Word رَأَيْتَ - Quran Morphology

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

And when thou seest those who engage in vain discourse concerning Our Signs, then turn thou away from them until they engage in a discourse other than that. And if Satan cause thee to forget, then sit not, after recollection, with the unjust people.

اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ

اور جب تُو دیکھے اُن لوگوں کو جو ہماری آیات سے تمسخر کرتے ہیں تو پھر ان سے الگ ہو جا یہاں تک کہ وہ کسی دوسری بات میں مشغول ہو جائیں۔ اور اگر کبھی شیطان تجھ سے اس معاملہ میں بھول چوک کروا دے تو یہ یاد آجانے پر ظالم قوم کے ساتھ نہ بیٹھ۔

French

Et quand tu verras ceux qui plaisantent avec Nos Signes, alors détourne-toi d’eux jusqu’à ce qu’ils changent de conversation. Et si Satan te faisait oublier ce précepte, alors, après t’en être souvenu, ne reste pas assis en compagnie des injustes.

German

Wenn du jene siehst, die mit Unseren Zeichen töricht reden, dann wende dich ab von ihnen, bis sie ein anderes Gespräch führen. Und sollte dich Satan (dies) vergessen lassen, dann sitze nicht, nach dem Wiedererinnern, mit dem Volk der Ungerechten.

Chinese

[d]当你看到他们对我的迹象开玩笑时, 直到他们改变了话题。你要避开他们, 假如恶魔使你遗忘了, 那么, 当你记起来时, 便不要与不义的人同坐。

Italian

E quando tu vedi quelli che scherzano sui Nostri segni, allora allontanati da essi, fin quando non cambino argomento. E qualora Satana ti facesse dimenticare, dopo che te ne sei ricordato, non rimanere più con uomini ingiusti.

Spanish

Cuando veas a quienes juegan con Nuestros Signos, apártate de ellos hasta que no empiecen a tratar otro tema. Y si Satanás te hace olvidar, no te sientes -después de caer en la cuenta- con los hombres impíos.

اردو تفسیرِ صغیر

اور جب تو ان لوگوں کو دیکھے جو ہماری آیتوں کے بارہ میں بے لگام ہو کر باتیں کرتے ہیں تو اس وقت تک ان سے الگ رہ جب تک وہ اس (بیہودہ گوئی) کے سوا کسی اور بات میں مشغول نہ ہو جائیں۔ اور اگر شیطان تجھے بھلا ہی دے تو یاد آنے کے بعد تو ظالم قوم کے پاس نہ بیٹھ۔

English - Short Commentary Translation

And [a]when thou seest those who engage in vain discourse concerning Our Signs, then turn thou away from them until they engage in a discourse other than that. And if Satan should cause thee to forget, then sit not, after recollection, with the unjust people.

English - Five Volume Translation

And [b]when thou seest those who engage in vain discourse concerning Our Signs, then turn thou away from them until they engage in a discourse other than that. And if Satan cause thee to forget, then sit not, after recollection, with the unjust people.[814]

4:141.

Important Words:

ذکری (recollection) is the noun-infinitive from ذکر i.e. "he remembered, etc." for which see 2:41, 153, 201. ذکری means, remembering or recollecting; remembrance; the presence of a thing in the mind; mentioning or relating a thing; accepting of an exhortation; reminding or causing to remember; admonition. Thus the word is used both intransitively and transitively (Lane & Aqrab).

Commentary:

When the disbelievers, in reply to their demand for punishment, were told that there was a time fixed for every prophecy and that the punishment of God could not come before its time, they began to laugh at the prophecy. So the Quran calls upon the Holy Prophet and, through him, the believers to turn away from them, i.e. to quit their company and depart from the place, so that they might not provoke the further wrath of God by indulging in their vain and insolent discourse. Believers are told not to afford disbelievers an occasion to commit further excesses by sitting in their company but to leave them at once on such occasions, so that they may be induced to turn to other talk.

The words, turn thou away from them, may also be taken figuratively, signifying that you should overlook and treat as unnoticed their action of ridiculing and should not dispute with them about it, so that they might drop the subject and turn to some other topic.

"Satan", for which see 2:15, does not always mean the Evil Spirit; the word is also applied to other harmful things.

It has even been applied to "anger" and "jealousy" in some of the sayings of the Holy Prophet. Here, also, it is used in the sense of "anger" and the sentence would thus mean, "if anger or wrath should cause you to forget the injunction to leave the company of such persons and to quit the place…" This interpretation, however, will hold good only in the case of men who stand on a high level of righteousness. In the case of ordinary men, the word would be taken to mean "evil suggestion" or "negligence".

The word ذکری (recollection), as shown under Important Words, means both "recollection", i.e. remembering, and "reminding." Taking it in the intransitive sense, the sentence would mean that when you recollect the injunction to quit the place, you should do so forthwith. Taking the word ذکری in the sense of "reminding," the sentence would mean that before quitting the place, you should remind the scoffers of their mischievous conduct and tell them that it is an evil and dishonourable course which they follow and that it is calculated to excite against them the wrath of God.

It should also be remembered that really it is not the Holy Prophet but every believer that is addressed in this verse.

اردو ترجمہ مودودی

اور اے محمدؐ! جب تم دیکھو کہ لوگ ہماری آیات پر نکتہ چینیاں کر رہے ہیں تو ان کے پاس سے ہٹ جاؤ یہاں تک کہ وہ اس گفتگو کو چھوڑ کر دوسری باتوں میں لگ جائیں اور اگر کبھی شیطان تمہیں بھلاوے میں ڈال دے تو جس وقت تمہیں اس غلطی کا احساس ہو جائے اس کے بعد پھر ایسے ظالم لوگوں کے پاس نہ بیٹھو

English - Sahih

And when you see those who engage in [offensive] discourse concerning Our verses, then turn away from them until they enter into another conversation. And if Satan should cause you to forget, then do not remain after the reminder with the wrongdoing people.

اردو ترجمہ احمد علی

اور جب تو ان لوگو ں کو دیکھے جو ہماری آیتو ں میں جھگڑتے ہیں تو ان سے الگ ہو جا یہاں تک کہ کسی اور بات میں بحث کرنے لگیں اور اگر تجھے شیطان بھلا دے تو یاد آجانے کے بعد ظالموں کے پاس نہ بیٹھ

English - Talal Itani

And when you see those who engage (in vain talks) about Our Verses, then turn away from them until they engage in a talk other than it. And if causes you to forget the Shaitaan, then (do) not sit after the reminder with the people - the wrongdoers.

Chinese Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

d

4:141.

اردہ تفصیرِ صغیر نوٹس ^*

English - Arberry

When thou seest those who plunge into Our signs, turn away from them until they plunge into some other talk; or if Satan should make thee forget, do not sit, after the reminding, with the people of the evildoers.

English - Maududi

When you see those who are engaged in blasphemy against Our signs, turn away from them until they begin to talk of other things; and should Satan ever cause you to forget, then do not remain, after recollection, in the company of those wrong-doing people.

English - Ahmed Ali

When you see them argue about Our messages, withdraw from their company until they begin to talk of other things. In case the Devil makes you forget, leave the company of these unjust people the moment you remember this.

English - Yusuf Ali

When thou seest men engaged in vain discourse about Our signs, turn away from them unless they turn to a different theme. If Satan ever makes thee forget, then after recollection, sit not thou in the company of those who do wrong.

English - Five Volume Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

b

4:141.

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Important Words:

ذکری (recollection) is the noun-infinitive from ذکر i.e. "he remembered, etc." for which see 2:41, 153, 201. ذکری means, remembering or recollecting; remembrance; the presence of a thing in the mind; mentioning or relating a thing; accepting of an exhortation; reminding or causing to remember; admonition. Thus the word is used both intransitively and transitively (Lane & Aqrab).

Commentary:

When the disbelievers, in reply to their demand for punishment, were told that there was a time fixed for every prophecy and that the punishment of God could not come before its time, they began to laugh at the prophecy. So the Quran calls upon the Holy Prophet and, through him, the believers to turn away from them, i.e. to quit their company and depart from the place, so that they might not provoke the further wrath of God by indulging in their vain and insolent discourse. Believers are told not to afford disbelievers an occasion to commit further excesses by sitting in their company but to leave them at once on such occasions, so that they may be induced to turn to other talk.

The words, turn thou away from them, may also be taken figuratively, signifying that you should overlook and treat as unnoticed their action of ridiculing and should not dispute with them about it, so that they might drop the subject and turn to some other topic.

"Satan", for which see 2:15, does not always mean the Evil Spirit; the word is also applied to other harmful things.

It has even been applied to "anger" and "jealousy" in some of the sayings of the Holy Prophet. Here, also, it is used in the sense of "anger" and the sentence would thus mean, "if anger or wrath should cause you to forget the injunction to leave the company of such persons and to quit the place…" This interpretation, however, will hold good only in the case of men who stand on a high level of righteousness. In the case of ordinary men, the word would be taken to mean "evil suggestion" or "negligence".

The word ذکری (recollection), as shown under Important Words, means both "recollection", i.e. remembering, and "reminding." Taking it in the intransitive sense, the sentence would mean that when you recollect the injunction to quit the place, you should do so forthwith. Taking the word ذکری in the sense of "reminding," the sentence would mean that before quitting the place, you should remind the scoffers of their mischievous conduct and tell them that it is an evil and dishonourable course which they follow and that it is calculated to excite against them the wrath of God.

It should also be remembered that really it is not the Holy Prophet but every believer that is addressed in this verse.

English - Short Commentary Notes ^*

Cross Refs:

a

4:141.

English - Pickthall

And when thou seest those who meddle with Our revelations, withdraw from them until they meddle with another topic. And if the devil cause thee to forget, sit not, after the remembrance, with the congregation of wrong-doers.

English - Muhammad Ali ^ra

And when thou seest those who talk nonsense about Our messages, withdraw from them until they enter into some other discourse. And if the devil cause thee to forget, then sit not after recollection with the unjust people.

English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ^ra

When thou seest those who are engaged in vain discourse concerning Our Signs, keep away from them until they turn to some other topic. Should Satan cause thee to forget, do not continue to sit with the unjust people after recollection.

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