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Quran-25:18 Surah Al-furqan English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

قَالُواْ سُبۡحَٰنَكَ مَا كَانَ يَنۢبَغِي لَنَآ أَن نَّتَّخِذَ مِن دُونِكَ مِنۡ أَوۡلِيَآءَ وَلَٰكِن مَّتَّعۡتَهُمۡ وَءَابَآءَهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ نَسُواْ ٱلذِّكۡرَ وَكَانُواْ قَوۡمَۢا بُورٗا

Transliteration:( Qaaloo Subhaanaka maa kaana yanbaghee lanaaa an nattakhiza min doonika min awliyaaa'a wa laakin matta'tahum wa aabaaa'ahum hattaa nasooz zikra wa kaanoo qawman booraa )

18. They will say, 'Glory be to You; it was not fitting for us to take any other patron besides You [32]. But You allowed them and their forefathers to continue until they forgot Your remembrance [33]. And these were the ones who were doomed.' (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

(18) They will say, "Exalted are You! It was not for us to take besides You any allies [i.e., protectors]. But You provided comforts for them and their fathers until they forgot the message and became a people ruined." (Saheen International Translation)

Surah Al-Furqan Ayat 18 Tafsir (Commentry)



  • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
  • Ibn Kathir
  • Ala-Madudi
  • Shaheen International

18. They will say, 'Glory be to You; it was not fitting for us to take any other patron besides You [32]. But You allowed them and their forefathers to continue until they forgot Your remembrance [33]. And these were the ones who were doomed.'

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Furqan verse 18 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Furqan ayat 17 which provides the complete commentary from verse 17 through 19.

(25:18) They will say: “Glory be to You! It did not behove us to take any other than You as our guardians, but You lavished the pleasures of life upon them and their forefathers until they forgot the Admonition and became doomed to destruction.”26

Ala-Maududi

(25:18) They will say: “Glory be to You! It did not behove us to take any other than You as our guardians, but You lavished the pleasures of life upon them and their forefathers until they forgot the Admonition and became doomed to destruction.”26


26. That is, they were mean people: You gave them all the provisions of life so that they may show gratitude to You, but they became ungrateful and ignored all the admonitions given by the Prophets.

(18) They will say, "Exalted are You! It was not for us to take besides You any allies [i.e., protectors]. But You provided comforts for them and their fathers until they forgot the message and became a people ruined."

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