Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

Then when He delivers them, they rebel in the earth without cause.) O mankind: your sectarian zealotry is but against yourselves, — the enjoyment of the life of this world — then to Us is your return and We will inform you of what you did.

فَلَمَّٓا اَنْجٰيهُمْ اِذَا هُمْ يَبْغُونَ فِي الْاَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّۜ يَٓا اَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اِنَّمَا بَغْيُكُمْ عَلٰٓى اَنْفُسِكُمْۙ مَتَاعَ الْحَيٰوةِ الدُّنْيَا ثُمَّ اِلَيْنَا مَرْجِعُكُمْ فَنُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
Falamma anjahum ithahum yabghoona fee al-ardi bighayri alhaqqi yaayyuha annasu innama baghyukum AAalaanfusikum mataAAa alhayati addunyathumma ilayna marjiAAukum fanunabbi-okum bimakuntum taAAmaloon
#wordmeaningroot
1falammāBut when
2anjāhumHe saved themنجو
3idhābehold
4humThey
5yabghūnarebelبغي
6in
7l-arḍithe earthارض
8bighayriwithoutغير
9l-ḥaqi[the] rightحقق
10yāayyuhāO mankind
11l-nāsuO mankindنوس
12innamāOnly
13baghyukumyour rebellionبغي
14ʿalā(is) against
15anfusikumyourselvesنفس
16matāʿa(the) enjoymentمتع
17l-ḥayati(of) the lifeحيي
18l-dun'yā(of) the worldدنو
19thummaThen
20ilaynāto Us
21marjiʿukum(is) your returnرجع
22fanunabbi-ukumand We will inform youنبا
23bimāof what
24kuntumyou used (to)كون
25taʿmalūnadoعمل
  • Aisha Bewley

    But then, when He does rescue them, they become rebellious in the earth without any right to do so. Mankind, your rebelliousness is only against yourselves. There is the enjoyment of the life of this world and then you will return to Us and We will inform you about what you did.

  • Progressive Muslims

    But when God saves them, they then traverse through the land with injustice. "O mankind, what you seek out is only the luxury of this worldly life, then to Us is your return and We will inform you of all that you had done."

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    Yet as soon as He has saved them, they return to land in their behavior of rebellion against the Divine Laws. O Mankind! Remember that your rebellion is only against your own "Self" (91:9-10). Enjoyment of the worldly life with disregard of Eternity, is but a fleeting delight. Then unto Us is your return, and We shall make you understand what you truly accomplished.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    Then when He delivers them, they rebel in the earth without cause.) O mankind: your sectarian zealotry is but against yourselves, — the enjoyment of the life of this world — then to Us is your return and We will inform you of what you did.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    But when He saves them, they then traverse through the land with injustice. "O people, what you seek out is only the luxury of this worldly life, then to Us is your return and We will inform you of all that you had done."

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    But when He saves them, they then traverse through the land with injustice. O people, your rebellion is only against yourselves. What you seek out is only the consumption of this worldly life, then to Us is your return and We will inform you of all that you had done.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    But as soon as He saves them, they transgress on earth, and oppose the truth. O people, your transgression is only to the detriment of your own souls. You remain preoccupied with this worldly life, then to us is your ultimate return, then we inform you of everything you had done.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    But when He rescues them, they commit excesses in the land unjustly again. Your rebellion, O people, shall recoil back on your own selves. The joys of the world (are only ephemeral): You have to come back to Us in the end. We shall then inform you what you were doing.

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

    But when He saves them, at once they commit injustice upon the earth without right. O mankind, your injustice is only against yourselves, the enjoyment of worldly life. Then to Us is your return, and We will inform you of what you used to do.

  • Muhammad Asad

    Yet as soon as He has saved them from this , lo! they behave outrageously on earth, offending against all right! O men! All your outrageous deeds are bound to fall back upon your own selves! the enjoyment of life in this world: in the end unto Us you must return, whereupon We shall make you truly understand all that you were doing .

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    Yet when He hath delivered them, behold! they rebel in the earth wrongfully. O mankind! Your rebellion is only against yourselves. (Ye have) enjoyment of the life of the world; then unto Us is your return and We shall proclaim unto you what ye used to do.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    But no sooner than He delivers them than they go about committing excesses on the earth, acting unjustly. Men ! The excesses you commit will be of harm only to yourselves, (Enjoy, if you will) the fleeting pleasure of this world; in me end you shall all return to Us, and then We shall tell you what you did.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    After He has rescued them from a sure disaster, they simply run riot and go unjustly beyond prudent and reasonable limits. O you people, who do not keep a promise nor honour a vow: You had better realize that your imprudence works against your own interest: The enjoyment in life here is evanescent and fleeting and suddenly and soon enough shall you be on your way back to us, and there and then We shall inform you of all that your minds and souls have impelled you to do.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    When the Lord saves you, however, you rebel against the Truth. Know that this rebellion of yours harms only your own souls. You are so preoccupied with this world that you forget you have to return to your Lord when your actions are played back to you at the presence of your Lord.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    But when He delivers them, behold! they rebel (disobey Allâh) in the earth wrongfully. O mankind! Your rebellion (disobedience to Allâh) is only against your ownselves, - a brief enjoyment of this worldly life, then (in the end) unto Us is your return, and We shall inform you of that which you used to do.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    But when he delivereth them, behold! they transgress insolently through the earth in defiance of right! O mankind! your insolence is against your own souls,- an enjoyment of the life of the present: in the end, to Us is your return, and We shall show you the truth of all that ye did.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    But as soon as He rescues them, they transgress in the land unjustly. O  humanity! Your transgression is only against your own souls. ˹There is only˺ brief enjoyment in this worldly life, then to Us is your return, and then We will inform you of what you used to do.

  • Taqi Usmani

    But when He delivers them, they at once start rebelling on the earth wrongfully. O people, your rebellion is, in fact, against your own selves. It is only worldly life that you are enjoying. Thereafter, it is to Us that you have to return; then We will tell you what you have been doing.

  • Abdul Haleem

    Yet no sooner does He save them than, back on land, they behave outrageously against all that is right. People! Your outrageous behaviour only works against yourselves. Take your little enjoyment in this present life; in the end you will return to Us and We shall confront you with everything you have done.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    Nevertheless when He has delivered them behold, they are insolent in the earth, wrongfully. O men, your insolence is only against yourselves; the enjoyment of this present life, then unto Us you shall return, then We shall tell you what you were doing.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    But when He has saved them, lo! they are willful in the earth unjustly;- O ye folk! your willfulness against yourselves is but a provision of this world's life; then unto us is your return, and we will inform you of that which ye have done!

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    He it is who makes you travel in the land and sea, until when you are in the ships, and these carry them afloat with a favourable wind, and they rejoice therein, there comes to them a violent wind, and there comes to them a wave from every side, and they deem that they are overwhelmed, then they call on Allah, sincere in religion towards Him, praying, "If you deliver us from this, we will truly be of the thankful. "

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    Yet as soon as He has delivered them, only then do they (transgress) inequitably in the earth untruthfully. (Literally: with other than the truth) O you mankind, surely your inequity is only against yourselves. The enjoyment is of the present life; (Literally: the lowly life, i.e., the life of this world) thereafter to Us will be your return, then We will fully inform you of whatever you were doing..

  • George Sale

    But when He had delivered them, behold, they behaved themselves insolently in the earth, without justice. O men, verily the violence which ye commit against your own souls, is for the enjoyment of this present life only; afterwards unto Us shall ye return, and We will declare unto you that which ye have done.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    But when He saves them, behold! They exceed all limits proudly on earth against the right! O Mankind! Your insolence is against your own souls, an enjoyment of the life of the present! To Us is your return, in the end; And We shall show you the truth of all that you did.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    Nevertheless when He delivers them, behold! they begin to commit excesses in the land for no just reason. O people! your excesses will only recoil upon your ownselves. Have a temporary enjoyment of the life of this world, then to Us shall be your return (and) then We will tell you all that you have been doing.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    But when He delivers them, behold, they commit violations on the earth unduly! O mankind! Your violations are only to your own detriment. the wares of the life of this world; then to Us will be your return, whereat We will inform you concerning what you used to do.