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 Surah Ali 'Imran 3:188-194 [20/20] ↕
  
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لَا(Do) not
تَحْسَبَنَّthink
ٱلَّذِينَ(that) those who
يَفْرَحُونَrejoice
بِمَآin what
أَتَواْ(they have) brought
وَّيُحِبُّونَand they love
أَنthat
يُحْمَدُواْthey be praised
بِمَاfor what
لَمْnot
يَفْعَلُواْthey do -
فَلَاso (do) not
تَحْسَبَنَّهُمthink (that) they
بِمَفَازَةٍ(will) escape
مِّنَfrom
ٱلْعَذَابِ‌ۖthe punishment;
وَلَهُمْand for them
عَذَابٌ(is a) punishment
أَلِيمٌpainful.
﴿١٨٨﴾
وَلِلَّهِAnd for Allah
مُلْكُ(is the) dominion
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ(of) the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ‌ۗand the earth,
وَٱللَّهُand Allah
عَلَىٰ(is) on
كُلِّevery
شَىْءٍthing
قَدِيرٌAll-Powerful.
﴿١٨٩﴾
إِنَّIndeed,
فِىin
خَلْقِ(the) creation
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ(of) the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِand the earth
وَٱخْتِلَـٰفِand (in the) alternation
ٱلَّيْلِ(of) the night
وَٱلنَّهَارِand the day
لَأَيَـٰتٍ(are) surely Signs
لِّأُوْلِىfor men
ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ(of) understanding.
﴿١٩٠﴾
ٱلَّذِينَThose who
يَذْكُرُونَremember
ٱللَّهَAllah
قِيَـٰمًاstanding,
وَقُعُودًاand sitting
وَعَلَىٰand on
جُنُوبِهِمْtheir sides
وَيَتَفَكَّرُونَand they reflect
فِىon
خَلْقِ(the) creation
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ(of) the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِand the earth,
رَبَّنَا`Our Lord,
مَاnot
خَلَقْتَYou have created
هَـٰذَاthis
بَـٰطِلاً(in) vain.
سُبْحَـٰنَكَGlory be to You,
فَقِنَاso save us
عَذَابَ(from the) punishment
ٱلنَّارِ(of) the Fire.
﴿١٩١﴾
رَبَّنَآOur Lord,
إِنَّكَindeed [You]
مَنwhom
تُدْخِلِYou admit
ٱلنَّارَ(to) the Fire
فَقَدْthen surely
أَخْزَيْتَهُۥ‌ۖYou (have) disgraced him,
وَمَاand not
لِلظَّـٰلِمِينَfor the wrongdoers
مِنْ(are) any
أَنصَارٍhelpers.
﴿١٩٢﴾
رَّبَّنَآOur Lord,
إِنَّنَاindeed we
سَمِعْنَا[we] heard
مُنَادِيًاa caller
يُنَادِىcalling
لِلْإِيمَـٰنِto the faith
أَنْthat
ءَامِنُواْ`Believe
بِرَبِّكُمْin your Lord,`
فَـَٔـامَنَّا‌ۚso we have believed.
رَبَّنَاOur Lord
فَٱغْفِرْso forgive
لَنَاfor us
ذُنُوبَنَاour sins
وَكَفِّرْand remove
عَنَّاfrom us
سَيِّـَٔـاتِنَاour evil deeds,
وَتَوَفَّنَاand cause us to die
مَعَwith
ٱلْأَبْرَارِthe righteous.
﴿١٩٣﴾
رَبَّنَاOur Lord,
وَءَاتِنَاgrant us
مَاwhat
وَعَدتَّنَاYou promised us
عَلَىٰthrough
رُسُلِكَYour Messengers
وَلَاand (do) not
تُخْزِنَاdisgrace us
يَوْمَ(on the) Day
ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ‌ۗ(of) [the] Resurrection.
إِنَّكَIndeed, You
لَا(do) not
تُخْلِفُbreak
ٱلْمِيعَادَthe promise.`
﴿١٩٤﴾

لَا تَحۡسَبَنَّ الَّذِيۡنَ يَفۡرَحُوۡنَ بِمَاۤ اَتَوْا وَّيُحِبُّوۡنَ اَنۡ يُّحۡمَدُوۡا بِمَا لَمۡ يَفۡعَلُوۡا فَلَا تَحۡسَبَنَّهُمۡ بِمَفَازَةٍ مِّنَ الۡعَذَابِ​ۚ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ اَ لِيۡمٌ‏  وَلِلّٰهِ مُلۡكُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالۡاَرۡضِ​ؕ وَاللّٰهُ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَىۡءٍ قَدِيۡرٌ‏   اِنَّ فِىۡ خَلۡقِ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالۡاَرۡضِ وَاخۡتِلَافِ الَّيۡلِ وَالنَّهَارِ لَاٰيٰتٍ لِّاُولِى الۡاَلۡبَابِ ۚۖ‏  الَّذِيۡنَ يَذۡكُرُوۡنَ اللّٰهَ قِيَامًا وَّقُعُوۡدًا وَّعَلٰى جُنُوۡبِهِمۡ وَيَتَفَكَّرُوۡنَ فِىۡ خَلۡقِ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالۡاَرۡضِ​ۚ رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقۡتَ هٰذَا بَاطِلًا ۚ سُبۡحٰنَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ‏  رَبَّنَاۤ اِنَّكَ مَنۡ تُدۡخِلِ النَّارَ فَقَدۡ اَخۡزَيۡتَهٗ ​ؕ وَمَا لِلظّٰلِمِيۡنَ مِنۡ اَنۡصَارٍ‏  رَبَّنَاۤ اِنَّنَا سَمِعۡنَا مُنَادِيًا يُّنَادِىۡ لِلۡاِيۡمَانِ اَنۡ اٰمِنُوۡا بِرَبِّكُمۡ فَاٰمَنَّا  ۖ رَبَّنَا فَاغۡفِرۡ لَنَا ذُنُوۡبَنَا وَكَفِّرۡ عَنَّا سَيِّاٰتِنَا وَتَوَفَّنَا مَعَ الۡاَبۡرَارِ​ۚ‏  رَبَّنَا وَاٰتِنَا مَا وَعَدتَّنَا عَلٰى رُسُلِكَ وَلَا تُخۡزِنَا يَوۡمَ الۡقِيٰمَةِ ​ؕ اِنَّكَ لَا تُخۡلِفُ الۡمِيۡعَادَ‏ 
Translation
(3:188) Do not think that those who exult in their misdeeds and love to be praised for what indeed they have not done,133 do not think that they are secure from chastisement. A painful chastisement awaits them. (3:189) To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is All-Powerful. indeed been successful. (3:190) Surely in the creation of the heavens and the earth,134 and in the alternation of night and day, there are signs for men of understanding. (3:191) those who remember Allah while standing, sitting or (reclining) on their backs, and reflect in the creation of the heavens and the earth,135 (saying): 'Our Lord! You have not created this in vain. Glory to You! Save us, then, from the chastisement of the Fire.136 (3:192) Our Lord! Whomever You cause to enter the Fire, him You indeed bring to disgrace, and there will be none to succour the wrong-doers. (3:193) Our Lord! Indeed we heard a crier calling to the faith saying: "Believe in your Lord"; so we did believe.137 Our Lord, forgive us our sins, and wipe out our evil deeds and make us die with the truly pious.' (3:194) 'Our Lord, fulfil what You promised to us through Your Messengers, and disgrace us not on the Day of Resurrection; indeed You never go back on Your promise.138
Commentary

133. Such people expected praises to be lavished upon them for being God-fearing, devout and pious, for being sincere servants of the true faith, for being defenders of God's Law and for having reformed and purified the lives of people, even though none of this might be true. They wanted people to go about trumpeting that such and such a person had made great sacrifices in the cause of God and had sincerely guided people to the right way even though the facts might be the reverse of what they claimed.

134. This section constitutes the conclusion of the present surah. It is related not so much to the verses which immediately precede it as to the entire surah. In order to grasp its significance one should particularly bear in mind our introductory remarks to this surah. (See pp. 229 ff. above.)

135. This means that with the help of those signs one can easily arrive at the Truth, provided one is not indifferent to God and looks at the phenomenon of the universe thoughtfully.

136. When people look carefully at the order of the universe, it becomes clear to them that it is an order permeated by wisdom and intelligent purpose. It is altogether inconsistent with wisdom that the man endowed with moral consciousness and freedom of choice, the man gifted with reason and discretion, should not be held answerable for his deeds. This kind of reflection leads people to develop a strong conviction that the After-life is a reality. Thanks to this conviction, they begin to seek God's refuge from His punishment.

137. Many eras have passed before you. Go about, then, in the land and behold the end of those who gave the lie to (the directives and ordinances of Allah).

138. Such people do not doubt the fact that God will fulfil His promises. What they do doubt is whether they will be reckoned among those for whom those promises were made. Hence they pray to God to make them worthy of His promised rewards. They are afraid lest they remain targets of slander and ridicule by the unbelievers in this world, and then be disgraced in the Hereafter before the same unbelievers who may mock them once again saying that their faith has been of no avail to them.