The Perils of Mocking Divine Guidance and the Promise of Paradise for the Faithful

Luqman — Verses 6–9 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يَشْتَرِي لَهْوَ الْحَدِيثِ لِيُضِلَّ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَيَتَّخِذَهَا هُزُوًا ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُّهِينٌ ٦

And of mankind is he who purchases idle talks (i.e. music, singing, etc.) to mislead (men) from the Path of Allah without knowledge, and takes it (the Path of Allah, the Verses of the Quran) by way of mockery. For such there will be a humiliating torment (in the Hell-fire).

وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يَشْتَرِي لَهْوَ الْحَدِيثِ
And of mankind is he who purchases idle talks (i.e. music, singing, etc.)
لِيُضِلَّ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ
to mislead (men) from the Path of Allah without knowledge
وَيَتَّخِذَهَا هُزُوًا ۚ
and takes it (the Path of Allah, the Verses of the Quran) by way of mockery.
أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُّهِينٌ
For such there will be a humiliating torment (in the Hell-fire).

وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ آيَاتُنَا وَلَّىٰ مُسْتَكْبِرًا كَأَن لَّمْ يَسْمَعْهَا كَأَنَّ فِي أُذُنَيْهِ وَقْرًا ۖ فَبَشِّرْهُ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ ٧

And when Our Verses (of the Quran) are recited to such a one, he turns away in pride, as if he heard them not, as if there were deafness in his ear. So announce to him a painful torment.

وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ آيَاتُنَا
And when Our Verses (of the Quran) are recited to such a one,
وَلَّىٰ مُسْتَكْبِرًا
he turns away in pride,
كَأَن لَّمْ يَسْمَعْهَا
as if he heard them not,
كَأَنَّ فِي أُذُنَيْهِ وَقْرًا ۖ
as if there were deafness in his ear.
فَبَشِّرْهُ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ
So announce to him a painful torment.

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتُ النَّعِيمِ ٨

Verily, those who believe (in Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, for them are Gardens of delight (Paradise).

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا
Verily, those who believe (in Islamic Monotheism)
وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ
and do righteous good deeds
لَهُمْ جَنَّاتُ النَّعِيمِ
for them are Gardens of delight (Paradise)

خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا ۖ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقًّا ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ ٩

To abide therein. It is a Promise of Allah in truth. And He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.

خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا ۖ
To abide therein.
وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقًّا ۚ
It is a Promise of Allah in truth.
وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ
And He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.