Al-Qur'an Surah Al-Qalam Verse 49

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Had not a favour from His Lord come to his help, he would have been cast in the wilderness in a reproachable state.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Had he not been shown grace by his Lord, he would have certainly been cast onto the open ˹shore˺, still blameworthy.

Ruwwad Translation Center

Had it not been for the grace that he received from his Lord, he would have surely been thrown at the barren shore, blameworthy.

A. J. Arberry

Had there not overtaken him a blessing from his Lord he would have been cast upon the wilderness, being condemned.

Abdul Haleem

if his Lord’s grace had not reached him, he would have been left, abandoned and blameworthy, on the barren shore,

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Had not grace from his Lord reached him, he had surely been cast into the wilderness in a plight.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Had not Grace from his Lord reached him, he would indeed have been cast off on the naked shore, in disgrace.

Abul Ala Maududi

had his Lord not bestowed His favour upon him, he would have been cast upon that barren shore (and would have remained there) in disgrace.

Ahmed Ali

Had it not been for a favour from his Lord he would have been cast blame-worthy on a barren plain.

Ahmed Raza Khan

Were it not for his Lord’s favour that reached him, he would have surely been cast onto the desolate land, reproached.

Ali Quli Qarai

Had it not been for a blessing that came to his rescue from his Lord, he would surely have been cast on the bare shore, being blameworthy.

Ali Ünal

If there had not reached him grace from his Lord (Who accepted his repentance), he would indeed have been cast forth on the desert shore, being reproached.

Amatul Rahman Omar

Had not a gracious favour from his Lord reached him (and) saved him he would surely have been cast off on a barren tract of land while he was in this miserable plight.

English Literal

Had it not been for a blessing/goodness from his Lord, (that) caught up (to)/reached him , he would have been discarded/cast off at the open/space, and he is blamed/defamed .

Faridul Haque

Were it not for his Lord’s favour that reached him, he would have surely been cast onto the desolate land, reproached.

Hamid S. Aziz

Were it not that favour from his Lord had reached him, he would certainly have been cast down upon the naked shore while he was blameworthy.

Hilali & Khan

Had not a Grace from his Lord reached him, he would indeed have been (left in the stomach of the fish, but We forgave him), so he was cast off on the naked shore, while he was to be blamed.

Maulana Mohammad Ali

And those who disbelieve would almost smite thee with their eyes when they hear the Reminder, and they say: Surely he is mad!

Mohammad Habib Shakir

Were it not that favor from his Lord had overtaken him, he would certainly have been cast down upon the naked Found while he was blamed.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Had it not been that favour from his Lord had reached him he surely had been cast into the wilderness while he was reprobate.

Muhammad Sarwar

and who cried (for help) to his Lord, while imprisoned and helpless inside the fish. Had it not been for a favor from his Lord, he would have been left out in the open, deserving blame for his shortcomings.

Qaribullah & Darwish

Had the favor of his Lord not come upon him, he would have been blamed, cast upon the shore.

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

Had not a grace from his Lord reached him, he would indeed have been (left in the stomach of the fish, but We forgave him), so he was cast off on the naked shore, while he was to be blamed.

Wahiduddin Khan

Had his Lord's grace not been bestowed upon him, he would have been cast away in disgrace upon that desolate shore.

Talal Itani

Were it not for his Lord’s favor that reached him, he would have been thrown into the wilderness, fully despised.

Tafsir jalalayn

Had it not been for a grace, a mercy, from his Lord that reached him, he would have surely been cast, out of the belly of the whale, onto a wilderness, a desolate land, while he was blameworthy -- but he was shown mercy and was therefore cast out blameless.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

Had not a grace from his Lord reached him, he would indeed have been (left in the stomach of the fish, but We forgave him), so he was cast off on the naked shore, while he was to be blamed.

Then Allah goes on to say,

فَاجْتَبَاهُ رَبُّهُ فَجَعَلَهُ مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ