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| بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ |
| 1. [16:75] | Daraba Allahu mathalan AAabdanmamlookan la yaqdiru AAala shay-in waman razaqnahuminna rizqan hasanan fahuwa yunfiqu minhu sirranwajahran hal yastawoona alhamdu lillahi balaktharuhum la yaAAlamoona |  ضرب الله مثلا عبدا مملوكا لا يقدر على شيء ومن رزقناه منا رزقا حسنا فهو ينفق منه سرا وجهرا هل يستوون الحمد لله بل أكثرهم لا يعلمونضَرَبَ اللّهُ مَثَلاً عَبْدًا مَّمْلُوكًا لاَّ يَقْدِرُ عَلَى شَيْءٍ وَمَن رَّزَقْنَاهُ مِنَّا رِزْقًا حَسَنًا فَهُوَ يُنفِقُ مِنْهُ سِرًّا وَجَهْرًا هَلْ يَسْتَوُونَ الْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ | |||||
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| Tahir ul Qadri | اللہ نے ایک مثال بیان فرمائی ہے (کہ) ایک غلام ہے (جو کسی کی) ملکیت میں ہے (خود) کسی چیز پر قدرت نہیں رکھتا اور (دوسرا) وہ شخص ہے جسے ہم نے اپنی طرف سے عمدہ روزی عطا فرمائی ہے سو وہ اس میں سے پوشیدہ اور ظاہر خرچ کرتا ہے، کیا وہ برابر ہو سکتے ہیں، سب تعریفیں اللہ کے لئے ہیں، بلکہ ان میں سے اکثر (بنیادی حقیقت کو بھی) نہیں جانتے | ||||||
| Yousuf Ali | Allah sets forth the Parable (of two men: one) a slave under the dominion of another; He has no power of any sort; and (the other) a man on whom We have bestowed goodly favours from Ourselves, and he spends thereof (freely), privately and publicly: are the two equal? (By no means;) praise be to Allah. But most of them understand not.
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| Ahmed Ali | الله ایک مثال بیان فرماتا ہے ایک غلام ہے کسی دوسرے کی ملک میں جو کسی چیز کا اختیارنہیں رکھتا اور ایک دوسرا آدمی ہے جسے ہم نے اچھی روزی دے رکھی ہے اور وہ ظاہر اور پوشیدہ اسے خرچ کرتا ہے کیا دونوں برابر ہیں سب تعریف الله کے لیے ہے مگر اکثر ان میں سے نہیں جانتے | ||||||
| Ahmed Raza Khan | اللہ نے ایک کہاوت بیان فرمائی ایک بندہ ہے دوسرے کی ملک آپ کچھ مقدور نہیں رکھتا اور ایک جسے ہم نے اپنی طرف سے اچھی روزی عطا فرمائی تو وہ اس میں سے خرچ کرتا ہے چھپے اور ظاہر کیا وہ برابر ہوجائیں گے سب خوبیاں اللہ کو ہیں بلکہ ان میں اکثر کو خبر نہیں | ||||||
| Shabbir Ahmed | دیتا ہے اللہ ایک مثال کہ ایک بندہ جو غلام ہے (دوسرے کا) اور نہیں اختیار رکھتا ذرا بھی، اور (دوسرا) وہ شخص کہ عطا کیا ہو ہم نے اس کو اپنی طرف سے اچّھا رزق سو وہ خرچ کرتا ہو اس میں سے چھپے اور کُھلے۔ بھلا کہیں برابر ہوسکتے ہیں یہ دونوں؟ (ہرگز نہیں) سب تعریفیں اللہ ہی کے لیے ہیں لیکن اُن میں سے اکثر (یہ بات) نہیں جانتے۔ | ||||||
| Fateh Muhammad Jalandhary | خدا ایک اور مثال بیان فرماتا ہے کہ ایک غلام ہے جو (بالکل) دوسرے کے اختیار میں ہے اور کسی چیز پر قدرت نہیں رکھتا اور ایک ایسا شخص ہے جس کو ہم نے اپنے ہاں سے (بہت سا) مال طیب عطا فرمایا ہے اور وہ اس میں سے (رات دن) پوشیدہ اور ظاہر خرچ کرتا رہتا ہے تو کیا یہ دونوں شخص برابر ہیں؟ (ہرگز نہیں) الحمدلله لیکن ان میں سے اکثر لوگ نہیں سمجھ رکھتے | ||||||
| Mehmood Al Hassan | اللہ نے بتلائی ایک مثال ایک بندہ (غلام) پرایا مال نہیں قدرت رکھتا کسی چیز پر اور ایک جسکو ہم نے روزی دی اپنی طرف سے خاصی روزی سو وہ خرچ کرتا ہے اس میں سے چھپا کر اور سب کے روبرو کہیں برابر ہوتے ہیں سب تعریف اللہ کو ہے پر بہت لوگ نہیں جانتے | ||||||
| Abul Ala Maududi | اللہ ایک مثال دیتا ہے ایک تو ہے غلام، جو دوسرے کا مملوک ہے اور خود کوئی اختیار نہیں رکھتا دوسرا شخص ایسا ہے جسے ہم نے اپنی طرف سے اچھا رزق عطا کیا ہے اور وہ اس میں سے کھلے اور چھپے خوب خرچ کرتا ہے بتاؤ، کیا یہ دونوں برابر ہیں؟ الحمدللہ، مگر اکثر لوگ (اس سیدھی بات کو) نہیں جانتے | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
| Literal | God gave an example , an owned slave/human , he is not capable/able on (of) a thing, and whom what We provided for him from Us a good/beautiful provision , so he spends from it secretly and publicly , do they become equal/alike? The praise/gratitude (is) to God, but most of them do not know. | ||||||
| Yusuf Ali | Allah sets forth the Parable (of two men: one) a slave under the dominion of another; He has no power of any sort; and (the other) a man on whom We have bestowed goodly favours from Ourselves, and he spends thereof (freely), privately and publicly: are the two equal? (By no means;) praise be to Allah. But most of them understand not. | ||||||
| Pickthal | Allah coineth a similitude: (on the one hand) a (mere) chattel slave, who hath control of nothing, and (on the other hand) one on whom we have bestowed a fair provision from Us, and he spendeth thereof secretly and openly. Are they equal? Praise be to Allah! But most of them know not. | ||||||
| Arberry | God has struck a similitude: a servant possessed by his master, having no power over anything, and one whom We have provided of Ourselves with a provision fair, and he expends of it secretly and openly. Are they equal? Praise belongs to God! Nay, most of them know not. | ||||||
| Shakir | Allah sets forth a parable: (consider) a slave, the property of another, (who) has no power over anything, and one whom We have granted from Ourselves a goodly sustenance so he spends from it secretly and openly; are the two alike? (All) praise is due to Allah! Nay, most of them do not know. | ||||||
| Sarwar | God tells a parable about a helpless servant and one to whom He has given honorable provisions and who has spent for the cause of God privately and in public. Can these two people be considered equal? It is only God who deserves all praise, but most people do not know. | ||||||
| H/K/Saheeh | Allah presents an example: a slave [who is] owned and unable to do a thing and he to whom We have provided from Us good provision, so he spends from it secretly and publicly. Can they be equal? Praise to Allah! But most of them do not know. | ||||||
| Malik | Allah gives you another example of two men: one of them is a slave, the property of the other, and has no power over anything; and the other man is one on whom We have bestowed Our bounty, from which he freely spends secretly and openly. Ask them: "Are those two men equal?" Praise be to Allah - most of them do not understand this simple thing.[75] | ||||||
| Maulana Ali** | Allah sets forth a parable: There is a slave, the property of another, controlling naught, and there is one to whom we have granted from ourselves goodly provisions, so he spends from it secretly and openly. Are the two alike? Praise be to Allah! Nay, most of them know not. | ||||||
| Free Minds | God puts forth the example of a slave who is owned and cannot achieve anything, against one whom We have provided a good provision which he spends of it secretly and openly. Are they the same? God be praised, but most of them do not know. | ||||||
| Qaribullah | Allah strikes a parable. A servant owned by his master, having no power over anything, and one to whom We have given from Us a fine provision who spends it secretly and openly, are they equal? Praise be to Allah! No, most of them do not know! | ||||||
| George Sale | God propoundeth as a parable a possessed slave, who hath power over nothing, and him on whom we have bestowed a good provision from us, and who giveth alms thereout both secretly and openly: Shall these two be esteemed equal? God forbid! But the greater part of them know it not. | ||||||
| JM Rodwell | God maketh comparison between a slave the property of his lord, who hath no power over anything, and a free man whom we have ourselves supplies, and who giveth alms therefrom both in secret and openly. Shall they be held equal? No: praise be to God! But mo | ||||||
| Asad | God propounds [to you] the parable of [two men-] a man enslaved, unable to do anything of his own accord, and a [free] man upon whom We have bestowed goodly sustenance [as a gift] from Ourselves, so that he can spend thereof [at will, both] secretly and openly. Can these [two] be deemed equal?" All praise is due to God [alone]: but most of them do not understand it. | ||||||
| Khalifa** | GOD cites the example of a slave who is owned, and is totally powerless, compared to one whom we blessed with good provisions, from which he gives to charity secretly and publicly. Are they equal? Praise be to GOD, most of them do not know. | ||||||
| Hilali/Khan** | Allah puts forward the example (of two men a believer and a disbeliever); a slave (disbeliever) under the possession of another, he has no power of any sort, and (the other), a man (believer) on whom We have bestowed a good provision from Us, and He spends thereof secretly and openly. Can they be equal? (By no means, not). All the praises and thanks be to Allah. Nay! (But) most of them know not. | ||||||
| QXP Shabbir Ahemd** | Allah gives you an example of two men; one of them is enslaved, unable to do anything of his own accord. And the other is a free man whom We have blessed with Our bounties, and he can spend of it on others secretly and openly. Can these two be deemed equal? Praise be to Allah! (So, praise Him by way of obedience). But the majority of humans do not understand that verbal thanks do not equal practical gratitude. | ||||||
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| ** - Read with caution - These Translations, specially those which are marked here with **, are considered either incorrect, far-fetched, non-conforming or misleading. For all translations, care must be exercised for certain verses or an alternate translation should be considered. | |||||||
| Verse(s): 1 | Surah : 16 - An-Nahl | Showing verse 75 of 128 in chapter 16 | |||||
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