سُوْرَةُ الْحَجِّ
Surah Al-Hajj (22) — Ayah 11
وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَعْبُدُ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ حَرْفٍ ۖ فَإِنْ أَصَابَهُۥ خَيْرٌ ٱطْمَأَنَّ بِهِۦ ۖ وَإِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ فِتْنَةٌ ٱنقَلَبَ عَلَىٰ وَجْهِهِۦ خَسِرَ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْخُسْرَانُ ٱلْمُبِينُ ﴿11﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And among mankind is he who worships Allâh as it were, upon the edge (i.e. in doubt): if good befalls him, he is content therewith; but if a trial befalls him, he turns back on his face (i.e. reverts to disbelief after embracing Islâm). He loses both this world and the Hereafter. That is the evident loss.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمِنَ
wamina
And among
ٱلنَّاسِ
l-nāsi
the mankind
مَن
man
(is he) who
يَعْبُدُ
yaʿbudu
worships
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
on
حَرْفٍۢ ۖ
ḥarfin
an edge
فَإِنْ
fa-in
And if
أَصَابَهُۥ
aṣābahu
befalls him
خَيْرٌ
khayrun
good
ٱطْمَأَنَّ
iṭ'ma-anna
he is content
بِهِۦ ۖ
bihi
with it
وَإِنْ
wa-in
and if
أَصَابَتْهُ
aṣābathu
befalls him
فِتْنَةٌ
fit'natun
a trial
ٱنقَلَبَ
inqalaba
he turns
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
on
وَجْهِهِۦ
wajhihi
his face
خَسِرَ
khasira
He has lost
ٱلدُّنْيَا
l-dun'yā
the world
وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ ۚ
wal-ākhirata
and the Hereafter
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That
هُوَ
huwa
[it]
ٱلْخُسْرَانُ
l-khus'rānu
(is) the loss
ٱلْمُبِينُ
l-mubīnu
clear
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11. And among people is he who worships Allah on the edge (with doubt) [10]. If good befalls him, he is content with it; but if a trial befalls him, he turns back (to disbelief). He loses both this world and the Hereafter. That is the clear loss.
[10]
The Hypocrite Remains in Great Loss Both in This World and the Hereafter:
That is, he stands only at the border between disbelief and Islam. He does not actually enter Islam, and stands there waiting that if there is any expectation of material benefit from embracing Islam, then he is willing to accept it; but if he sees any difficulty or material loss in not entering Islam, he immediately flees from that border towards disbelief. This is generally the condition of the hypocrites. In other words, the only objective of such people is material gain. They sway in whichever direction they see benefit. Such people are at a loss both religiously and worldly. The religious loss is clear: such people will be placed in the lowest level of Hell. The worldly loss is that neither do the disbelievers consider them their sympathizers and companions, nor do the Muslims; their reputation is ruined on both sides, and, as the saying goes, "like the washerman's dog, belonging neither to the home nor the riverbank," they never receive acceptance or honor.
[10]
The Hypocrite Remains in Great Loss Both in This World and the Hereafter:
That is, he stands only at the border between disbelief and Islam. He does not actually enter Islam, and stands there waiting that if there is any expectation of material benefit from embracing Islam, then he is willing to accept it; but if he sees any difficulty or material loss in not entering Islam, he immediately flees from that border towards disbelief. This is generally the condition of the hypocrites. In other words, the only objective of such people is material gain. They sway in whichever direction they see benefit. Such people are at a loss both religiously and worldly. The religious loss is clear: such people will be placed in the lowest level of Hell. The worldly loss is that neither do the disbelievers consider them their sympathizers and companions, nor do the Muslims; their reputation is ruined on both sides, and, as the saying goes, "like the washerman's dog, belonging neither to the home nor the riverbank," they never receive acceptance or honor.
