Al Ma'arij, Al-Quran English Tran. Shakir

Shakir

One demanding, demanded the chastisement which must befall

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. A questioner asked concerning a torment about to befall

Pickthall

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. A questioner questioned concerning the doom about to fall

Yusuf Ali

A questioner asked about a Penalty to befall -

Shakir

The unbelievers - - there is none to avert it - -

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Upon the disbelievers, which none can avert,

Pickthall

Upon the disbelievers, which none can repel,

Yusuf Ali

The Unbelievers, the which there is none to ward off, -

Shakir

From Allah, the Lord of the ways of Ascent.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

From Allah, the Lord of the ways of ascent.

Pickthall

From Allah, Lord of the Ascending Stairways

Yusuf Ali

(A Penalty) from Allah, Lord of the Ways of Ascent.

Shakir

To Him ascend the angels and the Spirit in a day the measure of which is fifty thousand years.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

The angels and the Ruh [Jibril (Gabriel)] ascend to Him in a Day the measure whereof is fifty thousand years.

Pickthall

(Whereby) the angels and the Spirit ascend unto Him in a Day whereof the span is fifty thousand years.

Yusuf Ali

The angels and the spirit ascend unto him in a Day the measure whereof is (as) fifty thousand years:

Shakir

Therefore endure with a goodly patience.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

So be patient (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), with a good patience.

Pickthall

But be patient (O Muhammad) with a patience fair to see.

Yusuf Ali

Therefore do thou hold Patience, - a Patience of beautiful (contentment).

Shakir

Surely they think it to be far off,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Verily, they see it (the torment) afar off.

Pickthall

Lo! they behold it afar off

Yusuf Ali

They see the (Day) indeed as a far - off (event):

Shakir

And We see it nigh.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

But We see it (quite) near.

Pickthall

While we behold it nigh:

Yusuf Ali

But We see it (quite) near.

Shakir

On the day when the heaven shall be as molten copper

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

The Day that the sky will be like the boiling filth of oil, (or molten copper or silver or lead).

Pickthall

The day when the sky will become as molten copper,

Yusuf Ali

The Day that the sky will be like molten brass,

Shakir

And the mountains shall be as tufts of wool

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And the mountains will be like flakes of wool.

Pickthall

And the hills become as flakes of wool,

Yusuf Ali

And the mountains will be like wool,

Shakir

And friend shall not ask of friend

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And no friend will ask a friend (about his condition),

Pickthall

And no familiar friend will ask a question of his friend

Yusuf Ali

And no friend will ask after a friend,

Shakir

(Though) they shall be made to see each other. The guilty one would fain redeem himself from the chastisement of that day by (sacrificing) his children,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Though they shall be made to see one another [(i.e. on the Day of Resurrection), there will be none but see his father, children and relatives, but he will neither speak to them nor will ask them for any help]. The Mujrim, (criminal, sinner, ) would desire to ransom himself from the punishment of that Day by his children,

Pickthall

Though they will be given sight of them. The guilty man will long to be able to ransom himself from the punishment of that day at the price of his children

Yusuf Ali

Though they will be put in sight of each other, - the sinner's desire will be: Would that he could redeem himself from the Penalty of that Day by (sacrificing) his children,

Shakir

And his wife and his brother

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And his wife and his brother,

Pickthall

And his spouse and his brother

Yusuf Ali

His wife and his brother,

Shakir

And the nearest of his kinsfolk who gave him shelter,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And his kindred who sheltered him,

Pickthall

And his kin that harboured him

Yusuf Ali

His kindred who sheltered him,

Shakir

And all those that are in the earth, (wishing) then (that) this might deliver him.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And all that are in the earth, so that it might save him.

Pickthall

And all that are in the earth, if then it might deliver him.

Yusuf Ali

And all, all that is on earth, - so it could deliver him:

Shakir

By no means! Surely it is a flaming fire

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

By no means! Verily, it will be the Fire of Hell,

Pickthall

But nay! for lo! it is the fire of hell

Yusuf Ali

By no means! for it would be the Fire of Hell! -

Shakir

Dragging by the head,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Taking away (burning completely) the head skin!

Pickthall

Eager to roast;

Yusuf Ali

Plucking out (his being) right to the skull! -

Shakir

It shall claim him who turned and fled (from truth),

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Calling (all) such as turn their backs and turn away their faces (from Faith) [picking and swallowing them up from that great gathering of mankind on the Day of Resurrection just as a bird picks up a food-grain from the earth with its beak and swallows it up] (Tafsir Al-Qurtubi)

Pickthall

It calleth him who turned and fled (from truth),

Yusuf Ali

Inviting (all) such as turn their backs and turn away their faces (from the Right).

Shakir

And amasses (wealth) then shuts it up.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And collect (wealth) and hide it (from spending it in the Cause of Allah).

Pickthall

And hoarded (wealth) and withheld it.

Yusuf Ali

And collect (wealth) and hide it (from use)!

Shakir

Surely man is created of a hasty temperament

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Verily, man () was created very impatient;

Pickthall

Lo! man was created anxious,

Yusuf Ali

Truly man was created very impatient; -

Shakir

Being greatly grieved when evil afflicts him

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Irritable (discontented) when evil touches him;

Pickthall

Fretful when evil befalleth him

Yusuf Ali

Fretful when evil touches him;

Shakir

And niggardly when good befalls him

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And niggardly when good touches him.

Pickthall

And, when good befalleth him, grudging;

Yusuf Ali

And niggardly when good reaches him; -

Shakir

Except those who pray,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Except those who are devoted to Salat (prayers).

Pickthall

Save worshippers.

Yusuf Ali

Not so those devoted to Prayer; -

Shakir

Those who are constant at their prayer

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Those who remain constant in their Salat (prayers);

Pickthall

Who are constant at their worship

Yusuf Ali

Those who remain steadfast to their prayer;

Shakir

And those in whose wealth there is a fixed portion.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And those in whose wealth there is a recognised right

Pickthall

And in whose wealth there is a right acknowledged

Yusuf Ali

And those in whose wealth is a recognised right.

Shakir

For him who begs and for him who is denied (good)

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

For the beggar who asks, and for the unlucky who has lost his property and wealth, (and his means of living has been straitened).

Pickthall

For the beggar and the destitute;

Yusuf Ali

For the (needy) who asks and him who is prevented (for some reason from asking);

Shakir

And those who accept the truth of the judgment day

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And those who believe in the Day of Recompense.

Pickthall

And those who believe in the Day of Judgment,

Yusuf Ali

And those who hold to the truth of the Day of Judgment;

Shakir

And those who are fearful of the chastisement of their Lord - -

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And those who fear the torment of their Lord.

Pickthall

And those who are fearful of their Lord's doom -

Yusuf Ali

And those who fear the displeasure of their Lord, -

Shakir

Surely the chastisement of their Lord is (a thing) not to be felt secure of - -

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Verily, the torment of their Lord is that before which none can feel secure. -

Pickthall

Lo! the doom of their Lord is that before which none can feel secure -

Yusuf Ali

For their Lord's displeasure is the opposite of Peace and Tranquillity; -

Shakir

And those who guard their private parts,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And those who guard their chastity (i.e. private parts from illegal sexual acts).

Pickthall

And those who preserve their chastity

Yusuf Ali

And those who guard their chastity,

Shakir

Except in the case of their wives or those whom their right hands possess - - for these surely are not to be blamed,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Except from their wives or the (women slaves) whom their right hands possess - for (then) they are not blameworthy.

Pickthall

Save with their wives and those whom their right hands possess, for thus they are not blameworthy;

Yusuf Ali

Except with their wives and the (captives) whom their right hands possess, - for (then) they are not to be blamed,

Shakir

But he who seeks to go beyond this, these it is that go beyond the limits - -

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

But whosoever seeks beyond that, then it is those who are trespassers.

Pickthall

But whoso seeketh more than that, those are they who are transgressors;

Yusuf Ali

But those who trespass beyond this are transgressors; -

Shakir

And those who are faithful to their trusts and their covenant

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And those who keep their trusts and covenants.

Pickthall

And those who keep their pledges and their covenant,

Yusuf Ali

And those who respect their trusts and covenants;

Shakir

And those who are upright in their testimonies,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And those who stand firm in their testimonies.

Pickthall

And those who stand by their testimony

Yusuf Ali

And those who stand firm in their testimonies;

Shakir

And those who keep a guard on their prayer,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And those who guard their Salat (prayers) well.

Pickthall

And those who are attentive at their worship.

Yusuf Ali

And those who guard (the sacredness) of their worship; -

Shakir

Those shall be in gardens, honored.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Such shall dwell in the Gardens (i.e. Paradise), honoured.

Pickthall

These will dwell in Gardens, honoured.

Yusuf Ali

Such will be the honoured ones in the Gardens (of Bliss).

Shakir

But what is the matter with those who disbelieve that they hasten on around you,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

So what is the matter with those who disbelieve that they hasten to listen from you [O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), in order to belie you and to mock at you, and at Allah's Book (this Qur'an)].

Pickthall

What aileth those who disbelieve, that they keep staring toward thee (O Muhammad), open - eyed,

Yusuf Ali

Now what is the matter with the Unbelievers that they rush madly before thee -

Shakir

On the right hand and on the left, in sundry parties?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

(Sitting) in groups on the right and on the left (of you, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)?

Pickthall

On the right and on the left, in groups ?

Yusuf Ali

From the right and from the left, in crowds?

Shakir

Does every man of them desire that he should be made to enter the garden of bliss?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Does every man of them hope to enter the Paradise of Delight?

Pickthall

Doth every man among them hope to enter the Garden of Delight ?

Yusuf Ali

Does every man of them long to enter the Garden of Bliss?

Shakir

By no means! Surely We have created them of what they know.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

No, that is not like that! Verily, We have created them out of that which they know!

Pickthall

Nay, verily. Lo! We created them from what they know.

Yusuf Ali

By no means! For We have created them out of the (base matter) they know!

Shakir

But nay! I swear by the Lord of the Easts and the Wests that We are certainly able

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

So I swear by the Lord of all the [three hundred and sixty-five (365)] points of sunrise and sunset in the east and the west that surely We are Able

Pickthall

But nay! I swear by the Lord of the rising - places and the setting - places of the planets that We verily are Able

Yusuf Ali

Now I do call to witness the Lord of all points in the East and the West that We can certainly -

Shakir

To bring instead (others) better than them, and We shall not be overcome.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

To replace them by (others) better than them; and We are not to be outrun.

Pickthall

To replace them by (others) better than them. And we are not to be outrun.

Yusuf Ali

Substitute for them better (men) than they; And We are not to be defeated (in Our Plan).

Shakir

Therefore leave them alone to go on with the false discourses and to sport until they come face to face with that day of theirs with which they are threatened;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

So leave them to plunge in vain talk and play about, until they meet their Day which they are promised -

Pickthall

So let them chat and play until they meet their Day which they are promised,

Yusuf Ali

So leave them to plunge in vain talk and play about, until they encounter that Day of theirs which they have been promised! -

Shakir

The day on which they shall come forth from their graves in haste, as if they were hastening on to a goal,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

The Day when they will come out of the graves quickly as racing to a goal,

Pickthall

The day when they come forth from the graves in haste, as racing to a goal,

Yusuf Ali

The Day whereon they will issue from their sepulchres in sudden haste as if they were rushing to a goal - post (fixed for them), -

Shakir

Their eyes cast down; disgrace shall overtake them; that is the day which they were threatened with.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

With their eyes lowered in fear and humility, ignominy covering them (all over)! That is the Day which they were promised!

Pickthall

With eyes aghast, abasement stupefying them: Such is the Day which they are promised.

Yusuf Ali

Their eyes lowered in dejection, - ignominy covering them (all over)! such is the Day the which they are promised!

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