Al Zariyat

Pickthall

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By those that winnow with a winnowing

Shakir

1 I swear by the wind that scatters far and wide,

Yusuf Ali

1 By the (Winds) that scatter broadcast;

Pickthall

2 And those that bear the burden (of the rain)

Shakir

2 Then those clouds bearing the load (of minute things in space).

Yusuf Ali

2 And those that lift and bear away heavy weights;

Pickthall

3 And those that glide with ease (upon the sea)

Shakir

3 Then those (ships) that glide easily,

Yusuf Ali

3 And those that flow with ease and gentleness;

Pickthall

4 And those who distribute (blessings) by command,

Shakir

4 Then those (angels who) distribute blessings by Our command;

Yusuf Ali

4 And those that distribute and apportion by Command; -

Pickthall

5 Lo! that wherewith ye are threatened is indeed true,

Shakir

5 What you are threatened with is most surely true,

Yusuf Ali

5 Verily that which ye are promised is true;

Pickthall

6 And lo! the judgment will indeed befall.

Shakir

6 And the judgment must most surely come about.

Yusuf Ali

6 And verily Judgment and Justice must indeed come to pass.

Pickthall

7 By the heaven full of paths,

Shakir

7 I swear by the heaven full of ways.

Yusuf Ali

7 By the Sky with (its) numerous Paths,

Pickthall

8 Lo! ye, forsooth, are of various opinion (concerning the truth).

Shakir

8 Most surely you are at variance with each other in what you say,

Yusuf Ali

8 Truly ye are in a doctrine discordant,

Pickthall

9 He is made to turn away from it who is (himself) averse.

Shakir

9 He is turned away from it who would be turned away.

Yusuf Ali

9 Through which are deluded (away from the Truth) such as would be deluded.

Pickthall

10 Accursed be the conjecturers

Shakir

10 Cursed be the liars,

Yusuf Ali

10 Woe to the falsehood - mongers, -

Pickthall

11 Who are careless in an abyss!

Shakir

11 Who are in a gulf (of ignorance) neglectful;

Yusuf Ali

11 Those who (flounder) heedless in a flood of confusion:

Pickthall

12 They ask: When is the Day of Judgment ?

Shakir

12 They ask: When is the day of judgment?

Yusuf Ali

12 They ask, "When will be the Day of Judgment and Justice?"

Pickthall

13 (It is) the day when they will be tormented at the Fire,

Shakir

13 (It is) the day on which they shall be tried at the fire.

Yusuf Ali

13 (It will be) a Day when they will be tried (and tested) over the Fire!

Pickthall

14 (And it will be said unto them): Taste your torment (which ye inflicted). This is what ye sought to hasten.

Shakir

14 Taste your persecution! this is what you would hasten on.

Yusuf Ali

14 "Taste ye your trial! This is what ye used to ask to be hastened!"

Pickthall

15 Lo! those who keep from evil will dwell amid gardens and watersprings,

Shakir

15 Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in gardens and fountains.

Yusuf Ali

15 As to the Righteous, they will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs,

Pickthall

16 Taking that which their Lord giveth them; for lo! aforetime they were doers of good;

Shakir

16 Taking what their Lord gives them; surely they were before that, the doers of good.

Yusuf Ali

16 Taking joy in the things which their Lord gives them, because, before then, they lived a good life.

Pickthall

17 They used to sleep but little of the night,

Shakir

17 They used to sleep but little in the night.

Yusuf Ali

17 They were in the habit of sleeping but little by night,

Pickthall

18 And ere the dawning of each day would seek forgiveness,

Shakir

18 And in the morning they asked forgiveness.

Yusuf Ali

18 And in the hour of early dawn, they (were found) praying for Forgiveness;

Pickthall

19 And in their wealth the beggar and the outcast had due share.

Shakir

19 And in their property was a portion due to him who begs and to him who is denied (good).

Yusuf Ali

19 And in their wealth and possessions (was remembered) the right of the (needy,) him who asked, and him who (for some reason) was prevented (from asking).

Pickthall

20 And in the earth are portents for those whose faith is sure.

Shakir

20 And in the earth there are signs for those who are sure,

Yusuf Ali

20 On the earth are signs for those of assured Faith,

Pickthall

21 And (also) in yourselves. Can ye then not see ?

Shakir

21 And in your own souls (too); will you not then see?

Yusuf Ali

21 As also in your own selves: Will ye not then see?

Pickthall

22 And in the heaven is your providence and that which ye are promised;

Shakir

22 And in the heaven is your sustenance and what you are threatened with.

Yusuf Ali

22 And in heaven is your Sustenance, as (also) that which ye are promised.

Pickthall

23 And by the Lord of the heavens and the earth, it is the truth, even as (it is true) that ye speak.

Shakir

23 And by the Lord of the heavens and the earth! it is most surely the truth, just as you do speak.

Yusuf Ali

23 Then, by the Lord of heaven and earth, this is the very Truth, as much as the fact that ye can speak intelligently to each other.

Pickthall

24 Hath the story of Abraham's honoured guests reached thee (O Muhammad) ?

Shakir

24 Has there come to you information about the honored guests of Ibrahim?

Yusuf Ali

24 Has the story reached thee, of the honoured guests of Abraham?

Pickthall

25 When they came in unto him and said: Peace! he answered, Peace! (and thought): Folk unknown (to me).

Shakir

25 When they entered upon him, they said: Peace. Peace, said he, a strange people.

Yusuf Ali

25 Behold, they entered his presence, and said: "Peace!" He said, "Peace!" (and thought, "These seem) unusual people."

Pickthall

26 Then he went apart unto his housefolk so that they brought a fatted calf;

Shakir

26 Then he turned aside to his family secretly and brought a fat (roasted) calf,

Yusuf Ali

26 Then he turned quickly to his household, brought out a fatted calf,

Pickthall

27 And he set it before them, saying: Will ye not eat ?

Shakir

27 So he brought it near them. He said: What! will you not eat?

Yusuf Ali

27 And placed it before them.. he said, "Will ye not eat?"

Pickthall

28 Then he conceived a fear of them. They said: Fear not! and gave him tidings of (the birth of) a wise son.

Shakir

28 So he conceived in his mind a fear on account of them. They said: Fear not. And they gave him the good news of a boy possessing knowledge.

Yusuf Ali

28 (When they did not eat), He conceived a fear of them. They said, "Fear not," and they gave him glad tidings of a son endowed with knowledge.

Pickthall

29 Then his wife came forward, making moan, and smote her face, and cried: A barren old woman!

Shakir

29 Then his wife came up in great grief, and she struck her face and said: An old barren woman!

Yusuf Ali

29 But his wife came forward (laughing) aloud: she smote her forehead and said: "A barren old woman!"

Pickthall

30 They said: Even so saith thy Lord. Lo! He is the Wise, the Knower.

Shakir

30 They said: Thus says your Lord: Surely He is the Wise, the Knowing.

Yusuf Ali

30 They said, "Even so has thy Lord spoken: and He is full of Wisdom and Knowledge."

Pickthall

31 (Abraham) said: And (afterward) what is your errand, O ye sent (from Allah) ?

Shakir

31 He said: What is your affair then, O apostles!

Yusuf Ali

31 (Abraham) said: "And what, O ye Messengers, is your errand (now)?"

Pickthall

32 They said: Lo! we are sent unto a guilty folk,

Shakir

32 They said: Surely we are sent to a guilty people,

Yusuf Ali

32 They said, "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin; -

Pickthall

33 That we may send upon them stones of clay,

Shakir

33 That we may send down upon them stone of clay,

Yusuf Ali

33 "To bring on, on them, (a shower of) stones of clay (brimstone),

Pickthall

34 Marked by thy Lord for (the destruction of) the wanton.

Shakir

34 Sent forth from your Lord for the extravagant.

Yusuf Ali

34 "Marked as from thy Lord for those who trespass beyond bounds."

Pickthall

35 Then we brought forth such believers as were there.

Shakir

35 Then We brought forth such as were therein of the believers.

Yusuf Ali

35 Then We evacuated those of the Believers who were there,

Pickthall

36 But We found there but one house of those surrendered (to Allah).

Shakir

36 But We did not find therein save a (single) house of those who submitted (the Muslims).

Yusuf Ali

36 But We found not there any just (Muslim) persons except in one house:

Pickthall

37 And We left behind therein a portent for those who fear a painful doom.

Shakir

37 And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.

Yusuf Ali

37 And We left there a Sign for such as fear the Grievous Penalty.

Pickthall

38 And in Moses (too, there is a portent) when We sent him unto Pharaoh with clear warrant,

Shakir

38 And in Musa: When We sent him to Firon with clear authority.

Yusuf Ali

38 And in Moses (was another Sign): Behold, We sent him to Pharaoh, with authority manifest.

Pickthall

39 But he withdrew (confiding) in his might, and said: A wizard or a madman.

Shakir

39 But he turned away with his forces and said: A magician or a mad man.

Yusuf Ali

39 But (Pharaoh) turned back with his Chiefs, and said, "A sorcerer, or one possessed!"

Pickthall

40 So We seized him and his hosts and flung them in the sea, for he was reprobate.

Shakir

40 So We seized him and his hosts and hurled them into the sea and he was blamable.

Yusuf Ali

40 So We took him and his forces, and threw them into the sea; and his was the blame.

Pickthall

41 And in (the tribe of) A'ad (there is a portent) when we sent the fatal wind against them.

Shakir

41 And in Ad: When We sent upon them the destructive wind.

Yusuf Ali

41 And in the 'Ad (people) (was another Sign): Behold, We sent against them the devastating Wind:

Pickthall

42 It spared naught that it reached, but made it (all) as dust.

Shakir

42 It did not leave aught on which it blew, but it made it like ashes.

Yusuf Ali

42 It left nothing whatever that it came up against, but reduced it to ruin and rottenness.

Pickthall

43 And in (the tribe of) Thamud (there is a portent) when it was told them: Take your ease awhile.

Shakir

43 And in Samood: When it was said to them: Enjoy yourselves for a while.

Yusuf Ali

43 And in the Thamud (was another Sign): Behold, they were told, "Enjoy (your brief day) for a little while!"

Pickthall

44 But they rebelled against their Lord's decree, and so the thunderbolt overtook them even while they gazed;

Shakir

44 But they revolted against the commandment of their Lord, so the rumbling overtook them while they saw.

Yusuf Ali

44 But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord: So the stunning noise (of an earthquake) seized them, even while they were looking on.

Pickthall

45 And they were unable to rise up, nor could they help themselves.

Shakir

45 So they were not able to rise up, nor could they defend themselves -

Yusuf Ali

45 Then they could not even stand (on their feet), nor could they help themselves.

Pickthall

46 And the folk of Noah aforetime. Lo! they were licentious folk.

Shakir

46 And the people of Nuh before, surely they were a transgressing people.

Yusuf Ali

46 So were the People of Noah before them for they wickedly transgressed.

Pickthall

47 We have built the heaven with might, and We it is Who make the vast extent (thereof).

Shakir

47 And the heaven, We raised it high with power, and most surely We are the makers of things ample.

Yusuf Ali

47 With power and skill did We construct the Firmament: for it is We Who create the vastness of pace.

Pickthall

48 And the earth have We laid out, how gracious is the Spreader (thereof)!

Shakir

48 And the earth, We have made it a wide extent; how well have We then spread (it) out.

Yusuf Ali

48 And We have spread out the (spacious) earth: How excellently We do spread out!

Pickthall

49 And all things We have created by pairs, that haply ye may reflect.

Shakir

49 And of everything We have created pairs that you may be mindful.

Yusuf Ali

49 And of every thing We have created pairs: That ye may receive instruction.

Pickthall

50 Therefor flee unto Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto you from him.

Shakir

50 Therefore fly to Allah, surely I am a plain warner to you from Him.

Yusuf Ali

50 Hasten ye then (at once) to Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open!

Pickthall

51 And set not any other god along with Allah; lo! I am a plain warner unto you from Him.

Shakir

51 And do not set up with Allah another god: surely I am a plain warner to you from Him.

Yusuf Ali

51 And make not another an object of worship with Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open!

Pickthall

52 Even so there came no messenger unto those before them but they said: A wizard or a madman!

Shakir

52 Thus there did not come to those before them an apostle but they said: A magician or a mad man.

Yusuf Ali

52 Similarly, no messenger came to the Peoples before them, but they said (of him) in like manner, "A sorcerer, or one possessed"!

Pickthall

53 Have they handed down (the saying) as an heirloom one unto another ? Nay, but they are froward folk.

Shakir

53 Have they charged each other with this? Nay! they are an inordinate people.

Yusuf Ali

53 Is this the legacy they have transmitted, one to another? Nay, they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds!

Pickthall

54 So withdraw from them (O Muhammad), for thou art in no wise blameworthy,

Shakir

54 Then turn your back upon them for you are not to blame;

Yusuf Ali

54 So turn away from them: not thine is the blame.

Pickthall

55 And warn, for warning profiteth believers.

Shakir

55 And continue to remind, for surely the reminder profits the believers.

Yusuf Ali

55 But teach (thy Message) for teaching benefits the Believers.

Pickthall

56 I created the jinn and humankind only that they might worship Me.

Shakir

56 And I have not created the jinn and the men except that they should serve Me.

Yusuf Ali

56 I have only created Jinns and men, that they may serve Me.

Pickthall

57 I seek no livelihood from them, nor do I ask that they should feed Me.

Shakir

57 I do not desire from them any sustenance and I do not desire that they should feed Me.

Yusuf Ali

57 No Sustenance do I require of them, nor do I require that they should feed Me.

Pickthall

58 Lo! Allah! He it is that giveth livelihood, the Lord of unbreakable might.

Shakir

58 Surely Allah is the Bestower of sustenance, the Lord of Power, the Strong.

Yusuf Ali

58 For Allah is He Who gives (all) Sustenance, - Lord of Power, - Steadfast (for ever).

Pickthall

59 And lo! for those who (now) do wrong there is an evil day like unto the evil day (which came for) their likes (of old); so let them not ask Me to hasten on (that day).

Shakir

59 So surely those who are unjust shall have a portion like the portion of their companions, therefore let them not ask Me to hasten on.

Yusuf Ali

59 For the Wrong - doers, their portion is like unto the portion of their fellows (of earlier generations): then let them not ask Me to hasten (that portion)!

Pickthall

60 And woe unto those who disbelieve, from (that) their day which they are promised.

Shakir

60 Therefore woe to those who disbelieve because of their day which they are threatened with.

Yusuf Ali

60 Woe, then, to the Unbelievers, on account of that Day of theirs which they have been promised!