وأنا كنا نقعد منها مقاعد للسمع ۖ فمن يستمع الآن يجد له شهابا رصدا
Yusuf Ali
'We used, indeed, to sit there in (hidden) stations, to (steal) a hearing; but any who listen now will find a flaming fire watching him in ambush.
Transliteration
Waanna kunna naqAAudu minha maqaAAida lilssamAAi faman yastamiAAi alana yajid lahu shihaban rasadan
Arabic
وأنا لا ندري أشر أريد بمن في الأرض أم أراد بهم ربهم رشدا
Yusuf Ali
'And we understand not whether ill is intended to those on earth, or whether their Lord (really) intends to guide them to right conduct.
Transliteration
Waanna la nadree asharrun oreeda biman fee alardi am arada bihim rabbuhum rashadan
Arabic
وأنا منا الصالحون ومنا دون ذلك ۖ كنا طرائق قددا
Yusuf Ali
'There are among us some that are righteous, and some the contrary: we follow divergent paths.
Transliteration
Waanna minna alssalihoona waminna doona thalika kunnataraiqa qidadan
Arabic
وأنا ظننا أن لن نعجز الله في الأرض ولن نعجزه هربا
Yusuf Ali
'But we think that we can by no means frustrate Allah throughout the earth, nor can we frustrate Him by flight.
Transliteration
Wannathananna an lan nuAAjiza Allaha fee alardi walan nuAAjizahu haraban
Arabic
وأنا لما سمعنا الهدى آمنا به ۖ فمن يؤمن بربه فلا يخاف بخسا ولا رهقا
Yusuf Ali
'And as for us, since we have listened to the Guidance, we have accepted it: and any who believes in his Lord has no fear, either of a short (account) or of any injustice.
وأنا منا المسلمون ومنا القاسطون ۖ فمن أسلم فأولئك تحروا رشدا
Yusuf Ali
'Amongst us are some that submit their wills (to Allah), and some that swerve from justice. Now those who submit their wills - they have sought out (the path) of right conduct:
Transliteration
Waanna minna almuslimoona waminna alqasitoona faman aslama faolaika taharraw rashadan
Arabic
وأما القاسطون فكانوا لجهنم حطبا
Yusuf Ali
'But those who swerve, - they are (but) fuel for Hell - fire' -
Transliteration
Waama alqasitoona fakanoo lijahannama hataban
Arabic
وأن لو استقاموا على الطريقة لأسقيناهم ماء غدقا
Yusuf Ali
(And Allah's Message is): "If they (the Pagans) had (only) remained on the (right) Way, We should certainly have bestowed on them Rain in abundance.
Transliteration
Waallawi istaqamoo AAala alttareeqati laasqaynahum maan ghadaqan
Arabic
لنفتنهم فيه ۚ ومن يعرض عن ذكر ربه يسلكه عذابا صعدا
Yusuf Ali
"That We might try them by that (means). But if any turns away from the remembrance of his Lord, He will cause him to undergo a severe Penalty.
Say: "I do no more than invoke my Lord, and I join not with Him any (false god)."
Transliteration
Qul innama adAAoo rabbee wala oshriku bihi ahadan
Arabic
قل إني لا أملك لكم ضرا ولا رشدا
Yusuf Ali
Say: "It is not in my power to cause you harm, or to bring you to right conduct."
Transliteration
Qul innee la amliku lakum darran wala rashadan
Arabic
قل إني لن يجيرني من الله أحد ولن أجد من دونه ملتحدا
Yusuf Ali
Say: "No one can deliver me from Allah (If I were to disobey Him), nor should I find refuge except in Him,
Transliteration
Qul innee lan yujeeranee mina Allahi ahadun walan ajida min doonihi multahadan
Arabic
إلا بلاغا من الله ورسالاته ۚ ومن يعص الله ورسوله فإن له نار جهنم خالدين فيها أبدا
Yusuf Ali
"Unless I proclaim what I receive from Allah and His Messages: for any that disobey Allah and His Messenger, - for them is Hell: they shall dwell therein for ever."
Transliteration
Illa balaghan mina Allahi warisalatihi waman yaAAsi Allaha warasoolahu fainna lahu nara jahannama khalideena feeha abadan
Arabic
حتى إذا رأوا ما يوعدون فسيعلمون من أضعف ناصرا وأقل عددا
Yusuf Ali
At length, when they see (with their own eyes) that which they are promised, - then will they know who it is that is weakest in (his) helper and least important in point of numbers.
Transliteration
Hatta itha raaw ma yooAAadoona fasayaAAlamoona man adAAafu nasiran waaqallu AAadadan
Arabic
قل إن أدري أقريب ما توعدون أم يجعل له ربي أمدا
Yusuf Ali
Say: "I know not whether the (Punishment) which ye are promised is near, or whether my Lord will appoint for it a distant term.
Transliteration
Qul in adree aqareebun ma tooAAadoona am yajAAalu lahu rabbee amadan
Arabic
عالم الغيب فلا يظهر على غيبه أحدا
Yusuf Ali
"He (alone) knows the Unseen, nor does He make any one acquainted with His Mysteries, -
Transliteration
AAalimu alghaybi fala yuthhiru AAala ghaybihi ahadan
Arabic
إلا من ارتضى من رسول فإنه يسلك من بين يديه ومن خلفه رصدا
Yusuf Ali
"Except a messenger whom He has chosen: and then He makes a band of watchers march before him and behind him,
Transliteration
Illa mani irtada min rasoolin fainnahu yasluku min bayni yadayhi wamin khalfihi rasadan
Arabic
ليعلم أن قد أبلغوا رسالات ربهم وأحاط بما لديهم وأحصى كل شيء عددا
Yusuf Ali
"That He may know that they have (truly) brought and delivered the Messages of their Lord: and He surrounds (all the mysteries) that are with them, and takes account of every single thing."
Transliteration
LiyaAAlama an qad ablaghoo risalati rabbihim waahata bima ladayhim waahsa kulla shayin AAadadan