Chapter 74

74.41

surah 74 - verse 41

surah 74 - verse 42

translator's name	verse
Arberry	'What thrusted you into Sakar?'
Maududi	“What drove you to Hell?”
Pickthall	What hath brought you to this burning?
Sahih	[And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?"
Yusuf Ali	"What led you into Hell Fire?"

surah 74 - verse 43

translator's name	verse
Arberry	They shall say, 'We were not of those who prayed, and
Maududi	They will answer: “We were not among those who observed Prayer,
Pickthall	They will answer: We were not of those who prayed
Sahih	They will say, "We were not of those who prayed,
Yusuf Ali	They will say: "We were not of those who prayed;

surah 74 - verse 44

translator's name	verse
Arberry	we fed not the needy,
Maududi	and we did not feed the poor,
Pickthall	Nor did we feed the wretched.
Sahih	Nor did we used to feed the poor.
Yusuf Ali	"Nor were we of those who fed the indigent;

surah 74 - verse 45

translator's name	verse
Arberry	and we plunged along with the plungers,
Maududi	and we indulged in vain talk with those who indulged in vain talk,
Pickthall	We used to wade (in vain dispute) with (all) waders,
Sahih	And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who engaged [in it],
Yusuf Ali	"But we used to talk vanities with vain talkers;

surah 74 - verse 46

translator's name	verse
Arberry	and we cried lies to the Day of Doom,
Maududi	and we gave the lie to the Day of Judgement
Pickthall	And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,
Sahih	And we used to deny the Day of Recompense
Yusuf Ali	"And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,

surah 74 - verse 47

translator's name	verse
Arberry	till the Certain came to us.' --
Maududi	until the inevitable event overtook us.”
Pickthall	Till the Inevitable came unto us.
Sahih	Until there came to us the certainty."
Yusuf Ali	"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."

surah 74 - verse 48

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Then the intercession of the intercessors shall not profit them.
Maududi	The intercession of the intercessors shall then be of no avail to them.
Pickthall	The mediation of no mediators will avail them then.
Sahih	So there will not benefit them the intercession of [any] intercessors.
Yusuf Ali	Then will no intercession of (any) intercessors profit them.

surah 74 - verse 49

translator's name	verse
Arberry	What ails them, that they turn away from the Reminder,
Maududi	What is the matter with people that they are turning away from this Exhortation,
Pickthall	Why now turn they away from the Admonishment,
Sahih	Then what is [the matter] with them that they are, from the reminder, turning away
Yusuf Ali	Then what is the matter with them that they turn away from admonition?-

surah 74 - verse 50

translator's name	verse
Arberry	as if they were startled asses
Maududi	as though they were frightened wild asses,
Pickthall	As they were frightened asses
Sahih	As if they were alarmed donkeys
Yusuf Ali	As if they were affrighted asses,

surah 74 - verse 51

surah 74 - verse 52

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Nay, every man of them desires to be -- given -- scrolls unrolled.
Maududi	No indeed; each one of them desires that open letters be sent to each of them.
Pickthall	Nay, but everyone of them desireth that he should be given open pages (from Allah).
Sahih	Rather, every person among them desires that he would be given scriptures spread about.
Yusuf Ali	Forsooth, each one of them wants to be given scrolls (of revelation) spread out!

surah 74 - verse 53

translator's name	verse
Arberry	No indeed; but they do not fear the Hereafter.
Maududi	No indeed; the truth is that they have no fear of the Hereafter.
Pickthall	Nay, verily. They fear not the Hereafter.
Sahih	No! But they do not fear the Hereafter.
Yusuf Ali	By no means! But they fear not the Hereafter,

surah 74 - verse 54

translator's name	verse
Arberry	No indeed; surely it is a Reminder;
Maududi	Nay; this is an Exhortation.
Pickthall	Nay, verily. Lo! this is an Admonishment.
Sahih	No! Indeed, the Qur'an is a reminder
Yusuf Ali	Nay, this surely is an admonition:

surah 74 - verse 55

translator's name	verse
Arberry	so whoever wills shall remember it.
Maududi	So, whoever wills may benefit from it.
Pickthall	So whosoever will may heed.
Sahih	Then whoever wills will remember it.
Yusuf Ali	Let any who will, keep it in remembrance!

surah 74 - verse 56

translator's name	verse
Arberry	And they will not remember, except that God wills; He is worthy to be feared, -- worthy to forgive.
Maududi	But they will not benefit from it unless Allah Himself so wills. He is worthy to be feared; and He is worthy to forgive (those that fear Him).
Pickthall	And they will not heed unless Allah willeth (it). He is the fount of fear. He is the fount of Mercy.
Sahih	And they will not remember except that Allah wills. He is worthy of fear and adequate for [granting] forgiveness.
Yusuf Ali	But none will keep it in remembrance except as Allah wills: He is the Lord of Righteousness, and the Lord of Forgiveness.