مَتَـٰعٌ قَلِيلٌ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- [It is but] a brief enjoyment, and they will have a painful punishment.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- (இத்தகைய பொய்யர்கள் அனுபவிப்பதெல்லாம்) சொற்ப இன்பம் தான்; (மறுமையிலோ) அவர்களுக்கு நோவினை செய்யும் வேதனையுண்டு.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- ස්වල්ප භුක්ති විඳීමකි. තවද ඔවුනට වේදනීය දඬුවමක් ඇත.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- انہیں بہت معمولی فائده ملتا ہے اور ان کے لئے ہی دردناک عذاب ہے.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- （これらの者は）僅かな享楽だけで，かれらには痛ましい懲罰があろう。
- ChineseMa Jian
- （他们只得）到一点享受，而他们将受痛苦的刑罚。
Tafsir of 16:117
The Command to eat Lawful Provisions and to be Thankful, and an Explanation of what is Unlawful Allah orders His believing servants to eat the good and lawful things that He has provided, and to give thanks to Him for that, for He is the Giver and Originator of all favors, Who alone deserves to be worshipped, having no partners or associate. Then Allah mentions what He has forbidden things which harm them in both religious and worldly affairs, i.,e., dead meat, blood and the flesh of pigs. وَمَآ أُهِلَّ لِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ بِهِ (and any animal which is slaughtered as a sacrifice for other than Allah.) meaning, it was slaughtered with the mention of a name other than that of Allah. Nevertheless, فَمَنِ اضْطُرَّ (But if one is forced by necessity.) meaning, if one needs to do it, without deliberately disobeying or transgressing, then, فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ (Allah is Pardoning, Most Merciful.) We have already discussed a similar Ayah in Surat Al-Baqarah, and there is no need to repeat it here. And to Allah be praise.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
