Al-Qur'an Surah Taha Verse 16

Mufti Taqi Usmani

So the one who does not believe in it and follows his desires must not make you neglectful of it, otherwise you will perish.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

So do not let those who disbelieve in it and follow their desires distract you from it, or you will be doomed.’”

Ruwwad Translation Center

So do not let those who disbelieve in it and follow their desires distract you from it, or you will perish.’”

A. J. Arberry

Let none bar thee from it, that believes not in it but follows after his own caprice, or thou wilt perish.

Abdul Haleem

Do not let anyone who does not believe in it and follows his own desires distract you from it, and so bring you to ruin.’

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

So let not him who believeth not therein and followeth his own desire keep thee away therefrom lest thou perish.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

"Therefore let not such as believe not therein but follow their own lusts, divert thee therefrom, lest thou perish!"..

Abul Ala Maududi

Let him who does not believe in it and follows his lust not turn your thought away from it, lest you are ruined.

Ahmed Ali

So do not let those who do not believe in it and follow their vain desires, turn you away from it.

Ahmed Raza Khan

“Therefore never let one, who does not accept faith in it and follows his own desires, prevent you from accepting this, so then you become ruined.”

Ali Quli Qarai

So do not let yourself be distracted from it by those who do not believe in it and who follow their desires, or you will perish.’

Ali Ünal

"So do not let anyone who does not believe in it and (instead) follows his own desire and caprice, turn you from (believing in and preaching the truth about) it, lest you then perish!

Amatul Rahman Omar

`So do not allow the person who does not believe in it but pursues his (own) low desires, turn you away from (believing) it, lest you perish.

English Literal

So who does not believe with it and he followed his self attraction for desire does not object/prevent/obstruct you from it, so you fall/be destroyed .

Faridul Haque

"Therefore never let one, who does not accept faith in it and follows his own desires, prevent you from accepting this, so then you become ruined."

Hamid S. Aziz

"Verily, the hour is coming, but I will to keep it hidden (but make it known), that every soul may be recompensed for its efforts.

Hilali & Khan

"Therefore, let not the one who believes not therein (i.e. in the Day of Resurrection, Reckoning, Paradise and Hell, etc.), but follows his own lusts, divert you therefrom, lest you perish.

Maulana Mohammad Ali

Surely the Hour is coming -- I am about to make it manifest -- so that every soul may be rewarded as it strives.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

Therefore let not him who believes not in it and follows his low desires turn you away from it so that you should perish;

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Therefor, let not him turn thee aside from (the thought of) it who believeth not therein but followeth his own desire, lest thou perish.

Muhammad Sarwar

Let not the unbelievers who follow their vain desires make you forget the Day of Judgment, lest you will perish."

Qaribullah & Darwish

Do not let those who disbelieve in it and follow their desires bar you from it, or you will perish.

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

"Therefore, let not the one who believes not therein, but follows his own lusts, divert you therefrom, lest you perish."

Wahiduddin Khan

Do not let anyone who does not believe in it and follows his own desires turn you away from it and so bring you to ruin."

Talal Itani

And do not let him who denies it and follows his desire turn you away from it, lest you fall.

Tafsir jalalayn

So do not let him bar you, distract you, from it, that is, from believing in it, who believes not in it but follows his own whim, in denying [the truth of] it, lest you perish, that is, lest you be ruined if you are barred from [remembering] it.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

فَلَ يَصُدَّنَّكَ عَنْهَا مَنْ لَا يُوْمِنُ بِهَا

Therefore, let not divert you the one who believes not therein,

The address here is directed towards all individuals who are responsible (and capable of taking heed to this message).

This means, "Do not follow the way of the person who does not believe in the Hour (Day of Judgement) and he only pursues his desires in this worldly life. He disobeys his Lord and only follows his desires. Whoever behaves like these people, then verily he has failed and lost.

وَاتَّبَعَ هَوَاهُ فَتَرْدَى



but follows his own lusts, divert you therefrom, lest you perish."

فَتَرْدَى
(lest you perish),

This means that you will be destroyed and ruined.

وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّى

And what will his wealth avail him when he goes down (in destruction)! (92;11