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Surah 72. Al-Jinn, Ayah 10

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وَأَنَّا لَا نَدْرِىٓ أَشَرٌّ أُرِيدَ بِمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَمْ أَرَادَ بِهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ رَشَدًا

Waann a l a nadree asharrun oreeda biman fee alar d i am ar a da bihim rabbuhum rashad a n

"And [now we have become aware] that we [created beings] may not know whether evil fortune is intended for [any of] those who live on earth, or whether it is their Sustainer's will to endow them with consciousness of what is right:¹⁰

- Mohammad Asad

We did not know whether an evil was intended for the dwellers of the earth or whether their Rabb intended to guide them.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Now, we do not really know whether evil is intended for those on earth, or their Lord intends for them what is right.

- Mustafa Khattab

And we know not whether harm is boded unto all who are in the earth, or whether their Lord intendeth guidance for them;

- Marmaduke Pickthall

`And we understand not whether ill is intended to those on earth or whether their Lord (really) intends to guide them to right conduct. ⁵⁷³⁵

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali