Be not deceived by the comings and goings of unbelievers in the land.
O listener (followers of this Prophet)! Do not ever be deceived by the disbelievers’ free movements in the cities.
Let it not delude thee, that the unbelievers go to and fro in the land;
LET IT NOT deceive thee that those who are bent on denying the truth seem to be able to do as they please on earth:
Let not beguile thee the moving to and fro about of those who disbelieve, in the cities
Let not the free disposal (and affluence) of the disbelievers throughout the land deceive you.
Do not be impressed by the disbelievers’ movements in the land.
(O Messenger!) Do not let the strutting about of the unbelievers in the land deceive you.
Let not the free disposal (and affluence) of the disbelievers throughout the land deceive you.
Let not the vicissitude (of the success) of those who disbelieve, in the land, deceive thee (O Muhammad).
Never be misled by the bustle of the faithless in the towns.
Do not let the coming and going in the land of those who disbelieve delude you;
Be not deceived by the [uninhibited] movement of the disbelievers throughout the land.
(Muhammad), do not be deceived by the changing activities of the unbelievers in different parts of the land.
Let it not deceive you that those who disbelieve go to and fro in the cities fearlessly.
L<u>a</u> yaghurrannaka taqallubu alla<u>th</u>eena kafaroo fee albil<u>a</u>d<b>i</b>
Do not be deceived by the actions of those who deny the truth in the land:
Let not the strutting about of the Unbelievers through the land deceive thee:
لَا يَغُرَّنَّكَ تَقَلُّبُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ
O Prophet, do not feel burdened nor distressed by the movement of the disbelievers in the land, and their power and the extent of their trade and provision. All of this is passing, and all that they will have left is their bad deeds.
O Prophet, do not feel burdened nor distressed by the movement of the disbelievers in the land, and their power and the extent of their trade and provision. All of this is passing, and all that they will have left is their bad deeds.
<h2 class="title">Warning Against Being Deceived by This Life; the Rewards of the Righteous Believers</h2><p>Allah said, do not look at the disbelievers, who are enjoying various delights and joys. Soon, they will loose all this and be tied to their evil works, for verily, we are only giving them time, which deceives them, when all they have is, </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">مَتَـعٌ قَلِيلٌ ثُمَّ مَأْوَاهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ وَبِئْسَ الْمِهَادُ </div><p>(A brief enjoyment; then their ultimate abode is Hell; and worst indeed is that place for rest.) </p><p>This Ayah is similar to several other Ayat, such as, </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">مَا يُجَـدِلُ فِى ءَايَـتِ اللَّهِ إِلاَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ فَلاَ يَغْرُرْكَ تَقَلُّبُهُمْ فِى الْبِلاَدِ </div><p>(None disputes in the Ayat of Allah but those who disbelieve. So, let not their ability of going about here and there through the land deceive you!) 40:4, </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">قُلْ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى اللَّهِ الْكَذِبَ لاَ يُفْلِحُونَ - مَتَـعٌ فِى الدُّنْيَا ثُمَّ إِلَيْنَا مَرْجِعُهُمْ ثُمَّ نُذِيقُهُمُ الْعَذَابَ الشَّدِيدَ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَكْفُرُونَ </div><p>(Verily, those who invent a lie against Allah, will never be successful. (A brief) enjoyment in this world! and then unto Us will be their return, then We shall make them taste the severest torment because they used to disbelieve.) 10:69,70, </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">نُمَتِّعُهُمْ قَلِيلاً ثُمَّ نَضْطَرُّهُمْ إِلَى عَذَابٍ غَلِيظٍ </div><p>(We let them enjoy for a little while, then in the end We shall oblige them to (enter) a great torment.) 31:24, </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَمَهِّلِ الْكَـفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْداً </div><p>(So, give a respite to the disbelievers; deal gently with them for a while.) 86:17, and, </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">أَفَمَن وَعَدْنَـهُ وَعْداً حَسَناً فَهُوَ لاَقِيهِ كَمَن مَّتَّعْنَاهُ مَتَـعَ الْحَيَوةِ الدُّنْيَا ثُمَّ هُوَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَـمَةِ مِنَ الْمُحْضَرِينَ </div><p>(Is he whom We have promised an excellent promise (Paradise) which he will find true -- like him whom We have made to enjoy the luxuries of the life of (this) world, then on the Day of Resurrection, he will be among those brought up (to be punished in the Hell-fire)) 28:61. </p><p>After Allah mentioned the condition of the disbelievers in this life and their destination to the Fire, He said, </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">لَكِنِ الَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْاْ رَبَّهُمْ لَهُمْ جَنَّـتٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا الاٌّنْهَـرُ خَـلِدِينَ فِيهَا نُزُلاٍ مِّنْ عِندِ اللَّهِ</div><p>(But, for those who have Taqwa of their Lord, are Gardens under which rivers flow (in Paradise); therein are they to dwell, an entertainment from Allah,) 3:198, for certainly, </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَمَا عِندَ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ لِّلأَبْرَارِ</div><p>(and that which is with Allah is the best for Al-Abrar.) </p><p>Ibn Jarir recorded that Abu Ad-Darda' used to say, "Death is better for every believer. Death is better for every disbeliever, and those who do not believe me should read Allah's statements, </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَمَا عِندَ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ لِّلأَبْرَارِ</div><p>(and that which is with Allah is the best for Al-Abrar), and, </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَلاَ يَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ أَنَّمَا نُمْلِى لَهُمْ خَيْرٌ لاًّنفُسِهِمْ إِنَّمَا نُمْلِى لَهُمْ لِيَزْدَادُواْ إِثْمَاً وَلَهْمُ عَذَابٌ مُّهِينٌ </div><p>(And let not the disbelievers think that Our postponing of their punishment is good for them. We postpone the punishment only so that they may increase in sinfulness. And for them is a disgraceful torment.) 3:178." </p>
Warning Against Being Deceived by This Life; the Rewards of the Righteous BelieversAllah said, do not look at the disbelievers, who are enjoying various delights and joys. Soon, they will loose all this and be tied to their evil works, for verily, we are only giving them time, which deceives them, when all they have is, مَتَـعٌ قَلِيلٌ ثُمَّ مَأْوَاهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ وَبِئْسَ الْمِهَادُ (A brief enjoyment; then their ultimate abode is Hell; and worst indeed is that place for rest.) This Ayah is similar to several other Ayat, such as, مَا يُجَـدِلُ فِى ءَايَـتِ اللَّهِ إِلاَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ فَلاَ يَغْرُرْكَ تَقَلُّبُهُمْ فِى الْبِلاَدِ (None disputes in the Ayat of Allah but those who disbelieve. So, let not their ability of going about here and there through the land deceive you!) 40:4, قُلْ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى اللَّهِ الْكَذِبَ لاَ يُفْلِحُونَ - مَتَـعٌ فِى الدُّنْيَا ثُمَّ إِلَيْنَا مَرْجِعُهُمْ ثُمَّ نُذِيقُهُمُ الْعَذَابَ الشَّدِيدَ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَكْفُرُونَ (Verily, those who invent a lie against Allah, will never be successful. (A brief) enjoyment in this world! and then unto Us will be their return, then We shall make them taste the severest torment because they used to disbelieve.) 10:69,70, نُمَتِّعُهُمْ قَلِيلاً ثُمَّ نَضْطَرُّهُمْ إِلَى عَذَابٍ غَلِيظٍ (We let them enjoy for a little while, then in the end We shall oblige them to (enter) a great torment.) 31:24, فَمَهِّلِ الْكَـفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْداً (So, give a respite to the disbelievers; deal gently with them for a while.) 86:17, and, أَفَمَن وَعَدْنَـهُ وَعْداً حَسَناً فَهُوَ لاَقِيهِ كَمَن مَّتَّعْنَاهُ مَتَـعَ الْحَيَوةِ الدُّنْيَا ثُمَّ هُوَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَـمَةِ مِنَ الْمُحْضَرِينَ (Is he whom We have promised an excellent promise (Paradise) which he will find true -- like him whom We have made to enjoy the luxuries of the life of (this) world, then on the Day of Resurrection, he will be among those brought up (to be punished in the Hell-fire)) 28:61. After Allah mentioned the condition of the disbelievers in this life and their destination to the Fire, He said, لَكِنِ الَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْاْ رَبَّهُمْ لَهُمْ جَنَّـتٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا الاٌّنْهَـرُ خَـلِدِينَ فِيهَا نُزُلاٍ مِّنْ عِندِ اللَّهِ(But, for those who have Taqwa of their Lord, are Gardens under which rivers flow (in Paradise); therein are they to dwell, an entertainment from Allah,) 3:198, for certainly, وَمَا عِندَ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ لِّلأَبْرَارِ(and that which is with Allah is the best for Al-Abrar.) Ibn Jarir recorded that Abu Ad-Darda' used to say, "Death is better for every believer. Death is better for every disbeliever, and those who do not believe me should read Allah's statements, وَمَا عِندَ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ لِّلأَبْرَارِ(and that which is with Allah is the best for Al-Abrar), and, وَلاَ يَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ أَنَّمَا نُمْلِى لَهُمْ خَيْرٌ لاًّنفُسِهِمْ إِنَّمَا نُمْلِى لَهُمْ لِيَزْدَادُواْ إِثْمَاً وَلَهْمُ عَذَابٌ مُّهِينٌ (And let not the disbelievers think that Our postponing of their punishment is good for them. We postpone the punishment only so that they may increase in sinfulness. And for them is a disgraceful torment.) 3:178." 