Surah Luqman (لقمان) • Luqman

Quran 31:32

31:32

وَإِذَا غَشِيَهُم مَّوْجٌ كَٱلظُّلَلِ دَعَوُا۟ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ فَلَمَّا نَجَّىٰهُمْ إِلَى ٱلْبَرِّ فَمِنْهُم مُّقْتَصِدٌ ۚ وَمَا يَجْحَدُ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَآ إِلَّا كُلُّ خَتَّارٍ كَفُورٍ

wa-idhā ghashiyahum mawjun kal-ẓulali daʿawū l-laha mukh'liṣīna lahu l-dīna falammā najjāhum ilā l-bari famin'hum muq'taṣidun wamā yajḥadu biāyātinā illā kullu khattārin kafūrin

And when waves come over them like canopies, they supplicate Allāh, sincere to Him in religion [i.e., faith]. But when He delivers them to the land, there are [some] of them who are moderate [in faith]. And none rejects Our signs except everyone treacherous and ungrateful.

— Saheeh International

When the waves loom over those on board like giant shadows they call out to God, devoting their religion entirely to Him. But, when He has delivered them safely to land, some of them waver- only a treacherous, thankless person refuses to acknowledge Our signs.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And when a wave covers them like shades (i.e. like clouds or the mountains of sea-water), they invoke Allâh, making their invocations for Him only. But when He brings them safe to land, there are among them those that stop in between (Belief and disbelief). But none denies Our Signs except every perfidious ingrate.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
غَشِيَهُمghashiyahumcovers them
مَّوْجٌۭmawjuna wave
كَٱلظُّلَلِkal-ẓulalilike canopies
دَعَوُا۟daʿawūthey call
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
مُخْلِصِينَmukh'liṣīna(being) sincere
لَهُlahuto Him
ٱلدِّينَl-dīna(in) religion
فَلَمَّاfalammāBut when
نَجَّىٰهُمْnajjāhumHe delivers them
إِلَىilāto
ٱلْبَرِّl-barithe land
فَمِنْهُمfamin'humthen among them
مُّقْتَصِدٌۭۚmuq'taṣidun(some are) moderate
وَمَاwamāAnd not
يَجْحَدُyajḥadudeny
بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَآbiāyātināOur Signs
إِلَّاillāexcept
كُلُّkulluevery
خَتَّارٍۢkhattārintraitor
كَفُورٍۢkafūrinungrateful