Verse 2:215 | inQuran

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

Do you think that you will enter Heaven while there has not come over you the condition of those who passed away before you? Poverty and afflictions befell them, and they were violently shaken until the Messenger and those who believed along with him said: ‘When will come the help of Allah?’ Yea, surely the help of Allah is nigh.

English - Five Volume Translation

[a]Do you think that you will enter Heaven while there has not come over you the condition of those who passed away before you? [b]Poverty and afflictions befell them, and they were violently shaken [c]until the Messenger and those who believed along with him said: ‘When will come the help of Allah?’ Yea, surely the help of Allah is nigh.[221]

3:143; 9:16.

See 2:178.

12:111.

Important Words:

زلزلوا (violently shaken) is from زلزل or زل. They say زلزل الله الارض i.e. God made the earth quake violently or put the earth in a state of convulsion or violent motion. زلزله means, he put him or it in a state of commotion or agitation or violent motion; he put him in a state of great fear or terror. الزلزلة which is the noun-infinitive from زلزل means: (1) violent shaking or commotion; (2) earthquake. The word is also used, especially in its plural form, to denote afflictions, miseries and trials (Aqrab & Lane).

Commentary:

In the preceding two verses God promised believers a reward "without reckoning" and called upon them to strive to bring all the peoples of the world under the banner of Islam so that they might become one people. The fulfilment of this great promise and the attainment of this noble object necessitated unusual sacrifices on the part of the Faithful, to which the verse under comment fittingly draws the attention of Muslims.

Indeed, acceptance of the Message of Islam was no bed of roses, and Muslims were warned that they would have to pass through a fiery ordeal of trials and tribulations before they could hope to achieve their sublime ideal. Incidentally, they were also told that the sufferings and hardships they had already undergone were nothing as compared with the trials that were yet in store for them. They were being mentally prepared to meet the storm which was brewing in Mecca and which reached its culmination in the Battle of the Ditch.

The word الجنة literally meaning garden and translated here as "Heaven" need not necessarily refer to the Heaven vouchsafed to the Faithful in the Hereafter. The word is also used to express a state of success and prosperity in this very world. Nay, God has definitely promised in the Quran that the righteous would have جنة or Heaven even in this life (55:47). In this sense the word "Heaven" in this verse would refer to the great success and prosperity promised to Muslims in the preceding verse.

The word حتی translated as 'until' also means, so that or in order that. According to the latter signification, the verse would mean that God proves or tries the Prophet and the believers with difficulties and hardships and withholds His help from them so that they may invoke it by earnest prayers and supplication. This is a beautiful way by which God manifests His love for the Prophet and his followers. He delights in treating them like children, wishing them to beg of Him so that He may give them.

The pathetic cry for help embodied in the words, when will come the help of Allah? Does not denote despair, because an attitude of despair on the part of a Prophet of God and his followers is inconceivable, being inconsistent with true faith (12:88). The words are simply a form of prayer, a way of earnestly beseeching God to expedite His help, and not an expression denoting despair and disappointment. The reply given by God in the words, Yea, surely the help of Allah is nigh, also corroborates this interpretation; for, if the words of the Faithful had been expressive of despair, God would certainly not have answered in that loving manner but would have taken notice of it.

English - Short Commentary Translation

[a]Do you think that you will enter Heaven while there has not come to you the like of that which came to those who passed away before you?[256][b]Poverty and afflictions befell them and they were violently shaken [c]until[256A] the Messenger and those who believed along with him said, ‘When will the help of Allah come?’[257] Yea, surely the help of Allah is nigh.

اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ

کیا تم گمان کرتے ہو کہ تم جنت میں داخل ہو جاؤ گے جبکہ ابھی تک تم پر اُن لوگوں جیسے حالات نہیں آئے جو تم سے پہلے گزر چکے ہیں۔ انہیں سختیاں اور تکلیفیں پہنچیں اور وہ ہلا کر رکھ دیئے گئے یہاں تک کہ رسول اور وہ جو اس کے ساتھ ایمان لائے تھے پکار اٹھے کہ اللہ کی مدد کب آئے گی۔ سنو! یقیناً اللہ کی مدد قریب ہے۔

French

Espérez-vous entrer au Paradis alors que vous n’avez pas encore subi les mêmes épreuves que ceux qui ont vécu avant vous ont subies ? L’adversité et la misère les frappèrent et ils ont été fortement ébranlés jusqu’à ce que le Messager et tous ceux qui avaient cru avec lui ont dit : « Quand donc viendra le secours d’Allāh ? » Ecoutez ! le secours d’Allāh est certainement proche.

German

Denkt ihr etwa, ihr werdet in den Himmel eingehen, selbst wenn euch nicht das Gleiche wie denen vor euch widerfahren? Armut und Drangsal befielen sie, und sie wurden gewaltsam geschüttelt, so dass der Gesandte und die mit ihm Glaubenden ausriefen: "Wann ist Allahs Hilfe?" Wahrlich, Allahs Hilfe ist nahe.

Chinese

[a]你们尚未遭逢前人所遭逢的 (患难), 就以为将要进入天园?[155]前人遭受了[b]困乏、折磨、震惊, [c]直到 (那时的) 先知和与他在一起的信仰者说: 什么时候安拉的援助才会降临?[156]切须铭记, 安拉的援助确实是临近的。

Italian

Pensate di poter entrare in cielo, quando ancora non sono venute su di voi le condizioni di coloro che tramontarono prima di voi? Miserie e afflizioni caddero su di loro, e ne tremarono fino a che il messaggero e i suoi seguaci non dissero: «Quando ci arriverà l'aiuto di Allah?» Sì, certamente, l'aiuto di Allah è vicino.

Spanish

¿Pensáis que entraréis en el cielo sin antes pasar por la situación de quienes os precedieron? La pobreza y las calamidades les alcanzaron, y fueron violentamente sacudidos hasta el punto que el Mensajero y los que con él creían dijeron: “¿Cuándo vendrá la ayuda de Al-lah? Sí, en verdad, la ayuda de Al-lah está cercana.

اردو تفسیرِ صغیر

کیا تم نے سمجھ رکھا ہے کہ باوجود[1] اس کہ ابھی تم پر ان لوگوں کی (سی تکلیف کی) حالت نہیں آئی جو تم سے پہلے گزرے ہیں تم جنت میں داخل ہو جاؤ گے؟ انہیں تنگی (بھی) پہنچی اور تکلیف (بھی) اور انہیں خوب خوف دلایا گیا تا کہ (اس وقت کا) رسول اور اس کے ساتھ (کے) ایمان والے کہہ اٹھیں کہ اللہ کی مدد کب[2] آئے گی۔ یاد رکھو! اللہ کی مدد یقیناً قریب ہے۔

اردو ترجمہ مودودی

پھر کیا تم لوگوں نے یہ سمجھ رکھا ہے کہ یونہی جنت کا داخلہ تمہیں مل جائے گا، حالانکہ ابھی تم پر وہ سب کچھ نہیں گزرا ہے، جو تم سے پہلے ایمان لانے والوں پر گزر چکا ہے؟ اُن پر سختیاں گزریں، مصیبتیں آئیں، ہلا مارے گئے، حتیٰ کہ وقت کارسول اور اس کے ساتھی اہل ایمان چیخ اٹھے کہ اللہ کی مدد کب آئے گی اُس وقت انہیں تسلی دی گئی کہ ہاں اللہ کی مدد قریب ہے

English - Sahih

Or do you think that you will enter Paradise while such [trial] has not yet come to you as came to those who passed on before you? They were touched by poverty and hardship and were shaken until [even their] messenger and those who believed with him said, "When is the help of Allah?" Unquestionably, the help of Allah is near.

اردو ترجمہ احمد علی

کیا تم خیال کرتے ہو کہ جنت میں داخل ہو جاؤ گے حالانکہ تمہیں وہ (حالات) پیش نہیں آئے جو ان لوگو ں کو پیش آئے جو تم سے پہلے ہو گزرے ہیں انہیں سختی اور تکلیف پہنچی اور ہلا دیئے گئے یہاں تک کہ رسول اور جو اس کے ساتھ ایمان لائے تھے بول اٹھے کہ الله کی مدد کب ہوگی سنو بے شک الله کی مدد قریب ہے

English - Talal Itani

Or (do) you think that you will enter Paradise while not (has) come to you like (came to) those who passed away from before you? Touched them [the] adversity and [the] hardship, and they were shaken until said the Messenger and those who believed with him, "When [will] (the) help (of) Allah (come) Unquestionably, [Indeed] help (of) Allah (is) near.

Chinese Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

a

3:143; 9:16.

b

2:178.

c

12:111.

155

对伊斯兰教义的接受不是一帆风顺的, 因而穆斯林被提醒, 在他们能够希望达到他们崇高的理想之前, 他们将必须通过严峻的考验、磨炼和苦难。

156

体现在 “什么时候安拉的帮助才会降临?” 这种可怜的呼救声并不意味着绝望与沮丧, 因为就安拉的先知和他的信者来说, 失望的态度是不可思议的, 与真实的信仰不协调的 (12:88)。实际上, 这句话构成了一个祈求--------诚挚地恳求安拉神速地赐予帮助的一种方式。

اردہ تفصیرِ صغیر نوٹس ^*

1

وَ لَمَّایَاْ تِکُمْ جملہ حالیہ ہے اور حال کا ترجمہ اردو میں قریب ترین ’’باوجود اس کے‘‘ یا ’’ہوکر‘‘ یا ’’بن کر‘‘ کے لفظ بڑھا کر ہی ہو سکتا ہے۔ اس جگہ ’’باوجود اس کے‘‘ کے الفاظ ہی زیادہ سجتے ہیں اور مطلب بالکل درست رہتا ہے۔

2

اس جگہ خدا نے نبیوں اور مومنوں پر جو مصائب آتے ہیں ان کی حکمت بتائی ہے۔ فرماتا ہے کہ ہم چاہتے تو انہیں کوئی بھی تکلیف نہ پہنچنے دیتے۔ مگر ہم نے ایسا نہیں کیا بلکہ مخالفوں کے عذاب اور تکلیفیں خدا کے نبیوں اور ان پر ایمان لانے والوں کو برابر پہنچتی رہیں اور اس میں ہماری غرض یہ تھی کہ ان کے دلوں میں دعاؤں کی تحریک زیادہ سے زیادہ پیدا ہوتی رہے اور وہ باربار ہماری طرف جھکیں تا ایک طرف ان کے دلوں میں اللہ تعالیٰ کی محبت بڑھے اور دوسری طرف جب اللہ تعالیٰ کی نصرت معجزانہ طور پر آئے تو ان کے ایمان بڑھیں اور کفار میں سے جو غور کرنے والے ہوں انہیں ہدایت حاصل ہو۔ چنانچہ فرماتا ہ

English - Arberry

Or did you suppose you should enter Paradise without there had come upon you the like of those who passed away before you? They were afflicted by misery and hardship and were so convulsed, that the Messenger and those who believed with him said, 'When comes God's help?' Ah, but surely God's help is nigh.

English - Maududi

Do you think that you will enter Paradise without undergoing such trials as were experienced by the believers before you? They met with adversity and affliction and were so shaken by trials that the Prophet of the time and his followers cried out: "When will Allah's help come"? (Then they were comforted with the good tidings): "Yes, Allah's help is near."

English - Ahmed Ali

Do you think you will find your way to Paradise even though you have not known what the others before you have gone through? They had suffered affliction and loss, and were shaken and tossed about so that even the Apostle had to cry out with his followers: "When will the help of God arrive?" Remember, the help of God is ever at hand.

English - Yusuf Ali

Or do ye think that ye shall enter the Garden (of bliss) without such (trials) as came to those who passed away before you? they encountered suffering and adversity, and were so shaken in spirit that even the Messenger and those of faith who were with him cried: "When (will come) the help of Allah?" Ah! Verily, the help of Allah is (always) near!

English - Five Volume Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

a

3:143; 9:16.

b

See 2:178.

c

12:111.

221

Important Words:

زلزلوا (violently shaken) is from زلزل or زل. They say زلزل الله الارض i.e. God made the earth quake violently or put the earth in a state of convulsion or violent motion. زلزله means, he put him or it in a state of commotion or agitation or violent motion; he put him in a state of great fear or terror. الزلزلة which is the noun-infinitive from زلزل means: (1) violent shaking or commotion; (2) earthquake. The word is also used, especially in its plural form, to denote afflictions, miseries and trials (Aqrab & Lane).

Commentary:

In the preceding two verses God promised believers a reward "without reckoning" and called upon them to strive to bring all the peoples of the world under the banner of Islam so that they might become one people. The fulfilment of this great promise and the attainment of this noble object necessitated unusual sacrifices on the part of the Faithful, to which the verse under comment fittingly draws the attention of Muslims.

Indeed, acceptance of the Message of Islam was no bed of roses, and Muslims were warned that they would have to pass through a fiery ordeal of trials and tribulations before they could hope to achieve their sublime ideal. Incidentally, they were also told that the sufferings and hardships they had already undergone were nothing as compared with the trials that were yet in store for them. They were being mentally prepared to meet the storm which was brewing in Mecca and which reached its culmination in the Battle of the Ditch.

The word الجنة literally meaning garden and translated here as "Heaven" need not necessarily refer to the Heaven vouchsafed to the Faithful in the Hereafter. The word is also used to express a state of success and prosperity in this very world. Nay, God has definitely promised in the Quran that the righteous would have جنة or Heaven even in this life (55:47). In this sense the word "Heaven" in this verse would refer to the great success and prosperity promised to Muslims in the preceding verse.

The word حتی translated as 'until' also means, so that or in order that. According to the latter signification, the verse would mean that God proves or tries the Prophet and the believers with difficulties and hardships and withholds His help from them so that they may invoke it by earnest prayers and supplication. This is a beautiful way by which God manifests His love for the Prophet and his followers. He delights in treating them like children, wishing them to beg of Him so that He may give them.

The pathetic cry for help embodied in the words, when will come the help of Allah? Does not denote despair, because an attitude of despair on the part of a Prophet of God and his followers is inconceivable, being inconsistent with true faith (12:88). The words are simply a form of prayer, a way of earnestly beseeching God to expedite His help, and not an expression denoting despair and disappointment. The reply given by God in the words, Yea, surely the help of Allah is nigh, also corroborates this interpretation; for, if the words of the Faithful had been expressive of despair, God would certainly not have answered in that loving manner but would have taken notice of it.

English - Short Commentary Notes ^*

Cross Refs:

a

3:143; 9:16.

b

See 2:178.

c

12:111.

256

Acceptance of the Message of Islam was no bed of roses, and Muslims were warned that they would have to pass through fiery ordeals, trials and tribulations before they could hope to achieve their sublime ideal.

256A

Hatta also means, "so that" (Mughni). The word has also been used in this sense in 63:8.

257

The pathetic cry for help embodied in the words, When will the help of Allah come, does not denote despair or despondency because an attitude of despair on the part of a Prophet of God and his followers is inconceivable, being inconsistent with true faith (12:88). The words in reality constitute a prayer—a way of earnestly beseeching God to expedite His help.

English - Pickthall

Or think ye that ye will enter paradise while yet there hath not come unto you the like of (that which came to) those who passed away before you? Affliction and adversity befell them, they were shaken as with earthquake, till the messenger (of Allah) and those who believed along with him said: When cometh Allah's help? Now surely Allah's help is nigh.

English - Muhammad Ali ^ra

Or do you think that you will enter the Garden, while there has not yet befallen you the like of what befell those who have passed before you. Distress and affliction befell them and they were shaken violently, so that the Messenger and those who believed with him said: When will the help of Allah come? Now surely the help of Allah is nigh!

English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ^ra

Do you reckon that you will enter Paradise while you have not yet been subjected to the like of that to which those were subjected who have passed away before you? They were afflicted with indigence and adversity and were sorely tried, so that the Messenger sent to them and those who believed along with him should beseech: When will succour arrive from Allah? Yea, surely, at such times the succour of Allah is nigh.

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