Yusuf Ali
By the (Winds) that scatter broadcast;
Shakir
I swear by the wind that scatters far and wide,
Al Zariyat
Chapter 51, 60 verses
Yusuf Ali
And those that lift and bear away heavy weights;
Shakir
Then those clouds bearing the load (of minute things in space).
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And those that flow with ease and gentleness;
Shakir
Then those (ships) that glide easily,
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And those that distribute and apportion by Command; -
Shakir
Then those (angels who) distribute blessings by Our command;
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Verily that which ye are promised is true;
Shakir
What you are threatened with is most surely true,
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And verily Judgment and Justice must indeed come to pass.
Shakir
And the judgment must most surely come about.
Yusuf Ali
By the Sky with (its) numerous Paths,
Shakir
I swear by the heaven full of ways.
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Truly ye are in a doctrine discordant,
Shakir
Most surely you are at variance with each other in what you say,
Yusuf Ali
Through which are deluded (away from the Truth) such as would be deluded.
Shakir
He is turned away from it who would be turned away.
Yusuf Ali
Woe to the falsehood - mongers, -
Shakir
Cursed be the liars,
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Those who (flounder) heedless in a flood of confusion:
Shakir
Who are in a gulf (of ignorance) neglectful;
Yusuf Ali
They ask, "When will be the Day of Judgment and Justice?"
Shakir
They ask: When is the day of judgment?
Yusuf Ali
(It will be) a Day when they will be tried (and tested) over the Fire!
Shakir
(It is) the day on which they shall be tried at the fire.
Yusuf Ali
"Taste ye your trial! This is what ye used to ask to be hastened!"
Shakir
Taste your persecution! this is what you would hasten on.
Yusuf Ali
As to the Righteous, they will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs,
Shakir
Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in gardens and fountains.
Yusuf Ali
Taking joy in the things which their Lord gives them, because, before then, they lived a good life.
Shakir
Taking what their Lord gives them; surely they were before that, the doers of good.
Yusuf Ali
They were in the habit of sleeping but little by night,
Shakir
They used to sleep but little in the night.
Yusuf Ali
And in the hour of early dawn, they (were found) praying for Forgiveness;
Shakir
And in the morning they asked forgiveness.
Yusuf Ali
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).
Shakir
And in their property was a portion due to him who begs and to him who is denied (good).
Yusuf Ali
On the earth are signs for those of assured Faith,
Shakir
And in the earth there are signs for those who are sure,
Yusuf Ali
As also in your own selves: Will ye not then see?
Shakir
And in your own souls (too); will you not then see?
Yusuf Ali
And in heaven is your Sustenance, as (also) that which ye are promised.
Shakir
And in the heaven is your sustenance and what you are threatened with.
Yusuf Ali
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.
Shakir
And by the Lord of the heavens and the earth! it is most surely the truth, just as you do speak.
Yusuf Ali
Has the story reached thee, of the honoured guests of Abraham?
Shakir
Has there come to you information about the honored guests of Ibrahim?
Yusuf Ali
Behold, they entered his presence, and said: "Peace!" He said, "Peace!" (and thought, "These seem) unusual people."
Shakir
When they entered upon him, they said: Peace. Peace, said he, a strange people.
Yusuf Ali
Then he turned quickly to his household, brought out a fatted calf,
Shakir
Then he turned aside to his family secretly and brought a fat (roasted) calf,
Yusuf Ali
And placed it before them.. he said, "Will ye not eat?"
Shakir
So he brought it near them. He said: What! will you not eat?
Yusuf Ali
(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.
Shakir
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
But his wife came forward (laughing) aloud: she smote her forehead and said: "A barren old woman!"
Shakir
Then his wife came up in great grief, and she struck her face and said: An old barren woman!
Yusuf Ali
They said, "Even so has thy Lord spoken: and He is full of Wisdom and Knowledge."
Shakir
They said: Thus says your Lord: Surely He is the Wise, the Knowing.
Yusuf Ali
(Abraham) said: "And what, O ye Messengers, is your errand (now)?"
Shakir
He said: What is your affair then, O apostles!
Yusuf Ali
They said, "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin; -
Shakir
They said: Surely we are sent to a guilty people,
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"To bring on, on them, (a shower of) stones of clay (brimstone),
Shakir
That we may send down upon them stone of clay,
Yusuf Ali
"Marked as from thy Lord for those who trespass beyond bounds."
Shakir
Sent forth from your Lord for the extravagant.
Yusuf Ali
Then We evacuated those of the Believers who were there,
Shakir
Then We brought forth such as were therein of the believers.
Yusuf Ali
But We found not there any just (Muslim) persons except in one house:
Shakir
But We did not find therein save a (single) house of those who submitted (the Muslims).
Yusuf Ali
And We left there a Sign for such as fear the Grievous Penalty.
Shakir
And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.
Yusuf Ali
And in Moses (was another Sign): Behold, We sent him to Pharaoh, with authority manifest.
Shakir
And in Musa: When We sent him to Firon with clear authority.
Yusuf Ali
But (Pharaoh) turned back with his Chiefs, and said, "A sorcerer, or one possessed!"
Shakir
But he turned away with his forces and said: A magician or a mad man.
Yusuf Ali
So We took him and his forces, and threw them into the sea; and his was the blame.
Shakir
So We seized him and his hosts and hurled them into the sea and he was blamable.
Yusuf Ali
And in the 'Ad (people) (was another Sign): Behold, We sent against them the devastating Wind:
Shakir
And in Ad: When We sent upon them the destructive wind.
Yusuf Ali
It left nothing whatever that it came up against, but reduced it to ruin and rottenness.
Shakir
It did not leave aught on which it blew, but it made it like ashes.
Yusuf Ali
And in the Thamud (was another Sign): Behold, they were told, "Enjoy (your brief day) for a little while!"
Shakir
And in Samood: When it was said to them: Enjoy yourselves for a while.
Yusuf Ali
But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord: So the stunning noise (of an earthquake) seized them, even while they were looking on.
Shakir
But they revolted against the commandment of their Lord, so the rumbling overtook them while they saw.
Yusuf Ali
Then they could not even stand (on their feet), nor could they help themselves.
Shakir
So they were not able to rise up, nor could they defend themselves -
Yusuf Ali
So were the People of Noah before them for they wickedly transgressed.
Shakir
And the people of Nuh before, surely they were a transgressing people.
Yusuf Ali
With power and skill did We construct the Firmament: for it is We Who create the vastness of pace.
Shakir
And the heaven, We raised it high with power, and most surely We are the makers of things ample.
Yusuf Ali
And We have spread out the (spacious) earth: How excellently We do spread out!
Shakir
And the earth, We have made it a wide extent; how well have We then spread (it) out.
Yusuf Ali
And of every thing We have created pairs: That ye may receive instruction.
Shakir
And of everything We have created pairs that you may be mindful.
Yusuf Ali
Hasten ye then (at once) to Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open!
Shakir
Therefore fly to Allah, surely I am a plain warner to you from Him.
Yusuf Ali
And make not another an object of worship with Allah: I am from Him a Warner to you, clear and open!
Shakir
And do not set up with Allah another god: surely I am a plain warner to you from Him.
Yusuf Ali
Similarly, no messenger came to the Peoples before them, but they said (of him) in like manner, "A sorcerer, or one possessed"!
Shakir
Thus there did not come to those before them an apostle but they said: A magician or a mad man.
Yusuf Ali
Is this the legacy they have transmitted, one to another? Nay, they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds!
Shakir
Have they charged each other with this? Nay! they are an inordinate people.
Yusuf Ali
So turn away from them: not thine is the blame.
Shakir
Then turn your back upon them for you are not to blame;
Yusuf Ali
But teach (thy Message) for teaching benefits the Believers.
Shakir
And continue to remind, for surely the reminder profits the believers.
Yusuf Ali
I have only created Jinns and men, that they may serve Me.
Shakir
And I have not created the jinn and the men except that they should serve Me.
Yusuf Ali
No Sustenance do I require of them, nor do I require that they should feed Me.
Shakir
I do not desire from them any sustenance and I do not desire that they should feed Me.
Yusuf Ali
For Allah is He Who gives (all) Sustenance, - Lord of Power, - Steadfast (for ever).
Shakir
Surely Allah is the Bestower of sustenance, the Lord of Power, the Strong.
Yusuf Ali
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)!
Shakir
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
Woe, then, to the Unbelievers, on account of that Day of theirs which they have been promised!
Shakir
Therefore woe to those who disbelieve because of their day which they are threatened with.