Al-Qur'an Surah As-Saffat Verse 148

Mufti Taqi Usmani

So, they believed, then, We let them enjoy for a time.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

who then believed ˹in him˺, so We allowed them enjoyment for a while.

Ruwwad Translation Center

and they believed, so We let them enjoy for a while.

A. J. Arberry

and they believed; so We gave them enjoyment for a while.

Abdul Haleem

They believed, so We let them live out their lives.

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And they believed, whrefore We let them enjoy life for a season.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And they believed; so We permitted them to enjoy (their life) for a while.

Abul Ala Maududi

and they believed. So We let them enjoy life for a while.

Ahmed Ali

And they came to believe; so We allowed them to enjoy the good things of life for an age.

Ahmed Raza Khan

So they accepted faith – We therefore gave them usage for a while.

Ali Quli Qarai

and they believed [in him]. So We provided for them for a while.

Ali Ünal

And they believed in him (this time), and so, (sparing them,) We allowed them to enjoy life for a term allotted to them.

Amatul Rahman Omar

They all believed (in him) so We provided them gains till the end of their lives.

English Literal

So they believed, so We gave them long life/made them enjoy to a time/period of time .

Faridul Haque

So they accepted faith - We therefore gave them usage for a while.

Hamid S. Aziz

And they believed; therefore, We gave them provision for a time.

Hilali & Khan

And they believed; so We gave them enjoyment for a while.

Maulana Mohammad Ali

And We sent him to a hundred thousand or more.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

And they believed, so We gave them provision till a time.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

And they believed, therefor We gave them comfort for a while.

Muhammad Sarwar

They believed in him so We granted them enjoyment for an appointed time.

Qaribullah & Darwish

and they believed, and We gave them enjoyment for awhile.

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

And they believed; so We gave them enjoyment for a while.

Wahiduddin Khan

and they believed in him: so We let them live in ease for a while.

Talal Itani

And they believed, so We gave them enjoyment for a while.

Tafsir jalalayn

And they believed, after they saw [with their own eyes] the chastisement which they had been promised. So We gave them comfort, We kept them alive to enjoy their wealth, for a while, until their terms [of life] would be concluded [while they took comfort] therein.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

فَأمَنُوا

And they believed;

means, these people to whom Yunus, peace be upon him, had been sent all believed.

فَمَتَّعْنَاهُمْ إِلَى حِينٍ




so We gave them enjoyment for a while.

means, until the time of their appointed end.

This is like the Ayah,

فَلَوْلَا كَانَتْ قَرْيَةٌ ءَامَنَتْ فَنَفَعَهَأ إِيمَانُهَا إِلاَّ قَوْمَ يُونُسَ لَمَّأ ءَامَنُواْ كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُمْ عَذَابَ الخِزْىِ فِى الْحَيَوةَ الدُّنْيَا وَمَتَّعْنَاهُمْ إِلَى حِينٍ

Was there any town (community) that believed, and its faith (at that moment) saved it -- except the people of Yunus; when they believed, We removed from them the torment of disgrace in the life of the (present) world, and permitted them to enjoy for a while. (10;98