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Surah Al-Anbiya Ayat 9 in Arabic Text

ثُمَّ صَدَقۡنَٰهُمُ ٱلۡوَعۡدَ فَأَنجَيۡنَٰهُمۡ وَمَن نَّشَآءُ وَأَهۡلَكۡنَا ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ
Summa sadaqnaa humul wa’da fa-anjainaahum wa man nashaaa’u wa ahlaknal musrifeen

English Translation

Here you can read various translations of verse 9

Sahih International
Then We fulfilled for them the promise, and We saved them and whom We willed and destroyed the transgressors.

Yusuf Ali
In the end We fulfilled to them Our Promise, and We saved them and those whom We pleased, but We destroyed those who transgressed beyond bounds.

Abul Ala Maududi
Then We fulfilled the promise We had made to them: We rescued them and those whom We wished, and We destroyed those who exceeded all bounds.

Muhsin Khan
Then We fulfilled to them the promise, and We saved them and those whom We willed, but We destroyed Al-Musrifun (i.e. extravagants in oppression, polytheism and in sin).

Pickthall
Then we fulfilled the promise unto them. So we delivered them and whom We would, and We destroyed the prodigals.

Dr. Ghali
Thereafter We sincerely (made good Our) promise to them; so We delivered them and whomever We decided (to deliver) and We caused the extravagant (ones) to perish.

Abdel Haleem
We fulfilled Our promise to them in the end: We saved them and those We wished to save, and We destroyed those who exceeded all bounds.

Muhammad Junagarhi
پھر ہم نے ان سے کیے ہوئے سب وعدے سچے کیے انہیں اور جن جن کو ہم نے چاہا نجات عطا فرمائی اور حد سے نکل جانے والوں کو غارت کر دیا

Quran 21 Verse 9 Explanation

For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Al-Anbiya ayat 9, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.

Ala-Maududi

(21:9) Then We fulfilled the promise We had made to them: We rescued them and those whom We wished, and We destroyed those who exceeded all bounds.[11]


11. History not only tells us that the former Messengers were human beings but it also contains a lesson that they all received Allah’s succor as promised by Him and their enemies were completely destroyed. Therefore you should seriously consider the goal for which you are heading.

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Anbiya verse 9 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Anbiya ayat 7 which provides the complete commentary from verse 7 through 9.

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