Home
Chapters
43. Az-Zukhruf
Verse 39

الزخرف

Az-Zukhruf Surah 43

Verse 39

الزخرف

The Ornaments of Gold • makkah

Context

View Aspects

العربیّا عثمانی (Arabic Uthmani)

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

English - Five Volume Translation

English - Short Commentary Translation

English - Topics

43:39

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءَنَا قَالَ يَٰلَيْتَ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَكَ بُعْدَ ٱلْمَشْرِقَيْنِ فَبِئْسَ ٱلْقَرِينُ

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

Till, when such a one comes to Us, he says to his companion, ‘Would that between me and thee were the distance of the East and the West!’ What an evil companion is he!

English - Five Volume Translation

Till, [a]when such a one comes to Us, he says to his companion, ‘Would that between me and thee were the distance of the East and the West!’ What an evil companion is he![3666]

3:31.

Commentary:

When man is confronted with the evil consequences of his wicked deeds, he seeks to avoid and shun his erstwhile companions as if he never knew them. The expression بعد المشرقین which literally means "distance of two Easts" has been appropriately translated as "distance of the East and the West."

English - Short Commentary Translation

Till when, such a one comes to Us, he says to his companion, [c]‘Would that between me and thee were the distance of the East and the West![2679]’ What an evil companion is he!

3:31.

When man is confronted with the evil consequences of his wicked deeds, he seeks to avoid and shun his erstwhile companions as if he never knew them.

اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ

یہاں تک کہ جب وہ ہمارے پاس آئے گا تو (اپنے ساتھی کو مخاطب کرتے ہوئے) کہے گا اے کاش! میرے اور تیرے درمیان مشرق و مغرب کا فاصلہ ہوتا ۔ پس وہ کیا ہی برا ساتھی ثابت ہوگا۔

French

Jusqu’à ce que, quand un tel vient à Nous, il dit à son compagnon : « Hélas ! Que je voudrais qu’entre moi et toi il y ait la distance des antipodes ! » Quel mauvais compagnon il est !

German

bis zuletzt, wenn ein solcher zu Uns kommt, er zu (seinem Gefährten) spricht: "O wäre doch zwischen mir und dir die Entfernung des Ostens und des Westens!" Was für ein schlimmer Gefährte ist er doch!

Chinese

等到 (这样的人) 来到我这里时, 他 (对他的同伴) 说: [c]“要是我和你是在地球上相反之地,[1225]那多好!” 他是多么坏的同伴啊!

3:31.

当人面临自己的劣迹产生的恶果时, 就设法躲避他以前的同伴, 仿佛从不相识。

Italian

finché, quando uno di costoro arriva a Noi, dice al suo compagno: «Ah, se la distanza tra me e te fosse stata quella che c'è tra l'oriente e l'occidente! Che pessimo compagno è costui!»

Spanish

Hasta que, al llegar uno de ellos a Nosotros, dice a su compañero: “¡Ojalá que tú y yo estuviéramos distanciados en las antípodas!”. ¡Qué mal compañero es!

اردو تفسیرِ صغیر

مگر (یہ اسی وقت تک ہوتا ہے جب تک ایسا انسان زندہ رہتا ہے) جب وہ ہمارے پاس آجاتا ہے تو (ساری غلط فہمیاں دور ہوجاتی ہیں اور وہ)کہنے لگتا ہے اے کاش! مجھ میں اور (اے شیطان) تجھ میں مشرق و مغرب کا بعد ہوتا۔ پس (خود انسان کی شہادت سے ثابت ہو گیا کہ) وہ (شیطان) بہت برا ساتھی ہے۔

اردو ترجمہ مودودی

آخر کار جب یہ شخص ہمارے ہاں پہنچے گا تو اپنے شیطان سے کہے گا، "کاش میرے اور تیرے درمیان مشرق و مغرب کا بُعد ہوتا، تُو تو بد ترین ساتھی نکلا"

English - Sahih

Until, when he comes to Us [at Judgement], he says [to his companion], "Oh, I wish there was between me and you the distance between the east and west - how wretched a companion."

اردو ترجمہ احمد علی

یہاں تک کہ جب وہ ہمارے پاس آئے گا تو کہے گا اے کاش میرے اور تیرے درمیان مشرق اور مغرب کی دوری ہوتی پس کیسا برا ساتھی ہے

English - Talal Itani

Until when he comes to Us he says, "O would that between me and between you (were the) distance (of) the East and the West." How wretched is the companion!

Chinese Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

3:31.

1225

当人面临自己的劣迹产生的恶果时, 就设法躲避他以前的同伴, 仿佛从不相识。

اردہ تفصیرِ صغیر نوٹس ^*

English - Arberry

till, when he comes to Us, he says, 'Would there had been between me and thee the distance of the two Easts!' An evil comrade!

English - Maududi

But when he comes to Us, he will say (to his satan): “Would that there had been between me and you the distance as between the East and the West. How evil a companion you were!”

English - Ahmed Ali

Until when he comes before Us he will say (to the devil): "Would to God there was a distance of the East and West between you and me, for you were an evil companion!"

English - Yusuf Ali

At length, when (such a one) comes to Us, he says (to his evil companion): "Would that between me and thee were the distance of East and West!" Ah! evil is the companion (indeed)!

English - Five Volume Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

3:31.

3666

Commentary:

English - Short Commentary Notes ^*

Cross Refs:

3:31.

2679

When man is confronted with the evil consequences of his wicked deeds, he seeks to avoid and shun his erstwhile companions as if he never knew them.

English - Pickthall

Till, when he cometh unto Us, he saith (unto his comrade): Ah, would that between me and thee there were the distance of the two horizons - an evil comrade!

English - Muhammad Ali ^ra

Until when he comes to Us, he says: O would that between me and thee there were the distance of the East and the West! so evil is the associate!

English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ^ra

Until when such a one comes to Us, he says to his boon companion: Would that there had been between thee and me the whole expanse of the earth. He then realises what an evil companion the other was.

Discover Related

#East & West

Verse 39

View Aspects

Explore Context

Related Topics

Verse Morphology

Explore Topics

Explore Roots