Ar-Ra'd Verse 18 | 13:18

لِلَّذِيْنَ اسْتَجَابُوْا لِرَبِّهِمُ الْحُسْنٰىۗ وَالَّذِيْنَ لَمْ يَسْتَجِيْبُوْا لَهٗ لَوْ اَنَّ لَهُمْ مَّا فِى الْاَرْضِ جَمِيْعًا وَّمِثْلَهٗ مَعَهٗ لَافْتَدَوْا بِهٖ ۗ اُولٰۤىِٕكَ لَهُمْ سُوْۤءُ الْحِسَابِ ەۙ وَمَأْوٰىهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ ۗوَبِئْسَ الْمِهَادُ ࣖ ( الرعد: ١٨ )

lilladhīna

لِلَّذِينَ

For those who

is'tajābū

ٱسْتَجَابُوا۟

responded

lirabbihimu

لِرَبِّهِمُ

to their Lord

l-ḥus'nā

ٱلْحُسْنَىٰۚ

(is) the bliss

wa-alladhīna

وَٱلَّذِينَ

And for those who

lam

لَمْ

(did) not

yastajībū

يَسْتَجِيبُوا۟

respond

lahu

لَهُۥ

to Him

law

لَوْ

anna

أَنَّ

that

lahum

لَهُم

they had

mā

مَّا

whatever

fī

فِى

(is) in

l-arḍi

ٱلْأَرْضِ

the earth

jamīʿan

جَمِيعًا

all

wamith'lahu

وَمِثْلَهُۥ

and like of it

maʿahu

مَعَهُۥ

with it

la-if'tadaw

لَٱفْتَدَوْا۟

surely they would offer ransom

bihi

بِهِۦٓۚ

with it

ulāika

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ

Those

lahum

لَهُمْ

for them

sūu

سُوٓءُ

(is) a terrible

l-ḥisābi

ٱلْحِسَابِ

reckoning

wamawāhum

وَمَأْوَىٰهُمْ

and their abode

jahannamu

جَهَنَّمُۖ

(is) Hell

wabi'sa

وَبِئْسَ

and wretched

l-mihādu

ٱلْمِهَادُ

(is) the resting place

Lillazeenas tajaaboo lirabbihimul husnaa; wallazeena lam yastajeeboo lahoo law anna lahum maa fil ardi jamee'anw wa mislahoo ma'ahoo laftadaw bih; ulaaa'ika lahum sooo'ul hisaab; wa maawaahum Jahannamu wa bi'sal mihaad (ar-Raʿd 13:18)

Sahih International:

For those who have responded to their Lord is the best [reward], but those who did not respond to Him – if they had all that is in the earth entirely and the like of it with it, they would [attempt to] ransom themselves thereby. Those will have the worst account, and their refuge is Hell, and wretched is the resting place. (Ar-Ra'd [13] : 18)

1 Mufti Taqi Usmani

For those who obey their Lord there is the best of rewards; and those who do not obey Him (shall be in such a plight that) even if they possess all that is on earth, rather twice as much, they would offer it in ransom (to redeem themselves from the punishment). For these there is the worst of reckoning, and their abode is Hell, which is an evil bed to rest.

2 Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

3 Ruwwad Translation Center

4 A. J. Arberry

5 Abdul Haleem

6 Abdul Majid Daryabadi

7 Abdullah Yusuf Ali

8 Abul Ala Maududi

There is good reward for those who respond to the call of their Lord. And those who do not respond to their Lord, (a time will come when) they shall offer all they have - even if they have all the riches of the world and the like of it besides to redeem themselves (from the chastisement of Allah). They will be subjected to a severe reckoning and Hell shall be their refuge. What a wretched resting place it is!

9 Ahmed Ali

10 Ahmed Raza Khan

11 Ali Quli Qarai

12 Ali Ünal

13 Amatul Rahman Omar

14 English Literal

15 Faridul Haque

16 Hamid S. Aziz

He sends down from the sky water, and the channels flow according to their measure, and the torrent bears away the foam that mounts to the surface. Even so from that which they heat in the fire (metal ore etc.), craving to make ornaments or utensils, comes a scum like that. Thus does Allah show (by similitudes and parables) the truth and the falsehood (or vanity) - as for the scum it is thrown off, and as for what profits man it stays on the earth. Thus does Allah coin Similitudes (or parables)!

17 Hilali & Khan

For those who answered their Lord's Call [believed in the Oneness of Allah and followed His Messenger Muhammad SAW i.e. Islamic Monotheism] is Al-Husna (i.e. Paradise). But those who answered not His Call (disbelieved in the Oneness of Allah and followed not His Messenger Muhammad SAW), if they had all that is in the earth together with its like, they would offer it in order to save themselves (from the torment, it will be in vain). For them there will be the terrible reckoning. Their dwelling place will be Hell; - and worst indeed is that place for rest.

18 Maulana Mohammad Ali

He sends down water from the clouds, then watercourses flow according to their measure, and the torrent bears along the swelling foam. And from that which they melt in the fire for the sake of making ornaments or apparatus arises a scum like it. Thus does Allah compare truth and falsehood. Then as for the scum, it passes away as a worthless thing; and as for that which does good to men, it tarries in the earth. Thus does Allah set forth parables.

19 Mohammad Habib Shakir

20 Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

21 Muhammad Sarwar

22 Qaribullah & Darwish

23 Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

24 Wahiduddin Khan

25 Talal Itani

26 Tafsir jalalayn

For those who respond to their Lord, [those who] answer Him, by way of obedience, there shall be the goodly reward, Paradise, and those who do not respond to Him, namely the disbelievers -- if they possessed all that is in the earth, and therewith the like of it, they would offer it to redeem themselves therewith, against the chastisement. For such there shall be an awful reckoning, and that is that they will be requited for every single thing they did, none of which will be forgiven, and their abode shall be Hell, an evil resting place, it is!

27 Tafseer Ibn Kathir

Reward of the Blessed and Wretched Ones

Allah mentions the final destination of the blessed ones and the wretched ones,

لِلَّذِينَ اسْتَجَابُواْ لِرَبِّهِمُ

For those who answered their Lord's call,

obeyed Allah and followed His Messenger (Muhammad, peace be upon him) by obeying his commands and believing in the narrations he brought about the past and the future, theirs will be,

الْحُسْنَى
Al-Husna,

which is the good reward.

Allah said that Dhul-Qarnayn declared,

قَالَ أَمَّا مَن ظَلَمَ فَسَوْفَ نُعَذِّبُهُ ثُمَّ يُرَدُّ إِلَى رَبِّهِ فَيُعَذِّبُهُ عَذَاباً نُّكْراً

وَأَمَّا مَنْ امَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَـلِحاً فَلَهُ جَزَاءً الْحُسْنَى وَسَنَقُولُ لَهُ مِنْ أَمْرِنَا يُسْراً

As for him who does wrong, we shall punish him, and then he will be brought back unto his Lord, Who will punish him with a terrible torment (Hell). But as for him who believes and works righteousness, he shall have the best reward (Al-Husna), and we shall speak unto him mild words by our command. (18;87-88)

Allah said in another Ayah,

لِّلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُواْ الْحُسْنَى وَزِيَادَةٌ

For those who have done good is the best (Al-Husna) and even more. (10;26)

Allah said next,

وَالَّذِينَ لَمْ يَسْتَجِيبُواْ لَهُ

But those who answered not His call,

disobeyed Allah,

لَوْ أَنَّ لَهُم مَّا فِي الَارْضِ جَمِيعًا

if they had all that is in the earth together, (meaning, in the Hereafter).

وَمِثْلَهُ مَعَهُ لَافْتَدَوْاْ بِهِ
with its like, they would offer it in order to save themselves.

This Ayah says;

Had the earth's fill of gold and its like with it, they would try to ransom themselves from Allah's torment at that time. However, this will not be accepted from them. Verily, Allah the Exalted will not accept any type of exchange from,

أُوْلَـيِكَ لَهُمْ سُوءُ الْحِسَابِ

For them there will be the terrible reckoning.

in the Hereafter, when they will be reckoned for the Naqir and the Qitmir, the big and the small. Verily, he who is reckoned in detail on that Day will receive punishment, hence Allah's statement next,

وَمَأْوَاهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ

وَبِيْسَ الْمِهَادُ

Their dwelling place will be Hell; and worst indeed is that place for rest