31. Surah Luqman

The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:

وَمَن كَفَرَ فَلَا يَحْزُنكَ كُفْرُهُ...

31:23 [Ali]. But if any reject Faith, let not his rejection grieve thee:

...إِلَيْنَا مَرْجِعُهُمْ فَنُنَبِّئُهُم بِمَا عَمِلُوا...

to Us is their return, and We shall tell them the truth of their deeds:

C3611. The man of God should not grieve because people reject Faith. He should do his duty and leave the rest to Allah. Every soul must return to Allah for his reckoning. Allah knows everything, and His Universal Plan is full of wisdom.

...إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُورِ ﴿٢٣﴾

for Allah knows well all that is in (men's) hearts.

نُمَتِّعُهُمْ قَلِيلًا ...

31: 24. We grant them their pleasure for a little while:

C3612. Cf. 2:126.

The respite in this life is of short duration. The ultimate Penalty of Evil is such as cannot be quenched.

Cf. 14:17. It will be too late then to repent.

... ثُمَّ نَضْطَرُّهُمْ إِلَى عَذَابٍ غَلِيظٍ ﴿٢٤﴾

in the end shall We drive them to a chastisement unrelenting

Asad’s Version:

[Asad]

(3 1:23) But as for him who is bent on denying the truth - let not his denial grieve thee: unto Us they must return, and then We shall make them [truly] understand all that they were doing [in life]: for, verily, God has full knowledge of what is in the hearts [of men].

(31:24) We will let them enjoy themselves for a short while - but in the end We shall drive them into suffering severe.