Quran 16:61

Surah An-Nahl, Verse 61

Verse 61 of 128 in Surah An-Nahl (النحل), chapter 16 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

وَلَوْ يُؤَاخِذُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلنَّاسَ بِظُلْمِهِم مَّا تَرَكَ عَلَيْهَا مِن دَآبَّةٍ وَلَـٰكِن يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ۖ فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهُمْ لَا يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ سَاعَةً ۖ وَلَا يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ

EnglishSaheeh International
And if Allāh were to impose blame on the people for their wrongdoing, He would not have left upon it [i.e., the earth] any creature, but He defers them for a specified term. And when their term has come, they will not remain behind an hour, nor will they precede [it].
TamilJan Trust Foundation
மனிதர்கள் செய்யும் அக்கிரமங்களுக்காக அல்லாஹ் அவர்களை உடனுக்குடன் பிடி(த்துத் தண்டி)ப்பதாக இருந்தால் உயிர்ப்பிராணிகளில் ஒன்றையுமே பூமியில் விட்டு வைக்க மாட்டான்; ஆனால், ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட தவணை வரை அவர்களை(ப் பிடிக்காது) பிற்படுத்துகிறான் - அவர்களுடைய தவணை வந்து விட்டாலோ ஒரு கணமேனும் (தண்டனை பெறுவதில்) அவர்கள் பிந்தவும் மாட்டார்கள்; முந்தவும் மாட்டார்கள்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
තවද ජනයාගේ අපරාධ හේතුවෙන් අල්ලාහ් ඔවුන් ග්‍රහණය කරන්නේ නම් ඒ මත කිසිදු ප්‍රාණියෙක් ඔහු අත් හැර නො දමන්නට තිබුණි. එනමුත් නියමිත කාලයක් දක්වා ඔහු ඔවුන්ව ප්‍රමාද කරයි. ඔවුන්ගේ කාලය පැමිණි විට මොහොතක් හෝ ඔවුන් ප්‍රමාද නො වන අතර ඔවුන් ඉක්මන් ද නො වනු ඇත.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
اگر لوگوں کے گناه پر اللہ تعالیٰ ان کی گرفت کرتا تو روئے زمین پر ایک بھی جاندار باقی نہ رہتا ، لیکن وه تو انہیں ایک وقت مقرر تک ڈھیل دیتا ہے، جب ان کا وه وقت آجاتا ہے تو وه ایک ساعت نہ پیچھے ره سکتے ہیں اور نہ آگے بڑھ سکتے ہیں.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
不義を行ったために,アッラーが人間を罰されるならば,地上に生存者は残されなかったであろう。だがかれは定められた時まで,かれらを猶予される。それでかれらの時期が到来する時は,一刻も(これに)遅らせたり,早めたりは出来ない。
ChineseMa Jian
如果真主为世人的不义而惩治他们,那末,他不留一个人在大地上,但他让他们延迟到一个定期,当他们的定期来临的时候,他们不得延迟一霎时,(当其未来临的时候),他们不能提前一霎时。

Tafsir of 16:61

Allah does not immediately punish for Disobedience Allah tells us about His patience with His creatures, even though they do wrong. If He were to punish them for what they have done, there would be no living creature left on the face of the earth, i.e., He would have destroyed every animal on earth after destroying the sons of Adam. But the Lord - magnificent is His glory - is forbearing and He covers people's faults. He waits until the appointed time, i.e., He does not rush to punish them. If He did, then there would be no one left. Ibn Jarir reported that Abu Salamah said: "Abu Hurayrah heard a man saying, `The wrongdoer harms no one but himself.' He turned to him and said, `That is not true, by Allah! Even the buzzard dies in its nest because of the sins of the wrongdoer."' They attribute to Allah what They Themselves dislike وَيَجْعَلُونَ لِلَّهِ مَا يَكْرَهُونَ (They assign to Allah that which they dislike (for themselves),) meaning, daughters, and partners, who are merely His servants, yet none of them would like to have someone sharing in his wealth.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 16:61 — Surah An-Nahl Verse 61