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29. Surah • 12. Verse
Word Analysis
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
لِلَّذِينَ
lilladhīna
to those who
وَمَا
wamā
But not
هُم
hum
they
مِنْ
min
of
مِّن
min
any
إِنَّهُمْ
innahum
Indeed, they
Rashad Khalifa
The Final Testament
Those who disbelieved said to those who believed, "If you follow our way, we will be responsible for your sins." Not true; they cannot bear any of their sins. They are liars.
The Monotheist Group
The Quran: A Monotheist Translation
And those who rejected said to those who believed: "Follow our path and we will carry your mistakes." But they cannot carry anything from their mistakes, they are liars!
Edip-Layth
Quran: A Reformist Translation
Those who rejected said to those who acknowledged: "Follow our path and we will carry your sins." But they cannot carry anything from their sins, they are liars!
Abdul Haleem
Holy Quran Translation
Those who disbelieve say to the believers, ‘Follow our path and we shall bear [the consequences for] your sins,’ yet they will not do so––they are liars.
Abul A'la Maududi
Tafhim commentary
The unbelievers say to the believers: "Follow our way and we will carry the burden of your sins."[1] (They say so even though) they are not going to carry any part of their sins.[2] Surely they are lying.
2
That is, it is not at all possible that a person should take the responsibility for another before Allah, and thus enable the actual sinner to escape the punishment of his sin, for every person will be responsible for his own deeds there. No bearer of a burden shall bear the burden of another (Sura An-Najm: Ayat 38). But if at all it be so, none will have the nerve, while the blazing Hell is ready to punish the disbelievers, to say to Allah, only for the sake of honoring his pledge in the world, "Lord, forgive this person and send him to Paradise, he had turned apostate on my counseling: I offer myself to suffer the punishment for my own disbelief as well as for his in Hell."
1
What they meant to say was: "In the first place, the talk about life hereafter and Resurrection and accountability is all meaningless. But supposing there is another life in which the people will be called to account for their deeds, we take the responsibility that we shall take the punishment, etc. on our own selves. You should, therefore, listen to us and give up this new faith and return to your ancestral religion. According to the traditions several chiefs of the Quraish used to counsel thus the people who embraced Islam in the beginning. So, when Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) accepted Islam, Abu Sufyan and Harab bin Umayyah bin Khalaf met him and said these very things.
Al-Hilali & Khan
Holy Quran Translation
And those who disbelieve say to those who believe: "Follow our way and we will verily bear your sins." Never will they bear anything of their sins. Surely, they are liars.
Mustafa Khattab
The Clear Quran
The disbelievers say to the believers, "˹Just˺ follow our way, and we will bear ˹the burden of˺ your sins." But they would never ˹want to˺ bear any of the believers’ sins. They are simply lying.
Marmaduke Pickthall
Holy Quran Translation
Those who disbelieve say unto those who believe: Follow our way (of religion) and we verily will bear your sins (for you). They cannot bear aught of their sins. Lo! they verily are liars.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Holy Quran Translation
And the Unbelievers say to those who believe: "Follow our path, and we will bear (the consequences) of your faults." Never in the least will they bear their faults: in fact they are liars!
Taqi Usmani
Holy Quran Translation
Those who disbelieve say to those who believe, "Follow our way, and we will bear the burden of your sins." And they are not (able) to bear the burden of their sins in the least. Indeed they are pure liars.
Aisha Bewley
Holy Quran Translation
Those who are kafir say to those who have iman, ‘Follow our way and we will bear the weight of your mistakes. ’ They will not bear the weight of a single one of their mistakes. Truly they are liars.
Bijan Moeinian
Holy Quran Translation
The disbelievers say to the believers: "Follow our way of life and do not worry; [if there should be such thing as the Day of the Judgment, ] We will accept the responsibility for your sins. " Know that they are the liars and [when the Day of the Judgment comes] they will not bear the burden of nobody’s sin.
George Sale
Holy Quran Translation
The unbelievers say unto those who believe, follow our way; and we will bear your sins. Howbeit they shall not bear any part of their sins; for they are liars:
Mahmoud Ghali
Holy Quran Translation
And the ones who have disbelieved said to the ones who have believed, "Closely follow our way and let us carry your sins. " And in no way can they carry anything of their sins. Surely they are indeed liars.
Amatul Rahman Omar
Holy Quran Translation
And those who disbelieve say to those who believe, `Follow our way and we will bear (the consequences of) your sins (at the time of judgment), whereas they can bear nothing whatsoever of their sins. They are as a matter of fact liars.
Hamid S. Aziz
Holy Quran Translation
Allah surely knows those who believe, and surely knows the hypocrites.
Ali Quli Qarai
Holy Quran Translation
The faithless say to the faithful, ‘Follow our way and we will bear [responsibility for] your iniquities. ’ They will not bear anything of their iniquities. They are indeed liars.
E. Henry Palmer
Holy Quran Translation
And those who misbelieved said to those who believed, 'Follow our path, we will bear your sins;' but they could not bear their sins at all; verily, they are liars!
Arthur John Arberry
Holy Quran Translation
The unbelievers say to the believers, 'Follow our path, and let us carry your offences'; yet they cannot carry anything, even of their own offences; they are truly liars.
Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
Holy Quran Translation
Those who deny say to those who affirm: "Follow our way; we shall carry the burden of your sins. " But they cannot carry the burden of their sins in the least. They are liars indeed.
Muhammad Asad
Holy Quran Translation
And [He is aware, too, that] they who are bent on denying the truth speak [thus, as it were,] to those who have attained to faith: "Follow our way [of life], and we shall indeed take your sins upon ourselves!" But never could they take upon themselves aught of the sins of those [whom they would thus mislead]: behold, they are liars indeed!
Abdel Khalek Himmat
Al- Muntakhab
And the infidels say to those who are true to Allah's system of faith and worship: "Follow our system of faith and worship and We will hold ourselves responsible for your sins and morally accountable for your actions, when in fact never shall they bear the wrongs of others, they are indeed pathological liars.
Shabbir Ahmed
Holy Quran Translation
And some rejecters tell the believers, "Follow our way and we will bear your faults. " Never in the least will they bear their faults. Behold, they are liars indeed.
Sahih International
(Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)
And those who disbelieve say to those who believe, "Follow our way, and we will carry your sins. " But they will not carry anything of their sins. Indeed, they are liars.
Progressive Muslims
Holy Quran Translation
And those who rejected said to those who believed: "Follow our path and we will carry your sins. " But they cannot carry anything from their sins, they are liars!
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Holy Quran Translation
And those who disbelievers say to those who believe: "Follow our path, and we will bear (the burden) of your faults. " Never (and not) in the least will they bear (the burden of) their faults: In fact they are liars!
Sam Gerrans
The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation
And those who ignore warning say to those who heed warning: “Follow our path and we will bear your offences.” But they will not bear anything of their offences; they are liars.