4. Surah An-Nisa, Verse 147
مَا يَفْعَلُ اللّٰهُ بِعَذَابِكُمْ اِنْ شَكَرْتُمْ وَاٰمَنْتُمْۜ وَكَانَ اللّٰهُ شَاكِراً عَل۪يماً
Ma yafAAalu Allahu biAAathabikumin shakartum waamantum wakana Allahu shakiranAAaleema
Why should Allah punish you if you are thankful and have iman? Allah is All-Thankful, All-Knowing.
- Progressive Muslims
What would God want with your punishment if you were only thankful and believed God is Appreciative, Knowledgeable.
- Shabbir Ahmed
Why should Allah punish you if you are practically grateful in spending His Bounties on others and truly believe in His Laws? Allah is Appreciative, Knower.
- Sam Gerrans
What has God to do with your punishment if you are grateful and believe? And God is grateful and knowing.
- The Monotheist Group
What would God want with your punishment if you were only thankful and believed? God is Thankful, Knowledgeable.
- Edip-Layth
What would God want with your punishment if you only appreciated and acknowledged? God is Appreciative, Knowledgeable.
- Aisha Bewley
Why should Allah punish you if you are thankful and have iman? Allah is All-Thankful, All-Knowing.
- Rashad Khalifa
What will GOD gain from punishing you, if you became appreciative and believed? GOD is Appreciative, Omniscient.
- Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
Why should God punish you if you acknowledge the truth and believe? God is responsive to gratitude and is cognisant.
- Sahih International
What would Allah do with your punishment if you are grateful and believe? And ever is Allah Appreciative and Knowing.
- Muhammad Asad
Why would God cause you to suffer [for your past sins] if you are grateful and attain to belief - seeing that God is always responsive to gratitude, all-knowing?
- Marmaduke Pickthall
What concern hath Allah for your punishment if ye are thankful (for His mercies) and believe (in Him)? Allah was ever Responsive, Aware.
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
Pause here - you people - and think What advantage or benefit does, Allah derive from inflicting punishment on you if you impel yourselves to the feeling of gratitude and gratefulness and conform your will to His will! Indeed Allah has always acknowledged what is esteemed a worthy deed; and He is 'Alimun.
- Bijan Moeinian
What will God earn by punishing you, if you are a thankful believer? No way; God appreciates [the goodness] and knows [the truth. ]
- Al-Hilali & Khan
Why should Allâh punish you if you have thanked (Him) and have believed in Him. And Allâh is Ever All-Appreciative (of good), All-Knowing.
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
What can Allah gain by your punishment, if ye are grateful and ye believe? Nay, it is Allah that recogniseth (all good), and knoweth all things.
- Mustafa Khattab
Why should Allah punish you if you are grateful and faithful? Allah is ever Appreciative, All-Knowing.
- Taqi Usmani
What would Allah get by punishing you, if you are grateful and believe? Allah is Appreciating, All-Knowing.
- Abdul Haleem
Why should God make you suffer torment if you are thankful and believe in Him? God always rewards gratitude and He knows everything.
- Arthur John Arberry
What would God do with chastising you if you are thankful, and believe? God is All-thankful, All-knowing.
- E. Henry Palmer
Why should God punish you, if ye are grateful and believe? for God is grateful and knowing.
- Hamid S. Aziz
Why should Allah punish you, if you are grateful and believe? For Allah is Responsive and Aware.
- Mahmoud Ghali
What would Allah perform with tormenting you in case you thank (Him) and believe? And Allah has been Thankful, Ever-Knowing.
- George Sale
And how should God go about to punisth you, if ye be thankful and believe? For God is grateful and wise.
- Syed Vickar Ahamed
What can Allah gain by your punishment, when you are grateful and you believe? No! It is Allah Who is Appreciative (Shakir) (for the all the good), All Knowing (Aleem).
- Amatul Rahman Omar
What Allâh has to do with punishing you if you be grateful (to Him) and believe (in Him). Allâh is Ever-Appreciating, All-Knowing.
- Ali Quli Qarai
Why should Allah punish you if you give thanks and be faithful? And Allah is appreciative, all-knowing.