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Fatir 8

Ayah 8 of 45 · Meccan

أَفَمَن زُيِّنَ لَهُۥ سُوٓءُ عَمَلِهِۦ فَرَءَاهُ حَسَنٗاۖ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُضِلُّ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهۡدِي مَن يَشَآءُۖ فَلَا تَذۡهَبۡ نَفۡسُكَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ حَسَرَٰتٍۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمُۢ بِمَا يَصۡنَعُونَ ٨

Then is one to whom the evil of his deed has been made attractive so he considers it good [like one rightly guided]? For indeed, Allāh sends astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. So do not let yourself perish over them in regret. Indeed, Allāh is Knowing of what they do.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. أَفَمَنThen is (he) who afaman
  2. زُيِّنَis made fair-seemingzuyyina
  3. لَهُۥto himlahu
  4. سُوٓءُ(the) evilsūu
  5. عَمَلِهِۦ(of) his deed ʿamalihi
  6. فَرَءَاهُso that he sees itfaraāhu
  7. حَسَنٗاۖ(as) goodḥasanan
  8. فَإِنَّFor indeedfa-inna
  9. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  10. يُضِلُّlets go astrayyuḍillu
  11. مَنwhomman
  12. يَشَآءُHe willsyashāu
  13. وَيَهۡدِيand guideswayahdī
  14. مَنwhomman
  15. يَشَآءُۖHe willsyashāu
  16. فَلَاSo (let) notfalā
  17. تَذۡهَبۡgo outtadhhab
  18. نَفۡسُكَyour soulnafsuka
  19. عَلَيۡهِمۡfor themʿalayhim
  20. حَسَرَٰتٍۚ(in) regretsḥasarātin
  21. إِنَّIndeedinna
  22. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  23. عَلِيمُۢ(is) All-Knowerʿalīmun
  24. بِمَاof whatbimā
  25. يَصۡنَعُونَthey doyaṣnaʿūna

Tafsir

The one for whom the satan has beautified his bad actions and so he thinks them to be good is not like the one for whom Allah has beautified the truth and so he believes it to be the truth, because Allah leads astray whom He wants and guides whom He wants, without anyone to compel Him. So do not destroy yourself, O Messenger, out of grief over the misguidance of the misguided. Allah is Knowing of what they do. Nothing of their actions is hidden from Him.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran