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Quran 42:48

Surah Ash-Shura (The Consultation), verse 48 of 53 · Juz 25

فَإِنْ أَعْرَضُوا۟ فَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَـٰكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَفِيظًا ۖ إِنْ عَلَيْكَ إِلَّا ٱلْبَلَـٰغُ ۗ وَإِنَّآ إِذَآ أَذَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنَّا رَحْمَةً فَرِحَ بِهَا ۖ وَإِن تُصِبْهُمْ سَيِّئَةٌۢ بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ أَيْدِيهِمْ فَإِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ كَفُورٌ

Translations of Quran 42:48
EnglishTalal Itani

But if they turn away—We did not send you as a guardian over them. Your only duty is communication. Whenever We let man taste mercy from Us, he rejoices in it; but when misfortune befalls them, as a consequence of what their hands have perpetrated, man turns blasphemous.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

But if they are averse, We have not sent thee as a warder over them. Thine is only to convey (the message). And lo! when We cause man to taste of mercy from Us he exulteth therefor. And if some evil striketh them because of that which their own hands have sent before, then lo! man is an ingrate.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Yine aldırmıyorlarsa biz de seni üzerlerine mürakıb göndermedik a, sana düşen ancak tebliğdır, fakat biz insana tarafımızdan bir rahmet tattırdığımız vakıt onunla ferahlanır ise de kendi ellerinin takdim ettiği sebeblerle başlarına bir fenalık gelirse o vakıt insan hepsini unutan bir nankördür

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

S’ils se détournent avec dédain, tu n’es point leur gardien, ô Mohammed ! Tu n’es chargé que de porter le message. Si nous accordons quelque faveur a l’homme, il se réjouit ; mais qu’un malheur, rétribution de ses propres œuvres, l’atteigne, il blasphème.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Maar indien zij, tot wie gij predikt, zich van uwe vermaningen afwenden, waarlijk, wij hebben u niet gezonden om een bewaker over hen te wezen; uw plicht is slechts om te prediken. Als wij den mensch van onze genade doen proeven, verblijdt hij zich daarin, maar indien hem kwaad overvalt, om hetgeen zijne handen vroeger hebben bedreven, waarlijk, dan wordt de mensch ondankbaar.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Se si rivolgono (con isdegno) tu non sei il loro custode (o Maometto). Tu non sei incaricato che di portare la parola. Se accordiamo qualche favore all’uomo egli si rallegra; ma se una disgrazia lo visita in retribuzione delle sue opere, bestemmia.

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