Chapter 22

22.61

surah 22 - verse 61

translator's name	verse
Arberry	That is because God makes the night to enter into the day and makes the day to enter into the night; and that God is All-hearing, All-seeing.
Maududi	So shall it be because it is Allah Who causes the night to emerge out of the day and causes the day to emerge out of the night and Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.
Pickthall	That is because Allah maketh the night to pass into the day and maketh the day to pass into the night, and because Allah is Hearer, Seer.
Sahih	That is because Allah causes the night to enter the day and causes the day to enter the night and because Allah is Hearing and Seeing.
Yusuf Ali	That is because Allah merges night into day, and He merges day into night, and verily it is Allah Who hears and sees (all things).

22.62

surah 22 - verse 62

translator's name	verse
Arberry	That is because God -- He is the Truth, and that they call upon apart from Him -- that is the false; and for that God is the All-high, the All-great.
Maududi	So shall it be because Allah, He is the Truth, and all whom they invoke instead of Him are false. Allah is Most High, All-Great.
Pickthall	That is because Allah, He is the True, and that whereon they call instead of Him, it is the false, and because Allah, He is the High, the Great.
Sahih	That is because Allah is the Truth, and that which they call upon other than Him is falsehood, and because Allah is the Most High, the Grand.
Yusuf Ali	That is because Allah - He is the Reality; and those besides Him whom they invoke,- they are but vain Falsehood: verily Allah is He, Most High, Most Great.

22.63

surah 22 - verse 63

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Hast thou not seen how that God has sent down out of heaven water, and in the morning the earth becomes green? God is All-subtle, All-aware.
Maududi	Do you not see that Allah sends down water from the sky whereby the earth turns green? Verily Allah is Subtle, All-Aware.
Pickthall	Seest thou not how Allah sendeth down water from the sky and then the earth becometh green upon the morrow? Lo! Allah is Subtile, Aware.
Sahih	Do you not see that Allah has sent down rain from the sky and the earth becomes green? Indeed, Allah is Subtle and Acquainted.
Yusuf Ali	Seest thou not that Allah sends down rain from the sky, and forthwith the earth becomes clothed with green? for Allah is He Who understands the finest mysteries, and is well-acquainted (with them).

22.64

surah 22 - verse 64

translator's name	verse
Arberry	To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and in the earth; surely God -- He is the All-sufficient, the All-laudable.
Maududi	To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth. Surely Allah - He alone is Self- Sufficient, Praiseworthy.
Pickthall	Unto Him belongeth all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth. Lo! Allah, He verily is the Absolute, the Owner of Praise.
Sahih	To Him belongs what is in the heavens and what is on the earth. And indeed, Allah is the Free of need, the Praiseworthy.
Yusuf Ali	To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth: for verily Allah,- He is free of all wants, Worthy of all Praise.

22.65

surah 22 - verse 65

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Hast thou not seen how that God has subjected to you all that is in the earth and the ships to run upon the sea at His commandment, and He holds back heaven lest it should fall upon the earth, save by His leave? Surely God is All-gentle to men, All-compassionate.
Maududi	Have you not seen how Allah has subjected to you all that is in the earth, and the vessels that sail in the sea by His command, and it is He Who holds back the sky that it may not fall on earth except by His leave? Surely Allah is Most Gentle, Ever Compassionate to people.
Pickthall	Hast thou not seen how Allah hath made all that is in the earth subservient unto you? And the ship runneth upon the sea by His command, and He holdeth back the heaven from falling on the earth unless by His leave. Lo! Allah is, for mankind, Full of Pity, Merciful.
Sahih	Do you not see that Allah has subjected to you whatever is on the earth and the ships which run through the sea by His command? And He restrains the sky from falling upon the earth, unless by His permission. Indeed Allah, to the people, is Kind and Merciful.
Yusuf Ali	Seest thou not that Allah has made subject to you (men) all that is on the earth, and the ships that sail through the sea by His Command? He withholds the sky (rain) from failing on the earth except by His leave: for Allah is Most Kind and Most Merciful to man.

22.66

surah 22 - verse 66

translator's name	verse
Arberry	It is He who gave you life, then He shall make you dead, then He shall give you life. Surely man is ungrateful.
Maududi	And it is He Who has endowed you with life and it is He who causes you to die, and it is He Who will then resurrect you. Man is indeed extremely prone to denying the Truth.
Pickthall	And He it is Who gave you life, then He will cause you to die, and then will give you life (again). Lo! man is verily an ingrate.
Sahih	And He is the one who gave you life; then He causes you to die and then will [again] give you life. Indeed, mankind is ungrateful.
Yusuf Ali	It is He Who gave you life, will cause you to die, and will again give you life: Truly man is a most ungrateful creature!

22.67

surah 22 - verse 67

translator's name	verse
Arberry	We have appointed for every nation a holy rite that they shall perform. Let them not therefore wrangle with thee upon the matter, and do thou summon unto thy Lord; surely thou art upon a straight guidance.
Maududi	For every people We have prescribed a way of worship which they follow. So, (O Muhammad), let them not dispute with you concerning this, and call them to Your Lord. You are certainly on the Straight Way.
Pickthall	Unto each nation have We given sacred rites which they are to perform; so let them not dispute with thee of the matter, but summon thou unto thy Lord. Lo! thou indeed followest right guidance.
Sahih	For every religion We have appointed rites which they perform. So, [O Muhammad], let the disbelievers not contend with you over the matter but invite them to your Lord. Indeed, you are upon straight guidance.
Yusuf Ali	To every People have We appointed rites and ceremonies which they must follow: let them not then dispute with thee on the matter, but do thou invite (them) to thy Lord: for thou art assuredly on the Right Way.

22.68

surah 22 - verse 68

translator's name	verse
Arberry	And if they should dispute with thee, do thou say, 'God knows very well what you are doing.
Maududi	And if they dispute with you, say: "Allah knows well what you do.
Pickthall	And if they wrangle with thee, say: Allah is Best Aware of what ye do.
Sahih	And if they dispute with you, then say, "Allah is most knowing of what you do.
Yusuf Ali	If they do wrangle with thee, say, "Allah knows best what it is ye are doing."

22.69

surah 22 - verse 69

translator's name	verse
Arberry	God shall judge between you on the Day of Resurrection touching that whereon you were at variance.'
Maududi	Allah will judge among you on the Day of Resurrection concerning matters about which you disagreed."
Pickthall	Allah will judge between you on the Day of Resurrection concerning that wherein ye used to differ.
Sahih	Allah will judge between you on the Day of Resurrection concerning that over which you used to differ."
Yusuf Ali	"Allah will judge between you on the Day of Judgment concerning the matters in which ye differ."

22.70

surah 22 - verse 70

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Didst thou not know that God knows all that is in heaven and earth? Surely that is in a Book; surely that for God is an easy matter.
Maududi	Are you not aware that Allah knows all that is in the heaven and the earth? Surely it is all preserved in a Book. Indeed that is easy with Allah.
Pickthall	Hast thou not known that Allah knoweth all that is in the heaven and the earth? Lo! it is in a record. Lo! that is easy for Allah.
Sahih	Do you not know that Allah knows what is in the heaven and earth? Indeed, that is in a Record. Indeed that, for Allah, is easy.
Yusuf Ali	Knowest thou not that Allah knows all that is in heaven and on earth? Indeed it is all in a Record, and that is easy for Allah.

22.71

surah 22 - verse 71

translator's name	verse
Arberry	They serve, apart from God, that whereon He has sent down never authority and that whereof they have no knowledge; and for the evildoers there shall be no helper.
Maududi	Instead of Allah they worship those concerning whom He has revealed no sanction and concerning whom they have no true knowledge. None shall be able to help such evil-doers.
Pickthall	And they worship instead of Allah that for which He hath sent down no warrant, and that whereof they have no knowledge. For evil-doers there is no helper.
Sahih	And they worship besides Allah that for which He has not sent down authority and that of which they have no knowledge. And there will not be for the wrongdoers any helper.
Yusuf Ali	Yet they worship, besides Allah, things for which no authority has been sent down to them, and of which they have (really) no knowledge: for those that do wrong there is no helper.

22.72

surah 22 - verse 72

translator's name	verse
Arberry	And when Our signs are recited to them, clear signs, thou recognisest in the faces of the unbelievers denial; wellnigh they rush upon those who recite to them Our signs. Say: 'Shall I tell you of something worse than that? The Fire -- God has promised it to the unbelievers -- an evil homecoming!'
Maududi	When Our Signs are plainly recited to them, you will perceive utter repugnance on their faces and it all but seems as if they will soon pounce upon those who recite Our Signs to them. Say: "Shall I tell you what is worse than that? The Fire with which Allah has threatened those who disbelieve. That is truly an evil end."
Pickthall	And when Our revelations are recited unto them, thou knowest the denial in the faces of those who disbelieve; they all but attack those who recite Our revelations unto them. Say: Shall I proclaim unto you worse than that? The Fire! Allah hath promised it for those who disbelieve. A hapless journey's end!
Sahih	And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, you recognize in the faces of those who disbelieve disapproval. They are almost on the verge of assaulting those who recite to them Our verses. Say, "Then shall I inform you of [what is] worse than that? [It is] the Fire which Allah has promised those who disbelieve, and wretched is the destination."
Yusuf Ali	When Our Clear Signs are rehearsed to them, thou wilt notice a denial on the faces of the Unbelievers! they nearly attack with violence those who rehearse Our Signs to them. Say, "Shall I tell you of something (far) worse than these Signs? It is the Fire (of Hell)! Allah has promised it to the Unbelievers! and evil is that destination!"

22.73

surah 22 - verse 73

translator's name	verse
Arberry	O men, a similitude is struck; so give you ear to it. Surely those upon whom you call, apart from God, shall never create a fly, though they banded together to do it; and if a fly should rob them of aught, they would never rescue it from him. Feeble indeed alike are the seeker and the sought!
Maududi	O people, a parable is set forth: pay heed to it. Those who call upon aught other than Allah shall never be able to create even a fly, even if all of them were to come together to do that. And if the fly were to snatch away anything from them, they would not be able to recover that from it. Powerless is the supplicant; and powerless is he to whom he supplicates.
Pickthall	O mankind! A similitude is coined, so pay ye heed to it: Lo! those on whom ye call beside Allah will never create a fly though they combine together for the purpose. And if the fly took something from them, they could not rescue it from it. So weak are (both) the seeker and the sought!
Sahih	O people, an example is presented, so listen to it. Indeed, those you invoke besides Allah will never create [as much as] a fly, even if they gathered together for that purpose. And if the fly should steal away from them a [tiny] thing, they could not recover it from him. Weak are the pursuer and pursued.
Yusuf Ali	O men! Here is a parable set forth! listen to it! Those on whom, besides Allah, ye call, cannot create (even) a fly, if they all met together for the purpose! and if the fly should snatch away anything from them, they would have no power to release it from the fly. Feeble are those who petition and those whom they petition!

22.74

surah 22 - verse 74

translator's name	verse
Arberry	They measure not God with His true measure; surely God is All-strong, All-mighty.
Maududi	They have not formed a true estimate of Allah. Indeed, Allah is All-Powerful, All-Mighty.
Pickthall	They measure not Allah His rightful measure. Lo! Allah is Strong, Almighty.
Sahih	They have not appraised Allah with true appraisal. Indeed, Allah is Powerful and Exalted in Might.
Yusuf Ali	No just estimate have they made of Allah: for Allah is He Who is strong and able to Carry out His Will.

22.75

surah 22 - verse 75

translator's name	verse
Arberry	God chooses of the angels Messengers and of mankind; surely God is All-hearing, All-seeing.
Maududi	Allah chooses Messengers from among angels and from among human beings (to convey His command). Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.
Pickthall	Allah chooseth from the angels messengers, and (also) from mankind. Lo! Allah is Hearer, Seer.
Sahih	Allah chooses from the angels messengers and from the people. Indeed, Allah is Hearing and Seeing.
Yusuf Ali	Allah chooses messengers from angels and from men for Allah is He Who hears and sees (all things).

22.76

surah 22 - verse 76

translator's name	verse
Arberry	He knows whatsoever is before them and behind them, and unto God all matters are returned.'
Maududi	He knows all that is before them and that which is hidden from them. And it is to Allah that all affairs are returned.
Pickthall	He knoweth all that is before them and all that is behind them, and unto Allah all things are returned. $$A
Sahih	He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them. And to Allah will be returned [all] matters.
Yusuf Ali	He knows what is before them and what is behind them: and to Allah go back all questions (for decision).

22.77

surah 22 - verse 77

translator's name	verse
Arberry	O men, bow you down and prostrate yourselves, and serve your Lord, and do good; haply so you shall prosper;
Maududi	Believers, bow down and prostrate yourselves before Your Lord and serve Your Lord and do good that you may prosper.
Pickthall	O ye who believe! Bow down and prostrate yourselves, and worship your Lord, and do good, that haply ye may prosper.
Sahih	O you who have believed, bow and prostrate and worship your Lord and do good - that you may succeed.
Yusuf Ali	O ye who believe! bow down, prostrate yourselves, and adore your Lord; and do good; that ye may prosper.

22.78

surah 22 - verse 78

translator's name	verse
Arberry	and struggle for God as is His due, for He has chosen you, and has laid on you no impediment in your religion, being the creed of your father Abraham; He named you Muslims aforetime and in this, that the Messenger might be a witness against you, and that you might be witnesses against mankind. So perform the prayer, and pay the alms, and hold you fast to God; He is your Protector -- an excellent Protector, an excellent Helper.
Maududi	Strive in the cause of Allah in a manner worthy of that striving. He has chosen you (for His task), and He has not laid upon you any hardship in religion. Keep to the faith of your father Abraham. Allah named you Muslims earlier and even in this (Book), that the Messenger may be a witness over you, and that you may be witnesses over all mankind. So establish Prayer, and pay Zakah, and hold fast to Allah. He is your Protector. What an excellent Protector; what an excellent Helper!
Pickthall	And strive for Allah with the endeavour which is His right. He hath chosen you and hath not laid upon you in religion any hardship; the faith of your father Abraham (is yours). He hath named you Muslims of old time and in this (Scripture), that the messenger may be a witness against you, and that ye may be witnesses against mankind. So establish worship, pay the poor-due, and hold fast to Allah. He is your Protecting friend. A blessed Patron and a blessed Helper!
Sahih	And strive for Allah with the striving due to Him. He has chosen you and has not placed upon you in the religion any difficulty. [It is] the religion of your father, Abraham. Allah named you "Muslims" before [in former scriptures] and in this [revelation] that the Messenger may be a witness over you and you may be witnesses over the people. So establish prayer and give zakah and hold fast to Allah. He is your protector; and excellent is the protector, and excellent is the helper.
Yusuf Ali	And strive in His cause as ye ought to strive, (with sincerity and under discipline). He has chosen you, and has imposed no difficulties on you in religion; it is the cult of your father Abraham. It is He Who has named you Muslims, both before and in this (Revelation); that the Messenger may be a witness for you, and ye be witnesses for mankind! So establish regular Prayer, give regular Charity, and hold fast to Allah! He is your Protector - the Best to protect and the Best to help!