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Ar-Ra'd, ayah 18

Quran 13:18 — Ar-Ra'd · "For those who have responded to their Lord…"

Verse 18 of 43 · Surah Ar-Ra'd (الرعد) — The Thunder. This is the 13th chapter of the Holy Quran, a Medinan surah. Located in Juz 13.

لِلَّذِينَ اسْتَجَابُوا لِرَبِّهِمُ الْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ وَالَّذِينَ لَمْ يَسْتَجِيبُوا لَهُ لَوْ أَنَّ لَهُم مَّا فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا وَمِثْلَهُ مَعَهُ لَافْتَدَوْا بِهِ ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمْ سُوءُ الْحِسَابِ وَمَأْوَاهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ ۖ وَبِئْسَ الْمِهَادُ

Lillazeenas tajaaboo lirabbihimul husnaa; wallazeena lam yastajeeboo lahoo law anna lahum maa fil ardi jamee'anw wa mislahoo ma'ahoo laftadaw bih; ulaaa'ika lahum sooo'ul hisaab; wa maawaahum Jahannamu wa bi'sal mihaad

For those who have responded to their Lord is the best [reward], but those who did not respond to Him - if they had all that is in the earth entirely and the like of it with it, they would [attempt to] ransom themselves thereby. Those will have the worst account, and their refuge is Hell, and wretched is the resting place.

Translations of Ar-Ra'd 13:18

4 sourced translations of this verse. Different translators make different choices — reading multiple renderings deepens understanding.

Transliteration

Lillazeenas tajaaboo lirabbihimul husnaa; wallazeena lam yastajeeboo lahoo law anna lahum maa fil ardi jamee'anw wa mislahoo ma'ahoo laftadaw bih; ulaaa'ika lahum sooo'ul hisaab; wa maawaahum Jahannamu wa bi'sal mihaad

Saheeh International
For those who have responded to their Lord is the best [reward], but those who did not respond to Him - if they had all that is in the earth entirely and the like of it with it, they would [attempt to] ransom themselves thereby. Those will have the worst account, and their refuge is Hell, and wretched is the resting place.

Modern standard English translation, published by Abul-Qasim.

Marmaduke Pickthall
For those who answered Allah's call is bliss; and for those who answered not His call, if they had all that is in the earth, and therewith the like thereof, they would proffer it as ransom. Such will have a woeful reckoning, and their habitation will be hell, a dire abode.

1930 — first English translation of the Qur'an by a Muslim scholar.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali
For those who respond to their Lord, are (all) good things. But those who respond not to Him,- Even if they had all that is in the heavens and on earth, and as much more, (in vain) would they offer it for ransom. For them will the reckoning be terrible: their abode will be Hell,- what a bed of misery!

1934 — widely-cited classic English rendering with commentary tradition.

Kementerian Agama RI
Bagi orang-orang yang memenuhi seruan Tuhannya, (disediakan) pembalasan yang baik. Dan orang-orang yang tidak memenuhi seruan Tuhan, sekiranya mereka mempunyai semua (kekayaan) yang ada di bumi dan (ditambah) sebanyak isi bumi itu lagi besertanya, niscaya mereka akan menebus dirinya dengan kekayaan itu. Orang-orang itu disediakan baginya hisab yang buruk dan tempat kediaman mereka ialah Jahanam dan itulah seburuk-buruk tempat kediaman.

Bahasa Indonesia, edition id.indonesian, supplied through Al-Quran Cloud.

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Frequently asked about Ar-Ra'd 13:18

What does Quran 13:18 say?

For those who have responded to their Lord is the best [reward], but those who did not respond to Him - if they had all that is in the earth entirely and the like of it with it, they would [attempt to] ransom themselves thereby. Those will have the worst account, and their refuge is Hell, and wretched is the resting place. This is verse 18 of Surah Ar-Ra'd (الرعد, "The Thunder"), a Medinan surah.

What is the Arabic text of Surah Ar-Ra'd verse 18?

The Arabic text: لِلَّذِينَ اسْتَجَابُوا لِرَبِّهِمُ الْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ وَالَّذِينَ لَمْ يَسْتَجِيبُوا لَهُ لَوْ أَنَّ لَهُم مَّا فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا وَمِثْلَهُ مَعَهُ لَافْتَدَوْا بِهِ ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمْ سُوءُ الْحِسَابِ وَمَأْوَاهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ ۖ وَبِئْسَ الْمِهَادُ — transliteration: Lillazeenas tajaaboo lirabbihimul husnaa; wallazeena lam yastajeeboo lahoo law anna lahum maa fil ardi jamee'anw wa mislahoo ma'ahoo laftadaw bih; ulaaa'ika lahum sooo'ul hisaab; wa maawaahum Jahannamu wa bi'sal mihaad.

Which juz and page is Quran 13:18 in?

Ar-Ra'd 13:18 appears in Juz 13, on Mushaf page 251.

How many verses does Surah Ar-Ra'd have?

Surah Ar-Ra'd contains 43 verses (ayat) in total. It is the 13th surah of the Quran and was revealed in Medina.

About Surah Ar-Ra'd

Surah Ar-Ra'd (الرعد) — The Thunder — is the 13th chapter of the Holy Quran. It contains 43 verses (ayat) and was revealed in Medina, making it a Medinan surah in the traditional classification.

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