Al-Qur'an Surah Al-Insan Verse 11

Mufti Taqi Usmani

So Allah will save them from the evil of that day, and will grant them bloom and delight,

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

So Allah will deliver them from the horror of that Day, and grant them radiance and joy,

Ruwwad Translation Center

So Allah will protect them from the evil of that Day, and will grant them radiance and delight,

A. J. Arberry

So God has guarded them from the evil of that day, and has procured them radiancy and gladness,

Abdul Haleem

So God will save them from the woes of that Day, give them radiance and gladness,

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Wherefore Allah shall preserve them from the evil of that Day, and shall cause them to meet brightness and joy.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

But Allah will deliver them from the evil of that Day, and will shed over them a Light of Beauty and (blissful) Joy.

Abul Ala Maududi

So Allah shall guard them against the woe of that Day, and will procure them freshness and joy,

Ahmed Ali

So God will protect them from the evil of that day, and grant them happiness and joy,

Ahmed Raza Khan

So Allah saved them from the evil of that day, and gave them freshness and joy.

Ali Quli Qarai

So Allah saved them from that day’s ills and graced them with freshness [on this faces] and joy [in their hearts].

Ali Ünal

So God will surely preserve them from the evil of that Day and enable them to find radiance and joy.

Amatul Rahman Omar

So Allâh will guard them from the evil of that day and will bestow on them cheerfulness (of face) and happiness (of mind).

English Literal

So God protected/preserved them (from) that the day`s/time`s bad/evil/harm, and He made them meet/find beauty and goodness and delight/happiness.

Faridul Haque

So Allah saved them from the evil of that day, and gave them freshness and joy.

Hamid S. Aziz

Therefore Allah will deliver them from the evil of that day and will shed on them the Light of Beauty and Joy;

Hilali & Khan

So Allah saved them from the evil of that Day, and gave them Nadratan (a light of beauty) and joy.

Maulana Mohammad Ali

So Allah will ward off from them the evil of that day, and cause them to meet with spendour and happiness;

Mohammad Habib Shakir

Therefore Allah win guard them from the evil of that day and cause them to meet with ease and happiness;

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Therefor Allah hath warded off from them the evil of that day, and hath made them find brightness and joy;

Muhammad Sarwar

God will certainly rescue them from the terror of that day and will meet them with joy and pleasure.

Qaribullah & Darwish

So Allah will save them from the evil of that Day and has secured for them radiance and joyfulness,

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

So, Allah saved them from the evil of that Day, and gave them Nadrah (a light of beauty) and joy.

Wahiduddin Khan

Therefore, God will ward off from them the woes of that Day, and make them find brightness and joy,

Talal Itani

So God will protect them from the ills of that Day, and will grant them radiance and joy.

Tafsir jalalayn

God has therefore shielded them from the evil of that day, and has granted them radiance, fairness and resplendence in their faces, and joy.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

So, Allah saved them from the evil of that Day, and gave them Nadrah (a light of beauty) and joy.

This is used as a way of eloquence in stating similarity (i.e., two similar things).

فَوَقَاهُمُ اللَّهُ شَرَّ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ

So, Allah saved them from the evil of that Day,

meaning, He protects them from that which they fear of it.

وَلَقَّاهُمْ نَضْرَة

and gave them Nadrah (a light of beauty),

meaning, in their faces.

وَسُرُورًا

And joy (in their hearts).

Al-Hasan Al-Basri, Qatadah, Abu `Aliyah and Ar-Rabi` bin Anas all stated this.

This is similar to Allah's statement,

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَيِذٍ مُّسْفِرَةٌ

ضَـحِكَةٌ مُّسْتَبْشِرَةٌ

Some faces that Day will be bright, laughing, rejoicing at good news.

This is because if the heart is happy, then the face will be enlightened. (80;38-39)

As Ka`b bin Malik said in his lengthy Hadith about Allah's Messenger,

whenever he was happy, then his face will be radiant until it will be as if it is a piece of the moon.

A'ishah said,

"The Messenger of Allah entered into my home happy and his facial expression was glowing."

And the Hadith continues.

Allah then says