Surah 16. An-Nahl, Ayah 60
| لِلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْآخِرَةِ مَثَلُ السَّوْءِ ۖ وَلِلَّهِ الْمَثَلُ الْأَعْلَىٰ ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ |
| Transliteration | : | li- 'alladhena laa yu'minon bi- al- 'aakhirah mathal as- saw' wa- li- 'allaah al- mathal al- aclaa wa- huwa al- cazez al- h.akem |
| Pickthall | : | For those who believe not in the Hereafter is an evil similitude, and Allah's is the Sublime Similitude. He is the Mighty, the Wise. |
| Asad | : | [Thus it is that] the attribute of evil applies to all who do not believe in the life to come67 - whereas unto God applies the attribute of all that is most sublime: for He alone is almighty, truly wise! |
| Malik | : | Those who do not believe in the hereafter set an evil example, while Allah applies the highest example, for He is the Mighty, the Wise. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | To those who believe not in the Hereafter applies the similitude of evil: to Allah applies the highest similitude: for He is the Exalted in Power Full of Wisdom. 2086 |
Note - 67I.e., inasmuch as they deny, by implication, man's
ultimate responsibility before God. According to
Zamakhshari and Razi, the term mathal (lit., "example" or
"parable") has here and in the next clause the
connotation of sifah ("attribute").
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Note - 2086The word mathal ordinarily denotes a similitude, but in
the context of the present verse, especially with
reference to Allah, it signifies His sublime attributes
rather than a similitude. Cf. xxx. 27.
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