Quran 31:16

Surah Luqman, Verse 16

Verse 16 of 34 in Surah Luqman (لقمان), chapter 31 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

يَـٰبُنَىَّ إِنَّهَآ إِن تَكُ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ فَتَكُن فِى صَخْرَةٍ أَوْ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ أَوْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ يَأْتِ بِهَا ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَطِيفٌ خَبِيرٌ

EnglishSaheeh International
[And Luqmān said], "O my son, indeed if it [i.e., a wrong] should be the weight of a mustard seed and should be within a rock or [anywhere] in the heavens or in the earth, Allāh will bring it forth. Indeed, Allāh is Subtle and Aware.
TamilJan Trust Foundation
(லுஃக்மான் தம் புதல்வரிடம்) என் அருமை மகனே! (நன்மையோ, தீமையோ) அது ஒரு கடுகின் வித்து அளவே எடையுள்ளது ஆயினும்; அது கற்பாறைக்குள் இருந்தாலும் அல்லது வானங்களில் இருந்தாலும், அல்லது பூமிக்குள்ளே இருந்தாலும் அல்லாஹ் அதையும் (வெளியே) கொண்டு வருவான்; நிச்சயமாக அல்லாஹ் நுண்ணறிவு மிக்கவன்; (ஒவ்வொன்றின் அந்தரங்கத்தையும்) நன்கறிபவன்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
අහෝ මාගේ පුතණුවනි! නියත වශයෙන් ම අබ ඇටයක තරම් ප්‍රමාණකින් යමක් වී එය කළු ගලක් තුළ හෝ අහස් තුළ හෝ මහපොළොව තුළ හෝ තිබුණ ද අල්ලාහ් එය ගෙන එනු ඇත. නියත වශයෙන් ම අල්ලාහ් සියුම් ඥානය ඇත්තා ය; අභිඥාන වන්ත ය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
پیارے بیٹے! اگر کوئی چیز رائی کے دانے کے برابر ہو پھر وه (بھی) خواه کسی چٹان میں ہو یا آسمانوں میں ہو یا زمین میں ہو اسے اللہ تعالیٰ ضرور ﻻئے گا اللہ تعالیٰ بڑا باریک بین اور خبردار ہے.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
(ルクマーンは言った。)「息子よ,仮令芥子粒程の重さでも,それが岩の中,または天の上,または地の下に(潜んで)いても,アッラーはそれを探し出される。本当にアッラーは深奥の神秘を知っておられ,(それらに)通暁なされる方であられる。」
ChineseMa Jian
鲁格曼说:我的小子啊!善恶的行为,虽小如芥子,隐藏在磐石里,或在天空中,或在地底下,真主都要显示它。真主确是明察的,确是彻知的。

Tafsir of 31:16

This is useful advice which Allah tells us Luqman gave, so that people may follow it and take it as"See the full heading "This is useful advice which Allah tells us Luqman gave, so thatpeople may follow it and take it as a good example He said: يبُنَىَّ إِنَّهَآ إِن تَكُ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ (O my son! If it be (anything) equal to the weight of a grain of mustard seed, ) means, if a wrong action or a sin be equal to the size of a grain of mustard seed. يَأْتِ بِهَا اللَّهُ (Allah will bring it forth.) means, He will bring it forth on the Day of Resurrection, when it is placed in the Scales of justice and everyone is rewarded or punished for his actions -- if they are good, he will be rewarded and if they are bad he will be punished. This is like the Ayat: وَنَضَعُ الْمَوَزِينَ الْقِسْطَ لِيَوْمِ الْقِيَمَةِ فَلاَ تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَيْئاً (And We shall set up Balances of justice on the Day of Resurrection, then none will be dealt with unjustly in anything) (21:47). فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْراً يَرَهُ - وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرّاً يَرَهُ (So, whosoever does good equal to the weight of a speck of dust shall see it.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 31:16 — Surah Luqman Verse 16