Verse 4:98 | inQuran

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

Verily, those whom the angels cause to die while they are wronging their own souls, they (the angels) will say to them: ‘What were you after?’ They will reply: ‘We were treated as weak in the land.’ They will say, ‘Was not Allah’s earth vast enough for you to emigrate therein?’ It is these whose abode shall be Hell, and an evil destination it is;

English - Five Volume Translation

Verily, [a]those whom the angels cause to die while they are wronging their own souls, they (the angels) will say to them: ‘What were you after?’ They will reply: ‘We were treated as weak in the land.’ They will say, ‘Was not Allah’s earth vast enough for you to migrate therein?’ It is these whose abode shall be Hell, and an evil destination it is;[566]

English - Short Commentary Translation

Verily, [a]those whom the angels cause to die while they are wronging their own souls, the angels will say to them: ‘What were you after?’ They will say: ‘We were treated as weak in the land.’ The angels will say, ‘Was not Allah’s earth spacious enough so that you could have emigrated therein?’[655] It is these whose abode shall be Hell, and an evil destination it is;

اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ

یقیناً وہ لوگ جن کو فرشتے اس حال میں وفات دیتے ہیں کہ وہ اپنے نفسوں پر ظلم کرنے والے ہیں وہ (اُن سے) کہتے ہیں تم کس حال میں رہے؟ وہ (جواباً) کہتے ہیں ہم تو وطن میں بہت کمزور بنا دیئے گئے تھے۔ وہ (فرشتے) کہیں گے کہ کیا اللہ کی زمین وسیع نہیں تھی کہ تم اس میں ہجرت کر جاتے؟۔ پس یہی لوگ ہیں جن کا ٹھکانا جہنّم ہے اور وہ بہت بُرا ٹھکانا ہے۔

French

En vérité, ceux que les anges font mourir alors qu’ils nuisent à leur propre âme, ils - les anges- leur diront : « Dans quelle situation étiez-vous ? » Ils répondront : « Nous étions traités sur terre comme des faibles. » Les anges leur diront : « La terre d’Allāh n’était-elle pas assez vaste pour vous permettre d’émigrer ? » Voilà ceux dont la demeure sera l’Enfer. Et quelle mauvaise destination !

German

Zu jenen, die – Unrecht gegen sich selbst tuend* – von Engeln dahingerafft werden, werden diese sprechen: "Wonach strebtet ihr?" Sie werden antworten: "Wir wurden als Schwache im Lande behandelt." Da sprechen jene: "War Allahs Erde nicht weit genug für euch, dass ihr darin hättet auswandern können?" Sie sind es, deren Aufenthalt die Hölle sein wird, und übel ist die Bestimmung;

Chinese

天使在取了[b]那些损害自己者的生命时, 一定向他们说: “你们生前究竟处在什么 (思想) 状况中?” 他们 (避免迁居的人回答) 说: “我们在国内被认为是微弱无力的, (所以没有迁移。)” 他们 (天使反问) 说: “难道安拉的大地不够广阔, 你们不能在其中任意迁移?” 他们的归宿将是火狱。那是多么坏的住所啊！

Italian

In verità, a coloro che gli angeli fanno morire mentre fanno torto alla propria anima, loro (gli angeli) diranno: «A che miravate?» Essi risponderanno: «Fummo trattati come deboli sulla terra.» E (gli angeli) diranno: «Non era grande abbastanza per voi la terra di Allah, per emigrare?» Sono essi la cui dimora sarà l'Inferno, e che è una ben cattiva destinazione.

Spanish

En verdad, a quienes los ángeles hacen morir mientras están perjudicando sus propias almas, ellos (los ángeles) les dirán: “¿Qué buscabais?”. Responderán: “Fuimos tratados como débiles en la tierra”. Dirán: “¿No era la tierra de Al-lah suficientemente amplia para que pudierais emigrar?”. Éstos son los que morarán en el Infierno; ¡qué pésimo destino!;

اردو تفسیرِ صغیر

جن لوگوں کو ملائکہ نے اس حالت میں وفات دی کہ وہ اپنی جانوں[2] پر ظلم کر رہے تھے وہ (ان سے) کہیں گے کہ تم کس (خیال) میں تھے؟ وہ (یعنی ہجرت سے گریز کرنے والے جواب میں) کہیں گے کہ ہم ملک میں کمزور سمجھے جاتے تھے (اس لئے ہجرت نہیں کی) وہ (فرشتے) جواب دیں گے کیا اللہ کی زمین وسیع نہ تھی؟ کہ تم اس میں ہجرت کرجاتے پس ان لوگوں کا ٹھکانا جہنم ہوگا اور وہ رہنے کے لحاظ سے بہت (ہی) بری جگہ ہے۔

اردو ترجمہ مودودی

جو لوگ اپنے نفس پر ظلم کر رہے تھے اُن کی روحیں جب فرشتوں نے قبض کیں تو ان سے پوچھا کہ یہ تم کس حال میں مبتلا تھے؟ انہوں نے جواب دیا کہ ہم زمین میں کمزور و مجبور تھے فرشتوں نے کہا، کیا خدا کی زمین وسیع نہ تھی کہ تم اس میں ہجرت کرتے؟ یہ وہ لوگ ہیں جن کا ٹھکانا جہنم ہے اور بڑا ہی برا ٹھکانا ہے

English - Sahih

Indeed, those whom the angels take [in death] while wronging themselves - [the angels] will say, "In what [condition] were you?" They will say, "We were oppressed in the land." The angels will say, "Was not the earth of Allah spacious [enough] for you to emigrate therein?" For those, their refuge is Hell - and evil it is as a destination.

اردو ترجمہ احمد علی

بے شک جو لوگ اپنے نفسوں پر ظلم کر رہے تھے ان کی روحیں جب فرشتوں نے قبض کیں توان سے پوچھا کہ تم کس حال میں تھے انہوں نے جواب دیا ہم اس ملک میں بے بس تھے فرتشوں نے کہا کیا الله کی زمین وسیع نہ تھی کہ تم اس میں ہجرت کر جاتےسو ایسوں کا ٹھکانہ دوزخ ہے اور بہت ہی برا ٹھکانہ ہے

English - Talal Itani

Indeed, those whom - take them (in death) the Angels (while) they (were) wronging themselves they say, "In what (condition) were you?" They said, "We were oppressed in the earth." They said, "Not was (the) earth (of) Allah spacious (enough) so that you (could) emigrate in it?" Then those (will have) their abode (in) Hell - and it is an evil destination.

Chinese Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

b

16:29.

اردہ تفصیرِ صغیر نوٹس ^*

2

یعنی کفار کے ملک میں رہ کر تکلیفیں اٹھا رہے تھے‘ مگر ہجرت نہ کرتے تھے۔

English - Arberry

And those the angels take, while still they are wronging themselves -- the angels will say, 'In what circumstances were you?' They will say, 'We were abased in the earth.' The angels will say, 'But was not God's earth wide, so that you might have emigrated in it?' Such men, their refuge shall be Gehenna -- an evil homecoming! --

English - Maududi

While taking the souls of those who were engaged in wronging themselves, the angels asked: 'In what circumstances were you?' They replied: 'We were too weak and helpless in the land.' The angels said: 'Was not the earth of Allah wide enough for you to emigrate in it?' For such men their refuge is Hell - an evil destination indeed;

English - Ahmed Ali

As for those whose souls are taken by the angels (at death) while in a state of unbelief, they will be asked by the angels: "What (state) were you in?" They will answer: "We were oppressed in the land." And the angels will say: "Was not God's earth large enough for you to migrate?" Their abode will be Hell, and what an evil destination!

English - Yusuf Ali

When angels take the souls of those who die in sin against their souls, they say: "In what (plight) Were ye?" They reply: "Weak and oppressed Were we in the earth." They say: "Was not the earth of Allah spacious enough for you to move yourselves away (From evil)?" Such men will find their abode in Hell,- What an evil refuge! -

English - Five Volume Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

a

16:29.

566

Commentary:

The words فتھاجروا (for you to migrate) show that the people referred to here were not so weak as not to be able to migrate from their homes. They were thus not truly "disabled ones" as mentioned in 4:96 above. The present verse, therefore, strongly condemns them. Islam would not be satisfied with a weak or passive belief, for it is neither good for the believer nor for the community. If the environment of a believer is not suitable for him, he should shift to a different environment more congenial to his faith; and if he does not do so, he is not sincere in his faith.

English - Short Commentary Notes ^*

Cross Refs:

a

16:29.

655

Islam would not be satisfied with a weak or passive belief. If the environments of a believer are not congenial to the Faith he must shift to a more congenial place and if he does not do so he will not be regarded as sincere in his Faith.

English - Pickthall

Lo! as for those whom the angels take (in death) while they wrong themselves, (the angels) will ask: In what were ye engaged? They will say: We were oppressed in the land. (The angels) will say: Was not Allah's earth spacious that ye could have migrated therein? As for such, their habitation will be hell, an evil journey's end;

English - Muhammad Ali ^ra

(As for) those whom the angels cause to die while they are unjust to themselves, (the angels) will say: What were you doing? They will say: We were weak in the earth. (They will) say: Was not Allah’s earth spacious, so that you could have migrated therein? So these it is whose refuge is hell -- and it is an evil resort.

English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ^ra

When the angels cause those who wrong their souls to die, they will question them: What were you after? They will answer: We were accounted weak in the land. The angels will retort: Was not Allah’s earth vast enough for you to emigrate therein? It is these whose abode shall be hell, and an evil destination it is;

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