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Surah Az-Zukhruf, Verse 36

سورة الزخرف، الآية ٣٦

43:36 Juz 25 Hizb 50 Page 492 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 43:36

وَمَن يَعْشُ عَن ذِكْرِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ نُقَيِّضْ لَهُۥ شَيْطَٰنًا فَهُوَ لَهُۥ قَرِينٌ ۝٣٦

Transliteration

waman yaʿshu ʿan dhik'ri l-raḥmāni nuqayyiḍ lahu shayṭānan fahuwa lahu qarīnun

Translation

And whoever is blinded from remembrance of the Most Merciful - We appoint for him a devil, and he is to him a companion.

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Tafsir of verse 36

Al-Mukhtasar

And whoever turns away from this Qur’ān that was revealed to Muhammad (peace be upon him), I shall set a satan upon him who will lure him with falsehood and lead him astray; it will remain with him wherever he goes.

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Other translations of verse 36

Whoever turns away from the Reminder of the Most Compassionate [i.e., the Qur’an], We assign to him a devil to be his close associate,

And whosoever turns away blindly from the remembrance of the Most Gracious (Allâh) (i.e. this Qur’ân and worship of Allâh), We appoint for him Shaitan (Satan - devil) to be a Qarîn (a companion) to him.

And he whose sight is dim to the remembrance of the Beneficent, We assign unto him a devil who becometh his comrade;

If anyone withdraws himself from remembrance of (Allah) Most Gracious, We appoint for him an evil one, to be an intimate companion to him.

And whoever turns himself away from the remembrance of the Beneficent Allah, We appoint for him a Shaitan, so he becomes his associate.

And whoever is purblind to the Remembrance of The All-Merciful, We preordain for him a Shaytan (An ever-Vicious (one), i.e., a devil) who (becomes his) comrade.

Verse 36 word by word

  1. وَمَن waman And whoever
  2. يَعْشُ yaʿshu turns away ع ش و
  3. عَن ʿan from
  4. ذِكْرِ dhik'ri (the) remembrance ذ ك ر
  5. ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ l-raḥmāni (of) the Most Gracious ر ح م
  6. نُقَيِّضْ nuqayyiḍ We appoint ق ي ض
  7. لَهُۥ lahu for him
  8. شَيْطَٰنًا shayṭānan a devil ش ط ن
  9. فَهُوَ fahuwa then he
  10. لَهُۥ lahu (is) to him
  11. قَرِينٌ qarīnun a companion ق ر ن

Verses related to verse 36

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • An-Nisa 4:115

    وَمَن يُشَاقِقِ ٱلرَّسُولَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُ ٱلْهُدَىٰ وَيَتَّبِعْ غَيْرَ سَبِيلِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ نُوَلِّهِۦ مَا تَوَلَّىٰ وَنُصْلِهِۦ جَهَنَّمَ وَسَآءَتْ مَصِيرًا

    And whoever opposes the Messenger after guidance has become clear to him and follows other than the way of the believers - We will give him what he has taken and drive him into Hell, and evil it is as a destination.

  • As-Saf 61:5

    وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِۦ يَٰقَوْمِ لِمَ تُؤْذُونَنِى وَقَد تَّعْلَمُونَ أَنِّى رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ فَلَمَّا زَاغُوٓا۟ أَزَاغَ ٱللَّهُ قُلُوبَهُمْ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلْفَٰسِقِينَ

    And [mention, O Muḥammad], when Moses said to his people, "O my people, why do you harm me while you certainly know that I am the messenger of Allāh to you?" And when they deviated, Allāh caused their hearts to deviate. And Allāh does not guide the defiantly disobedient people.

  • Fussilat 41:25

    وَقَيَّضْنَا لَهُمْ قُرَنَآءَ فَزَيَّنُوا۟ لَهُم مَّا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَحَقَّ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْقَوْلُ فِىٓ أُمَمٍ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ خَٰسِرِينَ

    And We appointed for them companions who made attractive to them what was before them and what was behind them [of sin], and the word [i.e., decree] has come into effect upon them among nations which had passed on before them of jinn and men. Indeed, they [all] were losers.

  • Al-Anbya 21:10

    لَقَدْ أَنزَلْنَآ إِلَيْكُمْ كِتَٰبًا فِيهِ ذِكْرُكُمْ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ

    We have certainly sent down to you a Book [i.e., the Qur’ān] in which is your mention. Then will you not reason?

  • Ash-Shu’ara 26:214

    وَأَنذِرْ عَشِيرَتَكَ ٱلْأَقْرَبِينَ

    And warn, [O Muḥammad], your closest kindred.

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