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| بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ |
| 1. [9:19] | AjaAAaltum siqayata alhajjiwaAAimarata almasjidi alharami kaman amanabiAllahi waalyawmi al-akhiri wajahadafee sabeeli Allahi la yastawoona AAinda AllahiwaAllahu la yahdee alqawma alththalimeena |  أجعلتم سقاية الحاج وعمارة المسجد الحرام كمن آمن بالله واليوم الآخر وجاهد في سبيل الله لا يستوون عند الله والله لا يهدي القوم الظالمينأَجَعَلْتُمْ سِقَايَةَ الْحَاجِّ وَعِمَارَةَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ كَمَنْ آمَنَ بِاللّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَجَاهَدَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللّهِ لاَ يَسْتَوُونَ عِندَ اللّهِ وَاللّهُ لاَ يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَ | |||||
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| Tahir ul Qadri | کیا تم نے (محض) حاجیوں کو پانی پلانے اور مسجدِ حرام کی آبادی و مرمت کا بندوبست کرنے (کے عمل) کو اس شخص کے (اعمال) کے برابر قرار دے رکھا ہے جو اللہ اور یومِ آخرت پر ایمان لے آیا اور اس نے اللہ کی راہ میں جہاد کیا، یہ لوگ اللہ کے حضور برابر نہیں ہو سکتے، اور اللہ ظالم قوم کو ہدایت نہیں فرماتا | ||||||
| Yousuf Ali | Do ye make the giving of drink to pilgrims, or the maintenance of the Sacred Mosque, equal to (the pious service of) those who believe in Allah and the Last Day, and strive with might and main in the cause of Allah? They are not comparable in the sight of Allah: and Allah guides not those who do wrong.
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| Ahmed Ali | کیا تم نے حاجیوں کا پانی پلانا اور مسجد حرام کا آباد کرنا اس کے برابر کر دیا جو الله پر اور آخرت کے دن پر ایمان لایا اور الله کی راہ میں لڑا الله کہ ہاں یہ برابر نہیں ہیں اور الله ظالم لوگوں کو راستہ نہیں دکھاتا | ||||||
| Ahmed Raza Khan | تو کیا تم نے حا جیوں کی سبیل اور مسجد حرام کی خدمت اس کے برابر ٹھہرا لی جو اللہ اور قیامت پر ایمان لایا اور اللہ کی راہ میں جہاد کیا، وہ اللہ کے نزدیک برابر نہیں، اور اللہ ظالموں کو راہ نہیں دیتا | ||||||
| Shabbir Ahmed | کیا بنارکھا ہے تم نے حاجیوں کا پانی پلانا اور آباد کرنا مسجد حرام کا برابر اُس کے جو ایمان رکھتا ہے اللہ پر اور یومِ آخرت پر اور جہاد کرتا ہے اللہ کی راہ میں۔ ہرگز نہیں برابر ہوسکتے یہ دونون نزدیک اللہ کے۔ اور اللہ نہیں ہدایت دیتا ظالم لوگوں کو۔ | ||||||
| Fateh Muhammad Jalandhary | کیا تم نے حاجیوں کو پانی پلانا اور مسجد محترم یعنی (خانہٴ کعبہ) کو آباد کرنا اس شخص کے اعمال جیسا خیال کیا ہے جو خدا اور روز آخرت پر ایمان رکھتا ہے اور خدا کی راہ میں جہاد کرتا ہے۔ یہ لوگ خدا کے نزدیک برابر نہیں ہیں۔ اور خدا ظالم لوگوں کو ہدایت نہیں دیا کرتا | ||||||
| Mehmood Al Hassan | کیا تم نے کر دیا حاجیوں کا پانی پلانا اور مسجد الحرام کا بسانا برابر اس کے جو یقین لایا اللہ پر اور آخرت کےدن پر اور لڑا اللہ کی راہ میں یہ برابر نہیں ہیں اللہ کے نزدیک اور اللہ رستہ نہیں دیتا ظالم لوگوں کو | ||||||
| Abul Ala Maududi | کیا تم لوگوں نے حاجیوں کو پانی پلانے اور مسجد حرام کی مجاوری کرنے کو اس شخص کے کام کے برابر ٹھیرا لیا ہے جو ایمان لایا اللہ پر اور روز آخر پر اور جس نے جانفشانی کی اللہ کی راہ میں؟ اللہ کے نزدیک تو یہ دونوں برابر نہیں ہیں اور اللہ ظالموں کی رہنمائی نہیں کرتا | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
| Literal | Did you make the pilgrimage's drinking place/cup (water carrying) and tending to/visiting the Mosque the Forbidden/Sacred as who believed with God and the Day the Last/Resurrection Day, and struggled/exerted in God's way/sake ? They do not become equal/alike at God, and God does not guide the nation the unjust/oppressive. | ||||||
| Yusuf Ali | Do ye make the giving of drink to pilgrims, or the maintenance of the Sacred Mosque, equal to (the pious service of) those who believe in Allah and the Last Day, and strive with might and main in the cause of Allah? They are not comparable in the sight of Allah: and Allah guides not those who do wrong. | ||||||
| Pickthal | Count ye the slaking of a pilgrim's thirst and tendance of the Inviolable Place of Worship as (equal to the worth of) him who believeth in Allah and the Last Day, and striveth in the way of Allah? They are not equal in the sight of Allah. Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk. | ||||||
| Arberry | Do you reckon the giving of water to pilgrims and the inhabiting of the Holy Mosque as the same as one who believes in God and the Last Day and struggles in the way of God? Not equal are they in God's sight; and God guides not the people of the evildoers. | ||||||
| Shakir | What! do you make (one who undertakes) the giving of drink to the pilgrims and the guarding of the Sacred Mosque like him who believes in Allah and the latter day and strives hard in Allah's way? They are not equal with Allah; and Allah does not guide the unjust people. | ||||||
| Sarwar | Do you (pagans), because you served water to the pilgrims and constructed the Sacred Mosque, consider yourselves equal to those who have believed in God, the Day of Judgment, and have fought for the cause of God? In the sight of God you (pagans) are not equal to the believers. God does not guide the unjust. | ||||||
| H/K/Saheeh | Have you made the providing of water for the pilgrim and the maintenance of al-Masjid al-îaram equal to [the deeds of] one who believes in Allah and the Last Day and strives in the cause of Allah? They are not equal in the sight of Allah. And Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people. | ||||||
| Malik | Have you made those who provide water to the pilgrims and maintain the Masjid-al- Haram equal to those who believe in Allah, the Last Day and make Jihad? They are not equal in the sight of Allah, and Allah does not guide the wrongdoers.[19] | ||||||
| Maulana Ali** | Do you hold the giving of drink to the pilgrims and the maintenance of the Sacred Mosque equal to (the service of) one who believes in Allah and the Last Day and strives hard in Allah | ||||||
| Free Minds | Have you made the watering of the pilgrim and the maintenance of the Restricted Temple the same as one who believes in God and the Last Day and he strives in the cause of God? They are not the same with God. And God does not guide the wicked people. | ||||||
| Qaribullah | Do you consider giving drink to the pilgrims and inhabiting the Sacred Mosque is the same as one who believes in Allah and the Last Day, and struggles in the Way of Allah? These are not held equal by Allah. Allah does not guide the harmdoers. | ||||||
| George Sale | Do ye reckon the giving drink to the pilgrims, and the visiting of the holy temple to be actions as meritorious as those performed by him who believeth in God and the last day, and fighteth for the religion of God? They shall not be held equal with God: For God directeth not the unrighteous people. | ||||||
| JM Rodwell | Do ye place the giving drink to the pilgrims, and the visitation of the sacred temple, on the same level with him who believeth in God and the last day, and fighteth on the way of God? They shall not be held equal by God: and God guideth not the unrighteou | ||||||
| Asad | Do you, perchance, regard the [mere] giving of water to pilgrims and the tending of the Inviolable House of Worship as being equal to [the works of] one who believes in God and the Last Day and strives hard in God's cause? These [things] are not equal in the sight of God.2' And God does not grace with His guidance people who [deliberately] do wrong. | ||||||
| Khalifa** | Have you considered the watering of the pilgrims and caring for the Sacred Masjid a substitute for believing in GOD and the Last Day, and striving in the cause of GOD? They are not equal in the sight of GOD. GOD does not guide the wicked people. | ||||||
| Hilali/Khan** | Do you consider the providing of drinking water to the pilgrims and the maintenance of Al-Masjid-al-Haram (at Makkah) as equal to the worth of those who believe in Allah and the Last Day, and strive hard and fight in the Cause of Allah? They are not equal before Allah. And Allah guides not those people who are the Zalimoon (polytheists and wrong-doers). | ||||||
| QXP Shabbir Ahemd** | Do you think that providing water to Pilgrims and caring for the Sacred Masjid (in Makkah) is equal to the work of him who has Conviction in Allah and the Last Day and then strives in the Cause of Allah? They are not equal in the Sight of Allah. Allah does not intervene to guide those who displace action with ritual. | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
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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. | |||||||
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