth from their Lord. Thus Allah strikes their similitudes for mankind.

  • George Sale

    This will He do, because those who believe not follow vanity, and because those who believe follow the truth from their Lord. Thus God propoundeth unto men their examples.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    This is because those who disbelieve follow falsehood, while those who believe follow the Truth from their Lord: This way does Allah bring out for men their lessons by similarity.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    That is because those who disbelieve follow falsehood while those who believe follow the Truth (revealed) from their Lord. That is how Allâh explains their condition to mankind (to make them understand).

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    That is because the faithless follow falsehood, and because the faithful follow the truth from their Lord. That is how Allah draws comparisons for mankind.