Quran 33:16

Surah Al-Ahzab, Verse 16

Verse 16 of 73 in Surah Al-Ahzab (الأحزاب), chapter 33 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

قُل لَّن يَنفَعَكُمُ ٱلْفِرَارُ إِن فَرَرْتُم مِّنَ ٱلْمَوْتِ أَوِ ٱلْقَتْلِ وَإِذًا لَّا تُمَتَّعُونَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

EnglishSaheeh International
Say, [O Muḥammad], "Never will fleeing benefit you if you should flee from death or killing; and then [if you did], you would not be given enjoyment [of life] except for a little."
TamilJan Trust Foundation
"மரணத்தை விட்டோ அல்லது கொல்லப்படுவதை விட்டோ, நீங்கள் விரண்டு ஓடினீர்களாயின், அவ்வாறு விரண்டு ஓடுவது உங்களுக்கு யாதொரு பயனும் அளிக்காது - அது சமயம் வெகு சொற்பமேயன்றி (அதிக) சுகம் அனுபவிக்க மாட்டீர்கள்" என்று (நபியே!) நீர் கூறுவீராக.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
“මරණයෙන් හෝ සටනින් හෝ නුඹලා පළා ගියේ නම්, එම පළා යෑම නුඹලාට ප්‍රයෝජනවත් නො වන්නේ ම ය. එවිට ස්වල්ප (කාල)යක් මිස නුඹලා භුක්ති විඳිනු නො ලබන්නෙහු” යැයි (නබිවරය!) නුඹ පවසනු.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
کہہ دیجئے کہ گو تم موت سے یا خوف قتل سے بھاگو تو یہ بھاگنا تمہیں کچھ بھی کام نہ آئے گا اور اس وقت تم بہت ہی کم فائده اٹھاؤ گے.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
言ってやるがいい。「逃亡は,仮令死や戦死から免れても,あなたがたを益さない。あなたがたは隙の間を楽しむ丈である。」
ChineseMa Jian
你说:如果你们逃避死亡,或杀戮,那末,逃避对于你们绝无裨益。你们即使逃避,也只得到稍稍享受。

Tafsir of 33:16

يَقُولُونَ إِنَّ بُيُوتَنَا عَوْرَةٌ وَمَا هِىَ بِعَوْرَةٍ إِن يُرِيدُونَ إِلاَّ فِرَاراً ("Truly, our homes lie open." And they lay not open. They but wished to flee.) If the enemy had entered upon them from every side of Al-Madinah and from every direction, then demanded that they become disbelievers, they would have promptly done so. They would not have adhered to their faith or remained steadfast in it if they were faced with the slightest fear. This is how it was interpreted by Qatadah, `Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd and Ibn Jarir. This is a condemnation of them in the clearest terms. Then Allah reminds them of the promise they had made to Him before this fear struck them, that they would not turn their backs or flee from the battlefield. وَكَانَ عَهْدُ اللَّهِ مَسْئُولاً (and a covenant with Allah must be answered for.) means, Allah will inevitably ask them about that covenant. Then Allah tells them that fleeing from battle will not delay their appointed demise or make their lives any longer; on the contrary, it may be the cause of their being taken sooner, and in a sudden manner.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 33:16 — Surah Al-Ahzab Verse 16