تِلْكَ أُمَّةٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ ۖ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَلَكُم مَّا كَسَبْتُمْ ۖ وَلَا تُسْـَٔلُونَ عَمَّا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- That is a nation which has passed on. It will have [the consequence of] what it earned, and you will have what you have earned. And you will not be asked about what they used to do.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- அந்த உம்மத்து(சமூகம்) சென்றுவிட்டது. அவர்கள் சம்பாதித்தவை அவர்களுக்கே, நீங்கள் சம்பாதித்தவை உங்களுக்கே! அவர்கள் செய்து கொண்டிருந்தது பற்றி நீங்கள் கேட்கப்பட மாட்டீர்கள்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- එය ඉකුත්වී ගිය සමූහයකි. එය ඉපැයූ දෑ එයට ඇත. එමෙන් ම නුඹලා ඉපැයූ දෑ නුඹලාට ඇත. ඔවුන් කරමින් සිටි දෑ ගැන නුඹලා විමසනු නො ලබන්නෙහු ය.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- یہ امت ہے جو گزرچکی، جو انہوں نے کیا ان کے لئے ہے اور جو تم نے کیا تمہارے لئے، تم ان کےاعمال کے بارے میں سوال نہ کئے جاؤ گے۔
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- かれらは過ぎ去った共同体〔ウンマ〕である。かれらにはその稼ぎがあり，またあなたがたには，その稼ぎがある。かれらの行いに就いて，あなたがたが問われることはないのである。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 那是已逝去的民族，他们得享受他们的行为的报酬，你们也得享受你们的行为的报酬，你们对他们的行为不负责任。
Tafsir of 2:141
Allah directed His Prophet to pre-empt the arguments with the idolators: قُلْ أَتُحَآجُّونَنَا فِى اللَّهِ (Say (O Muhammad to the Jews and Christians), "Dispute you with us about Allah) meaning, "Do you dispute with us regarding the Oneness of Allah, obedience and submission to Him and in avoiding His prohibitions, وَهُوَ رَبُّنَا وَرَبُّكُمْ (while He is our Lord and your Lord) meaning, He has full control over us and you, and deserves the worship alone without partners. وَلَنَآ أَعْمَلُنَا وَلَكُمْ أَعْمَلُكُمْ (And we are to be rewarded for our deeds and you for your deeds.) meaning, we disown you and what you worship, just as you disown us. Allah said in another Ayah, وَإِن كَذَّبُوكَ فَقُل لِّى عَمَلِى وَلَكُمْ عَمَلُكُمْ أَنتُمْ بَرِيئُونَ مِمَّآ أَعْمَلُ وَأَنَاْ بَرِىءٌ مِّمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ (And if they belie you, say: "For me are my deeds and for you are your deeds! You are innocent of what I do, and I am innocent of what you do!") (10:41), and, فَإنْ حَآجُّوكَ فَقُلْ أَسْلَمْتُ وَجْهِىَ للَّهِ وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَنِ (So if they dispute with you (Muhammad ) say: "I have submitted myself to Allah (in Islam), and (so have) those who follow me") (3:20).…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
