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Quran 3:154

Surah Al-Imran (Aal-Imran), verse 154 of 200 · Juz 4

ثُمَّ أَنزَلَ عَلَيْكُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ ٱلْغَمِّ أَمَنَةً نُّعَاسًا يَغْشَىٰ طَآئِفَةً مِّنكُمْ ۖ وَطَآئِفَةٌ قَدْ أَهَمَّتْهُمْ أَنفُسُهُمْ يَظُنُّونَ بِٱللَّهِ غَيْرَ ٱلْحَقِّ ظَنَّ ٱلْجَـٰهِلِيَّةِ ۖ يَقُولُونَ هَل لَّنَا مِنَ ٱلْأَمْرِ مِن شَىْءٍ ۗ قُلْ إِنَّ ٱلْأَمْرَ كُلَّهُۥ لِلَّهِ ۗ يُخْفُونَ فِىٓ أَنفُسِهِم مَّا لَا يُبْدُونَ لَكَ ۖ يَقُولُونَ لَوْ كَانَ لَنَا مِنَ ٱلْأَمْرِ شَىْءٌ مَّا قُتِلْنَا هَـٰهُنَا ۗ قُل لَّوْ كُنتُمْ فِى بُيُوتِكُمْ لَبَرَزَ ٱلَّذِينَ كُتِبَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقَتْلُ إِلَىٰ مَضَاجِعِهِمْ ۖ وَلِيَبْتَلِىَ ٱللَّهُ مَا فِى صُدُورِكُمْ وَلِيُمَحِّصَ مَا فِى قُلُوبِكُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ

Translations of Quran 3:154
EnglishTalal Itani

Then after the setback, He sent down security upon you. Slumber overcame some of you, while others cared only for themselves, thinking of Allah thoughts that were untrue—thoughts of ignorance—saying, “Is anything up to us?” Say, “Everything is up to Allah.” They conceal within themselves what they do not reveal to you. And they say, “If it was up to us, none of us would have been killed here.” Say, “Even if you had stayed in your homes, those destined to be killed would have marched into their death beds.” Allah thus tests what is in your minds, and purifies what is in your hearts. Allah knows what the hearts contain.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Then, after grief, He sent down security for you. As slumber did it overcome a party of you, while (the other) party, who were anxious on their own account, thought wrongly of Allah, the thought of ignorance. They said: Have we any part in the cause? Say (O Muhammad): The cause belongeth wholly to Allah. They hide within themselves (a thought) which they reveal not unto thee, saying: Had we had any part in the cause we should not have been slain here. Say: Even though ye had been in your houses, those appointed to be slain would have gone forth to the places where they were to lie. (All this hath been) in order that Allah might try what is in your breasts and prove what is in your hearts. Allah is Aware of what is hidden in the breasts (of men).

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Sonra o gamın arkasından üzerinize bir emniyyet indirdi: bir uyku ki içinizden bir taifeyi sarıyordu, bir taife de nefisleri sevdasına düşmüşlerdi: Allah’a karşı cahiliyye zannı nâ hak bir zan besliyorlardı: "var mı bize o emirden bir şey?" diyorlardı, "hakikat emrin hepsi Allah’ın" de, onlar nefislerinde sana açamadıkları bir şey gizliyorlar: "bizim emirden bir hissemiz olsa idi burada katlolunmazdık" diyorlar, deki: "evinizde de olsa idiniz üzerlerine katil yazılmış bulunanlar yine çıkacak düşüp kaldıkları yerleri çaresiz boylıyacaklardı, Allah sinelerinizdekini yoklamak ve yüreğinizdekini meydana çıkarmak içindir ki bunu başınıza getirdi, Allah sinelerin kühnünü bilir.

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Ensuite Dieu fit descendre la sécurité et le sommeil sur une partie d’entre vous. Quant à une autre partie d’entre vous, leurs passions les portèrent à des pensées injustes contre Dieu, à des pensées de l’ignorance. Ceux-là disaient : Que gagnons-nous à toute cette affaire ? Réponds-leur : Toute affaire dépend de Dieu. Ils cachaient au fond de leurs âmes ce qu’ils ne te manifestaient pas. Ils disaient : Si nous avions dû obtenir quelque avantage de toute cette affaire, certes nous n’aurions pas été défaits ici. Dis-leur : Quand vous seriez restés dans vos maisons, ceux dont le trépas était écrit là-haut seraient venus succomber à ce même endroit, afin que le Seigneur éprouvât ce que vous cachiez dans vos seins, et débrouillât ce qui était au fond de vos cœurs. Dieu connaît ce que les cœurs recèlent.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Toen liet God, na de droefheid, tot verkwikking, eenigen in diepen slaap vallen. Een ander deel der uwen werd verontrust door zich zelven, terwijl zij valsche en dwaze denkbeelden van God hadden, en zeiden: zal een gedeelte van die zaak met ons gebeuren. Zeg: waarlijk, alles behoort God. Zij verbergen gedachten in hunne harten, die zij u niet openbaren, zeggende: indien een dergelijke zaak met ons gebeurd ware, wij waren hier niet geslagen geworden. Antwoordt hun: Indien gij zelfs in uwe huizen waart gebleven, dan hadden toch zij, wier dood bestemd was, naar buiten naar de plaats moeten gaan om daar te sterven. God wilde daardoor de gevoelens en gedachten uwer harten onderzoeken; want God kent het binnenste van het hart der menschen.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Dopo tal rovescio, Dio mandò la sicurezza, ed il sonno, ad una parte di voi. Le passioni hanno suggerito agli altri pensieri vani verso Dio, pensieri d’ignoranza. Essi dicevano: Che cosa guadagneremo noi in tutto quest affare? Rispondi loro: Ogni cosa dipende da Dio. Essi nascondevano nel fondo dell’anima ciò che non ti manifestavano. Dicevano: Se avessimo dovuto ottenere qualche vantaggio da tutto questo affare, certamente non saremmo stati disfatti. Di’ loro: Ancorchè foste rimasti nelle vostre case, coloro, la di cui morte era scritta lassù, sarebbero venuti a soccombere in questo luogo medesimo, affinchè il Signore provasse ciò che tenevate nascosto in cuore, e sviluppasse quello che era in fondo al medesimo. Dio conosce ciò che i cuori nascondono.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.