The Consequences of Denying the Truth and the Rewards for the Righteous

Az-Zumar — Verses 32–37 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

۞ فَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّن كَذَبَ عَلَى اللَّهِ وَكَذَّبَ بِالصِّدْقِ إِذْ جَاءَهُ ۚ أَلَيْسَ فِي جَهَنَّمَ مَثْوًى لِّلْكَافِرِينَ ٣٢

Then, who does more wrong than one who utters a lie against Allah, and denies the truth [this Quran, the Prophet (Muhammad SAW), the Islamic Monotheism, the Resurrection and the reward or punishment according to good or evil deeds] when it comes to him! Is there not in Hell an abode for the disbelievers?

۞ فَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ
Then, who does more wrong than
مِمَّن كَذَبَ عَلَى اللَّهِ
one who utters a lie against Allah,
وَكَذَّبَ بِالصِّدْقِ إِذْ جَاءَهُ ۚ
and denies the truth [this Quran, the Prophet (Muhammad SAW), the Islamic Monotheism, the Resurrection and the reward or punishment according to good or evil deeds] when it comes to him!
أَلَيْسَ فِي جَهَنَّمَ مَثْوًى لِّلْكَافِرِينَ
Is there not in Hell an abode for the disbelievers?

وَالَّذِي جَاءَ بِالصِّدْقِ وَصَدَّقَ بِهِ ۙ أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُتَّقُونَ ٣٣

And he (Muhammad SAW) who has brought the truth (this Quran and Islamic Monotheism) and (those who) believed therein (i.e. the true believers of Islamic Monotheism), those are Al- Muttaqun (the pious and righteous persons - see V. 2:2).

وَالَّذِي جَاءَ بِالصِّدْقِ
And he (Muhammad SAW) who has brought the truth
وَصَدَّقَ بِهِ ۙ
and (those who) believed therein
أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُتَّقُونَ
those are Al-Muttaqun (the pious and righteous persons)

لَهُم مَّا يَشَاءُونَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ جَزَاءُ الْمُحْسِنِينَ ٣٤

They shall have all that they will desire with their Lord. That is the reward of Muhsinun (good-doers - see V. 2:112).

لَهُم مَّا يَشَاءُونَ
They shall have all that they will desire
عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ ۚ
with their Lord.
ذَٰلِكَ جَزَاءُ الْمُحْسِنِينَ
That is the reward of Muhsinun (good-doers)

لِيُكَفِّرَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ أَسْوَأَ الَّذِي عَمِلُوا وَيَجْزِيَهُمْ أَجْرَهُم بِأَحْسَنِ الَّذِي كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ ٣٥

So that Allah may remit from them the evil of what they did and give them the reward, according to the best of what they used to do.

لِيُكَفِّرَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ
So that Allah may remit from them
أَسْوَأَ الَّذِي عَمِلُوا
the evil of what they did
وَيَجْزِيَهُمْ أَجْرَهُم
and give them the reward
بِأَحْسَنِ الَّذِي كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ
according to the best of what they used to do

أَلَيْسَ اللَّهُ بِكَافٍ عَبْدَهُ ۖ وَيُخَوِّفُونَكَ بِالَّذِينَ مِن دُونِهِ ۚ وَمَن يُضْلِلِ اللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُ مِنْ هَادٍ ٣٦

Is not Allah Sufficient for His slave? Yet they try to frighten you with those (whom they worship) besides Him! And whom Allah sends astray, for him there will be no guide.

أَلَيْسَ اللَّهُ بِكَافٍ عَبْدَهُ ۖ
Is not Allah Sufficient for His slave?
وَيُخَوِّفُونَكَ بِالَّذِينَ مِن دُونِهِ ۚ
Yet they try to frighten you with those (whom they worship) besides Him!
وَمَن يُضْلِلِ اللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُ مِنْ هَادٍ
And whom Allah sends astray, for him there will be no guide.

وَمَن يَهْدِ اللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُ مِن مُّضِلٍّ ۗ أَلَيْسَ اللَّهُ بِعَزِيزٍ ذِي انتِقَامٍ ٣٧

And whomsoever Allah guides, for him there will be no misleader. Is not Allah All-Mighty, Possessor of Retribution?

وَمَن يَهْدِ اللَّهُ
And whomsoever Allah guides,
فَمَا لَهُ مِن مُّضِلٍّ ۗ
for him there will be no misleader.
أَلَيْسَ اللَّهُ بِعَزِيزٍ ذِي انتِقَامٍ
Is not Allah All-Mighty, Possessor of Retribution?