The Promise of Allah and the Consequences of Belief and Disbelief

Fatir — Verses 5–8 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ ۖ فَلَا تَغُرَّنَّكُمُ الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا ۖ وَلَا يَغُرَّنَّكُم بِاللَّهِ الْغَرُورُ ٥

O mankind! Verily, the Promise of Allah is true. So let not this present life deceive you, and let not the chief deceiver (Satan) deceive you about Allah.

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ
O mankind!
وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ ۖ فَلَا
Verily, the Promise of Allah is true.
تَغُرَّنَّكُمُ الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا ۖ وَلَا
So let not this present life deceive you,
يَغُرَّنَّكُم بِاللَّهِ الْغَرُورُ
and let not the chief deceiver (Satan) deceive you about Allah.

إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ فَاتَّخِذُوهُ عَدُوًّا ۚ إِنَّمَا يَدْعُو حِزْبَهُ لِيَكُونُوا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ السَّعِيرِ ٦

Surely, Shaitan (Satan) is an enemy to you, so take (treat) him as an enemy. He only invites his Hizb (followers) that they may become the dwellers of the blazing Fire.

إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ
Surely, Shaitan (Satan) is an enemy to you,
فَاتَّخِذُوهُ عَدُوًّا ۚ
so take (treat) him as an enemy.
إِنَّمَا يَدْعُو حِزْبَهُ
He only invites his Hizb (followers)
لِيَكُونُوا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ السَّعِيرِ
that they may become the dwellers of the blazing Fire.

الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌ ۖ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ وَأَجْرٌ كَبِيرٌ ٧

Those who disbelieve, theirs will be a severe torment; and those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, theirs will be forgiveness and a great reward (i.e. Paradise).

الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا
Those who disbelieve,
لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌ ۖ
theirs will be a severe torment;
وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ
and those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds,
لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ وَأَجْرٌ كَبِيرٌ
theirs will be forgiveness and a great reward (i.e. Paradise).

أَفَمَن زُيِّنَ لَهُ سُوءُ عَمَلِهِ فَرَآهُ حَسَنًا ۖ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يُضِلُّ مَن يَشَاءُ وَيَهْدِي مَن يَشَاءُ ۖ فَلَا تَذْهَبْ نَفْسُكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَسَرَاتٍ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ بِمَا يَصْنَعُونَ ٨

Is he, then, to whom the evil of his deeds made fairseeming, so that he considers it as good (equal to one who is rightly guided)? Verily, Allah sends astray whom He wills, and guides whom He wills. So destroy not yourself (O Muhammad SAW) in sorrow for them. Truly, Allah is the AllKnower of what they do!

أَفَمَن زُيِّنَ لَهُ سُوءُ عَمَلِهِ
Is he, then, to whom the evil of his deeds made fairseeming,
فَرَآهُ حَسَنًا ۖ
so that he considers it as good
فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يُضِلُّ مَن يَشَاءُ وَيَهْدِي مَن يَشَاءُ ۖ
Verily, Allah sends astray whom He wills, and guides whom He wills.
فَلَا تَذْهَبْ نَفْسُكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَسَرَاتٍ ۚ
So destroy not yourself (O Muhammad SAW) in sorrow for them.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ بِمَا يَصْنَعُونَ
Truly, Allah is the All-Knower of what they do!