The Originator
35. Fāṭir
فاطر
Page #435
35:8
أَفَمَن
زُيِّنَ
لَهُ
سُوءُ
عَمَلِهِ
فَرَآهُ
حَسَنًا
فَإِنَّ
اللَّهَ
يُضِلُّ
مَن
يَشَاءُ
وَيَهْدِي
مَن
يَشَاءُ
فَلَا
تَذْهَبْ
نَفْسُكَ
عَلَيْهِمْ
حَسَرَاتٍ
إِنَّ
اللَّهَ
عَلِيمٌ
بِمَا
يَصْنَعُونَ
ʾa-fa-man zuyyina lahū sūʾu ʿamalihī fa-raʾāhu ḥasanan fa-ʾinna llāha yuḍillu man yashāʾu wa-yahdī man yashāʾu fa-lā tadhhab nafsuka ʿalayhim ḥasarātin ʾinna llāha ʿalīmun bi-mā yaṣnaʿūna
Is he, then, to whom the evil of his conduct is made alluring, so that he looks upon it as good, (equal to one who is rightly guided)? For Allah leaves to stray whom He wills, and guides whom He wills. So let not thy soul go out in (vainly) sighing after them: for Allah knows well all that they do!
— Abdullah Yusufali
Is someone the evil of whose conduct is presented as decorous to him, so he regards it as good.... Indeed Allah leads astray whomever He wishes, and guides whomever He wishes. So do not fret yourself to death regretting for them. Indeed Allah knows best what they do.
