Guidance Comes if One is Grateful to God

16. Sura al-Nahl

The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:

شَاكِرًا لِّأَنْعُمِهِ...   

16: 121. He showed his gratitude for the favors of Allah,

... اجْتَبَاهُ وَهَدَاهُ إِلَى صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ ﴿١٢١﴾  

Who chose him, and guided him to a straight way.

وَآتَيْنَاهُ فِي الْدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً...   

16: 122. And We gave him good in this world,

... وَإِنَّهُ فِي الآخِرَةِ لَمِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ ﴿١٢٢﴾

and he will be, in the Hereafter, in the ranks of the righteous.

C2158. Cf. 2:130.

Pickthall’s Version:

16: 121

Pickthall Thankful for His bounties; He chose him and He guided him unto a straight path.

Transliteration Sya_kiral li'an'umih(i), ijtaba_hu wa hada_hu ila_ sira_tim mustaqim(in).

16: 122

Pickthall And We gave him good in the world, and in the Hereafter he is among the righteous.

Transliteration Wa a_taina_hu fid dunya_ hasanah(tan) wa innahu_ fil a_khirati laminas sa_lihin(a).