SABA (SABA, SHEBA)
Total Verses: 54
Revealed At: MAKKA
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful.
034.001
YUSUFALI: Praise be
to Allah, to Whom belong all things in the heavens and on earth: to Him be
Praise in the Hereafter: and He is Full of Wisdom, acquainted with all things.
PICKTHAL: Praise be to Allah, unto Whom belongeth
whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. His is the praise
in the Hereafter, and He is the Wise, the Aware.
SHAKIR:
(All) praise is due to Allah, Whose is what is in the heavens and what is in the
earth, and to Him is due (all) praise in the hereafter; and He is the Wise, the
Aware.
034.002
YUSUFALI: He knows
all that goes into the earth, and all that comes out thereof; all that comes
down from the sky and all that ascends thereto and He is the Most Merciful, the
Oft-Forgiving.
PICKTHAL: He knoweth that which goeth into
the earth and that which cometh forth from it, and that descendeth from the
heaven and that which ascendeth into it. He is the Merciful, the Forgiving.
SHAKIR: He knows that which goes down into the earth and
that which comes out of it, and that which comes down from the heaven and that
which goes up to it; and He is the Merciful, the Forgiving.
034.003
YUSUFALI: The
Unbelievers say, "Never to us will come the Hour": Say, "Nay! but most surely,
by my Lord, it will come upon you;- by Him Who knows the unseen,- from Whom is
not hidden the least little atom in the heavens or on earth: Nor is there
anything less than that, or greater, but is in the Record Perspicuous:
PICKTHAL: Those who disbelieve say: The Hour will never
come unto us. Say: Nay, by my Lord, but it is coming unto you surely. (He is)
the Knower of the Unseen. Not an atom's weight, or less than that or greater,
escapeth Him in the heavens or in the earth, but it is in a clear Record,
SHAKIR: And those who disbelieve say: The hour shall not
come upon us. Say: Yea! by my Lord, the Knower of the unseen, it shall certainly
come upon you; not the weight of an atom becomes absent from Him, in the heavens
or in the earth, and neither less than that nor greater, but (all) is in a clear
book
034.004
YUSUFALI: That He
may reward those who believe and work deeds of righteousness: for such is
Forgiveness and a Sustenance Most Generous."
PICKTHAL: That
He may reward those who believe and do good works. For them is pardon and a rich
provision.
SHAKIR: That He may reward those who believe and
do good; these it is for whom is forgiveness and an honorable sustenance.
034.005
YUSUFALI: But those
who strive against Our Signs, to frustrate them,- for such will be a Penalty,- a
Punishment most humiliating.
PICKTHAL: But those who strive
against Our revelations, challenging (Us), theirs will be a painful doom of
wrath.
SHAKIR: And (as for) those who strive hard in
opposing Our communications, these it is for whom is a painful chastisement of
an evil kind.
034.006
YUSUFALI: And those
to whom knowledge has come see that the (Revelation) sent down to thee from thy
Lord - that is the Truth, and that it guides to the Path of the Exalted (in
might), Worthy of all praise.
PICKTHAL: Those who have been
given knowledge see that what is revealed unto thee from thy Lord is the truth
and leadeth unto the path of the Mighty, the Owner of Praise.
SHAKIR: And those to whom the knowledge has been given see
that which has been revealed to you from your Lord, that is the truth, and it
guides into the path of the Mighty, the Praised.
034.007
YUSUFALI: The
Unbelievers say (in ridicule): "Shall we point out to you a man that will tell
you, when ye are all scattered to pieces in disintegration, that ye shall (then
be raised) in a New Creation?
PICKTHAL: Those who
disbelieve say: Shall we show you a man who will tell you (that) when ye have
become dispersed in dust with most complete dispersal still, even then, ye will
be created anew?
SHAKIR: And those who disbelieve say:
Shall we point out to you a man who informs you that when you are scattered the
utmost scattering you shall then be most surely (raised) in (to) a new creation?
034.008
YUSUFALI: "Has he
invented a falsehood against Allah, or has a spirit (seized) him?"- Nay, it is
those who believe not in the Hereafter, that are in (real) Penalty, and in
farthest error.
PICKTHAL: Hath he invented a lie concerning
Allah, or is there in him a madness? Nay, but those who disbelieve in the
Hereafter are in torment and far error.
SHAKIR: He has
forged a lie against Allah or there is madness in him. Nay! those who do not
believe in the hereafter are in torment and in great error.
034.009
YUSUFALI: See they
not what is before them and behind them, of the sky and the earth? If We wished,
We could cause the earth to swallow them up, or cause a piece of the sky to fall
upon them. Verily in this is a Sign for every devotee that turns to Allah (in
repentance).
PICKTHAL: Have they not observed what is
before them and what is behind them of the sky and the earth? If We will, We can
make the earth swallow them, or cause obliteration from the sky to fall on them.
Lo! herein surely is a portent for every slave who turneth (to Allah) repentant.
SHAKIR: Do they not then consider what is before them and
what is behind them of the heaven and the earth? If We please We will make them
disappear in the land or bring down upon them a portion from the heaven; most
surely there is a sign in this for every servant turning (to Allah).
034.010
YUSUFALI: We
bestowed Grace aforetime on David from ourselves: "O ye Mountains! Sing ye back
the Praises of Allah with him! and ye birds (also)! And We made the iron soft
for him;-
PICKTHAL: And assuredly We gave David grace from
Us, (saying): O ye hills and birds, echo his psalms of praise! And We made the
iron supple unto him,
SHAKIR: And certainly We gave to
Dawood excellence from Us: O mountains! sing praises with him, and the birds;
and We made the iron pliant to him,
034.011
YUSUFALI:
(Commanding), "Make thou coast of mail, balancing well the rings of chain
armour, and work ye righteousness; for be sure I see (clearly) all that ye do."
PICKTHAL: Saying: Make thou long coats of mail and measure
the links (thereof). And do ye right. Lo! I am Seer of what ye do.
SHAKIR: Saying: Make ample (coats of mail), and assign a
time to the making of coats of mail and do good; surely I am Seeing what you do.
034.012
YUSUFALI: And to
Solomon (We made) the Wind (obedient): Its early morning (stride) was a month's
(journey), and its evening (stride) was a month's (journey); and We made a Font
of molten brass to flow for him; and there were Jinns that worked in front of
him, by the leave of his Lord, and if any of them turned aside from our command,
We made him taste of the Penalty of the Blazing Fire.
PICKTHAL: And unto Solomon (We gave) the wind, whereof the
morning course was a month's journey and the evening course a month's journey,
and We caused the fount of copper to gush forth for him, and (We gave him)
certain of the jinn who worked before him by permission of his Lord. And such of
them as deviated from Our command, them We caused to taste the punishment of
flaming Fire.
SHAKIR: And (We made) the wind (subservient)
to Sulaiman, which made a month's journey in the morning and a month's journey m
the evening, and We made a fountain of molten copper to flow out for him, and of
the jinn there were those who worked before him by the command of his Lord; and
whoever turned aside from Our command from among them, We made him taste of the
punishment of burning.
034.013
YUSUFALI: They
worked for him as he desired, (making) arches, images, basons as large as
reservoirs, and (cooking) cauldrons fixed (in their places): "Work ye, sons of
David, with thanks! but few of My servants are grateful!"
PICKTHAL: They made for him what he willed: synagogues and
statues, basins like wells and boilers built into the ground. Give thanks, O
House of David! Few of My bondmen are thankful.
SHAKIR:
They made for him what he pleased of fortresses and images, and bowls (large) as
watering-troughs and cooking-pots that will not move from their place; give
thanks, O family of Dawood! and very few of My servants are grateful.
034.014
YUSUFALI: Then,
when We decreed (Solomon's) death, nothing showed them his death except a little
worm of the earth, which kept (slowly) gnawing away at his staff: so when he
fell down, the Jinns saw plainly that if they had known the unseen, they would
not have tarried in the humiliating Penalty (of their Task).
PICKTHAL: And when We decreed death for him, nothing showed
his death to them save a creeping creature of the earth which gnawed away his
staff. And when he fell the jinn saw clearly how, if they had known the Unseen,
they would not have continued in despised toil.
SHAKIR: But
when We decreed death for him, naught showed them his death but a creature of
the earth that ate away his staff; and when it fell down, the jinn came to know
plainly that if they had known the unseen, they would not have tarried in
abasing torment.
034.015
YUSUFALI: There
was, for Saba, aforetime, a Sign in their home-land - two Gardens to the right
and to the left. "Eat of the Sustenance (provided) by your Lord, and be grateful
to Him: a territory fair and happy, and a Lord Oft-Forgiving!
PICKTHAL: There was indeed a sign for Sheba in their
dwelling-place: Two gardens on the right hand and the left (as who should say):
Eat of the provision of your Lord and render thanks to Him. A fair land and an
indulgent Lord!
SHAKIR: Certainly there was a sign for Saba
in their abode; two gardens on the right and the left; eat of the sustenance of
your Lord and give thanks to Him: a good land and a Forgiving Lord!
034.016
YUSUFALI: But they
turned away (from Allah), and We sent against them the Flood (released) from the
dams, and We converted their two garden (rows) into "gardens" producing bitter
fruit, and tamarisks, and some few (stunted) Lote-trees.
PICKTHAL: But they were froward, so We sent on them the
flood of 'Iram, and in exchange for their two gardens gave them two gardens
bearing bitter fruit, the tamarisk and here and there a lote-tree.
SHAKIR: But they turned aside, so We sent upon them a
torrent of which the rush could not be withstood, and in place of their two
gardens We gave to them two gardens yielding bitter fruit and (growing) tamarisk
and a few lote-trees.
034.017
YUSUFALI: That was
the Requital We gave them because they ungratefully rejected Faith: and never do
We give (such) requital except to such as are ungrateful rejecters.
PICKTHAL: This We awarded them because of their
ingratitude. Punish We ever any save the ingrates?
SHAKIR:
This We requited them with because they disbelieved; and We do not punish any
but the ungrateful.
034.018
YUSUFALI: Between
them and the Cities on which We had poured our blessings, We had placed Cities
in prominent positions, and between them We had appointed stages of journey in
due proportion: "Travel therein, secure, by night and by day."
PICKTHAL: And We set, between them and the towns which We
had blessed, towns easy to be seen, and We made the stage between them easy,
(saying): Travel in them safely both by night and day.
SHAKIR: And We made between them and the towns which We had
blessed (other) towns to be easily seen, and We apportioned the journey therein:
Travel through them nights and days, secure.
034.019
YUSUFALI: But they
said: "Our Lord! Place longer distances between our journey-stages": but they
wronged themselves (therein). At length We made them as a tale (that is told),
and We dispersed them all in scattered fragments. Verily in this are Signs for
every (soul that is) patiently constant and grateful.
PICKTHAL: But they said: Our Lord! Make the stage between
our journeys longer. And they wronged themselves, therefore We made them bywords
(in the land) and scattered them abroad, a total scattering. Lo! herein verily
are portents for each steadfast, grateful (heart).
SHAKIR:
And they said: O our Lord! make spaces to be longer between our journeys; and
they were unjust to themselves so We made them stories and scattered them with
an utter scattering; most surely there are signs in this for every patient,
grateful one
034.020
YUSUFALI: And on
them did Satan prove true his idea, and they followed him, all but a party that
believed.
PICKTHAL: And Satan indeed found his calculation
true concerning them, for they follow him, all save a group of true believers.
SHAKIR: And certainly the Shaitan found true his conjecture
concerning them, so they follow him, except a party of the believers.
034.021
YUSUFALI: But he
had no authority over them,- except that We might test the man who believes in
the Hereafter from him who is in doubt concerning it: and thy Lord doth watch
over all things.
PICKTHAL: And he had no warrant whatsoever
against them, save that We would know him who believeth in the Hereafter from
him who is in doubt thereof; and thy Lord (O Muhammad) taketh note of all
things.
SHAKIR: And he has no authority over them, but that
We may distinguish him who believes in the hereafter from him who is in doubt
concerning it; and your Lord is the Preserver of all things
034.022
YUSUFALI: Say:
"Call upon other (gods) whom ye fancy, besides Allah: They have no power,- not
the weight of an atom,- in the heavens or on earth: No (sort of) share have they
therein, nor is any of them a helper to Allah.
PICKTHAL:
Say (O Muhammad): Call upon those whom ye set up beside Allah! They possess not
an atom's weight either in the heavens or in the earth, nor have they any share
in either, nor hath He an auxiliary among them.
SHAKIR:
Say: Call upon those whom you assert besides Allah; they do not control the
weight of an atom in the heavens or in the earth nor have they any partnership
in either, nor has He among them any one to back (Him) up.
034.023
YUSUFALI: "No
intercession can avail in His Presence, except for those for whom He has granted
permission. So far (is this the case) that, when terror is removed from their
hearts (at the Day of Judgment, then) will they say, 'what is it that your Lord
commanded?' they will say, 'That which is true and just; and He is the Most High
Most Great'."
PICKTHAL: No intercession availeth with Him
save for him whom He permitteth. Yet, when fear is banished from their hearts,
they say: What was it that your Lord said? They say: The Truth. And He is the
Sublime, the Great.
SHAKIR: And intercession will not avail
aught with Him save of him whom He permits. Until when fear shall be removed
from their hearts, They shall say: What is it that your Lord said? They shall
say: The truth. And He is the Most High, the Great.
034.024
YUSUFALI: Say: "Who
gives you sustenance, from the heavens and the earth?" Say: "It is Allah; and
certain it is that either we or ye are on right guidance or in manifest error!"
PICKTHAL: Say: Who giveth you provision from the sky and
the earth? Say: Allah, Lo! we or you assuredly are rightly guided or in error
manifest.
SHAKIR: Say: Who gives you the sustenance from
the heavens and the earth? Say: Allah. And most surely we or you are on a right
way or in manifest error
034.025
YUSUFALI: Say: "Ye
shall not be questioned as to our sins, nor shall we be questioned as to what ye
do."
PICKTHAL: Say: Ye will not be asked of what we
committed, nor shall we be asked of what ye do.
SHAKIR:
Say: You will not be questioned as to what we are guilty of, nor shall we be
questioned as to what you do.
034.026
YUSUFALI: Say: "Our
Lord will gather us together and will in the end decide the matter between us
(and you) in truth and justice: and He is the one to decide, the One Who knows
all."
PICKTHAL: Say: Our Lord will bring us all together,
then He will judge between us with truth. He is the All-knowing Judge.
SHAKIR: Say: Our Lord will gather us together, then will He
judge between us with the truth; and He is the greatest Judge, the All-knowing.
034.027
YUSUFALI: Say:
"Show me those whom ye have joined with Him as partners: by no means (can ye).
Nay, He is Allah, the Exalted in Power, the Wise."
PICKTHAL: Say: Show me those whom ye have joined unto Him
as partners. Nay (ye dare not)! For He is Allah, the Mighty, the Wise.
SHAKIR: Say: Show me those whom you have joined with Him as
associates; by no means (can you do it). Nay! He is Allah, the Mighty, the Wise.
034.028
YUSUFALI: We have
not sent thee but as a universal (Messenger) to men, giving them glad tidings,
and warning them (against sin), but most men understand not.
PICKTHAL: And We have not sent thee (O Muhammad) save as a
bringer of good tidings and a warner unto all mankind; but most of mankind know
not.
SHAKIR: And We have not sent you but to all the men as
a bearer of good news and as a warner, but most men do not know.
034.029
YUSUFALI: They say:
"When will this promise (come to pass) if ye are telling the truth?"
PICKTHAL: And they say: When is this promise (to be
fulfilled) if ye are truthful?
SHAKIR: And they say: When
will this promise be (fulfilled) if you are truthful?
034.030
YUSUFALI: Say: "The
appointment to you is for a Day, which ye cannot put back for an hour nor put
forward."
PICKTHAL: Say (O Muhammad): Yours is the promise
of a Day which ye cannot postpone nor hasten by an hour.
SHAKIR: Say: You have the appointment of a day from which
you cannot hold back any while, nor can you bring it on.
034.031
YUSUFALI: The
Unbelievers say: "We shall neither believe in this scripture nor in (any) that
(came) before it." Couldst thou but see when the wrong-doers will be made to
stand before their Lord, throwing back the word (of blame) on one another! Those
who had been despised will say to the arrogant ones: "Had it not been for you,
we should certainly have been believers!"
PICKTHAL: And
those who disbelieve say: We believe not in this Qur'an nor in that which was
before it; but oh, if thou couldst see, when the wrong-doers are brought up
before their Lord, how they cast the blame one to another; how those who were
despised (in the earth) say unto those who were proud: But for you, we should
have been believers.
SHAKIR: And those who disbelieve say:
By no means will we believe in this Quran, nor in that which is before it; and
could you see when the unjust shall be made to stand before their Lord, bandying
words one with another! Those who were reckoned weak shall say to those who were
proud: Had it not been for you we would certainly have been believers.
034.032
YUSUFALI: The
arrogant ones will say to those who had been despised: "Was it we who kept you
back from Guidance after it reached you? Nay, rather, it was ye who
transgressed.
PICKTHAL: Those who were proud say unto those
who were despised: Did we drive you away from the guidance after it had come
unto you? Nay, but ye were guilty.
SHAKIR: Those who were
proud shall say to those who were deemed weak: Did we turn you away from the
guidance after it had come to you? Nay, you (yourselves) were guilty
034.033
YUSUFALI: Those who
had been despised will say to the arrogant ones: "Nay! it was a plot (of yours)
by day and by night: Behold! Ye (constantly) ordered us to be ungrateful to
Allah and to attribute equals to Him!" They will declare (their) repentance when
they see the Penalty: We shall put yokes on the necks of the Unbelievers: It
would only be a requital for their (ill) Deeds.
PICKTHAL:
Those who were despised say unto those who were proud: Nay but (it was your)
scheming night and day, when ye commanded us to disbelieve in Allah and set up
rivals unto Him. And they are filled with remorse when they behold the doom; and
We place carcans on the necks of those who disbelieved. Are they requited aught
save what they used to do?
SHAKIR: And those who were
deemed weak shall say to those who were proud. Nay, (it was) planning by night
and day when you told us to disbelieve in Allah and to set up likes with Him.
And they shall conceal regret when they shall see the punishment; and We will
put shackles on the necks of those who disbelieved; they shall not be requited
but what they did.
034.034
YUSUFALI: Never did
We send a warner to a population, but the wealthy ones among them said: "We
believe not in the (Message) with which ye have been sent."
PICKTHAL: And We sent not unto any township a warner, but
its pampered ones declared: Lo! we are disbelievers in that wherewith ye have
been sent.
SHAKIR: And We never sent a warner to a town but
those who led lives in ease in it said: We are surely disbelievers in what you
are sent with.
034.035
YUSUFALI: They
said: "We have more in wealth and in sons, and we cannot be punished."
PICKTHAL: And they say: We are more (than you) in wealth
and children. We are not the punished!
SHAKIR: And they
say: We have more wealth and children, and we shall not be punished.
034.036
YUSUFALI: Say:
"Verily my Lord enlarges and restricts the Provision to whom He pleases, but
most men understand not."
PICKTHAL: Say (O Muhammad): Lo!
my Lord enlargeth the provision for whom He will and narroweth it (for whom He
will). But most of mankind know not.
SHAKIR: Say: Surely my
Lord amplifies the means of subsistence for whom He pleases and straitens (for
whom He pleases), but most men do not know.
034.037
YUSUFALI: It is not
your wealth nor your sons, that will bring you nearer to Us in degree: but only
those who believe and work righteousness - these are the ones for whom there is
a multiplied Reward for their deeds, while secure they (reside) in the dwellings
on high!
PICKTHAL: And it is not your wealth nor your
children that will bring you near unto Us, but he who believeth and doeth good
(he draweth near). As for such, theirs will be twofold reward for what they did
and they will dwell secure in lofty halls.
SHAKIR: And not
your wealth nor your children, are the things which bring you near Us in
station, but whoever believes and does good, these it is for whom is a double
reward for what they do, and they shall be secure in the highest places.
034.038
YUSUFALI: Those who
strive against Our Signs, to frustrate them, will be given over into Punishment.
PICKTHAL: And as for those who strive against Our
revelations, challenging, they will be brought to the doom.
SHAKIR: And (as for) those who strive in opposing Our
communications, they shall be caused to be brought to the chastisement.
034.039
YUSUFALI: Say:
"Verily my Lord enlarges and restricts the Sustenance to such of his servants as
He pleases: and nothing do ye spend in the least (in His cause) but He replaces
it: for He is the Best of those who grant Sustenance.
PICKTHAL: Say: Lo! my Lord enlargeth the provision for whom
He will of His bondmen, and narroweth (it) for him. And whatsoever ye spend (for
good) He replaceth it. And He is the Best of Providers.
SHAKIR: Say: Surely my Lord amplifies the means of
subsistence for whom He pleases of His servants and straitens (them) for whom
(He pleases), and whatever thing you spend, He exceeds it in reward, and He is
the best of Sustainers.
034.040
YUSUFALI: One Day
He will gather them all together, and say to the angels, "Was it you that these
men used to worship?"
PICKTHAL: And on the day when He will
gather them all together, He will say unto the angels: Did these worship you?
SHAKIR: And on the day when He will gather them all
together, then will He say to the angels: Did these worship you?
034.041
YUSUFALI: They will
say, "Glory to Thee! our (tie) is with Thee - as Protector - not with them. Nay,
but they worshipped the Jinns: most of them believed in them."
PICKTHAL: They will say: Be Thou Glorified. Thou (alone)
art our Guardian, not them! Nay, but they worshipped the jinn; most of them were
believers in them.
SHAKIR: They shall say: Glory be to
Thee! Thou art our Guardian, not they; nay! they worshipped the jinn; most of
them were believers in them.
034.042
YUSUFALI: So on
that Day no power shall they have over each other, for profit or harm: and We
shall say to the wrong-doers, "Taste ye the Penalty of the Fire,- the which ye
were wont to deny!"
PICKTHAL: That day ye will possess no
use nor hurt one for another. And We shall say unto those who did wrong: Taste
the doom of the Fire which ye used to deny.
SHAKIR: So on
that day one of you shall not control profit or harm for another, and We will
say to those who were unjust: Taste the chastisement of the fire which you
called a lie.
034.043
YUSUFALI: When Our
Clear Signs are rehearsed to them, they say, "This is only a man who wishes to
hinder you from the (worship) which your fathers practised." And they say, "This
is only a falsehood invented!" and the Unbelievers say of the Truth when it
comes to them, "This is nothing but evident magic!"
PICKTHAL: And if Our revelations are recited unto them in
plain terms, they say: This is naught else than a man who would turn you away
from what your fathers used to worship; and they say: This is naught else than
an invented lie. Those who disbelieve say of the truth when it reacheth them:
This is naught else than mere magic.
SHAKIR: And when Our
clear communications are recited to them, they say: This is naught but a man who
desires to turn you away from that which your fathers worshipped. And they say:
This is naught but a lie that is forged. And those who disbelieve say of the
truth when it comes to them: This is only clear enchantment.
034.044
YUSUFALI: But We
had not given them Books which they could study, nor sent messengers to them
before thee as Warners.
PICKTHAL: And We have given them no
scriptures which they study, nor sent We unto them, before thee, any warner.
SHAKIR: And We have not given them any books which they
read, nor did We send to them before you a warner.
034.045
YUSUFALI: And their
predecessors rejected (the Truth); these have not received a tenth of what We
had granted to those: yet when they rejected My messengers, how (terrible) was
My rejection (of them)!
PICKTHAL: Those before them denied,
and these have not attained a tithe of that which We bestowed on them (of old);
yet they denied My messengers. How intense then was My abhorrence (of them)!
SHAKIR: And those before them rejected (the truth), and
these have not yet attained a tenth of what We gave them, but they gave the lie
to My messengers, then how was the manifestation of My disapproval?
034.046
YUSUFALI: Say: "I
do admonish you on one point: that ye do stand up before Allah,- (It may be) in
pairs, or (it may be) singly,- and reflect (within yourselves): your Companion
is not possessed: he is no less than a warner to you, in face of a terrible
Penalty."
PICKTHAL: Say (unto them, O Muhammad): I exhort
you unto one thing only: that ye awake, for Allah's sake, by twos and singly,
and then reflect: There is no madness in your comrade. He is naught else than a
warner unto you in face of a terrific doom.
SHAKIR: Say: I
exhort you only to one thing, that rise up for Allah's sake in twos and singly,
then ponder: there is no madness in your fellow-citizen; he is only a warner to
you before a severe chastisement.
034.047
YUSUFALI: Say: "No
reward do I ask of you: it is (all) in your interest: my reward is only due from
Allah: And He is witness to all things."
PICKTHAL: Say:
Whatever reward I might have asked of you is yours. My reward is the affair of
Allah only. He is Witness over all things.
SHAKIR: Say:
Whatever reward I have asked of you, that is only for yourselves; my reward is
only with Allah, and He is a witness of all things.
034.048
YUSUFALI: Say:
"Verily my Lord doth cast the (mantle of) Truth (over His servants),- He that
has full knowledge of (all) that is hidden."
PICKTHAL: Say:
Lo! my Lord hurleth the truth. (He is) the Knower of Things Hidden.
SHAKIR: Say: Surely my Lord utters the truth, the great
Knower of the unseen.
034.049
YUSUFALI: Say: "The
Truth has arrived, and Falsehood neither creates anything new, nor restores
anything."
PICKTHAL: Say: The Truth hath come, and
falsehood showeth not its face and will not return.
SHAKIR:
Say: The truth has come, and the falsehood shall vanish and shall not come back.
034.050
YUSUFALI: Say: "If
I am astray, I only stray to the loss of my own soul: but if I receive guidance,
it is because of the inspiration of my Lord to me: it is He Who hears all
things, and is (ever) near."
PICKTHAL: Say: If I err, I err
only to my own loss, and if I am rightly guided it is because of that which my
Lord hath revealed unto me. Lo! He is Hearer, Nigh.
SHAKIR:
Say: If I err, I err only against my own soul, and if I follow a right
direction, it ?s because of what my Lord reveals to me; surely He is Hearing,
Nigh.
034.051
YUSUFALI: If thou
couldst but see when they will quake with terror; but then there will be no
escape (for them), and they will be seized from a position (quite) near.
PICKTHAL: Couldst thou but see when they are terrified with
no escape, and are seized from near at hand,
SHAKIR: And
could you see when they shall become terrified, but (then) there shall be no
escape and they shall be seized upon from a near place
034.052
YUSUFALI: And they
will say, "We do believe (now) in the (Truth)"; but how could they receive
(Faith) from a position (so far off,-
PICKTHAL: And say: We
(now) believe therein. But how can they reach (faith) from afar off,
SHAKIR: And they shall say: We believe in it. And how shall
the attaining (of faith) be possible to them from a distant place?
034.053
YUSUFALI: Seeing
that they did reject Faith (entirely) before, and that they (continually) cast
(slanders) on the unseen from a position far off?
PICKTHAL:
When they disbelieved in it of yore. They aim at the unseen from afar off.
SHAKIR: And they disbelieved in it before, and they utter
conjectures with regard to the unseen from a distant place.
034.054
YUSUFALI: And
between them and their desires, is placed a barrier, as was done in the past
with their partisans: for they were indeed in suspicious (disquieting) doubt.
PICKTHAL: And a gulf is set between them and that which
they desire, as was done for people of their kind of old. Lo! they were in
hopeless doubt.
SHAKIR: And a barrier shall be placed
between them and that which they desire, as was done with the likes of them
before: surely they are in a disquieting doubt.