Surah Zumar Ayat 57 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 57
Or [lest] it say, “If only Allah had guided me, I would have been among the righteous.”
“Or (lest) it should say: ‘If only Allah had guided me, I should certainly have been among the righteous!’-
and lest a person should say: “If only Allah had guided me, I should have been one of the God-fearing”;
Or (lest) he should say: “If only Allah had guided me, I should indeed have been among the Muttaqun (pious and righteous persons – see V. 2:2).”
Or should say: If Allah had but guided me I should have been among the dutiful!
Or should say, ‘If (only) Allah had guided me, indeed I would have been among the pious.’
Or it says, “If God had guided me, I would have joined the righteous!”
یا کہے کہ اگر اللہ مجھے ہدایت کرتا تو میں بھی پارسا لوگوں میں ہوتا
Quran 39 Verse 57 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Zumar ayat 57, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(39:57) and lest a person should say: “If only Allah had guided me, I should have been one of the God-fearing”;
There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Az-Zumar verse 57 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Zumar ayat 53 which provides the complete commentary from verse 53 through 59.
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