Arabic Source and Roman Transliteration
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Arabic | | بَلْ إِيَّاهُ تَدْعُونَ فَيَكْشِفُ مَا تَدْعُونَ إِلَيْهِ إِن شَاءَ وَتَنسَوْنَ مَا تُشْرِكُونَ |  | Transliteration | | Bal iyyahu tadAAoona fayakshifu ma tadAAoona ilayhi in shaa watansawna ma tushrikoona | |
Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
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Muhammad Asad | | Nay, but it is Him alone that you will invoke - whereupon He may, if He so wills, remove that [ill] which caused you to call unto Him; and you will have forgotten all that. to which you [now] ascribe divinity side by side with Him." | | | M. M. Pickthall | | Nay, but unto Him ye call, and He removeth that because of which ye call unto Him, if He will, and ye forget whatever partners ye ascribed unto Him. | | Shakir | | Nay, Him you call upon, so He clears away that for which you pray if He pleases and you forget what you set up (with Him). | | Yusuf Ali | | "Nay,- On Him would ye call, and if it be His will, He would remove (the distress) which occasioned your call upon Him, and ye would forget (the false gods) which ye join with Him!" | | | Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar | | Nay! To Him alone you would call and He would remove that for which you call to Him—if He willed—and you will forget whatever partners you ascribe with Him. | | Wahiduddin Khan | | Indeed, it is on Him that you would call, and He could remove that [affliction] which made you call on Him, if He will, and then you would forget [the false deities] which you associate with Him! | | T.B.Irving | | Rather it is to Him you will appeal and if He wishes, He will remove whatever you have appealed to Him about, and you will forget what you have associated [with Him]. | | [Al-Muntakhab] | | "Indeed it is only Allah Whom you shall inevitably invoke to relieve your misery if He will, and you shall forget your false deities whom you incorporate with Him". | | [Progressive Muslims] | | "No, it is Him alone you will call on; and He will remove that which you called Him for, if He wills; and you will forget what you set up." | | Abdel Haleem | | No indeed, it is on Him that you would call. If it were His will, He could remove whatever harm made you call on Him, and then you would forget what you now associate with Him. | | Abdul Majid Daryabadi | | Aye! unto Him alone ye would cry, and He would remove that where for ye cried unto Him, if He will, and ye would forget that which ye associate. | | Ahmed Ali | | But (only) Him you call, so He removes/uncovers what you call to (for) it, if He wants/wills, and you forget what you share/make partners (with God). | | Aisha Bewley | | It is Him you call on and, if He wills, He will deliver you from whatever it was that made you call on Him; and you will forget what you associated with Him. | | Ali Ünal | | (No indeed!) Rather, it is Him alone that you invoke – then He may, if He wills, remove that which caused you to invoke Him – and you forget (then) whatever partners you have been associating with Him. | | Ali Quli Qara'i | | Rather, Him you will supplicate, and He will remove that for which you supplicated Him, if He wishes, and you will forget what you ascribe [to Him] as [His] partners.’ | | Amatul Rahman Omar | | `Nay, but you will call upon Him alone, then He will, if He please, relieve (you) of that distress for (the removal of) which you called upon Him; and you will abandon those (false gods) which you associate with Him.' | | Hamid S. Aziz | | Nay, it is on Him that you would call, and He will remove that because of which you call upon Him, if He will; and you forget that which you did associate with Him. | | Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali | | No indeed, Him only you do invoke, so He lifts off that for which you invoke Him in case He (so) decides, and you will forget whatever you associate (with Him). | | Muhammad Sarwar | | You will certainly ask Him for help. He will save you from hardship if He decides to do so and you will forget all about your gods." | | Muhammad Taqi Usmani | | Rather, Him alone you will call and He, if He wills, shall remove what you call Him for, and you will forget those you associate with Him. | | Shabbir Ahmed | | Nay, you call unto Him, act, and He removes your affliction according to His Laws. At that time you forget your idols. | | Syed Vickar Ahamed | | "No! You will (only) call to Him, and if it be His Will, He will remove (the suffering) which made you call upon Him, and you would forget (the false gods) which you join with Him!" | | Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) | | No, it is Him [alone] you would invoke, and He would remove that for which you invoked Him if He willed, and you would forget what you associate [with Him]. | | Farook Malik | | No, on Him Alone you will call, and forget those whom you have set up as His partners; then if He pleases, He relieves you from the affliction about which you have prayed to Him. | | | Dr. Munir Munshey | | "In fact, you would call Him and none else! And if He wills, He will answer your prayer and relieve you (of your problem). At that time, you will forget the partners you now associate with Him." | | Tahir-ul-Qadri Mohammad | | (Nay, that is not possible at all.) The truth is that it is (Allah) Whom you call upon (even now). Then, if He wills He averts those (hardships) for which you call upon (Him). (At that time) you forget those (idols) that you associate as partners (with Allah). | |
Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
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Bijan Moeinian | | The fact is, in such moment of distress, you turn none but the Lord; then, if He pleases, He will save you from your misfortune. Yes; on such occasions, you forget all those whom you have raised to the level of God. | | | Faridul Haque | | “In fact you will only call upon Him, and if He wills, He may remove that because of which you prayed to Him, and you will forget the partners (you ascribe to Him).” | | | Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah | | No, on Him alone you will call, and He will remove that for which you call upon Him, if He will. Then you will forget what you associate (with Him). | | Maulana Muhammad Ali | | Nay, Him you call upon, so He removes that for which you pray, if He pleases, and you forget what you set up (with Him). | | | Muhammad Ahmed - Samira | | No: You will call to Him alone; and He will, if He please, remove (the distress) for which you had called Him; and forget those you associate as compeers (with Him) | | Sher Ali | | Nay, but on HIM alone will you call; then will HE remove, if HE pleases, that which you call on HIM to remove, and you will forget what you associate with HIM.' | | Yusuf Ali (org.) | | "Nay,- On Him would ye call, and if it be His will, He would remove (the distress) which occasioned your call upon Him, and ye would forget (the false gods) which ye join with Him!" | | Rashad Khalifa | | The fact is: only Him you implore, and He answers your prayer, if He so wills, and you forget your idols. | | | Dr. Kamal Omar | | Nay! Him Alone you invoke, then He will remove for what you make a call to Him if He (so) desired, and (in such a situation) you forget whatever you joined in partnership (to Him). | | Hilali & Khan | | Nay! To Him Alone you call, and, if He will, He would remove that (distress) for which you call upon Him, and you forget at that time whatever partners you joined with Him (in worship)! | | Maududi | | Lo, it is to Him alone that you cry and then, if He so wills, He removes the distress for which you had cried to Him. Then you forget the partners you had set up with Allah. | |
Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
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Arthur John Arberry | | No; upon Him you will call, and He will remove that for which you call upon Him if He Will, and you will forget that you associate with Him. | | Edward Henry Palmer | | Nay, it is on Him that ye would call, and He will avert that which ye call upon Him for if He but please; and ye shall forget that which ye did associate with Him. | | George Sale | | Nay, but on Him alone will you call; then will He remove, if He pleases, that which you call on Him to remove, and you will forget what you associate with Him.' | | John Medows Rodwell | | Yes! to Him will ye cry: and if He please He will deliver you from that ye shall cry to Him to avert, and ye shall forget the partners ye joined with Him. | |
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