Chapter 19

19.81

surah 19 - verse 81

translator's name	verse
Arberry	And they have taken to them other gods apart from God, that they might be for them a might.
Maududi	They have taken other gods instead of Allah that they may be a source of strength for them.
Pickthall	And they have chosen (other) gods beside Allah that they may be a power for them.
Sahih	And they have taken besides Allah [false] deities that they would be for them [a source of] honor.
Yusuf Ali	And they have taken (for worship) gods other than Allah, to give them power and glory!

19.82

surah 19 - verse 82

translator's name	verse
Arberry	No, indeed! They shall deny their service, and they shall be against them pitted.
Maududi	By no means! They shall soon deny their worship and shall become their adversaries instead.
Pickthall	Nay, but they will deny their worship of them, and become opponents unto them.
Sahih	No! Those "gods" will deny their worship of them and will be against them opponents [on the Day of Judgement].
Yusuf Ali	Instead, they shall reject their worship, and become adversaries against them.

19.83

surah 19 - verse 83

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Hast thou not seen how We sent the Satans against the unbelievers, to prick them?
Maududi	Do you not see that We have sent devils upon the unbelievers who greatly incite them (to oppose the Truth)?
Pickthall	Seest thou not that We have set the devils on the disbelievers to confound them with confusion?
Sahih	Do you not see that We have sent the devils upon the disbelievers, inciting them to [evil] with [constant] incitement?
Yusuf Ali	Seest thou not that We have set the Evil Ones on against the unbelievers, to incite them with fury?

19.84

surah 19 - verse 84

translator's name	verse
Arberry	So hasten thou not against them; We are only numbering for them a number.
Maududi	Therefore, do not hasten (in seeking a scourge against them). We are counting their days.
Pickthall	So make no haste against them (O Muhammad). We do but number unto them a sum (of days).
Sahih	So be not impatient over them. We only count out to them a [limited] number.
Yusuf Ali	So make no haste against them, for We but count out to them a (limited) number (of days).

19.85

surah 19 - verse 85

translator's name	verse
Arberry	On the day that We shall muster the godfearing to the All-merciful with pomp
Maududi	The Day shall soon come when We shall bring together the God-fearing to the Most Compassionate Lord, as honoured guests;
Pickthall	On the day when We shall gather the righteous unto the Beneficent, a goodly company.
Sahih	On the Day We will gather the righteous to the Most Merciful as a delegation
Yusuf Ali	The day We shall gather the righteous to (Allah) Most Gracious, like a band presented before a king for honours,

19.86

surah 19 - verse 86

translator's name	verse
Arberry	and drive the evildoers into Gehenna herding,
Maududi	and We shall drive the guilty ones to Hell as a thirsty herd.
Pickthall	And drive the guilty unto hell, a weary herd,
Sahih	And will drive the criminals to Hell in thirst
Yusuf Ali	And We shall drive the sinners to Hell, like thirsty cattle driven down to water,-

19.87

surah 19 - verse 87

translator's name	verse
Arberry	having no power of intercession, save those who have taken with the All-merciful covenant.
Maududi	On that Day none will have the power to intercede for them except those who received a sanction from the Most Compassionate Lord.
Pickthall	They will have no power of intercession, save him who hath made a covenant with his Lord.
Sahih	None will have [power of] intercession except he who had taken from the Most Merciful a covenant.
Yusuf Ali	None shall have the power of intercession, but such a one as has received permission (or promise) from (Allah) Most Gracious.

19.88

surah 19 - verse 88

translator's name	verse
Arberry	And they say, 'The All-merciful has taken unto Himself a son.
Maududi	They claim: "The Most Compassionate Lord has taken a son to Himself."
Pickthall	And they say: The Beneficent hath taken unto Himself a son.
Sahih	And they say, "The Most Merciful has taken [for Himself] a son."
Yusuf Ali	They say: "(Allah) Most Gracious has begotten a son!"

19.89

surah 19 - verse 89

translator's name	verse
Arberry	You have indeed advanced something hideous!
Maududi	Surely you have made a monstrous statement.
Pickthall	Assuredly ye utter a disastrous thing
Sahih	You have done an atrocious thing.
Yusuf Ali	Indeed ye have put forth a thing most monstrous!

19.90

surah 19 - verse 90

translator's name	verse
Arberry	The heavens are wellnigh rent of it and the earth split asunder, and the mountains wellnigh fall down crashing for
Maududi	It is such a monstrosity that heavens might well-nigh burst forth at it, the earth might be cleaved, and the mountains fall
Pickthall	Whereby almost the heavens are torn, and the earth is split asunder and the mountains fall in ruins,
Sahih	The heavens almost rupture therefrom and the earth splits open and the mountains collapse in devastation
Yusuf Ali	At it the skies are ready to burst, the earth to split asunder, and the mountains to fall down in utter ruin,

19.91

surah 19 - verse 91

translator's name	verse
Arberry	that they have attributed to the All-merciful a son;
Maududi	at their ascribing a son to the Most Compassionate Lord.
Pickthall	That ye ascribe unto the Beneficent a son,
Sahih	That they attribute to the Most Merciful a son.
Yusuf Ali	That they should invoke a son for (Allah) Most Gracious.

19.92

surah 19 - verse 92

translator's name	verse
Arberry	and it behoves not the All-merciful to take a son.
Maududi	It does not befit the Most Compassionate Lord that He should take a son.
Pickthall	When it is not meet for (the Majesty of) the Beneficent that He should choose a son.
Sahih	And it is not appropriate for the Most Merciful that He should take a son.
Yusuf Ali	For it is not consonant with the majesty of (Allah) Most Gracious that He should beget a son.

19.93

surah 19 - verse 93

translator's name	verse
Arberry	None is there in the heavens and earth but he comes to the All-merciful as a servant;
Maududi	There is no one in the heavens and the earth but he shall come to the Most Compassionate Lord as His servant.
Pickthall	There is none in the heavens and the earth but cometh unto the Beneficent as a slave.
Sahih	There is no one in the heavens and earth but that he comes to the Most Merciful as a servant.
Yusuf Ali	Not one of the beings in the heavens and the earth but must come to (Allah) Most Gracious as a servant.

19.94

surah 19 - verse 94

translator's name	verse
Arberry	He has indeed counted them, and He has numbered them exactly.
Maududi	Verily He encompasses them and has counted them all.
Pickthall	Verily He knoweth them and numbereth them with (right) numbering.
Sahih	He has enumerated them and counted them a [full] counting.
Yusuf Ali	He does take an account of them (all), and hath numbered them (all) exactly.

19.95

surah 19 - verse 95

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Every one of them shall come to Him upon the Day of Resurrection, all alone.
Maududi	On the Day of Resurrection each one of these will come to Him singly.
Pickthall	And each one of them will come unto Him on the Day of Resurrection, alone.
Sahih	And all of them are coming to Him on the Day of Resurrection alone.
Yusuf Ali	And everyone of them will come to Him singly on the Day of Judgment.

19.96

surah 19 - verse 96

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Surely those who believe and do deeds of righteousness -- unto them the All-merciful shall assign love.
Maududi	Indeed, the Most Compassionate Lord will soon create enduring love for those who believe and do righteous works.
Pickthall	Lo! those who believe and do good works, the Beneficent will appoint for them love.
Sahih	Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds - the Most Merciful will appoint for them affection.
Yusuf Ali	On those who believe and work deeds of righteousness, will (Allah) Most Gracious bestow love.

19.97

surah 19 - verse 97

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Now We have made it easy by thy tongue that thou mayest bear good tidings thereby to the godfearing, and warn a people stubborn.
Maududi	Therefore, We have revealed the Qur'an in your tongue and made it easy to understand that you may give glad tidings to the God-fearing and warn a contentious people.
Pickthall	And We make (this Scripture) easy in thy tongue, (O Muhammad) only that thou mayst bear good tidings therewith unto those who ward off (evil), and warn therewith the froward folk.
Sahih	So, [O Muhammad], We have only made Qur'an easy in the Arabic language that you may give good tidings thereby to the righteous and warn thereby a hostile people.
Yusuf Ali	So have We made the (Qur'an) easy in thine own tongue, that with it thou mayest give Glad Tidings to the righteous, and warnings to people given to contention.

19.98

surah 19 - verse 98

translator's name	verse
Arberry	And how many a generation We destroyed before them! Dost thou perceive so much as one of them, or hear of them a whisper?
Maududi	How numerous are the peoples that We destroyed before them! Do you now perceive any one of them, or hear even their whisper?
Pickthall	And how many a generation before them have We destroyed! Canst thou (Muhammad) see a single man of them, or hear from them the slightest sound?
Sahih	And how many have We destroyed before them of generations? Do you perceive of them anyone or hear from them a sound?
Yusuf Ali	But how many (countless) generations before them have We destroyed? Canst thou find a single one of them (now) or hear (so much as) a whisper of them?