Lemma: لَّمّ

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

And We did not wrong them, but they wronged themselves; and their gods on whom they called beside Allah were of no avail to them at all when the command of thy Lord came; and they added to them naught but perdition.

اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ

اور ہم نے ان پر ظلم نہیں کیا بلکہ خود انہوں نے اپنی جانوں پر ظلم کیا۔ پس جب تیرے ربّ کا فیصلہ آگیا تو ان کے وہ معبود اُن کے کچھ بھی کام نہ آسکے جن کو وہ اللہ کے سوا پکارا کرتے تھے۔ اور انہوں نے انہیں ہلاکت کے سوا کسی اور چیز میں نہیں بڑھایا۔

French

Et Nous ne leur avons fait aucune injustice, mais ils ont été injustes envers eux-mêmes ; et leurs dieux qu’ils invoquaient en dehors d’Allāh ne leur furent d’aucune utilité lorsque vint le commandement de ton Seigneur, et ils ne firent qu’ajouter à leur perte.

German

Nicht Wir taten ihnen Unrecht, sondern sie taten sich selber Unrecht an; und ihre Götter, die sie statt Allah anriefen, nützten ihnen ganz und gar nicht, als deines Herrn Befehl eintraf; sie mehrten nur ihr Verderben.

Chinese

[d]我未曾屈待他们, 而他们自己却屈待了自己。当你养主 (惩罚) 的命令到来时, 他们舍弃安拉而呼求的他们的崇拜对象都没给他们任何益处; 他们不过增添了他们的毁灭而已。

Italian

E Noi non facemmo loro alcun torto, ma furono loro a far torto a sé stessi; e i loro dei che loro invocavano oltre ad Allah non furono per loro di alcun aiuto quando arrivò l'ordine del tuo Signore; e non contribuirono a niente se non alla loro perdizione.

Spanish

Nosotros no les perjudicamos, sino que se lo hicieron a sí mismos; pues sus dioses, a quienes invocaban en lugar de Al-lah, no les sirvieron de nada cuando llegó la orden de tu Señor; y no hicieron más que sumarse a su ruina.

اردو تفسیرِ صغیر

اور ہم نے ان پر کوئی ظلم نہیں کیا (تھا) بلکہ انہوں نے (خود ہی) اپنی جانوں پر ظلم کیا تھا پھر جب تیرے رب (کے عذاب) کا حکم آ گیا تو ان کے معبودوں نے جنہیں وہ اللہ کے سوا پکارا کرتے تھے انہیں کچھ بھی فائدہ نہ دیا اور سوائے تباہی میں ڈالنے کے انہوں نے (کسی بات میں) انہیں نہ بڑھایا۔

English - Short Commentary Translation

And [c]We did not wrong them, but they wronged themselves,[1345] and their gods on whom they called instead of Allah were of no avail to them at all when the decree of punishment of thy Lord came to pass; and they added to them naught but perdition.

English - Five Volume Translation

And [a]We did not wrong them, but they wronged themselves; and their gods on whom they called beside Allah were of no avail to them at all when the command of thy Lord came; and they added to them naught but perdition.[1482]

3:118; 16:34.

Commentary:

The Quran repeatedly emphasizes the fact that God never punishes a people unjustly and that it is their own misdeeds that bring down punishment upon them. It denies the theory of predestination or of man’s being the victim of a blind fate. It also contradicts the view that God makes nations rise and fall arbitrarily, without just or real cause. This is why, wherever the Quran speaks of punishment, it does not fail to add that punishments or rewards are the results of men’s own doing. This is what is hinted at in the words, And We did not wrong them but they wronged themselves.

The verse also points out that of all things it is their idols that are of absolutely no use to idolaters. All other things in nature such as fire, snakes, poisons, etc. have their uses. The swords of disbelievers were also of some service to them, because with them they killed some Muslims, but what proved of entirely no use to the idolaters were their gods, upon whom they had staked their whole future.

The words, and they added to them naught but perdition, do not contradict the well-known Quranic dictum that idols can do disbelievers neither good nor evil, for where the Quran denies that idols can do harm, it is intentional harm that is meant; but where it says that idols do serious harm to their votaries, as in the present verse, it means involuntary or unintentional harm, for what greater sin there can be than committing shirk, (idol-worship) of which idols are the unconscious cause.

The words "but perdition" also point to the moral that shirk generally renders idolaters lax in their efforts to better their condition and thus is indirectly instrumental in bringing about their eventual destruction. When at the Fall of Mecca, some of the idolaters who, on account of their most atrocious crimes against Muslims were proscribed from the general amnesty, took shelter in the Ka‘bah, thinking that the idols therein would protect them, they were ordered by the Holy Prophet to be slain. Had they known that their idols could render them no help whatsoever, they would have sought safety in flight. Thus the words "but perdition" hint that شرك (idol-worship) renders its votaries lax and negligent.

اردو ترجمہ مودودی

ہم نے اُن پر ظلم نہیں کیا، انہوں نے آپ ہی اپنے اوپر ستم ڈھایا اور جب اللہ کا حکم آ گیا تو ان کے وہ معبود جنہیں وہ اللہ کو چھوڑ کر پکارا کرتے تھے ان کے کچھ کام نہ آ سکے اور انہوں نے ہلاکت و بربادی کے سوا انہیں کچھ فائدہ نہ دیا

English - Sahih

And We did not wrong them, but they wronged themselves. And they were not availed at all by their gods which they invoked other than Allah when there came the command of your Lord. And they did not increase them in other than ruin.

اردو ترجمہ احمد علی

اور ہم نے ان پر ظلم نہیں کیا لیکن وہی اپنی جانو ں پر ظلم کر گئے پھر ان کے وہ معبود کچھ کام نہ آئے جنہیں و ہ الله کے سوا پکارتے تھے جس وقت تیرے رب کا حکم آ پہنچا اور ان معبودوں نے سوا ہلاکت کے انہیں کچھ بھی فائدہ نہ دیا

English - Talal Itani

And not We wronged them but they wronged themselves. So not availed them their gods which they invoked other than Allah, any thing, when came (the) command (of) your Lord. And not they increased them other than ruin.

Chinese Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

d

3:118; 16:34.

اردہ تفصیرِ صغیر نوٹس ^*

English - Arberry

And We wronged them not, but they wronged themselves; their gods availed them not that they called upon, apart from God, anything, when the command of thy Lord came; and they increased them not, save in destruction.

English - Maududi

We did not wrong them; it is rather they who wronged themselves. And when the command of your Lord came to pass, the gods besides Allah whom they had called upon, did not avail them in the least. They added nothing to them except ruin.

English - Ahmed Ali

We did not wrong them; they wronged themselves. When your Lord's chastisement descended upon them, their gods, on whom they called apart from God, were not of the least avail, and all they did was only to add to their destruction.

English - Yusuf Ali

It was not We that wronged them: They wronged their own souls: the deities, other than Allah, whom they invoked, profited them no whit when there issued the decree of thy Lord: Nor did they add aught (to their lot) but perdition!

English - Five Volume Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

a

3:118; 16:34.

1482

Commentary:

The Quran repeatedly emphasizes the fact that God never punishes a people unjustly and that it is their own misdeeds that bring down punishment upon them. It denies the theory of predestination or of man’s being the victim of a blind fate. It also contradicts the view that God makes nations rise and fall arbitrarily, without just or real cause. This is why, wherever the Quran speaks of punishment, it does not fail to add that punishments or rewards are the results of men’s own doing. This is what is hinted at in the words, And We did not wrong them but they wronged themselves.

The verse also points out that of all things it is their idols that are of absolutely no use to idolaters. All other things in nature such as fire, snakes, poisons, etc. have their uses. The swords of disbelievers were also of some service to them, because with them they killed some Muslims, but what proved of entirely no use to the idolaters were their gods, upon whom they had staked their whole future.

The words, and they added to them naught but perdition, do not contradict the well-known Quranic dictum that idols can do disbelievers neither good nor evil, for where the Quran denies that idols can do harm, it is intentional harm that is meant; but where it says that idols do serious harm to their votaries, as in the present verse, it means involuntary or unintentional harm, for what greater sin there can be than committing shirk, (idol-worship) of which idols are the unconscious cause.

The words "but perdition" also point to the moral that shirk generally renders idolaters lax in their efforts to better their condition and thus is indirectly instrumental in bringing about their eventual destruction. When at the Fall of Mecca, some of the idolaters who, on account of their most atrocious crimes against Muslims were proscribed from the general amnesty, took shelter in the Ka‘bah, thinking that the idols therein would protect them, they were ordered by the Holy Prophet to be slain. Had they known that their idols could render them no help whatsoever, they would have sought safety in flight. Thus the words "but perdition" hint that شرك (idol-worship) renders its votaries lax and negligent.

English - Short Commentary Notes ^*

Cross Refs:

c

3:118; 16:34.

1345

The Qur’an repeatedly emphasizes the fact that God never punishes a people unjustly and that it is their own misdeeds that bring down punishment upon them. It denies the theory of predestination or of man’s being the victim of a blind fate. It also contradicts the view that God makes nations rise and fall arbitrarily, without a just or real cause. This is why, wherever it speaks of punishment, it does not fail to add that punishment or reward is the result of man’s own doings.

English - Pickthall

We wronged them not, but they did wrong themselves; and their gods on whom they call beside Allah availed them naught when came thy Lord's command; they added to them naught save ruin.

English - Muhammad Ali ^ra

And We wronged them not but they wronged themselves. And their gods whom they called upon besides Allah availed them naught when the decree of thy Lord came to pass. And they added to them naught but ruin.

English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ^ra

We did not wrong them, but they wronged themselves; and their gods on whom they called beside Allah, availed them naught when the decree of thy Lord went forth; they only augmented their ruin.

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