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Three translations of the Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side

Ali, Abdullah Yusuf; Pickthall, Marmaduke William; Shakir, M. H. · -610 to -632 (revelation); Qur'an as compiled afterward primary

passage 517 of 866 · Chapter 1: > Chapter 27: (4/13)

in brief
Continuing Chapter 27, Solomon encounters an ant warning the ants, Solomon seeks the hoopoe, threatens him without a clear excuse, and the hoopoe reports a Queen of Sheba worshipping the sun and seeks to bring her to submission.

her people worshipping the sun besides Allah: Satan has made their deeds seem pleasing in their eyes, and has kept them away from the Path,- so they receive no guidance,"-

P: I found her and her people worshipping the sun instead of Allah; and Satan maketh their works fairseeming unto them, and debarreth them from the way (of Truth), so that they go not aright;

S: I found her and her people adoring the sun instead of Allah, and the Shaitan has made their deeds fair-seeming to them and thus turned them from the way, so they do not go aright;

027.025 Y: "(Kept them away from the Path), that they should not worship Allah, Who brings to light what is hidden in the heavens and the earth, and knows what ye hide and what ye reveal."

P: So that they worship not Allah, Who bringeth forth the hidden in the heavens and the earth, and knoweth what ye hide and what ye proclaim,

S: That they do not make obeisance to Allah, Who brings forth what is hidden in the heavens and the earth and knows what you hide and what you make manifest:

027.026 Y: "Allah!- there is no god but He!- Lord of the Throne Supreme!"

P: Allah; there is no God save Him, the Lord of the Tremendous Throne.

S: Allah, there is no god but He: He is the Lord of mighty power.

027.027 Y: (Solomon) said: "Soon shall we see whether thou hast told the truth or lied!"

P: (Solomon) said: We shall see whether thou speakest truth or whether thou art of the liars.

S: He said: We will see whether you have told the truth or whether you are of the liars:

027.028 Y: "Go thou, with this letter of mine, and deliver it to them: then draw back from them, and (wait to) see what answer they return"...

P: Go with this my letter and throw it down unto them; then turn away and see what (answer) they return,

S: Take this my letter and hand it over to them, then turn away from them and see what (answer) they return.

027.029 Y: (The queen) said: "Ye chiefs! here is delivered to me - a letter worthy of respect."

P: (The Queen of Sheba) said (when she received the letter): O chieftains! Lo! there hath been thrown unto me a noble letter.

S: She said: O chief! surely an honorable letter has been delivered to me

027.030 Y: "It is from Solomon, and is (as follows): 'In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful:'"

P: Lo! it is from Solomon, and lo! it is: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful;

S: Surely it is from Sulaiman, and surely it is in the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful;

027.031 Y: "'Be ye not arrogant against me, but come to me in submission (to the true Religion).'"

P: Exalt not yourselves against me, but come unto me as those who surrender.

S: Saying: exalt not yourselves against me and come to me in submission.

027.032 Y: She said: "Ye chiefs! advise me in (this) my affair: no affair have I decided except in your presence."

P: She said: O chieftains! Pronounce for me in my case. I decide no case till ye are present with me.

S: She said: O chiefs! give me advice respecting my affair: I never decide an affair until you are in my presence.

027.033 Y: They said: "We are endued with strength, and given to vehement war: but the command is with thee; so consider what thou wilt command."

P: They said: We are lords of might and lords of great prowess, but it is for thee to command; so consider what thou wilt command.

S: They said: We are possessors of strength and possessors of mighty prowess, and the command is yours, therefore see what you will command.

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topics: counsel and advisers to rulers · fate, destiny, and necessity · myth and the gods of the nations

Three translations of the Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side · Ali, Abdullah Yusuf; Pickthall, Marmaduke William; Shakir, M. H. · 610–632 BCE