Al-Qur'an Surah Ghafir Verse 31

Mufti Taqi Usmani

like the fate of the people of NūH and ‘Ād and Thamūd and those who were after them - and Allah does not intend to do any injustice to His servants.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

like the fate of the people of Noah, ’Ȃd, Thamûd, and those after them. For Allah would never will to wrong ˹His˺ servants.

Ruwwad Translation Center

like the fate of the people of Noah, ‘Ād and Thamūd, and those who came after them. And Allah does not want injustice to [His] slaves.

A. J. Arberry

the like of the case of Noah's people, Ad, Thamood, and those after them; and God desires not wrong for His servants.'

Abdul Haleem

the fate of the people of Noah, Ad, Thamud, and those who came after them- God never wills injustice on His creatures.

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Like the wont of the people of Nuh and A'ad and Thamud and those after them, and God intendeth not any wrong Unto His bondmen.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

"Something like the fate of the People of Noah, the 'Ad, and the Thamud, and those who came after them; but Allah never wishes injustice to his Servants.

Abul Ala Maududi

like the day that overtook the people of Noah and Ad and Thamud, and those who came after them. Allah does not wish to subject His servants to any injustice.

Ahmed Ali

Like the people of Noah, 'Ad and Thamud, and those that came after them. God does not want to be unjust to His creatures.

Ahmed Raza Khan

“Like the tradition of the people of Nooh, and Aad, and Thamud and others after them; and Allah does not will injustice upon bondmen.”

Ali Quli Qarai

like the case of the people of Noah, of Ad and Thamud, and those who came after them, and Allah does not desire any wrong for [His] servants.

Ali Ünal

"The like of what befell the people of Noah, the ‘Ad, and the Thamud, and others that came after them; and God never wills any wrong for (His) servants.

Amatul Rahman Omar

`(And I fear lest you should meet) the like of fate which followed the ways of the people of Noah and `âd and (the people of) Thamûd and those who came after them. And Allâh does not want His servants to go wrong.

English Literal

Equal/alike (to) Noah`s, and Aad`s, and Thamud`s habit/affair, and those from after them, and God does not want injustice/oppression to the worshippers/slaves .

Faridul Haque

“Like the tradition of the people of Nooh, and Aad, and Thamud and others after them; and Allah does not will injustice upon bondmen.”

Hamid S. Aziz

"A plight the like of what befell the people of Noah and A´ad and Thamud and those after them, and Allah wills no injustice for His servants;

Hilali & Khan

"Like the fate of the people of Nuh (Noah), and 'Ad, and Thamud and those who came after them. And Allah wills no injustice for (His) slaves.

Maulana Mohammad Ali

And he who believed said: O my people, surely I fear for you the like of what befell the parties,

Mohammad Habib Shakir

The like of what befell the people of Nuh and Ad and Samood and those after them, and Allah does not desire injustice for (His) servants;

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

A plight like that of Noah's folk, and A'ad and Thamud, and those after them, and Allah willeth no injustice for (His) slaves.

Muhammad Sarwar

people of Noah, Ad, Thamud, and those after them. God did not want injustice for His servants.

Qaribullah & Darwish

or, something similar to the circumstances of the nations of Noah, Aad, and Thamood, and those who came after them. Allah does not want to wrong His worshipers.

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

"Like the end of the people of Nuh, and `Ad, and Thamud and those who came after them. And Allah wills no injustice for (His) servants."

Wahiduddin Khan

like the fate of the people of Noah, 'Ad, Thamud, and those who came after them -- God never wills injustice on His creatures.

Talal Itani

Like the fate of the people of Noah, and Aad, and Thamood, and those after them. God wants no injustice for the servants.

Tafsir jalalayn

like the case of the people of Noah, and `d, and Thamd, and those [who came] after them (mithla, `like', substitutes for the previous mithla, `like') in other words, the same requital as was customarily dealt to those who disbelieved before you, of their being chastised in this world, and God does not desire to wrong [any of] His servants.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

مِثْلَ دَأْبِ قَوْمِ نُوحٍ وَعَادٍ وَثَمُودَ وَالَّذِينَ مِن بَعْدِهِمْ

"Like the end of the people of Nuh, and `Ad, and Thamud and those who came after them.

meaning, those of the earlier nations who disbelieved the Messengers of Allah, such as the people of Nuh, `Ad, Thamud and the disbelieving nations who came after them, how the punishment of Allah came upon them and they had no one to protect them or ward off that punishment.

وَمَا اللَّهُ يُرِيدُ ظُلْمًا لِّلْعِبَادِ



And Allah wills no injustice for (His) servants.

means, Allah destroyed them for their sins and for their disbelief in and rejection of His Messengers;

this was His command and His decree concerning them that was fulfilled.

Then he said;

وَيَا قَوْمِ إِنِّي أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَوْمَ التَّنَادِ