And we used to sit therein in positions for hearing, but whoever listens now will find a burning flame lying in wait for him.
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
Saheeh International
And we do not know [therefore] whether evil is intended for those on earth or whether their Lord intends for them a right course.
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
Saheeh International
And among us are the righteous, and among us are [others] not so; we were [of] divided ways.
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
Saheeh International
And we have become certain that we will never cause failure to Allah upon earth, nor can we escape Him by flight.
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
Saheeh International
And when we heard the guidance, we believed in it. And whoever believes in his Lord will not fear deprivation or burden.
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.
And among us are Muslims [in submission to Allah], and among us are the unjust. And whoever has become Muslim - those have sought out the right course.
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
Saheeh International
But as for the unjust, they will be, for Hell, firewood.'
Yusuf Ali
'But those who swerve, - they are (but) fuel for Hell - fire' -
Transliteration
Waama alqasitoona fakanoo lijahannama hataban
Saheeh International
And [Allah revealed] that if they had remained straight on the way, We would have given them abundant provision
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
Saheeh International
So We might test them therein. And whoever turns away from the remembrance of his Lord He will put into arduous punishment.
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, [O Muhammad], "I only invoke my Lord and do not associate with Him anyone."
Yusuf Ali
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
Saheeh International
Say, "Indeed, I do not possess for you [the power of] harm or right direction."
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
Saheeh International
Say, "Indeed, there will never protect me from Allah anyone [if I should disobey], nor will I find in other than Him a refuge.
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
Saheeh International
But [I have for you] only notification from Allah, and His messages." And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger - then indeed, for him is the fire of Hell; they will abide therein forever.
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
Saheeh International
[The disbelievers continue] until, when they see that which they are promised, then they will know who is weaker in helpers and less in number.
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
Saheeh International
Say, "I do not know if what you are promised is near or if my Lord will grant for it a [long] period."
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
Saheeh International
[He is] Knower of the unseen, and He does not disclose His [knowledge of the] unseen to anyone
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
Saheeh International
Except whom He has approved of messengers, and indeed, He sends before each messenger and behind him observers
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
Saheeh International
That he may know that they have conveyed the messages of their Lord; and He has encompassed whatever is with them and has enumerated all things in number.
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