Translations of the Qur'an, Chapter 15:
AL-HIJR (AL-HIJR, STONELAND, ROCK CITY, AL-HIJR VALLEY)
Total Verses: 99
Revealed At: MAKKA
Order in which revealed: 54
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In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful.
015.001
YUSUFALI: A. L. R. These are the Ayats of Revelation,- of a Qur'an that makes things
clear.
PICKTHAL: Alif. Lam. Ra. These are verses of the Scripture and a plain Reading.
SHAKIR: Alif Lam Ra. These are the verses of the Book and (of) a Quran that makes (things)
clear.
KHALIFA: A.L.R. These (letters) are proofs of this scripture; a profound Quran.
015.002
YUSUFALI: Again and again will those who disbelieve, wish that they had bowed (to Allah's
will) in Islam.
PICKTHAL: It may be that those who disbelieve wish ardently that they were Muslims.
SHAKIR: Often will those who disbelieve wish that they had been Muslims.
KHALIFA: Certainly, those who disbelieved will wish they were submitters.
015.003
YUSUFALI: Leave them alone, to enjoy (the good things of this life) and to please
themselves: let (false) hope amuse them: soon will knowledge (undeceive them).
PICKTHAL: Let them eat and enjoy life, and let (false) hope beguile them. They will come
to know!
SHAKIR: Leave them that they may eat and enjoy themselves and (that) hope may beguile
them, for they will soon know.
KHALIFA: Let them eat, enjoy, and remain blinded by wishful thinking; they will find out.
015.004
YUSUFALI: Never did We destroy a population that had not a term decreed and assigned
beforehand.
PICKTHAL: And We destroyed no township but there was a known decree for it.
SHAKIR: And never did We destroy a town but it had a term made known.
KHALIFA: We never annihilated any community, except in accordance with a specific,
predetermined time.
015.005
YUSUFALI: Neither can a people anticipate its term, nor delay it.
PICKTHAL: No nation can outstrip its term nor can they lag behind.
SHAKIR: No people can hasten on their doom nor can they postpone (it).
KHALIFA: The end of any community can never be advanced, nor delayed.
015.006
YUSUFALI: They say: "O thou to whom the Message is being revealed! truly thou art mad
(or possessed)!
PICKTHAL: And they say: O thou unto whom the Reminder is revealed, lo! thou art indeed a
madman!
SHAKIR: And they say: O you to whom the Reminder has been revealed! you are most surely
insane:
KHALIFA: They said, "O you who received this reminder, you are crazy.
015.007
YUSUFALI: "Why bringest thou not angels to us if it be that thou hast the
Truth?"
PICKTHAL: Why bringest thou not angels unto us, if thou art of the truthful?
SHAKIR: Why do you not bring to us the angels if you are of the truthful ones?
KHALIFA: "Why do you not bring down the angels, if you are truthful?"
015.008
YUSUFALI: We send not the angels down except for just cause: if they came (to the
ungodly), behold! no respite would they have!
PICKTHAL: We send not down the angels save with the Fact, and in that case (the
disbelievers) would not be tolerated.
SHAKIR: We do not send the angels but with truth, and then they would not be respited.
KHALIFA: We do not send down the angels except for specific functions. Otherwise, no one
will be respited.
015.009
YUSUFALI: We have, without doubt, sent down the Message; and We will assuredly guard it
(from corruption).
PICKTHAL: Lo! We, even We, reveal the Reminder, and lo! We verily are its Guardian.
SHAKIR: Surely We have revealed the Reminder and We will most surely be its guardian.
KHALIFA: Absolutely, we have revealed the reminder, and, absolutely, we will preserve it.
015.010
YUSUFALI: We did send messengers before thee amongst the religious sects of old:
PICKTHAL: We verily sent (messengers) before thee among the factions of the men of old.
SHAKIR: And certainly We sent (messengers) before you among the nations of yore.
KHALIFA: We have sent (messengers) before you to the communities in the past.
015.011
YUSUFALI: But never came a messenger to them but they mocked him.
PICKTHAL: And never came there unto them a messenger but they did mock him.
SHAKIR: And there never came a messenger to them but they mocked him.
KHALIFA: Every time a messenger went to them, they ridiculed him.
015.012
YUSUFALI: Even so do we let it creep into the hearts of the sinners -
PICKTHAL: Thus do We make it traverse the hearts of the guilty:
SHAKIR: Thus do We make it to enter into the hearts of the guilty;
KHALIFA: We thus control the minds of the guilty.
015.013
YUSUFALI: That they should not believe in the (Message); but the ways of the ancients have
passed away.
PICKTHAL: They believe not therein, though the example of the men of old hath gone before.
SHAKIR: They do not believe in it, and indeed the example of the former people has already
passed.
KHALIFA: Consequently, they cannot believe in him. This has been the system since the past
generations.
015.014
YUSUFALI: Even if We opened out to them a gate from heaven, and they were to continue (all
day) ascending therein,
PICKTHAL: And even if We opened unto them a gate of heaven and they kept mounting through
it,
SHAKIR: And even if We open to them a gateway of heaven, so that they ascend into it all
the while,
KHALIFA: Even if we opened for them a gate into the sky, through which they climb;
015.015
YUSUFALI: They would only say: "Our eyes have been intoxicated: Nay, we have been
bewitched by sorcery."
PICKTHAL: They would say: Our sight is wrong - nay, but we are folk bewitched.
SHAKIR: They would certainly say: Only our eyes have been covered over, rather we are an
enchanted people.
KHALIFA: they will say, "Our eyes have been deceived. We have been bewitched."
015.016
YUSUFALI: It is We Who have set out the zodiacal signs in the heavens, and made them
fair-seeming to (all) beholders;
PICKTHAL: And verily in the heaven we have set mansions of the stars, and We have
beautified it for beholders.
SHAKIR: And certainly We have made strongholds in the heaven and We have made it fair
seeming to the beholders.
KHALIFA: We placed galaxies in the sky, and adorned it for the beholders.
015.017
YUSUFALI: And (moreover) We have guarded them from every cursed devil:
PICKTHAL: And We have guarded it from every outcast devil,
SHAKIR: And We guard it against every accursed Shaitan,
KHALIFA: And we guarded it against every rejected devil.
015.018
YUSUFALI: But any that gains a hearing by stealth, is pursued by a flaming fire, bright
(to see).
PICKTHAL: Save him who stealeth the hearing, and them doth a clear flame pursue.
SHAKIR: But he who steals a hearing, so there follows him a visible flame.
KHALIFA: If any of them sneaks around to listen, a mighty projectile will chase him back.
015.019
YUSUFALI: And the earth We have spread out (like a carpet); set thereon mountains firm and
immovable; and produced therein all kinds of things in due balance.
PICKTHAL: And the earth have We spread out, and placed therein firm hills, and caused each
seemly thing to grow therein.
SHAKIR: And the earth-- We have spread it forth and made in it firm mountains and caused
to grow in it of every suitable thing.
KHALIFA: As for the earth, we constructed it, and placed on it stabilizers (mountains),
and we grew on it a perfect balance of everything.
015.020
YUSUFALI: And We have provided therein means of subsistence,- for you and for those for
whose sustenance ye are not responsible.
PICKTHAL: And we have given unto you livelihoods therein, and unto those for whom ye
provide not.
SHAKIR: And We have made in it means of subsistence for you and for him for whom you are
not the suppliers.
KHALIFA: We made it habitable for you, and for creatures you do not provide for.
015.021
YUSUFALI: And there is not a thing but its (sources and) treasures (inexhaustible) are
with Us; but We only send down thereof in due and ascertainable measures.
PICKTHAL: And there is not a thing but with Us are the stores thereof. And we send it not
down save in appointed measure.
SHAKIR: And there is not a thing but with Us are the treasures of it, and We do not send
it down but in a known measure.
KHALIFA: There is nothing that we do not own infinite amounts thereof. But we send it down
in precise measure.
015.022
YUSUFALI: And We send the fecundating winds, then cause the rain to descend from the sky,
therewith providing you with water (in abundance), though ye are not the guardians of its
stores.
PICKTHAL: And We send the winds fertilising, and cause water to descend from the sky, and
give it you to drink. It is not ye who are the holders of the store thereof.
SHAKIR: And We send the winds fertilizing, then send down water from the cloud so We give
it to you to drink of, nor is it you who store it up.
KHALIFA: And we send the winds as pollinators, and cause water to come down from the sky
for you to drink. Otherwise, you could not keep it palatable.
015.023
YUSUFALI: And verily, it is We Who give life, and Who give death: it is We Who remain
inheritors (after all else passes away).
PICKTHAL: Lo! and it is We, even We, Who quicken and give death, and We are the Inheritor.
SHAKIR: And most surely We bring to life and cause to die and We are the heirs.
KHALIFA: It is we who control life and death, and we are the ultimate inheritors.
015.024
YUSUFALI: To Us are known those of you who hasten forward, and those who lag behind.
PICKTHAL: And verily We know the eager among you and verily We know the laggards.
SHAKIR: And certainly We know those of you who have gone before and We certainly know
those who shall come later.
KHALIFA: And we fully know those among you who advance, and we fully know those who
regress.
015.025
YUSUFALI: Assuredly it is thy Lord Who will gather them together: for He is perfect in
Wisdom and Knowledge.
PICKTHAL: Lo! thy Lord will gather them together. Lo! He is Wise, Aware.
SHAKIR: And surely your Lord will gather them together; surely He is Wise, Knowing.
KHALIFA: Your Lord will surely summon them. He is Most Wise, Omniscient.
015.026
YUSUFALI: We created man from sounding clay, from mud moulded into shape;
PICKTHAL: Verily We created man of potter's clay of black mud altered,
SHAKIR: And certainly We created man of clay that gives forth sound, of black mud
fashioned in shape.
KHALIFA: We created the human being from aged mud, like the potter's clay.
015.027
YUSUFALI: And the Jinn race, We had created before, from the fire of a scorching wind.
PICKTHAL: And the jinn did We create aforetime of essential fire.
SHAKIR: And the jinn We created before, of intensely hot fire.
KHALIFA: As for the jinns, we created them, before that, from blazing fire.
015.028
YUSUFALI: Behold! thy Lord said to the angels: "I am about to create man, from
sounding clay from mud moulded into shape;
PICKTHAL: And (remember) when thy Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am creating a mortal
out of potter's clay of black mud altered,
SHAKIR: And when your Lord said to the angels: Surely I am going to create a mortal of the
essence of black mud fashioned in shape.
KHALIFA: Your Lord said to the angels, "I am creating a human being from aged mud,
like the potter's clay.
015.029
YUSUFALI: "When I have fashioned him (in due proportion) and breathed into him of My
spirit, fall ye down in obeisance unto him."
PICKTHAL: So, when I have made him and have breathed into him of My Spirit, do ye fall
down, prostrating yourselves unto him.
SHAKIR: So when I have made him complete and breathed into him of My spirit, fall down
making obeisance to him.
KHALIFA: "Once I perfect him, and blow into him from My spirit, you shall fall
prostrate before him."
015.030
YUSUFALI: So the angels prostrated themselves, all of them together:
PICKTHAL: So the angels fell prostrate, all of them together
SHAKIR: So the angels made obeisance, all of them together,
KHALIFA: The angels fell prostrate; all of them,
015.031
YUSUFALI: Not so Iblis: he refused to be among those who prostrated themselves.
PICKTHAL: Save Iblis. He refused to be among the prostrate.
SHAKIR: But Iblis (did it not); he refused to be with those who made obeisance.
KHALIFA: except Iblis (Satan). He refused to be with the prostrators.
015.032
YUSUFALI: (Allah) said: "O Iblis! what is your reason for not being among those who
prostrated themselves?"
PICKTHAL: He said: O Iblis! What aileth thee that thou art not among the prostrate?
SHAKIR: He said: O Iblis! what excuse have you that you are not with those who make
obeisance?
KHALIFA: He said, "O Iblis (Satan), why are you not with the prostrators?"
015.033
YUSUFALI: (Iblis) said: "I am not one to prostrate myself to man, whom Thou didst
create from sounding clay, from mud moulded into shape."
PICKTHAL: He said: I am not one to prostrate myself unto a mortal whom Thou hast created
out of potter's clay of black mud altered!
SHAKIR: He said: I am not such that I should make obeisance to a mortal whom Thou hast
created of the essence of black mud fashioned in shape.
KHALIFA: He said, "I am not to prostrate before a human being, whom You created from
aged mud, like the potter's clay."
015.034
YUSUFALI: (Allah) said: "Then get thee out from here; for thou art rejected,
accursed.
PICKTHAL: He said: Then go thou forth from hence, for lo! thou art outcast.
SHAKIR: He said: Then get out of it, for surely you are driven away:
KHALIFA: He said, "Therefore, you must get out; you are banished.
015.035
YUSUFALI: "And the curse shall be on thee till the day of Judgment."
PICKTHAL: And lo! the curse shall be upon thee till the Day of Judgment.
SHAKIR: And surely on you is curse until the day of judgment.
KHALIFA: "You have incurred My condemnation until the Day of Judgment."
015.036
YUSUFALI: (Iblis) said: "O my Lord! give me then respite till the Day the (dead) are
raised."
PICKTHAL: He said: My Lord! Reprieve me till the day when they are raised.
SHAKIR: He said: My Lord! then respite me till the time when they are raised.
KHALIFA: He said, "My Lord, respite me until the day they are resurrected."
015.037
YUSUFALI: (Allah) said: "Respite is granted thee
PICKTHAL: He said: Then lo! thou art of those reprieved
SHAKIR: He said: So surely you are of the respited ones
KHALIFA: He said, "You are respited.
015.038
YUSUFALI: "Till the Day of the Time appointed."
PICKTHAL: Till the Day of appointed time.
SHAKIR: Till the period of the time made known.
KHALIFA: "Until the specified day and time."
015.039
YUSUFALI: (Iblis) said: "O my Lord! because Thou hast put me in the wrong, I will
make (wrong) fair-seeming to them on the earth, and I will put them all in the wrong,-
PICKTHAL: He said: My Lord! Because Thou hast sent me astray, I verily shall adorn the
path of error for them in the earth, and shall mislead them every one,
SHAKIR: He said: My Lord! because Thou hast made life evil to me, I will certainly make
(evil) fair-seeming to them on earth, and I will certainly cause them all to deviate
KHALIFA: He said, "My Lord, since You have willed that I go astray, I will surely
entice them on earth; I will send them all astray.
015.040
YUSUFALI: "Except Thy servants among them, sincere and purified (by Thy Grace)."
PICKTHAL: Save such of them as are Thy perfectly devoted slaves.
SHAKIR: Except Thy servants from among them, the devoted ones.
KHALIFA: "Except those among Your worshipers who are devoted absolutely to You
alone."
015.041
YUSUFALI: (Allah) said: "This (way of My sincere servants) is indeed a way that leads
straight to Me.
PICKTHAL: He said: This is a right course incumbent upon Me:
SHAKIR: He said: This is a right way with Me:
KHALIFA: He said, "This is a law that is inviolable.
015.042
YUSUFALI: "For over My servants no authority shalt thou have, except such as put
themselves in the wrong and follow thee."
PICKTHAL: Lo! as for My slaves, thou hast no power over any of them save such of the
froward as follow thee,
SHAKIR: Surely. as regards My servants, you have no authority ,over them except those who
follow you of the deviators.
KHALIFA: "You have no power over My servants. You only have power over the strayers
who follow you.
015.043
YUSUFALI: And verily, Hell is the promised abode for them all!
PICKTHAL: And lo! for all such, hell will be the promised place.
SHAKIR: And surely Hell is the promised place of them all:
KHALIFA: "And Hell awaits them all.
015.044
YUSUFALI: To it are seven gates: for each of those gates is a (special) class (of sinners)
assigned.
PICKTHAL: It hath seven gates, and each gate hath an appointed portion.
SHAKIR: It has seven gates; for every gate there shall be a separate party of them.
KHALIFA: "It will have seven gates. Each gate will get a specific share of
them."
015.045
YUSUFALI: The righteous (will be) amid gardens and fountains (of clear-flowing water).
PICKTHAL: Lo! those who ward off (evil) are among gardens and watersprings.
SHAKIR: Surely those who guard (against evil) shall be in the midst of gardens and
fountains:
KHALIFA: As for the righteous, they will enjoy gardens and springs.
015.046
YUSUFALI: (Their greeting will be): "Enter ye here in peace and security."
PICKTHAL: (And it is said unto them): Enter them in peace, secure.
SHAKIR: Enter them in peace, secure.
KHALIFA: Enter therein, peaceful and secure.
015.047
YUSUFALI: And We shall remove from their hearts any lurking sense of injury: (they will
be) brothers (joyfully) facing each other on thrones (of dignity).
PICKTHAL: And We remove whatever rancour may be in their breasts. As brethren, face to
face, (they rest) on couches raised.
SHAKIR: And We will root out whatever of rancor is in their breasts-- (they shall be) as
brethren, on raised couches, face to face.
KHALIFA: We remove all jealousy from their hearts. Like one family, they will be on
adjacent furnishings.
015.048
YUSUFALI: There no sense of fatigue shall touch them, nor shall they (ever) be asked to
leave.
PICKTHAL: Toil cometh not unto them there, nor will they be expelled from thence.
SHAKIR: Toil shall not afflict them in it, nor shall they be ever ejected from it.
KHALIFA: Never will they suffer any fatigue therein; never will they be evicted therefrom.
015.049
YUSUFALI: Tell My servants that I am indeed the Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful;
PICKTHAL: Announce, (O Muhammad) unto My slaves that verily I am the Forgiving, the
Merciful,
SHAKIR: Inform My servants that I am the Forgiving, the Merciful,
KHALIFA: Inform My servants that I am the Forgiver, Most Merciful.
015.050
YUSUFALI: And that My Penalty will be indeed the most grievous Penalty.
PICKTHAL: And that My doom is the dolorous doom.
SHAKIR: And that My punishment-- that is the painful punishment.
KHALIFA: And that My retribution is the most painful retribution.
015.051
YUSUFALI: Tell them about the guests of Abraham.
PICKTHAL: And tell them of Abraham's guests,
SHAKIR: And inform them of the guests of Ibrahim:
KHALIFA: Inform them about Abraham's guests.
015.052
YUSUFALI: When they entered his presence and said, "Peace!" He said, "We
feel afraid of you!"
PICKTHAL: (How) when they came in unto him, and said: Peace. He said: Lo! we are afraid of
you.
SHAKIR: When they entered upon him, they said, Peace. He said: Surely we are afraid of
you.
KHALIFA: When they entered his quarters, they said, "Peace." He said, "We
are apprehensive about you."
015.053
YUSUFALI: They said: "Fear not! We give thee glad tidings of a son endowed with
wisdom."
PICKTHAL: They said: Be not afraid! Lo! we bring thee good tidings of a boy possessing
wisdom.
SHAKIR: They said: Be not afraid, surely we give you the good news of a boy, possessing
knowledge.
KHALIFA: They said, "Do not be apprehensive. We have good news for you: an
enlightened son."
015.054
YUSUFALI: He said: "Do ye give me glad tidings that old age has seized me? Of what,
then, is your good news?"
PICKTHAL: He said: Bring ye me good tidings (of a son) when old age hath overtaken me? Of
what then can ye bring good tidings?
SHAKIR: He said: Do you give me good news (of a son) when old age has come upon me?-- Of
what then do you give me good news!
KHALIFA: He said, "How can you give me such good news, when I am so old? Do you still
give me this good news?"
015.055
YUSUFALI: They said: "We give thee glad tidings in truth: be not then in
despair!"
PICKTHAL: They said: We bring thee good tidings in truth. So be not thou of the
despairing.
SHAKIR: They said: We give you good news with truth, therefore be not of the despairing.
KHALIFA: They said, "The good news we give you is true; do not despair."
015.056
YUSUFALI: He said: "And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord, but such as go
astray?"
PICKTHAL: He said: And who despaireth of the mercy of his Lord save those who are astray?
SHAKIR: He said: And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord but the erring ones?
KHALIFA: He said, "None despairs of his Lord's mercy, except the strayers."
015.057
YUSUFALI: Abraham said: "What then is the business on which ye (have come), O ye
messengers (of Allah)?"
PICKTHAL: He said: And afterward what is your business, O ye messengers (of Allah)?
SHAKIR: He said: What is your business then, O messengers?
KHALIFA: He said, "What is your mission, O messengers?"
015.058
YUSUFALI: They said: "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin,
PICKTHAL: They said: We have been sent unto a guilty folk,
SHAKIR: They said: Surely we are sent towards a guilty people,
KHALIFA: They said, "We are being dispatched to guilty people.
015.059
YUSUFALI: "Excepting the adherents of Lut: them we are certainly (charged) to save
(from harm),- All -
PICKTHAL: (All) save the family of Lot. Them we shall deliver every one,
SHAKIR: Except Lut's followers: We will most surely deliver them all,
KHALIFA: "As for Lot's family, we will save them all.
015.060
YUSUFALI: "Except his wife, who, We have ascertained, will be among those who will
lag behind."
PICKTHAL: Except his wife, of whom We had decreed that she should be of those who stay
behind.
SHAKIR: Except his wife; We ordained that she shall surely be of those who remain behind.
KHALIFA: "But not his wife; she is destined to be with the doomed."
015.061
YUSUFALI: At length when the messengers arrived among the adherents of Lut,
PICKTHAL: And when the messengers came unto the family of Lot,
SHAKIR: So when the messengers came to Lut's followers,
KHALIFA: The messengers went to Lot's town.
015.062
YUSUFALI: He said: "Ye appear to be uncommon folk."
PICKTHAL: He said: Lo! ye are folk unknown (to me).
SHAKIR: He said: Surely you are an unknown people.
KHALIFA: He said, "You are unknown people."
015.063
YUSUFALI: They said: "Yea, we have come to thee to accomplish that of which they
doubt.
PICKTHAL: They said: Nay, but we bring thee that concerning which they keep disputing,
SHAKIR: They said: Nay, we have come to you with that about which they disputed.
KHALIFA: They said, "We bring to you what they have been doubting.
015.064
YUSUFALI: "We have brought to thee that which is inevitably due, and assuredly we
tell the truth.
PICKTHAL: And bring thee the Truth, and lo! we are truth-tellers.
SHAKIR: And we have come to you with the truth, and we are most surely truthful.
KHALIFA: "We bring to you the truth; we are truthful.
015.065
YUSUFALI: "Then travel by night with thy household, when a portion of the night (yet
remains), and do thou bring up the rear: let no one amongst you look back, but pass on
whither ye are ordered."
PICKTHAL: So travel with thy household in a portion of the night, and follow thou their
backs. Let none of you turn round, but go whither ye are commanded.
SHAKIR: Therefore go forth with your followers in a part of the night and yourself follow
their rear, and let not any one of you turn round, and go forth whither you are commanded.
KHALIFA: "You shall take your family during the night. Stay behind them, and make
sure that none of you looks back. Go straight as commanded."
015.066
YUSUFALI: And We made known this decree to him, that the last remnants of those (sinners)
should be cut off by the morning.
PICKTHAL: And We made plain the case to him, that the root of them (who did wrong) was to
be cut at early morn.
SHAKIR: And We revealed to him this decree, that the roots of these shall be cut off in
the morning.
KHALIFA: We delivered to him this command: those people are to be annihilated in the
morning.
015.067
YUSUFALI: The inhabitants of the city came in (mad) joy (at news of the young men).
PICKTHAL: And the people of the city came, rejoicing at the news (of new arrivals).
SHAKIR: And the people of the town came rejoicing.
KHALIFA: The people of the city came joyfully.
015.068
YUSUFALI: Lut said: "These are my guests: disgrace me not:
PICKTHAL: He said: Lo! they are my guests. Affront me not!
SHAKIR: He said: Surely these are my guests, therefore do not disgrace me,
KHALIFA: He said, "These are my guests; do not embarrass me.
015.069
YUSUFALI: "But fear Allah, and shame me not."
PICKTHAL: And keep your duty to Allah, and shame me not!
SHAKIR: And guard against (the punishment of) Allah and do not put me to shame.
KHALIFA: "Fear GOD, and do not shame me."
015.070
YUSUFALI: They said: "Did we not forbid thee (to speak) for all and sundry?"
PICKTHAL: They said; Have we not forbidden you from (entertaining) anyone?
SHAKIR: They said: Have we not forbidden you from (other) people?
KHALIFA: They said, "Did we not enjoin you from contacting anyone?"
015.071
YUSUFALI: He said: "There are my daughters (to marry), if ye must act (so)."
PICKTHAL: He said: Here are my daughters, if ye must be doing (so).
SHAKIR: He said: These are my daughters, if you will do (aught).
KHALIFA: He said, "Here are my daughters, if you must."
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YUSUFALI: Verily, by thy life (O Prophet), in their wild intoxication, they wander in
distraction, to and fro.
PICKTHAL: By thy life (O Muhammad) they moved blindly in the frenzy of approaching death.
SHAKIR: By your life! they were blindly wandering on in their intoxication.
KHALIFA: But, alas, they were totally blinded by their lust.
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YUSUFALI: But the (mighty) Blast overtook them before morning,
PICKTHAL: Then the (Awful) Cry overtook them at the sunrise.
SHAKIR: So the rumbling overtook them (while) entering upon the time of sunrise;
KHALIFA: Consequently, the disaster struck them in the morning.
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YUSUFALI: And We turned (the cities) upside down, and rained down on them brimstones hard
as baked clay.
PICKTHAL: And We utterly confounded them, and We rained upon them stones of heated clay.
SHAKIR: Thus did We turn it upside down, and rained down upon them stones of what had been
decreed.
KHALIFA: We turned it upside down, and showered them with devastating rocks.
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YUSUFALI: Behold! in this are Signs for those who by tokens do understand.
PICKTHAL: Lo! therein verily are portents for those who read the signs.
SHAKIR: Surely in this are signs for those who examine.
KHALIFA: This is a lesson for those who possess intelligence.
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YUSUFALI: And the (cities were) right on the high-road.
PICKTHAL: And lo! it is upon a road still uneffaced.
SHAKIR: And surely it is on a road that still abides.
KHALIFA: This will always be the system.
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YUSUFALI: Behold! in this is a sign for those who believed.
PICKTHAL: Lo! therein is indeed a portent for believers.
SHAKIR: Most surely there is a sign in this for the believers.
KHALIFA: This is a sign for the believers.
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YUSUFALI: And the Companions of the Wood were also wrong-doers;
PICKTHAL: And the dwellers in the wood indeed were evil-doers.
SHAKIR: And the dwellers of the thicket also were most surely unjust.
KHALIFA: The people of the woods also were transgressors.
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YUSUFALI: So We exacted retribution from them. They were both on an open highway, plain to
see.
PICKTHAL: So we took vengeance on them; and lo! they both are on a high-road plain to see.
SHAKIR: So We inflicted retribution on them, and they are both, indeed, on an open road
(still) pursued.
KHALIFA: Consequently, we avenged from them, and both communities are fully documented.
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YUSUFALI: The Companions of the Rocky Tract also rejected the messengers:
PICKTHAL: And the dwellers in Al-Hijr denied (Our) messengers.
SHAKIR: And the dwellers of the Rock certainly rejected the messengers;
KHALIFA: The people of Al-Hijr disbelieved the messengers.
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YUSUFALI: We sent them Our Signs, but they persisted in turning away from them.
PICKTHAL: And we gave them Our revelations, but they were averse to them.
SHAKIR: And We gave them Our communications, but they turned aside from them;
KHALIFA: We gave them our revelations, but they disregarded them.
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YUSUFALI: Out of the mountains did they hew (their) edifices, (feeling themselves) secure.
PICKTHAL: And they used to hew out dwellings from the hills, (wherein they dwelt) secure.
SHAKIR: And they hewed houses in the mountains in security.
KHALIFA: They used to carve secure homes out of the mountains.
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YUSUFALI: But the (mighty) Blast seized them of a morning,
PICKTHAL: But the (Awful) Cry overtook them at the morning hour,
SHAKIR: So the rumbling overtook them in the morning;
KHALIFA: The disaster hit them in the morning.
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YUSUFALI: And of no avail to them was all that they did (with such art and care)!
PICKTHAL: And that which they were wont to count as gain availed them not.
SHAKIR: And what they earned did not avail them.
KHALIFA: What they hoarded did not help them.
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YUSUFALI: We created not the heavens, the earth, and all between them, but for just ends.
And the Hour is surely coming (when this will be manifest). So overlook (any human faults)
with gracious forgiveness.
PICKTHAL: We created not the heavens and the earth and all that is between them save with
truth, and lo! the Hour is surely coming. So forgive, (O Muhammad), with a gracious
forgiveness.
SHAKIR: And We did not create the heavens and the earth and what is between them two but
in truth; and the hour is most surely coming, so turn away with kindly forgiveness.
KHALIFA: We did not create the heavens and the earth, and everything between them, except
for a specific purpose. The end of the world will come, so treat them with benign neglect.
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YUSUFALI: For verily it is thy Lord who is the Master-Creator, knowing all things.
PICKTHAL: Lo! Thy Lord! He is the All-Wise Creator.
SHAKIR: Surely your Lord is the Creator of all things, the Knowing.
KHALIFA: Your Lord is the Creator, the Omniscient.
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YUSUFALI: And We have bestowed upon thee the Seven Oft-repeated (verses) and the Grand
Qur'an.
PICKTHAL: We have given thee seven of the oft-repeated (verses) and the great Qur'an.
SHAKIR: And certainly We have given you seven of the oft-repeated (verses) and the grand
Quran.
KHALIFA: We have given you the seven pairs, and the great Quran.
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YUSUFALI: Strain not thine eyes. (Wistfully) at what We have bestowed on certain classes
of them, nor grieve over them: but lower thy wing (in gentleness) to the believers.
PICKTHAL: Strain not thine eyes toward that which We cause some wedded pairs among them to
enjoin, and be not grieved on their account, and lower thy wing (in tenderness) for the
believers.
SHAKIR: Do not strain your eyes after what We have given certain classes of them to enjoy,
and do not grieve for them, and make yourself gentle to the believers.
KHALIFA: Do not be jealous of what we bestowed upon the other (messengers), and do not be
saddened (by the disbelievers), and lower your wing for the believers.
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YUSUFALI: And say: "I am indeed he that warneth openly and without ambiguity,"-
PICKTHAL: And say: Lo! I, even I, am a plain warner,
SHAKIR: And say: Surely I am the plain warner.
KHALIFA: And proclaim: "I am the manifest warner."
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YUSUFALI: (Of just such wrath) as We sent down on those who divided (Scripture into
arbitrary parts),-
PICKTHAL: Such as We send down for those who make division,
SHAKIR: Like as We sent down on the dividers
KHALIFA: We will deal with the dividers.
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YUSUFALI: (So also on such) as have made Qur'an into shreds (as they please).
PICKTHAL: Those who break the Qur'an into parts.
SHAKIR: Those who made the Quran into shreds.
KHALIFA: They accept the Quran only partially.
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YUSUFALI: Therefore, by the Lord, We will, of a surety, call them to account,
PICKTHAL: Them, by thy Lord, We shall question, every one,
SHAKIR: So, by your Lord, We would most certainly question them all,
KHALIFA: By your Lord, we will question them all,
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YUSUFALI: For all their deeds.
PICKTHAL: Of what they used to do.
SHAKIR: As to what they did.
KHALIFA: about everything they have done.
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YUSUFALI: Therefore expound openly what thou art commanded, and turn away from those who
join false gods with Allah.
PICKTHAL: So proclaim that which thou art commanded, and withdraw from the idolaters.
SHAKIR: Therefore declare openly what you are bidden and turn aside from the polytheists.
KHALIFA: Therefore, carry out the orders given to you, and disregard the idol worshipers.
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YUSUFALI: For sufficient are We unto thee against those who scoff,-
PICKTHAL: Lo! We defend thee from the scoffers,
SHAKIR: Surely We will suffice you against the scoffers
KHALIFA: We will spare you the mockers,
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YUSUFALI: Those who adopt, with Allah, another god: but soon will they come to know.
PICKTHAL: Who set some other god along with Allah. But they will come to know.
SHAKIR: Those who set up another god with Allah; so they shall soon know.
KHALIFA: who set up another god beside GOD. They will surely find out.
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YUSUFALI: We do indeed know how thy heart is distressed at what they say.
PICKTHAL: Well know We that thy bosom is oppressed by what they say,
SHAKIR: And surely We know that your breast straitens at what they say;
KHALIFA: We know full well that you may be annoyed by their utterances.
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YUSUFALI: But celebrate the praises of thy Lord, and be of those who prostrate themselves
in adoration.
PICKTHAL: But hymn the praise of thy Lord, and be of those who make prostration (unto
Him).
SHAKIR: Therefore celebrate the praise of your Lord, and be of those who make obeisance.
KHALIFA: You shall sing the praises of your Lord, and be with the prostrators.
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YUSUFALI: And serve thy Lord until there come unto thee the Hour that is Certain.
PICKTHAL: And serve thy Lord till the Inevitable cometh unto thee.
SHAKIR: And serve your Lord until there comes to you that which is certain.
KHALIFA: And worship your Lord, in order to attain certainty.