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الأنعام

Al-An'am Surah 6

Verse 61

الأنعام

The Cattle • makkah

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العربیّا عثمانی (Arabic Uthmani)

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

English - Five Volume Translation

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English - Topics

6:61

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى يَتَوَفَّىٰكُم بِٱلَّيْلِ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا جَرَحْتُم بِٱلنَّهَارِ ثُمَّ يَبْعَثُكُمْ فِيهِ لِيُقْضَىٰٓ أَجَلٌ مُّسَمًّى ۖ ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ مَرْجِعُكُمْ ثُمَّ يُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

And He it is Who takes your souls by night and knows that which you do by day; then He raises you up again therein, that the appointed term may be completed. Then to Him is your return. Then will He inform you of what you used to do.

English - Five Volume Translation

And [a]He it is Who takes your souls by night and knows that which you do by day; then He raises you up again therein, that the appointed term may be completed. Then to Him is your return. Then will He inform you of what you used to do.[806]

39:43.

Important Words:

یتوفاکم (who takes your souls). The learned author of the Al-Bahrul-Muhit says: "The word توفی (tawaffi), as is well-known, means, 'to cause to die,' but in this verse it has been metaphorically used in the sense of 'causing to sleep' on account of the close resemblance between sleep and death." See also 2:235 & 3:56.

جرحتم (you do) is derived from جرح They say جرحه i.e. he wounded him. جرح also means, he acquired, earned, worked or did (Lane).

Commentary:

The subject that none but God is entitled to punish is continued in this verse, which says that God alone knows the condition of man by night and his actions by day, and all times are subject to His control, and, therefore, it is He alone Who knows the true character of the pious and the wicked, and consequently none but He is in a position to punish. Again, it is He alone Who knows the time most suited for the death of a person and, therefore, He has not entrusted the work of punishment to others.

The words, that the appointed term may be completed, do not refer to any term arbitrarily fixed by God. The "term" spoken of here is determined by the faculties and powers with which man is endowed from the time of his birth, and is liable to be increased or decreased according as a right or wrong use is made of the faculties granted to him. There is no reference here to the eternal knowledge of God.

English - Short Commentary Translation

And [a]He it is Who takes your souls by night and knows what you do by day,[855] then He raises you up again therein, that the appointed term[856] may be completed. Then to Him is your return. Then will He inform you of what you used to do.

39:43.

God alone knows the condition of man by night and his actions by day, and all times are subject to His control, and therefore it is He alone Who knows the true character of the pious and the wicked, and consequently He alone is in a position to punish.

The "term" spoken of here is determined by the faculties and powers with which man is endowed from the time of his birth, and is liable to be extended or curtailed according as right or wrong use is made of it. There is no reference here to the eternal knowledge of God.

اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ

اور وہی ہے جو تمہیں رات کو (بصورت نیند) وفات دیتا ہے جبکہ وہ جانتا ہے جو تم دن کے وقت کر چکے ہو اور پھر وہ تمہیں اُس میں (یعنی دن کے وقت) اُٹھا دیتا ہے تا کہ (تمہاری) اجلِ مسمّٰی پوری کی جائے۔ پھر اسی کی طرف تمہارا لَوٹ کر جانا ہے۔ پھر جو بھی تم کیا کرتے تھے وہ اس سے تمہیں آگاہ کرے گا۔

French

Et c’est Lui Qui, pendant la nuit, prend vos âmes, et sait ce que vous faites pendant la journée ; puis Il vous y ressuscite afin que le terme fixé soit accompli. Ensuite, vers Lui est votre retour. Alors, Il vous informera de ce que vous faisiez.

German

Und Er ist es, Der eure Seelen zu Sich nimmt in der Nacht und weiß, was ihr schaffet am Tag; darin erweckt Er euch dann wieder, auf dass die vorbestimmte Frist vollendet werde. Zu Ihm ist dann eure Heimkehr; dann wird Er euch verkünden, was eure Werke waren.

Chinese

[a]他就是夜间取你们的灵魂的, 他知道白天里你们所做的一切事情; 然后他在白天使你们苏醒, 以便一个固定的时期[427]得到终结。然后你们的归还将只是在安拉那里。最后他将告诉你们关于你们所常做的一切行为。

39:43.

这里所说的 “时期” 是由一个人从他出生时候起被赋予的才能和能力所决定的, 而且按照他正确或错误地使用它而可以延长或缩短。这里并没有述及安拉永恒的知识。

Italian

Ed è Lui che vi prende l'anima la notte e sa quello che fate durante il giorno, poi di nuovo Egli vi ridesta, sì che il periodo destinatovi possa compiersi. Poi tornerete a Lui. E allora Egli vi informerà di quello che facevate.

Spanish

Pues Él es quien recoge vuestras almas por la noche y sabe cuanto hacéis durante el día; y más tarde os reanima de nuevo para que se cumpla el plazo establecido. Luego a Él volveréis y os informará de cuanto hayáis hecho.

اردو تفسیرِ صغیر

اور وہی ہے جو رات کے وقت تمہاری روح قبض کرتا ہے۔ اور دن کے وقت جو کچھ تم کرتے ہو اسے جانتا ہے پھر تمہیں دن کے وقت اٹھاتا ہے تا کہ ایک مدت جو مقرر ہو چکی ہے پوری کی جائے جس کے بعد تمہارا لوٹنا اسی کی طرف ہے اور جو کچھ تم کرتے ہو وہ اس کی تمہیں خبر دے گا۔

اردو ترجمہ مودودی

وہی ہے جو رات کو تمہاری روحیں قبض کرتا ہے اور دن کو جو کچھ تم کرتے ہو اسے جانتا ہے، پھر دوسرے روز وہ تمہیں اِسی کاروبار کے عالم میں واپس بھیج دیتا ہے تاکہ زندگی کی مقرر مدت پوری ہو آخر کار اسی کی طرف تمہاری واپسی ہے، پھر و ہ تمہیں بتا دے گا کہ تم کیا کرتے رہے ہو

English - Sahih

And it is He who takes your souls by night and knows what you have committed by day. Then He revives you therein that a specified term may be fulfilled. Then to Him will be your return; then He will inform you about what you used to do.

اردو ترجمہ احمد علی

اور وہ وہی ہے جو تمہیں رات کو اپنے قبضے میں لے لیتا ہے اور جو کچھ تم دن میں کر چکے ہو وہ جانتا ہے پھر تمہیں دن میں اٹھا دیتا ہے تاکہ وہ وعدہ پورا ہو جو مقرر ہو چکا ہے پھر اسی کی طرف تم لوٹائے جاؤ گے پھر تمہیں خبر دے گا اس کی جو کچھ تم کرتے تھے

English - Talal Itani

And He (is) the One Who takes your (soul) by the night and He knows what you committed by the day. Then He raises you up therein, so that is fulfilled (the) term specified. Then to Him will be your return then He will inform you about what you used to do.

Chinese Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

39:43.

427

اردہ تفصیرِ صغیر نوٹس ^*

English - Arberry

It is He who recalls you by night, and He knows what you work by day; then He raises you up therein, that a stated term may be determined; then unto Him shall you return, then He will tell you of what you have been doing.

English - Maududi

He recalls your souls by night, and knows what you do by day; and then He raises you back each day in order that the term appointed by Him is fulfilled. Then to Him you will return whereupon He will let you know what you have been doing..

English - Ahmed Ali

It is He indeed who sends you to death at night, and knows what you do in the day, then makes you rise with it again in order that the fixed term of life be fulfilled. Then to Him you will be returned when He will tell you what you did.

English - Yusuf Ali

It is He who doth take your souls by night, and hath knowledge of all that ye have done by day: by day doth He raise you up again; that a term appointed be fulfilled; In the end unto Him will be your return; then will He show you the truth of all that ye did.

English - Five Volume Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

39:43.

806

Important Words:

جرحتم (you do) is derived from جرح They say جرحه i.e. he wounded him. جرح also means, he acquired, earned, worked or did (Lane).

Commentary:

English - Short Commentary Notes ^*

Cross Refs:

39:43.

855

856

English - Pickthall

He it is Who gathereth you at night and knoweth that which ye commit by day. Then He raiseth you again to life therein, that the term appointed (for you) may be accomplished. And afterward unto Him is your return. Then He will proclaim unto you what ye used to do.

English - Muhammad Ali ^ra

And He it is Who takes your souls at night, and He knows what you earn by day, then He raises you up therein that an appointed term may be fulfilled. Then to Him is your return, then He will inform you of what you did.

English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ^ra

He it is Who takes your souls into custody by night and knows all that you do by day; then He raises you up during the day that a term that has been appointed may be completed. Then to Him is your return and He will inform you of that which you used to do.

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