Surah 14. Ibrahim, Ayah 7
| وَإِذْ تَأَذَّنَ رَبُّكُمْ لَئِنْ شَكَرْتُمْ لَأَزِيدَنَّكُمْ ۖ وَلَئِنْ كَفَرْتُمْ إِنَّ عَذَابِي لَشَدِيدٌ |
| Transliteration | : | wa- 'idh ta'adhdhana rabb -kum la- 'in shakartum la- azedanna -kum wa- la- 'in kafartum 'inna cadhaab -e la- shaded |
| Pickthall | : | And when your Lord proclaimed: If ye give thanks, I will give you more; but if ye are thankless, lo! my punishment is dire. |
| Asad | : | And [remember the time] when your Sustainer made [this promise] known: 'If you are grateful [to Me], I shall most certainly give you more and more;8 but if you are ungrateful, verily, My chastisement will be severe indeed!'" |
| Malik | : | Remember that your Rabb had forewarned: "If you are grateful, I will bestow abundance upon you, but if you are ungrateful (then you should know that) My punishment will be terrible indeed." |
| Yusuf Ali | : | And remember! your Lord caused to be declared (publicly): "If ye are grateful I will add more (favors) unto you; but if ye show ingratitude truly My punishment is terrible indeed." 1879 |
Note - 8I.e., "even more than you deserve".
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Note - 1879The various shades of meaning in Shakara are explained in
n. 1877 above. Kafara implies: (1) to reject Faith, as in
ii. 6 and n. 30; (2) to be ungrateful for mercies and
favours received, as here; (3) to resist Allah or Faith,
as in iii. 13; (4) to deny (the Signs of Allah), as in
iii. 21, or deny the mission of Messengers, as in xiv. 9.
Kafir in the most general sense may be translated
"Unbeliever".
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The various shades of meaning in Shakara are explained in n. 1877 above. Kafara implies: (1) to reject Faith, as in ii. 6 and n. 30; (2) to be ungrateful for mercies and favours received, as here; (3) to resist Allah or Faith, as in iii. 13; (4) to deny (the Signs of Allah), as in iii. 21, or deny the mission of Messengers, as in xiv. 9. Kafir in the most general sense may be translated "Unbeliever". |
