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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 523 of 866 · Chapter 1: > Chapter 27: (10/13)

in brief
The text moves to general theological arguments: after saving believers, it calls people to praise Allah, asks rhetorical questions about creation and sustenance, and insists knowledge of the unseen and Hereafter belongs to God.

P: Nay, but doth their knowledge reach to the Hereafter? Nay, for they are in doubt concerning it. Nay, for they cannot see it.

S: Nay, their knowledge respecting the hereafter is slight and hasty; nay, they are in doubt about it; nay, they are quite blind to it.

027.067 Y: The Unbelievers say: "What! when we become dust,- we and our fathers,- shall we really be raised (from the dead)?"

P: Yet those who disbelieve say: When we have become dust like our fathers, shall we verily be brought forth (again)?

S: And those who disbelieve say: What! when we have become dust and our fathers (too), shall we certainly be brought forth?

027.068 Y: "It is true we were promised this,- we and our fathers before (us): these are nothing but tales of the ancients."

P: We were promised this, forsooth, we and our fathers. (All) this is naught but fables of the men of old.

S: We have certainly been promised this, we and our fathers before; these are naught but stories of the ancients.

027.069 Y: Say: "Go ye through the earth and see what has been the end of those guilty (of sin)."

P: Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Travel in the land and see the nature of the sequel for the guilty!

S: Say: Travel in the earth, then see how was the end of the guilty.

027.070 Y: But grieve not over them, nor distress thyself because of their plots.

P: And grieve thou not for them, nor be in distress because of what they plot (against thee).

S: And grieve not for them and be not distressed because of what they plan.

027.071 Y: They also say: "When will this promise (come to pass)? (Say) if ye are truthful."

P: And they say: When (will) this promise (be fulfilled), if ye are truthful?

S: And they say: When will this threat come to pass, if you are truthful?

027.072 Y: Say: "It may be that some of the events which ye wish to hasten on may be (close) in your pursuit!"

P: Say: It may be that a part of that which ye would hasten on is close behind you.

S: Say: Maybe there may have drawn near to you somewhat of that which you seek to hasten on.

027.073 Y: But verily thy Lord is full of grace to mankind: Yet most of them are ungrateful.

P: Lo! thy Lord is full of bounty for mankind, but most of them do not give thanks.

S: And surely your Lord is the Lord of grace to men, but most of them are not grateful.

027.074 Y: And verily thy Lord knoweth all that their hearts do hide. As well as all that they reveal.

P: Lo! thy Lord knoweth surely all that their bosoms hide, and all that they proclaim.

S: And most surely your Lord knows what their breasts conceal and what they manifest.

027.075 Y: Nor is there aught of the unseen, in heaven or earth, but is (recorded) in a clear record.

P: And there is nothing hidden in the heaven or the earth but it is in a clear Record.

S: And there is nothing concealed in the heaven and the earth but it is in a clear book.

027.076 Y: Verily this Qur'an doth explain to the Children of Israel most of the matters in which they disagree.

P: Lo! this Qur'an narrateth unto the Children of Israel most of that concerning which they differ.

S: Surely this Quran declares to the children of Israel most of what they differ in.

027.077 Y: And it certainly is a Guide and a Mercy to those who believe.

P: And lo! it is a guidance and a mercy for believers.

S: And most surely it is a guidance and a mercy for the believers.

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topics: fate, destiny, and necessity · prophecy and revelation · the heavens and the stars

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