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ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ دِينَهُمْ لَهْوًا وَلَعِبًا وَغَرَّتْهُمُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۚ فَٱلْيَوْمَ نَنسَىٰهُمْ كَمَا نَسُوا۟ لِقَآءَ يَوْمِهِمْ هَـٰذَا وَمَا كَانُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا يَجْحَدُونَ Qur’an Al-A'raf (7:51)

Allatheena ittakhathoo deenahum lahwan walaAAiban wagharrathumu alhayatu alddunya faalyawma nansahum kama nasoo liqaa yawmihim hatha wama kanoo biayatina yajhadoona

those who, beguiled by the life of this world, have made play and passing delights their religion!"³⁹ [And God will say:] "And so We shall be oblivious of them today as they were oblivious of the coming of this their Day [of Judgment], and as Our messages they did deny:

- Mohammad Asad

who took their religion to be mere amusement and play and were deceived by their earthly life." Allah will say: "Today We will forget them as they forgot the meeting of this Day; and mocked at Our revelations."

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

those who took this¹ faith 'of Islam' as mere amusement and play and were deluded by 'their' worldly life.' 'Allah will say,' 'Today We will ignore them just as they ignored the coming of this Day of theirs and for rejecting Our revelations.'

- Mustafa Khattab

Who took their religion for a sport and pastime, and whom the life of the world beguiled. So this day We have forgotten them even as they forgot the meeting of this Day and as they used to deny Our tokens.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

"Such as took their religion to be mere amusement and play and were deceived by the life of the world." That day shall We forget them as they forgot the meeting of this day of theirs and as they were wont to reject Our signs. ¹⁰²⁹

Surah 7. Al-A'raf, Ayah 51

those who, beguiled by the life of this world, have made play and passing delights their religion!"³⁹ [And God will say:] "And so We shall be oblivious of them today as they were oblivious of the coming of this their Day [of Judgment], and as Our messages they did deny:

- Mohammad Asad

who took their religion to be mere amusement and play and were deceived by their earthly life." Allah will say: "Today We will forget them as they forgot the meeting of this Day; and mocked at Our revelations."

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

those who took this¹ faith 'of Islam' as mere amusement and play and were deluded by 'their' worldly life.' 'Allah will say,' 'Today We will ignore them just as they ignored the coming of this Day of theirs and for rejecting Our revelations.'

- Mustafa Khattab

Who took their religion for a sport and pastime, and whom the life of the world beguiled. So this day We have forgotten them even as they forgot the meeting of this Day and as they used to deny Our tokens.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

"Such as took their religion to be mere amusement and play and were deceived by the life of the world." That day shall We forget them as they forgot the meeting of this day of theirs and as they were wont to reject Our signs. ¹⁰²⁹

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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Surah 7. Al-A'raf, Ayah 51

those who, beguiled by the life of this world, have made play and passing delights their religion!"39 [And God will say:] "And so We shall be oblivious of them today as they were oblivious of the coming of this their Day [of Judgment], and as Our messages they did deny:

- Mohammad Asad

who took their religion to be mere amusement and play and were deceived by their earthly life." Allah will say: "Today We will forget them as they forgot the meeting of this Day; and mocked at Our revelations."

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

those who took this1 faith 'of Islam' as mere amusement and play and were deluded by 'their' worldly life.' 'Allah will say,' 'Today We will ignore them just as they ignored the coming of this Day of theirs and for rejecting Our revelations.'

- Mustafa Khattab

Who took their religion for a sport and pastime, and whom the life of the world beguiled. So this day We have forgotten them even as they forgot the meeting of this Day and as they used to deny Our tokens.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

"Such as took their religion to be mere amusement and play and were deceived by the life of the world." That day shall We forget them as they forgot the meeting of this day of theirs and as they were wont to reject Our signs. 1029

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Related Islamic Resources

those who, beguiled by the life of this world, have made play and passing delights their religion!"³⁹ [And God will say:] "And so We shall be oblivious of them today as they were oblivious of the coming of this their Day [of Judgment], and as Our messages they did deny:

those who took this¹ faith 'of Islam' as mere amusement and play and were deluded by 'their' worldly life.' 'Allah will say,' 'Today We will ignore them just as they ignored the coming of this Day of theirs and for rejecting Our revelations.'

"Such as took their religion to be mere amusement and play and were deceived by the life of the world." That day shall We forget them as they forgot the meeting of this day of theirs and as they were wont to reject Our signs. ¹⁰²⁹