Chapter 21

21.61

surah 21 - verse 61

translator's name	verse
Arberry	They said, 'Bring him before the people's eyes; haply they shall bear witness.'
Maududi	The others said: "Bring him, then, before the eyes of the people that they may see (what will be done to him)."
Pickthall	They said: Then bring him (hither) before the people's eyes that they may testify.
Sahih	They said, "Then bring him before the eyes of the people that they may testify."
Yusuf Ali	They said, "Then bring him before the eyes of the people, that they may bear witness."

21.62

surah 21 - verse 62

translator's name	verse
Arberry	They said, 'So, art thou the man who did this unto our gods, Abraham?'
Maududi	(On Abraham's arrival) they said: "Abraham, are you he who has done this to our gods?"
Pickthall	They said: Is it thou who hast done this to our gods, O Abraham?
Sahih	They said, "Have you done this to our gods, O Abraham?"
Yusuf Ali	They said, "Art thou the one that did this with our gods, O Abraham?"

21.63

surah 21 - verse 63

translator's name	verse
Arberry	He said, 'No; it was this great one of them that did it. Question them; if they are able to speak!'
Maududi	He answered: "Rather it was this supreme one who has done it. So ask them, if they can speak."
Pickthall	He said: But this, their chief hath done it. So question them, if they can speak.
Sahih	He said, "Rather, this - the largest of them - did it, so ask them, if they should [be able to] speak."
Yusuf Ali	He said: "Nay, this was done by - this is their biggest one! ask them, if they can speak intelligently!"

21.64

surah 21 - verse 64

translator's name	verse
Arberry	So they returned one to another, and they said, 'Surely it is you who are the evildoers.'
Maududi	Thereupon they turned to their (inner) selves and said (to themselves): "Surely it is you who are the wrong-doers."
Pickthall	Then gathered they apart and said: Lo! ye yourselves are the wrong-doers.
Sahih	So they returned to [blaming] themselves and said [to each other], "Indeed, you are the wrongdoers."
Yusuf Ali	So they turned to themselves and said, "Surely ye are the ones in the wrong!"

21.65

surah 21 - verse 65

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Then they were utterly put to confusion saying, 'Very well indeed thou knowest these do not speak.'
Maududi	Then their minds were turned upside down, and they said: "You know well that they do not speak."
Pickthall	And they were utterly confounded, and they said: Well thou knowest that these speak not.
Sahih	Then they reversed themselves, [saying], "You have already known that these do not speak!"
Yusuf Ali	Then were they confounded with shame: (they said), "Thou knowest full well that these (idols) do not speak!"

21.66

surah 21 - verse 66

translator's name	verse
Arberry	He said, 'What, and do you serve, apart from God, that which profits you nothing; neither hurts you?
Maududi	Abraham said: "Do you, then, worship beside Allah a thing that can neither benefit you nor hurt you?
Pickthall	He said: Worship ye then instead of Allah that which cannot profit you at all, nor harm you?
Sahih	He said, "Then do you worship instead of Allah that which does not benefit you at all or harm you?
Yusuf Ali	(Abraham) said, "Do ye then worship, besides Allah, things that can neither be of any good to you nor do you harm?

21.67

surah 21 - verse 67

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Fie upon you and that you serve apart from God! Do you not understand?'
Maududi	Fie upon you and upon all that you worship beside Allah. Do you have no sense?"
Pickthall	Fie on you and all that ye worship instead of Allah! Have ye then no sense?
Sahih	Uff to you and to what you worship instead of Allah. Then will you not use reason?"
Yusuf Ali	"Fie upon you, and upon the things that ye worship besides Allah! Have ye no sense?"..

21.68

surah 21 - verse 68

translator's name	verse
Arberry	They said, 'Burn him, and help your gods, if you would do aught.'
Maududi	They said: "Burn him, and come to the support of your gods, if you are going to do anything."
Pickthall	They cried: Burn him and stand by your gods, if ye will be doing.
Sahih	They said, "Burn him and support your gods - if you are to act."
Yusuf Ali	They said, "Burn him and protect your gods, If ye do (anything at all)!"

21.69

surah 21 - verse 69

translator's name	verse
Arberry	We said, 'O fire, be coolness and safety for Abraham!'
Maududi	We said: "O fire, become coolness and safety for Abraham."
Pickthall	We said: O fire, be coolness and peace for Abraham,
Sahih	Allah said, "O fire, be coolness and safety upon Abraham."
Yusuf Ali	We said, "O Fire! be thou cool, and (a means of) safety for Abraham!"

21.70

surah 21 - verse 70

translator's name	verse
Arberry	They desired to outwit him; so We made them the worse losers,
Maududi	They had sought to do evil to him, but We caused them to be the worst losers,
Pickthall	And they wished to set a snare for him, but We made them the greater losers.
Sahih	And they intended for him harm, but We made them the greatest losers.
Yusuf Ali	Then they sought a stratagem against him: but We made them the ones that lost most!

21.71

surah 21 - verse 71

translator's name	verse
Arberry	and We delivered him, and Lot, unto the land that We had blessed for all beings.
Maududi	and We saved him and Lot and brought him to the land upon which We had bestowed Our blessings for all the people of the world.
Pickthall	And We rescued him and Lot (and brought them) to the land which We have blessed for (all) peoples.
Sahih	And We delivered him and Lot to the land which We had blessed for the worlds.
Yusuf Ali	But We delivered him and (his nephew) Lut (and directed them) to the land which We have blessed for the nations.

21.72

surah 21 - verse 72

translator's name	verse
Arberry	And We gave him Isaac and Jacob in superfluity, and every one made We righteous
Maududi	And We bestowed upon him Isaac and Jacob as an additional gift, making each of them righteous.
Pickthall	And We bestowed upon him Isaac, and Jacob as a grandson. Each of them We made righteous.
Sahih	And We gave him Isaac and Jacob in addition, and all [of them] We made righteous.
Yusuf Ali	And We bestowed on him Isaac and, as an additional gift, (a grandson), Jacob, and We made righteous men of every one (of them).

21.73

surah 21 - verse 73

translator's name	verse
Arberry	and appointed them to be leaders guiding by Our command, and We revealed to them the doing of good deeds, and to perform the prayer, and to pay the alms, and Us they served.
Maududi	And We made them into leaders to guide people in accordance with Our command, and We inspired them to good works, and to establish Prayers and to give Zakah. They worshipped Us alone.
Pickthall	And We made them chiefs who guide by Our command, and We inspired in them the doing of good deeds and the right establishment of worship and the giving of alms, and they were worshippers of Us (alone).
Sahih	And We made them leaders guiding by Our command. And We inspired to them the doing of good deeds, establishment of prayer, and giving of zakah; and they were worshippers of Us.
Yusuf Ali	And We made them leaders, guiding (men) by Our Command, and We sent them inspiration to do good deeds, to establish regular prayers, and to practise regular charity; and they constantly served Us (and Us only).

21.74

surah 21 - verse 74

translator's name	verse
Arberry	And Lot -- to him We gave judgment and knowledge; and we delivered him from the city that had been doing deeds of corruption; they were an evil people, truly ungodly;
Maududi	We bestowed upon Lot sound judgement and knowledge, and We delivered him from the city that was immersed in foul deeds. They were indeed a wicked people, exceedingly disobedient.
Pickthall	And unto Lot we gave judgment and knowledge, and We delivered him from the community that did abominations. Lo! they were folk of evil, lewd.
Sahih	And to Lot We gave judgement and knowledge, and We saved him from the city that was committing wicked deeds. Indeed, they were a people of evil, defiantly disobedient.
Yusuf Ali	And to Lut, too, We gave Judgment and Knowledge, and We saved him from the town which practised abominations: truly they were a people given to Evil, a rebellious people.

21.75

surah 21 - verse 75

translator's name	verse
Arberry	and We admitted him into Our mercy; he was of the righteous.
Maududi	And We admitted him into Our mercy. Verily he was of the righteous.
Pickthall	And We brought him in unto Our mercy. Lo! he was of the righteous.
Sahih	And We admitted him into Our mercy. Indeed, he was of the righteous.
Yusuf Ali	And We admitted him to Our Mercy: for he was one of the Righteous.

21.76

surah 21 - verse 76

translator's name	verse
Arberry	And Noah -- when he called before, and We answered him, and delivered him and his people from the great distress,
Maududi	We bestowed the same favour upon Noah. Recall, when he cried to Us before; We accepted his prayer and delivered him and his household from the great distress
Pickthall	And Noah, when he cried of old, We heard his prayer and saved him and his household from the great affliction.
Sahih	And [mention] Noah, when he called [to Allah] before [that time], so We responded to him and saved him and his family from the great flood.
Yusuf Ali	(Remember) Noah, when he cried (to Us) aforetime: We listened to his (prayer) and delivered him and his family from great distress.

21.77

surah 21 - verse 77

translator's name	verse
Arberry	and We helped him against the people who cried lies to Our signs; surely they were an evil people, so We drowned them all together.
Maududi	and We helped him against a people who rejected Our signs as false. They were indeed an evil people and so We drowned them all.
Pickthall	And delivered him from the people who denied Our revelations. Lo! they were folk of evil, therefor did We drown them all.
Sahih	And We saved him from the people who denied Our signs. Indeed, they were a people of evil, so We drowned them, all together.
Yusuf Ali	We helped him against people who rejected Our Signs: truly they were a people given to Evil: so We drowned them (in the Flood) all together.

21.78

surah 21 - verse 78

translator's name	verse
Arberry	And David and Solomon -- when they gave judgment concerning the tillage, when the sheep of the people strayed there, and We bore witness to their judgment;
Maududi	We bestowed the same favour upon David and Solomon. Recall, when they gave judgement regarding a tillage into which the sheep of some people had strayed at night, and We were witnesses to their judgement.
Pickthall	And David and Solomon, when they gave judgment concerning the field, when people's sheep had strayed and browsed therein by night; and We were witnesses to their judgment.
Sahih	And [mention] David and Solomon, when they judged concerning the field - when the sheep of a people overran it [at night], and We were witness to their judgement.
Yusuf Ali	And remember David and Solomon, when they gave judgment in the matter of the field into which the sheep of certain people had strayed by night: We did witness their judgment.

21.79

surah 21 - verse 79

translator's name	verse
Arberry	and We made Solomon to understand it, and unto each gave We judgment and knowledge. And with David We subjected the mountains to give glory, and the birds, and We were doers.
Maududi	We guided Solomon to the right verdict, and We had granted each of them judgement and knowledge. We made the mountains and the birds celebrate the praise of Allah with David. It was We Who did all this.
Pickthall	And We made Solomon to understand (the case); and unto each of them We gave judgment and knowledge. And we subdued the hills and the birds to hymn (His) praise along with David. We were the doers (thereof).
Sahih	And We gave understanding of the case to Solomon, and to each [of them] We gave judgement and knowledge. And We subjected the mountains to exalt [Us], along with David and [also] the birds. And We were doing [that].
Yusuf Ali	To Solomon We inspired the (right) understanding of the matter: to each (of them) We gave Judgment and Knowledge; it was Our power that made the hills and the birds celebrate Our praises, with David: it was We Who did (all these things).

21.80

surah 21 - verse 80

translator's name	verse
Arberry	And We taught him the fashioning of garments for you, to fortify you against your violence; then are you thankful?
Maududi	It was We Who taught him the art of making coats of mail for your benefit so that it may protect you from each other's violence. Do you, then, give thanks?
Pickthall	And We taught him the art of making garments (of mail) to protect you in your daring. Are ye then thankful?
Sahih	And We taught him the fashioning of coats of armor to protect you from your [enemy in] battle. So will you then be grateful?
Yusuf Ali	It was We Who taught him the making of coats of mail for your benefit, to guard you from each other's violence: will ye then be grateful?