Quran 32:18 — As-Sajda, verse 18
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
So, is someone who believes equal to someone who defies God? No, they are not equal.
أَفَمَنْ كَانَ مُؤْمِنًا كَمَنْ كَانَ فَاسِقًا ۚ لَا يَسْتَوُونَ
afaman kāna mu'minan kaman kāna fāsiqan lā yastawūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- What? Is he who has been a believer like unto him who has been ungodly? They are not equal.
- Muhammad Asad
- Is, then, he who [in his earthly life] was a believer to be compared with one who was iniquitous? [Nay,] these two are not equal!
- Sahih International
- Then is one who was a believer like one who was defiantly disobedient? They are not equal.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | أَفَمَنafaman | Then is one who | — |
| 2 | كَانَkāna | is | كون |
| 3 | مُؤْمِنًۭاmu'minan | a believer | أمن |
| 4 | كَمَنkaman | like (him) who | — |
| 5 | كَانَkāna | is | كون |
| 6 | فَاسِقًۭا ۚfāsiqan | defiantly disobedient | فسق |
| 7 | لَّاlā | Not | — |
| 8 | يَسْتَوُۥنَyastawūna | they are equal | سوي |