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24. Surah • 19. Verse
Word Analysis
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
أَن
an
that
فِى
fī
among
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
فِى
fī
in
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
وَأَنتُمْ
wa-antum
while you
لَا
lā
(do) not
Rashad Khalifa
The Final Testament
Those who love to see immorality spread among the believers have incurred a painful retribution in this life and in the Hereafter. GOD knows, while you do not know.
The Monotheist Group
The Quran: A Monotheist Translation
As for those who enjoy that immorality spreads among those who have believed, they will have a painful retribution in the world and the Hereafter. And God knows while you do not know.
Edip-Layth
Quran: A Reformist Translation
As for those who enjoy that immorality spreads amongst those who have acknowledged, they will have a painful retribution in the world and the Hereafter. God knows while you do not know.
Abdul Haleem
Holy Quran Translation
A painful punishment waits in this world and the next for those who like indecency to spread among the believers: God knows and you do not.
Marmaduke Pickthall
Holy Quran Translation
Lo! those who love that slander should be spread concerning those who believe, theirs will be a painful punishment in the world and the Hereafter. Allah knoweth. Ye know not.
Mustafa Khattab
The Clear Quran
Indeed, those who love to see indecency spread among the believers will suffer a painful punishment in this life and the Hereafter. Allah knows and you do not know.
Taqi Usmani
Holy Quran Translation
Surely, those who like that lewdness spreads among the believers, for them there is painful punishment in this world and the Hereafter. Allah knows, and you do not know.
Abul A'la Maududi
Tafhim commentary
Verily those who love that indecency should spread among the believers deserve a painful chastisement in the world and the Hereafter.[1] Allah knows, but you do not know.[2]
1
The direct interpretation of the verse, in the context in which it occurs, is this: Those who cast aspersions, propagate evil, publicize it and bring Islamic morality into disrepute deserve punishment. The words in the text, however, comprehend all the various forms that can be employed for the propagation of evil. These include actual setting up of brothels, production of erotic stories, songs, paintings, plays and dramas as well as all kinds of mixed gatherings at clubs and hotels, which induce the people to immoralities. The Quran holds all those who resort to such things as criminals, who deserve punishment not only in the Hereafter but in this world as well. Accordingly, it is the duty of an Islamic government to put an end to all such means of propagating immorality. Its penal law must hold all those acts as cognizable offenses which the Quran mentions as crimes against public morality and declares the offenders punishable.
2
"You do not know": You do not visualize the full impact of individual acts on society as a whole: Allah knows best the number of people who are affected by these acts and their cumulative effect on the collective life of the community. You should accordingly trust in Him and do all you can to eradicate and suppress the evils pointed out by Him. These are not trivial matters to be treated lightly; these have very serious repercussions and the offenders must be dealt with severely.
Al-Hilali & Khan
Holy Quran Translation
Verily, those who like that (the crime of) illegal sexual intercourse should be propagated among those who believe, they will have a painful torment in this world and in the Hereafter. And Allâh knows and you know not.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Holy Quran Translation
Those who love (to see) scandal published broadcast among the Believers, will have a grievous Penalty in this life and in the Hereafter: Allah knows, and ye know not.
Aisha Bewley
Holy Quran Translation
People who love to see filth being spread about concerning those who have iman will have a painful punishment both in this world and the Next World. Allah knows and you do not know.
E. Henry Palmer
Holy Quran Translation
Verily, those who love that scandal should go abroad amongst those who believe, for them is grievous woe in this world and the next; for God knows, but ye do not know.
George Sale
Holy Quran Translation
Verily they who love that scandal be published of those who believe, shall receive a severe punishment both in this world, and in the next. God knoweth, but ye know not.
Bijan Moeinian
Holy Quran Translation
Those who like to spread these kinds of indecencies (back biting, slandering, etc. ) among the believers, will be subjected to a painful punishment in this world, as well as in the Hereafter. That is because God knows and you do not know (what are the consequences of immoralities upon the future of the society.)
Mahmoud Ghali
Holy Quran Translation
Surely the ones who love that (the) obscenity should be widespread among the ones who have believed, (they) will have a painful torment in the present (life) (Literally: the lowly "life", i. e., the life of this world) and the Hereafter; and Allah knows, and you do not know.
Hamid S. Aziz
Holy Quran Translation
And He expounds to you His revelations, for Allah is Knower, Wise.
Ali Quli Qarai
Holy Quran Translation
Indeed those who want indecency to spread among the faithful —there is a painful punishment for them in the world and the Hereafter, and Allah knows and you do not know.
Arthur John Arberry
Holy Quran Translation
Those who love that indecency should be spread abroad concerning them that believe -- there awaits them a painful chastisement in the present world and the world to come; and God knows, and you know not.
Amatul Rahman Omar
Holy Quran Translation
Those who love to spread immorality among the disbelievers, will have a woeful punishment in this world and the next. And Allâh knows while you do not know (the consequences of this evil).
Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
Holy Quran Translation
There is painful punishment in this world and the next for those who like that immorality should spread among the believers, for God knows and you do not know.
Abdel Khalek Himmat
Al- Muntakhab
Indeed, those ill-tongued who just love to circulate and spread an injurious report to throw scandal on people-guilty or not guilty in the wide circle of the all as well as among those who conformed to Islam shall suffer heavily for it here and Hereafter. Allah is 'Alimun whereas you are not.
Muhammad Asad
Holy Quran Translation
Verily, as for those who like [to hear] foul slander spread against [any of] those who have attained to faith grievous suffering awaits them in this world and in the life to come: for God knows [the full truth], whereas you know [it] not.
Progressive Muslims
Holy Quran Translation
As for those who enjoy that immorality spreads amongst those who have believed, they will have a painful retribution in the world and the Hereafter. And God knows while you do not know.
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Holy Quran Translation
Verily, those who love (to see) lies circulated openly among the believers, they will have a painful penalty in this life and in the hereafter: And Allah knows, and you do not know.
Shabbir Ahmed
Holy Quran Translation
Verily, those who love to see immorality spread among the believers, shall be punished (by a court of law) in this world and in the life to come. For, Allah knows and you know not.
Sahih International
(Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)
Indeed, those who like that immorality should be spread [or publicized] among those who have believed will have a painful punishment in this world and the Hereafter. And Allah knows and you do not know.
Sam Gerrans
The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation
Those who love that there be spread sexual immorality among those who heed warning, theirs will be a painful punishment in the World and the Hereafter; and God knows and you know not.