Quran with British translation - Surah Al-An‘am ayat 131 - الأنعَام - Page - Juz 8
﴿ذَٰلِكَ أَن لَّمۡ يَكُن رَّبُّكَ مُهۡلِكَ ٱلۡقُرَىٰ بِظُلۡمٖ وَأَهۡلُهَا غَٰفِلُونَ ﴾
[الأنعَام: 131]
﴿ذلك أن لم يكن ربك مهلك القرى بظلم وأهلها غافلون﴾ [الأنعَام: 131]
| Mohammad Habib Shakir This is because your Lord would not destroy towns unjustly while their people were negligent |
| Mohammad Shafi The Messengers were sent because your Lord would not destroy human settlements oppressively, while their inhabitants were unaware |
| Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall This is because thy Lord destroyeth not the townships arbitrarily while their people are unconscious (of the wrong they do) |
| Mufti Taqi Usmani That (Allah sends messengers) is because your Lord is not to destroy any towns on account of any wrongdoing, while their people are unaware |
| Muhammad Asad And so it is that thy Sustainer would never destroy a community for its wrongdoing so long as its people are still unaware [of the meaning of right and wrong] |
| Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali That is so, for your Lord would not cause towns to perish unjustly, (Literally: with injustice) (while) their population are heedless |
| Muhammad Sarwar Your Lord did not want to destroy the towns, unjustly, without informing their inhabitants (of His guidance) |
| Muhammad Taqi Usmani That (Allah sends messengers) is because your Lord is not to destroy any towns on account of any wrongdoing, while their people are unaware |
| Mustafa Khattab Allah Edition This ˹sending of the messengers˺ is because your Lord would never destroy a society for their wrongdoing while its people are unaware ˹of the truth˺ |
| Mustafa Khattab God Edition This ˹sending of the messengers˺ is because your Lord would never destroy a society for their wrongdoing while its people are unaware ˹of the truth˺ |
| N J Dawood Nor would your Lord destroy the cities without just cause, with their people unware |
| Safi Kaskas This is because Your Lord would never destroy a community for its wrongdoing while its people are unaware |