Chapter 29

29.21

surah 29 - verse 21

translator's name	verse
Arberry	chastising whom He will, and having mercy on whomsoever He will, and unto Him you shall be turned.
Maududi	He chastises whom He will and forgives whom He will. To Him all of you will be sent back.
Pickthall	He punisheth whom He will and showeth mercy unto whom He will, and unto Him ye will be turned.
Sahih	He punishes whom He wills and has mercy upon whom He wills, and to Him you will be returned.
Yusuf Ali	"He punishes whom He pleases, and He grants Mercy to whom He pleases, and towards Him are ye turned.

29.22

surah 29 - verse 22

translator's name	verse
Arberry	You are not able to frustrate Him either in the earth or in heaven; and you have not, apart from God, either protector or helper.
Maududi	You cannot overpower Allah, neither on the earth nor in the heaven. None can protect you from Allah nor come to your aid against Him.
Pickthall	Ye cannot escape (from Him) in the earth or in the sky, and beside Allah there is for you no friend or helper.
Sahih	And you will not cause failure [to Allah] upon the earth or in the heaven. And you have not other than Allah any protector or any helper.
Yusuf Ali	"Not on earth nor in heaven will ye be able (fleeing) to frustrate (his Plan), nor have ye, besides Allah, any protector or helper."

29.23

surah 29 - verse 23

translator's name	verse
Arberry	And those who disbelieve in God's signs and the encounter with Him -- they despair of My mercy, and there awaits them a painful chastisement.)
Maududi	Those who disbelieved in Allah's signs and in meeting Him, it is they who have despaired of My Mercy; it is they for whom a painful chastisement lies ahead.
Pickthall	Those who disbelieve in the revelations of Allah and in (their) Meeting with Him, such have no hope of My mercy. For such there is a painful doom.
Sahih	And the ones who disbelieve in the signs of Allah and the meeting with Him - those have despaired of My mercy, and they will have a painful punishment.
Yusuf Ali	Those who reject the Signs of Allah and the Meeting with Him (in the Hereafter),- it is they who shall despair of My Mercy: it is they who will (suffer) a most grievous Penalty.

29.24

surah 29 - verse 24

translator's name	verse
Arberry	But the only answer of his people was that they said, 'Slay him, or burn him!' Then God delivered him from the fire; surely in that are signs for a people who believe.
Maududi	The people (of Abraham) had no other answer than to say: “Kill him or burn him.” But Allah delivered him from the fire. There are many Signs in this for those who believe.
Pickthall	But the answer of his folk was only that they said: "Kill him" or "Burn him." Then Allah saved him from the Fire. Lo! herein verily are portents for folk who believe.
Sahih	And the answer of Abraham's people was not but that they said, "Kill him or burn him," but Allah saved him from the fire. Indeed in that are signs for a people who believe.
Yusuf Ali	So naught was the answer of (Abraham's) people except that they said: "Slay him or burn him." But Allah did save him from the Fire. Verily in this are Signs for people who believe.

29.25

surah 29 - verse 25

translator's name	verse
Arberry	And he said, 'You have only taken to yourselves idols, apart from God, as a mark of mutual love between you in the present life; then upon the Day of Resurrection you will deny one another, and you will curse one another, and your refuge will be the Fire, and you will have no helpers.'
Maududi	He said: “You have taken up idols instead of Allah as a bond of love among yourselves in the present life, but on the Day of Resurrection you will disown and curse one another. Your refuge shall be the Fire, and none will come to your aid.”
Pickthall	He said: Ye have chosen only idols instead of Allah. The love between you is only in the life of the world. Then on the Day of Resurrection ye will deny each other and curse each other, and your abode will be the Fire, and ye will have no helpers.
Sahih	And [Abraham] said, "You have only taken, other than Allah, idols as [a bond of] affection among you in worldly life. Then on the Day of Resurrection you will deny one another and curse one another, and your refuge will be the Fire, and you will not have any helpers."
Yusuf Ali	And he said: "For you, ye have taken (for worship) idols besides Allah, out of mutual love and regard between yourselves in this life; but on the Day of Judgment ye shall disown each other and curse each other: and your abode will be the Fire, and ye shall have none to help."

29.26

surah 29 - verse 26

translator's name	verse
Arberry	But Lot believed him; and he said, 'I will flee to my Lord; He is the All-mighty, the All-wise.'
Maududi	Then did Lot believe him, and Abraham said: “I am emigrating unto my Lord. He is All-Powerful, All-Wise,”
Pickthall	And Lot believed him, and said: Lo! I am a fugitive unto my Lord. Lo! He, only He, is the Mighty, the Wise.
Sahih	And Lot believed him. [Abraham] said, "Indeed, I will emigrate to [the service of] my Lord. Indeed, He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise."
Yusuf Ali	But Lut had faith in Him: He said: "I will leave home for the sake of my Lord: for He is Exalted in Might, and Wise."

29.27

surah 29 - verse 27

translator's name	verse
Arberry	And We gave him Isaac and Jacob, and We appointed the Prophecy and the Book to be among his seed; We gave him his wage in this world, and in the world to come he shall be among the righteous.
Maududi	and We bestowed upon him (offspring like) Isaac and Jacob, and bestowed prophethood and the Book on his descendants and granted him his reward in this world; he will certainly be among the righteous in the Hereafter.
Pickthall	And We bestowed on him Isaac and Jacob, and We established the prophethood and the Scripture among his seed, and We gave him his reward in the world, and lo! in the Hereafter he verily is among the righteous.
Sahih	And We gave to Him Isaac and Jacob and placed in his descendants prophethood and scripture. And We gave him his reward in this world, and indeed, he is in the Hereafter among the righteous.
Yusuf Ali	And We gave (Abraham) Isaac and Jacob, and ordained among his progeny Prophethood and Revelation, and We granted him his reward in this life; and he was in the Hereafter (of the company) of the Righteous.

29.28

surah 29 - verse 28

translator's name	verse
Arberry	And Lot, when he said to his people 'Surely you commit such indecency as never any being in all the world committed before you.
Maududi	We sent Lot and he said to his people: “You commit the abomination that none in the world ever committed before you.
Pickthall	And Lot! (Remember) when he said unto his folk: Lo! ye commit lewdness such as no creature did before you.
Sahih	And [mention] Lot, when he said to his people, "Indeed, you commit such immorality as no one has preceded you with from among the worlds.
Yusuf Ali	And (remember) Lut: behold, he said to his people: "Ye do commit lewdness, such as no people in Creation (ever) committed before you.

29.29

surah 29 - verse 29

translator's name	verse
Arberry	What, do you approach men, and cut the way, and commit in your assembly dishonour?' But the only answer of his people was that they said, 'Then bring us the chastisement of God, if thou speakest truly.'
Maududi	What! Do you go to men (to satisfy your lust), engage in highway robbery, and commit evil deeds in your gatherings?” Then they had no answer to offer other than to say: “Bring Allah's chastisement upon us if you are truthful.”
Pickthall	For come ye not in unto males, and cut ye not the road (for travellers), and commit ye not abomination in your meetings? But the answer of his folk was only that they said: Bring Allah's doom upon us if thou art a truthteller!
Sahih	Indeed, you approach men and obstruct the road and commit in your meetings [every] evil." And the answer of his people was not but they said, "Bring us the punishment of Allah, if you should be of the truthful."
Yusuf Ali	"Do ye indeed approach men, and cut off the highway?- and practise wickedness (even) in your councils?" But his people gave no answer but this: they said: "Bring us the Wrath of Allah if thou tellest the truth."

29.30

surah 29 - verse 30

translator's name	verse
Arberry	He said, 'My Lord, help me against the people that work corruption.'
Maududi	Lot said: “My Lord, aid me against these mischievous people.”
Pickthall	He said: My Lord! Give me victory over folk who work corruption.
Sahih	He said, "My Lord, support me against the corrupting people."
Yusuf Ali	He said: "O my Lord! help Thou me against people who do mischief!"

29.31

surah 29 - verse 31

translator's name	verse
Arberry	And when Our messengers came to Abraham with the good tidings, they said, 'We shall destroy the people of this city, for its people are evildoers.'
Maududi	When Our emissaries brought the good news to Abraham, and said (to him): “We are surely going to destroy the inhabitants of this city; its inhabitants are immersed in wrong-doing.”
Pickthall	And when Our messengers brought Abraham the good news, they said: Lo! we are about to destroy the people of that township, for its people are wrong-doers.
Sahih	And when Our messengers came to Abraham with the good tidings, they said, "Indeed, we will destroy the people of that Lot's city. Indeed, its people have been wrongdoers."
Yusuf Ali	When Our Messengers came to Abraham with the good news, they said: "We are indeed going to destroy the people of this township: for truly they are (addicted to) crime."

29.32

surah 29 - verse 32

translator's name	verse
Arberry	He said, 'Lot is in it.' They said, 'We know very well who is in it; assuredly We shall deliver him and his family, except his wife; she has become of those that tarry.'
Maududi	Abraham said: “But Lot is there.” They replied: “We are well aware of those who are there. We shall save him and all his household except his wife.” His wife is among those who will stay behind.
Pickthall	He said: Lo! Lot is there. They said: We are best aware of who is there. We are to deliver him and his household, all save his wife, who is of those who stay behind.
Sahih	[Abraham] said, "Indeed, within it is Lot." They said, "We are more knowing of who is within it. We will surely save him and his family, except his wife. She is to be of those who remain behind."
Yusuf Ali	He said: "But there is Lut there." They said: "Well do we know who is there: we will certainly save him and his following,- except his wife: she is of those who lag behind!"

29.33

surah 29 - verse 33

translator's name	verse
Arberry	When that Our messengers came to Lot he was troubled on their account and distressed for them; but they said, 'Fear not, neither sorrow, for surely we shall deliver thee and thy family, except thy wife; she has become of those that tarry.
Maududi	When Our emissaries came to Lot he was distressed and embarrassed on their account. They said: “Do not fear nor be distressed. We shall save you and all your household except your wife who is among those that will stay behind.
Pickthall	And when Our messengers came unto Lot, he was troubled upon their account, for he could not protect them; but they said: Fear not, nor grieve! Lo! we are to deliver thee and thy household, (all) save thy wife, who is of those who stay behind.
Sahih	And when Our messengers came to Lot, he was distressed for them and felt for them great discomfort. They said, "Fear not, nor grieve. Indeed, we will save you and your family, except your wife; she is to be of those who remain behind.
Yusuf Ali	And when Our Messengers came to Lut, he was grieved on their account, and felt himself powerless (to protect) them: but they said: "Fear thou not, nor grieve: we are (here) to save thee and thy following, except thy wife: she is of those who lag behind.

29.34

surah 29 - verse 34

translator's name	verse
Arberry	We shall send down upon the people of this city wrath out of heaven for their ungodliness.'
Maududi	We shall bring down upon the people of this city a scourge from the heaven because of their evildoing.”
Pickthall	Lo! We are about to bring down upon the folk of this township a fury from the sky because they are evil-livers.
Sahih	Indeed, we will bring down on the people of this city punishment from the sky because they have been defiantly disobedient."
Yusuf Ali	"For we are going to bring down on the people of this township a Punishment from heaven, because they have been wickedly rebellious."

29.35

surah 29 - verse 35

translator's name	verse
Arberry	And indeed, We have left thereof a sign, a clear sign? unto a people who understand.
Maududi	And We have left a vestige of it in that city as a Clear Sign for a people who use their reason.
Pickthall	And verily of that We have left a clear sign for people who have sense.
Sahih	And We have certainly left of it a sign as clear evidence for a people who use reason.
Yusuf Ali	And We have left thereof an evident Sign, for any people who (care to) understand.

29.36

surah 29 - verse 36

translator's name	verse
Arberry	And to Midian their brother Shuaib; he said, 'O my people, serve God, and look you for the Last Day; and do not mischief in the land, working corruption.'
Maududi	And We sent to Midian their brother Shuayb. He said: “My people, serve Allah and look forward to the Last Day and do not go about the earth committing mischief.”
Pickthall	And unto Midian We sent Shu'eyb, their brother. He said: O my people! Serve Allah, and look forward to the Last Day, and do not evil, making mischief, in the earth.
Sahih	And to Madyan [We sent] their brother Shu'ayb, and he said, "O my people, worship Allah and expect the Last Day and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption."
Yusuf Ali	To the Madyan (people) (We sent) their brother Shu'aib. Then he said: "O my people! serve Allah, and fear the Last Day: nor commit evil on the earth, with intent to do mischief."

29.37

surah 29 - verse 37

translator's name	verse
Arberry	But they cried lies to him; so the earthquake seized them, and morning found them in their habitation fallen prostrate.
Maududi	But they denounced him as a liar. So a mighty earthquake overtook them, and by the morning they lay overturned in their houses.
Pickthall	But they denied him, and the dreadful earthquake took them, and morning found them prostrate in their dwelling place.
Sahih	But they denied him, so the earthquake seized them, and they became within their home [corpses] fallen prone.
Yusuf Ali	But they rejected him: Then the mighty Blast seized them, and they lay prostrate in their homes by the morning.

29.38

surah 29 - verse 38

translator's name	verse
Arberry	And Ad, and Thamood -- it has become clear to you from their dwelling-places; and Satan decked out fair to them their works, and barred them from the way, though they saw clearly.
Maududi	And We destroyed Ad and Thamud, whose dwellings you have observed. Satan had embellished their deeds for them and had turned them away from the Right Path although they were a people of clear perception.
Pickthall	And (the tribes of) A'ad and Thamud! (Their fate) is manifest unto you from their (ruined and deserted) dwellings. Satan made their deeds seem fair unto them and so debarred them from the Way, though they were keen observers.
Sahih	And [We destroyed] 'Aad and Thamud, and it has become clear to you from their [ruined] dwellings. And Satan had made pleasing to them their deeds and averted them from the path, and they were endowed with perception.
Yusuf Ali	(Remember also) the 'Ad and the Thamud (people): clearly will appear to you from (the traces) of their buildings (their fate): the Evil One made their deeds alluring to them, and kept them back from the Path, though they were gifted with intelligence and skill.

29.39

surah 29 - verse 39

translator's name	verse
Arberry	And Korah, and Pharaoh, and Haman; Moses came to them with the clear signs, but they waxed proud in the earth, yet they outstripped Us not.
Maududi	And We destroyed Qarun (Korah) and Pharaoh and Haman. Moses came to them with Clear Signs but they waxed arrogant in the land although they could not have outstripped (Us).
Pickthall	And Korah, Pharaoh and Haman! Moses came unto them with clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty), but they were boastful in the land. And they were not winners (in the race).
Sahih	And [We destroyed] Qarun and Pharaoh and Haman. And Moses had already come to them with clear evidences, and they were arrogant in the land, but they were not outrunners [of Our punishment].
Yusuf Ali	(Remember also) Qarun, Pharaoh, and Haman: there came to them Moses with Clear Signs, but they behaved with insolence on the earth; yet they could not overreach (Us).

29.40

surah 29 - verse 40

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Each We seized for his sin; and of them against some We loosed a squall of pebbles and some were seized by the Cry, and some We made the earth to swallow, and some We drowned; God would never wrong them, but they wronged themselves.
Maududi	So We seized each for their sin. We let loose upon some a violent tornado with showers of stones; some were overtaken by a mighty Cry; some were caused to be swallowed up by the earth, and some We drowned. Allah would not wrong them, but it is they who wronged themselves.
Pickthall	So We took each one in his sin; of them was he on whom We sent a hurricane, and of them was he who was overtaken by the (Awful) Cry, and of them was he whom We caused the earth to swallow, and of them was he whom We drowned. It was not for Allah to wrong them, but they wronged themselves.
Sahih	So each We seized for his sin; and among them were those upon whom We sent a storm of stones, and among them were those who were seized by the blast [from the sky], and among them were those whom We caused the earth to swallow, and among them were those whom We drowned. And Allah would not have wronged them, but it was they who were wronging themselves.
Yusuf Ali	Each one of them We seized for his crime: of them, against some We sent a violent tornado (with showers of stones); some were caught by a (mighty) Blast; some We caused the earth to swallow up; and some We drowned (in the waters): It was not Allah Who injured (or oppressed) them:" They injured (and oppressed) their own souls.