Quran 47:14 — Muhammad, verse 14
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Can those who follow clear proof from their Lord be compared to those whose foul deeds are made to seem alluring to them, those who follow their own desires?
أَفَمَنْ كَانَ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِنْ رَبِّهِ كَمَنْ زُيِّنَ لَهُ سُوءُ عَمَلِهِ وَاتَّبَعُوا أَهْوَاءَهُمْ
afaman kāna ʿalā bayyinatin min rabbihi kaman zuyyina lahu sūu ʿamalihi wa-ittabaʿū ahwāahum
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- What, is he who is upon a clear sign from his Lord like unto such a one unto whom his evil deeds have been decked out fair, and they have followed their caprices?
- Muhammad Asad
- CAN, THEN, he who takes his stand on a clear evidence from his Sustainer be likened Unto one to whom the evil of his own doings [always] seems goodly, and unto such as would follow but their own lusts?
- Sahih International
- So is he who is on clear evidence from his Lord like him to whom the evil of his work has been made attractive and they follow their [own] desires?
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | أَفَمَنafaman | Then is (he) who | — |
| 2 | كَانَkāna | is | كون |
| 3 | عَلَىٰʿalā | on | — |
| 4 | بَيِّنَةٍۢbayyinatin | a clear proof | بين |
| 5 | مِّنmin | from | — |
| 6 | رَّبِّهِۦrabbihi | his Lord | ربب |
| 7 | كَمَنkaman | like (he) who | — |
| 8 | زُيِّنَzuyyina | is made attractive | زين |
| 9 | لَهُۥlahu | to him | — |
| 10 | سُوٓءُsūu | (the) evil | سوأ |
| 11 | عَمَلِهِۦʿamalihi | (of) his deeds | عمل |
| 12 | وَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟wa-ittabaʿū | while they follow | تبع |
| 13 | أَهْوَآءَهُمahwāahum | their desires | هوي |