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18:104Al-Kahf · The Cave · verse 104 of 110

ٱلَّذِينَ ضَلَّ سَعْيُهُمْ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَهُمْ يَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُمْ يُحْسِنُونَ صُنْعًا۝١٠٤
Allatheena dalla saAAyuhum fee alhayati alddunya wahum yahsaboona annahum yuhsinoona sunAAan
[They are] those whose effort is lost in worldly life, while they think that they are doing well in work."
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EnglishSaheeh International In my reader Ours to keep
[They are] those whose effort is lost in worldly life, while they think that they are doing well in work."
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FrançaisMuhammad HamidullahNon-commercial only
Ceux dont l'effort, dans la vie présente, s'est égaré, alors qu'ils s'imaginent faire le bien.
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EspañolIsa GarcíaOurs to keep
[Son] aquellos que desperdiciaron los esfuerzos que realizaron en este mundo mientras creían obrar el bien.
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DeutschBubenheim & ElyasOurs to keep
deren Bemühen im diesseitigen Leben fehlgeht, während sie meinen, daß sie gut handeln würden?
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TürkçeDiyanet İşleriNon-commercial only
Dünya hayatında, çalışmaları boşa gitmiştir, oysa onlar güzel iş yaptıklarını sanıyorlardı.
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اردوFateh Muhammad JalandhryNon-commercial only
وہ لوگ جن کی سعی دنیا کی زندگی میں برباد ہوگئی۔ اور وہ یہ سمجھے ہوئے ہیں کہ اچھے کام کر رہے ہیں
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Bahasa IndonesiaKementerian AgamaOurs to keep
(Yaitu) orang yang sia-sia perbuatannya dalam kehidupan dunia, sedangkan mereka mengira telah berbuat sebaik-baiknya.
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Bahasa MelayuAbdullah BasmeihNon-commercial only
(Iaitu) orang-orang yang telah sia-sia amal usahanya dalam kehidupan dunia ini, sedang mereka menyangka bahawa mereka sentiasa betul dan baik pada apa sahaja yang mereka lakukan".
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বাংলাMuhiuddin KhanNon-commercial only
তারাই সে লোক, যাদের প্রচেষ্টা পার্থিবজীবনে বিভ্রান্ত হয়, অথচ তারা মনে করে যে, তারা সৎকর্ম করেছে।
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РусскийElmir KulievNon-commercial only
О тех, чьи усилия заблудились в мирской жизни, хотя они думали, что поступают хорошо?
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中文Ma JianNon-commercial only
他们就是在今世生活中徒劳无功,而认为自己是手法巧妙的人。
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فارسیRowwad Translation CenterOurs to keep
[آنان] کسانی هستند‌ که تلاششان در زندگی دنیا تباه گشته است و خود می‌پندارند که کار نیکو می‌کنند».
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KiswahiliAli Muhsin Al-BarwaniOurs to keep
Ni wale ambao juhudi yao katika maisha ya dunia imepotea bure, nao wanadhani kwamba wanafanya kazi nzuri.
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Ni hao vilio haribika vitendo vyao katika maisha ya duniani kwa kuharibika itikadi yao, na hali wao wanaitakidi kuwa ndio wanafanya vitendo vyema!
हिन्दीAzizul Haq al-UmariOurs to keep
वे लोग जिनका प्रयास संसार के जीवन में व्यर्थ हो गया है और वे सोचते हैं कि निःसंदेह वे एक अच्छा काम कर रहे हैं।
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TamazightRamdane At MansourNon-commercial only
Wid iwumi iweddeô laâtab nnsen di tmeddurt n ddunit, wanag nitni nwan gerzen igi"?
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ItalianoHamza PiccardoNon-commercial only
coloro il cui sforzo in questa vita li ha sviati, mentre credevano di fare il bene?”.
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PortuguêsSamir El-HayekNon-commercial only
São aqueles cujos esforços se desvaneceram na vida terrena, não obstante crerem haver praticado o bem.
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BosanskiBesim KorkutNon-commercial only
čiji će trud u životu na ovome svijetu uzaludan biti, a koji će misliti da je dobro ono što rade?
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ShqipSherif AhmetiNon-commercial only
Ata janë veprimi i të cilëve u asgjësua në jetën e kësaj bote, e megjithatë ata mendojnë se janë kah bëjnë mirë.
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NederlandsSofian SiregarNon-commercial only
(Het zijn) degenen wiens daden vruchteloos waren in het wereldse leven. En zij dachten dat zij goed werk verrichtten.
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SoomaaliMahmud AbduhNon-commercial only
waa kuwuu dhumay camalkoodu nolosha adduun iyagoo isuna malayn inay wanaajin camalka.
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HausaAbubakar GumiOurs to keep
"Waɗanda aikinsu ya ɓace a cikin rãyuwar dũniya, alhãli kuwa sunã zaton lalle ne sũ, sunã kyautata, (abin da suke gani) aikin ƙwarai?"
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ไทยKing Fahd ComplexNon-commercial only
“คือบรรดาผู้ที่การขวนขวายของพวกเขาสูญสิ้นไป ในการมีชีวิตในโลกนี้ และพวกเขาคิดว่าแท้จริงพวกเขาปฏิบัติความดีแล้ว”
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தமிழ்Jan Trust FoundationNon-commercial only
யாருடைய முயற்சி இவ்வுலக வாழ்வில் பயனற்றுப் போயிருக்க தாங்கள் மெய்யாகவே அழகான காரியங்களையே செய்வதாக எண்ணிக் கொண்டிருக்கிறார்களோ அவர்கள் தான்.
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日本語Saeed SatoOurs to keep
(彼らは、)自分たちが善い仕事をしていると思いつつ1も、(実は)現世の生活での自分の努力が、徒労になってしまっている者たち」。
QuranEnc.com · Rowwad Center · version 1.0.13
1「善い仕事」と思っていることでも無駄(むだ)になるのだから、彼ら自身が「無意味な物事」と分かっていることは、尚更である(アッ=サァディー487頁参照)。
EnglishHilali & KhanOurs to keep
"Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life while they thought that they were acquiring good by their deeds.9
QuranEnc.com · King Fahd Complex · version 1.1.2
9(V.18:104) For the acceptance of the righteous deeds it is stipulated that the following two basic conditions must be fulfilled: a) The intentions while doing such deeds must be totally for Allâh’s sake only without any show-off or to gain praise or fame. b) Such a deed must be performed in accordance with the Sunnah of Allâh’s Messenger Muhammad bin ‘Abdullâh صلى الله عليه وسلم , the last of the Prophets and the Messengers. Narrated ‘Âishah رضي الله عنها : Allâh’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "If somebody innovates something which is not present in our religion (of Islâmic Monotheism), then that thing will be rejected." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol.3, Hadith No.861). In another Hadith narrated ‘Âishah رضي الله عنها: The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: "Whoever performs a (good) deed which we have not ordered (anyone) to do (or is not in accord with our religion of Islâmic Monotheism), then that deed will be rejected and will not be accepted." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol.9, Chapter No.20 before Hadith No.449).
EnglishRowwad Translation CenterOurs to keep
Those whose efforts in the life of this world are wasted, while they think that they are doing good1.”
QuranEnc.com · Rowwad Center · version 1.0.20
1For they follow other than their Lord’s path, and justify their deviant actions until they finally believe that they are on the right path.
EnglishM. M. Pickthall (1930)Non-commercial only
Those whose effort goeth astray in the life of the world, and yet they reckon that they do good work.
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EnglishA. Yusuf AliNon-commercial only
"Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life, while they thought that they were acquiring good by their works?"
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Tafsir al-Muyassar
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إنهم الذين ضلَّ عملهم في الحياة الدنيا -وهم مشركو قومك وغيرهم ممن ضلَّ سواء السبيل، فلم يكن على هدى ولا صواب- وهم يظنون أنهم محسنون في أعمالهم.
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Surah
18. Al-Kahf الكهف
Verse
104 of 110
In the Quran
2,244 of 6,236
Page
Juz
16 of 30
Hizb
31 of 60 · quarter 2
Revealed
In Makkah (Meccan surah)
Sajdah
No
Words
11 in the Uthmani text
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ٱلَّذِينَ ضَلَّ سَعْيُهُمْ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَهُمْ يَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُمْ يُحْسِنُونَ صُنْعًا۝١٠٤
[They are] those whose effort is lost in worldly life, while they think that they are doing well in work."
Al-Kahf 18:104 · allahservants.com/en/quran/18/104
Arabic: Tanzil Uthmani 1.1, tanzil.net. Translations: credited on each card.