He Who created Death and Life, that He may try which of you is best in deed: and He is the Exalted in Might, Oft - Forgiving; -
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Who has created death and life that He may test you which of you is best in deed. And He is the All-Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving;
Transliteration
Allathee khalaqa sabAAa samawatin tibaqan ma tara fee khalqi alrrahmani min tafawutin fairjiAAi albasara hal tara min futoorin
Yusuf Ali
He Who created the seven heavens one above another: No want of proportion wilt thou see in the Creation of (Allah) Most Gracious. So turn thy vision again: seest thou any flaw?
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Who has created the seven heavens one above another; you can see no fault in the creation of the Most Gracious. Then look again: "Can you see any rifts?"
And we have, (from of old), adorned the lowest heaven with Lamps, and We have made such (Lamps) (as) missiles to drive away the Evil Ones, and have prepared for them the Penalty of the Blazing Fire.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And indeed We have adorned the nearest heaven with lamps , and We have made such lamps (as) missiles to drive away the Shayatin (devils), and have prepared for them the torment of the blazing Fire.
When they are cast therein, they will hear the (terrible) drawing in of its breath even as it blazes forth,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
When they are cast therein, they will hear the (terrible) drawing in of its breath as it blazes forth.
Transliteration
Takadu tamayyazu mina alghaythi kullama olqiya feeha fawjun saalahum khazanatuha alam yatikum natheerun
Yusuf Ali
Almost bursting with fury: Every time a Group is cast therein, its Keepers will ask, "Did no Warner come to you?"
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
It almost bursts up with fury. Every time a group is cast therein, its keeper will ask: "Did no warner come to you?"
Transliteration
Qaloo bala qad jaana natheerun fakaththabna waqulna ma nazzala Allahu min shayin in antum illa fee dalalin kabeerin
Yusuf Ali
They will say: "Yes indeed; a Warner did come to us, but we rejected him and said, 'Allah never sent down any (Message): ye are nothing but an egregious delusion!'"
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
They will say: "Yes, indeed a warner did come to us, but we belied him and said: 'Allah never sent down anything (of revelation); you are only in great error.'"
Transliteration
Waqaloo law kunna nasmaAAu aw naAAqilu ma kunna fee ashabi alssaAAeeri
Yusuf Ali
They will further say: "Had we but listened or used our intelligence, we should not (now) be among the Companions of the Blazing Fire!"
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And they will say: "Had we but listened or used our intelligence, we would not have been among the dwellers of the blazing Fire!"
As for those who fear their Lord unseen, for them is Forgiveness and a great Reward.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Verily,, those who fear their Lord unseen (i.e. they do not see Him, nor His punishment in the Hereafter), theirs will be forgiveness and a great reward (i.e. Paradise).
And whether ye hide your word or publish it, He certainly has (full) knowledge, of the secrets of (all) hearts.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And whether you keep your talk secret or disclose it, Verily, He is the All-Knower of what is in the breasts (of men).
Transliteration
Ala yaAAlamu man khalaqa wahuwa allateefu alkhabeeru
Yusuf Ali
Should He not know, - He that created? and He is the One that understands the finest mysteries (and) is well - acquainted (with them).
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Should not He Who has created know? And He is the Most Kind and Courteous (to His slaves), All-Aware (of everything).
Transliteration
Huwa allathee jaAAala lakumu alarda thaloolan faimshoo fee manakibiha wakuloo min rizqihi wailayhi alnnushooru
Yusuf Ali
It is He Who has made the earth manageable for you, so traverse ye through its tracts and enjoy of the Sustenance which He furnishes: but unto Him is the Resurrection.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
He it is Who has made the earth subservient to you (i.e. easy for you to walk, to live and to do agriculture on it); so walk in the path thereof and eat of His provision. And to Him will be the Resurrection.
Transliteration
Aamintum man fee alssamai an yakhsifa bikumu alarda faitha hiya tamooru
Yusuf Ali
Do ye feel secure that He Who is in heaven will not cause you to be swallowed up by the earth when it shakes (as in an earthquake)?
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Do you feel secure that He, Who is over the heaven (Allah), will not cause the earth to sink with you, and then it should quake?
Transliteration
Am amintum man fee alssamai an yursila AAalaykum hasiban fasataAAlamoona kayfa natheeri
Yusuf Ali
Or do ye feel secure that He Who is in Heaven will not send against you a violent tornado (with showers of stones), so that ye shall know how (terrible) was My warning?
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Or do you feel secure that He, Who is over the heaven (Allah), will not send against you a violent whirlwind? Then you shall know how (terrible) has been My Warning.
Transliteration
Walaqad kaththaba allatheena min qablihim fakayfa kana nakeeri
Yusuf Ali
But indeed men before them rejected (My warning): then how (terrible) was My rejection (of them)?
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And indeed those before them belied (the Messengers of Allah), then how terrible was My denial (punishment)?
Transliteration
Awalam yaraw ila alttayri fawqahum saffatin wayaqbidna ma yumsikuhunna illa alrrahmanu innahu bikulli shayin baseerun
Yusuf Ali
Do they not observe the birds above them, spreading their wings and folding them in? None can uphold them except (Allah) Most Gracious: Truly (Allah) Most Gracious: Truly it is He that watches over all things.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Do they not see the birds above them, spreading out their wings and folding them in? None upholds them except the Most Gracious (Allah). Verily, He is the All-Seer of everything.
Transliteration
Amman hatha allathee huwa jundun lakum yansurukum min dooni alrrahmani ini alkafiroona illa fee ghuroorin
Yusuf Ali
Nay, who is there that can help you, (even as) an army, besides (Allah) Most Merciful? In nothing but delusion are the Unbelievers.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Who is he besides the Most Gracious that can be an army to you to help you? The disbelievers are in nothing but delusion.
Transliteration
Amman hatha allathee yarzuqukum in amsaka rizqahu bal lajjoo fee AAutuwwin wanufoorin
Yusuf Ali
Or who is there that can provide you with Sustenance if He were to withhold His provision? Nay, they obstinately persist in insolent impiety and flight (from the Truth).
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Who is he that can provide for you if He should withhold His provision? Nay, but they continue to be in pride, and (they) flee (from the truth).
Is then one who walks headlong, with his face grovelling, better guided, - or one who walks evenly on a Straight Way?
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Is he who walks prone (without seeing) on his face, more rightly guided, or he who (sees and) walks upright on the Straight Way (i.e. Islamic Monotheism)?
Transliteration
Qul huwa allathee anshaakum wajaAAala lakumu alssamAAa waalabsara waalafidata qaleelan ma tashkuroona
Yusuf Ali
Say: "It is He Who has created you (and made you grow), and made for you the faculties of hearing, seeing, feeling and understanding: little thanks it is ye give.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Say it is He Who has created you, and endowed you with hearing (ears) and seeing (eyes), and hearts. Little thanks you give.
Transliteration
Qul huwa allathee tharaakum fee alardi wailayhi tuhsharoona
Yusuf Ali
Say: "It is He Who has multiplied you through the earth, and to Him shall ye be gathered together."
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Say: "It is He Who has created you on the earth, and to Him shall you be gathered (in the Hereafter)."
Transliteration
Wayaqooloona mata hatha alwaAAdu in kuntum sadiqeena
Yusuf Ali
They ask: When will this promise be (fulfilled)? - If ye are telling the truth.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
They say: "When will this promise (i.e. the Day of Resurrection) come to pass if you are telling the truth.?"
Transliteration
Qul innama alAAilmu AAinda Allahi wainnama ana natheerun mubeenun
Yusuf Ali
Say: "As to the knowledge of the time, it is with Allah alone: I am (sent) only to warn plainly in public."
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "The knowledge (of its exact time) is with Allah only, and I am only a plain warner."
At length, when they see it close at hand, grieved will be the faces of the Unbelievers, and it will be said (to them): "This is (the promise fulfilled), which ye were calling for!"
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
But when they will see it (the torment on the Day of Resurrection) approaching, the faces of those who disbelieve will change and turn black with sadness and in grief and it will be said (to them): "This is (the promise) which you were calling for!"
Transliteration
Qul araaytum in ahlakaniya Allahu waman maAAiya aw rahimana faman yujeeru alkafireena min AAathabin aleemin
Yusuf Ali
Say: "See ye? - If Allah were to destroy me, and those with me, or if He bestows His Mercy on us, - yet who can deliver the Unbelievers from a grievous Penalty?"
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "Tell me! If Allah destroys me, and those with me, or He bestows His Mercy on us - who can save the disbelievers from a painful torment?"
Transliteration
Qul huwa alrrahmanu amanna bihi waAAalayhi tawakkalna fasataAAlamoona man huwa fee dalalin mubeenin
Yusuf Ali
Say: "He is (Allah) Most Gracious: We have believed in Him, and on Him have we put our trust: So, soon will ye know which (of us) it is that is in manifest error."
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Say: "He is the Most Gracious (Allah), in Him we believe, and in Him we put our trust. So you will come to know who it is that is in manifest error."
Transliteration
Qul araaytum in asbaha maokum ghawran faman yateekum bimain maAAeenin
Yusuf Ali
Say: "See ye? - If your stream be some morning lost (in the underground earth), who then can supply you with clear - flowing water?"
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "Tell me! If (all) your water were to sink away, who then can supply you with flowing (spring) water?"