Al-Qur'an Surah An-Naml Verse 4

Mufti Taqi Usmani

As for those who do not believe in the Hereafter, We have made their deeds look beautiful to them. So they are wandering astray.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

As for those who do not believe in the Hereafter, We have certainly made their ˹evil˺ deeds appealing to them, so they wander blindly.

Ruwwad Translation Center

As for those who do not believe in the Hereafter, We have made their deeds appealing to them, so they wander blindly.

A. J. Arberry

Those who believe not in the Hereafter, We have decked out fair for them their works, and they wander blindly;

Abdul Haleem

As for those who do not believe in the life to come, We have made their deeds seem alluring to them, so they wander blindly:

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Verily those who believe not in the Hereafter - fairseeming unto them We have made their works, so that they wander perplexed.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

As to those who believe not in the Hereafter, We have made their deeds pleasing in their eyes; and so they wander about in distraction.

Abul Ala Maududi

As for those who do not believe in the Hereafter, We have made their deeds seem attractive to them so they stumble around in perplexity.

Ahmed Ali

We make their deeds attractive to those who do not believe in the Hereafter, so that they may wander in perplexity.

Ahmed Raza Khan

Those who do not believe in the Hereafter – We have made their deeds seem good to them, so they are astray.

Ali Quli Qarai

As for those who do not believe in the Hereafter, We have made their deeds seem decorous to them, and so they are bewildered.

Ali Ünal

As for those who do not believe in the Hereafter, We have surely decked out their deeds to be appealing to them (because of their unbelief), and so they wander in anxiety (about their worldly lives with deadened hearts).

Amatul Rahman Omar

(As to those) who do not believe in the Hereafter We had made their deeds (they ought to do) fair-seeming to them, but they wander on aimlessly ( making all sorts of blunders).

English Literal

That those who do not believe with the end (other life), We decorated/beautified for them their deeds , so they are being confused/puzzled.

Faridul Haque

Those who do not believe in the Hereafter - We have made their deeds seem good to them, so they are astray.

Hamid S. Aziz

Who establish regular worship and give regular charity and are sure of the Hereafter.

Hilali & Khan

Verily, those who believe not in the Hereafter, We have made their deeds fair-seeming to them, so they wander about blindly.

Maulana Mohammad Ali

A guidance and good news for the believers,

Mohammad Habib Shakir

As to those who do not believe in the hereafter, We have surely made their deeds fair-seeming to them, but they blindly wander on.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Lo! as for those who believe not in the Hereafter, We have made their works fairseeming unto them so that they are all astray.

Muhammad Sarwar

We have made the deeds of those who do not believe in the life to come, attractive to them and they wander about blindly.

Qaribullah & Darwish

As for those who do not believe in the Everlasting Life, We have decorated for them their works, and they wander blindly.

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

Verily, those who believe not in the Hereafter, We have made their deeds fair seeming to them, so that they wander about blindly.

Wahiduddin Khan

We have made those who do not believe in the Hereafter feel their actions appear good to them, so they wander blindly:

Talal Itani

As for those who do not believe in the Hereafter: We made their deeds appear good to them, so they wander aimlessly.

Tafsir jalalayn

Truly those who do not believe in the Hereafter, We have adorned their, vile, deeds for them, by making such [deeds] seem sensuous so that they then deem them wholesome, and so they are bewildered, confused about why We deem these [deeds] to be vile.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ لَا يُوْمِنُونَ بِالاْخِرَةِ

Verily, those who believe not in the Hereafter,

meaning, those who deny it and think that it will never happen,

زَيَّنَّا لَهُمْ أَعْمَالَهُمْ فَهُمْ يَعْمَهُونَ



We have made their deeds fair seeming to them, so that they wander about blindly.

means, `We have made what they are doing seem good to them, and We have left them to continue in their misguidance, so they are lost and confused.'

This is their recompense for their disbelief in the Hereafter, as Allah says;

وَنُقَلِّبُ أَفْيِدَتَهُمْ وَأَبْصَـرَهُمْ كَمَا لَمْ يُوْمِنُواْ بِهِ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ

And We shall turn their hearts and their eyes away, as they refused to believe therein for the first time. (6;110)