16. Surah An-Nahl, Verse 60
لِلَّذ۪ينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْاٰخِرَةِ مَثَلُ السَّوْءِۚ وَلِلّٰهِ الْمَثَلُ الْاَعْلٰىۜ وَهُوَ الْعَز۪يزُ الْحَك۪يمُ۟
Lillatheena la yu/minoona bil-akhiratimathalu assaw-i walillahi almathalu al-aAAlawahuwa alAAazeezu alhakeem
Those who do not have iman in the Next World have an evil likeness. Allah’s is the Highest Likeness. He is the Almighty, the All-Wise.
- Progressive Muslims
For those who do not believe in the Hereafter is the worst example, and for God is the highest example, and He is the Noble, the Wise.
- Shabbir Ahmed
Those who disbelieve in the Hereafter, set up the worst examples in the human society. Whereas Allah's Sublime Attributes enable you to set up excellent examples, for He alone is the Mighty, the Wise. (30:27).
- Sam Gerrans
For those who believe not in the Hereafter is the likeness of evil. And for God is the highest likeness; and He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
- The Monotheist Group
To those who do not believe in the Hereafter is the worst example, and to God is the highest example, and He is the Noble, the Wise.
- Edip-Layth
For those who do not acknowledge the Hereafter is the worst example, and for God is the highest example, and He is the Noble, the Wise.
- Aisha Bewley
Those who do not have iman in the Next World have an evil likeness. Allah’s is the Highest Likeness. He is the Almighty, the All-Wise.
- Rashad Khalifa
Those who do not believe in the Hereafter set the worst examples, while to GOD belongs the most sublime examples. He is the Almighty, the Most Wise.
- Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
The semblance of those who believe not in the life to come is that of the meanest; but the semblance of God is the most sublime, for He is all-mighty and all-wise.
- Sahih International
For those who do not believe in the Hereafter is the description of evil; and for Allah is the highest attribute. And He is Exalted in Might, the Wise.
- Muhammad Asad
[Thus it is that] the attribute of evil applies to all who do not believe in the life to come -whereas unto God applies the attribute of all that is most sublime: for He alone is almighty, truly wise!
- Marmaduke 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.
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
If these infidels who deny the Hereafter were to be likened in a parable to anything material or immaterial to represent their attributes, their image shall always stand similitude exact of evil, whereas if we were to represent Allah in a parable we find Him above all comparison and like unto Him there is none. And if His attributes were represented in a parable they shall be summed up in the word "Perfection" personified. and He is AL-Aziz (the Almighty) and AL-Hakim (the Wise).
- Bijan Moeinian
Refer to the disbelievers as evils and to the Lord as goodness. After all, He is Almighty and the Most Wise.
- Al-Hilali & Khan
For those who believe not in the Hereafter is an evil description, and for Allâh is the highest description. And He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.
- Abdullah 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.
- Mustafa Khattab
To those who disbelieve in the Hereafter belong all evil qualities, whereas to Allah belong the finest attributes. And He is the Almighty, All-Wise.
- Taqi Usmani
Those who do not believe in the Hereafter have evil attributes, and to Allah belong the most exalted attributes. He is the Mighty, the Wise.
- Abdul Haleem
Those who do not believe in the Hereafter should have the contemptible image, and God should have the highest one: He is the Mighty, the Wise.
- Arthur John Arberry
Those who believe not in the world to come, theirs is the evil likeness; God's is the loftiest likeness; He is the All-mighty, the All-wise.
- E. Henry Palmer
For those who disbelieve in the future life is a similitude of evil: but for God is the loftiest similitude; for He is the mighty, the wise!
- Hamid S. Aziz
For those who believe not in the Hereafter is there is an evil similitude: but Allah's is the Sublime Similitude; for He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.
- Mahmoud Ghali
For the ones who do not believe in the Hereafter is the woeful likeness; and to Allah is the Most Exalted likeness; and He is The Ever-Mighty, The Ever-Wise.
- George Sale
Unto those who believe not in the next life, the similitude of evil ought to be applied, and unto God the most sublime similitude: For He is mighty and wise.
- Syed Vickar Ahamed
For those who do not believe in the Hereafter, is applied the similarity of evil: To Allah is applied the Highest Similitude: He is the Supreme in Power (Al-Aziz), the All Wise (Al-Hakeem).
- Amatul Rahman Omar
Evil (in every way) is the state of those who do not believe in the Hereafter; while sublime are the attributes of Allâh (in every respect). And He is the All-Mighty, All-Wise.
- Ali Quli Qarai
For those who do not believe in the Hereafter there is an evil description, and the loftiest description belongs to Allah, and He is the All-mighty, the All-wise.