Chapter 51
Surah Adh Dhariyat (The Winds)
51.1
surah 51 - verse 1
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | By the swift scatterers |
| Maududi | By the winds which scatter dust, |
| Pickthall | By those that winnow with a winnowing |
| Sahih | By those [winds] scattering [dust] dispersing |
| Yusuf Ali | By the (Winds) that scatter broadcast; |
51.2
surah 51 - verse 2
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | and the burden-bearers |
| Maududi | which carry clouds laden with water, |
| Pickthall | And those that bear the burden (of the rain) |
| Sahih | And those [clouds] carrying a load [of water] |
| Yusuf Ali | And those that lift and bear away heavy weights; |
51.3
surah 51 - verse 3
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | and the smooth runners |
| Maududi | which then smoothly speed along, |
| Pickthall | And those that glide with ease (upon the sea) |
| Sahih | And those [ships] sailing with ease |
| Yusuf Ali | And those that flow with ease and gentleness; |
51.4
surah 51 - verse 4
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | and the partitioners, |
| Maududi | and execute the great task of apportioning (rainfall): |
| Pickthall | And those who distribute (blessings) by command, |
| Sahih | And those [angels] apportioning [each] matter, |
| Yusuf Ali | And those that distribute and apportion by Command;- |
51.5
surah 51 - verse 5
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | surely that you are promised is true, |
| Maududi | surely what you are being warned against is true, |
| Pickthall | Lo! that wherewith ye are threatened is indeed true, |
| Sahih | Indeed, what you are promised is true. |
| Yusuf Ali | Verily that which ye are promised is true; |
51.6
surah 51 - verse 6
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | and surely the Doom is about to fall! |
| Maududi | and the Judgement shall doubtlessly take place. |
| Pickthall | And lo! the judgment will indeed befall. |
| Sahih | And indeed, the recompense is to occur. |
| Yusuf Ali | And verily Judgment and Justice must indeed come to pass. |
51.7
surah 51 - verse 7
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | By heaven with all its tracks |
| Maududi | By the heaven with its numerous forms: |
| Pickthall | By the heaven full of paths, |
| Sahih | By the heaven containing pathways, |
| Yusuf Ali | By the Sky with (its) numerous Paths, |
51.8
surah 51 - verse 8
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | surely you speak at variance, |
| Maududi | surely you are at variance (about the Hereafter); |
| Pickthall | Lo! ye, forsooth, are of various opinion (concerning the truth). |
| Sahih | Indeed, you are in differing speech. |
| Yusuf Ali | Truly ye are in a doctrine discordant, |
51.9
surah 51 - verse 9
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | and perverted therefrom are some. |
| Maududi | though only those who are averse to the Truth will turn away from (believing in it). |
| Pickthall | He is made to turn away from it who is (himself) averse. |
| Sahih | Deluded away from the Qur'an is he who is deluded. |
| Yusuf Ali | Through which are deluded (away from the Truth) such as would be deluded. |
51.10
surah 51 - verse 10
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | Perish the conjecturers |
| Maududi | Doomed are the conjecturers |
| Pickthall | Accursed be the conjecturers |
| Sahih | Destroyed are the falsifiers |
| Yusuf Ali | Woe to the falsehood-mongers,- |
51.11
surah 51 - verse 11
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | who are dazed in perplexity |
| Maududi | who are steeped in ignorance and heedlessness. |
| Pickthall | Who are careless in an abyss! |
| Sahih | Who are within a flood [of confusion] and heedless. |
| Yusuf Ali | Those who (flounder) heedless in a flood of confusion: |
51.12
surah 51 - verse 12
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | asking, 'When shall be the Day of Doom?' |
| Maududi | They ask: “When will the Day of Judgement be?” |
| Pickthall | They ask: When is the Day of Judgment? |
| Sahih | They ask, "When is the Day of Recompense?" |
| Yusuf Ali | They ask, "When will be the Day of Judgment and Justice?" |
51.13
surah 51 - verse 13
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | Upon the day when they shall be tried at the Fire: |
| Maududi | It will be the Day when they shall be scourged by the Fire |
| Pickthall | (It is) the day when they will be tormented at the Fire, |
| Sahih | [It is] the Day they will be tormented over the Fire |
| Yusuf Ali | (It will be) a Day when they will be tried (and tested) over the Fire! |
51.14
surah 51 - verse 14
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | 'Taste your trial! This is that you were seeking to hasten.' |
| Maududi | (and be told): “Taste your ordeal! This is what you were seeking to hasten.” |
| Pickthall | (And it will be said unto them): Taste your torment (which ye inflicted). This is what ye sought to hasten. |
| Sahih | [And will be told], "Taste your torment. This is that for which you were impatient." |
| Yusuf Ali | "Taste ye your trial! This is what ye used to ask to be hastened!" |
51.15
surah 51 - verse 15
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | Surely the godfearing shall be among gardens and fountains |
| Maududi | As for the God-fearing, they shall be in the midst of gardens and fountains, |
| Pickthall | Lo! those who keep from evil will dwell amid gardens and watersprings, |
| Sahih | Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and springs, |
| Yusuf Ali | As to the Righteous, they will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs, |
51.16
surah 51 - verse 16
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | taking whatsoever their Lord has given them; they were good-doers before that. |
| Maududi | joyously receiving what their Lord will have granted them. Verily they did good works before (the coming of this Day): |
| Pickthall | Taking that which their Lord giveth them; for lo! aforetime they were doers of good; |
| Sahih | Accepting what their Lord has given them. Indeed, they were before that doers of good. |
| Yusuf Ali | Taking joy in the things which their Lord gives them, because, before then, they lived a good life. |
51.17
surah 51 - verse 17
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | Little of the night would they slumber, |
| Maududi | they used to sleep but little by night, |
| Pickthall | They used to sleep but little of the night, |
| Sahih | They used to sleep but little of the night, |
| Yusuf Ali | They were in the habit of sleeping but little by night, |
51.18
surah 51 - verse 18
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | and in the mornings they would ask for forgiveness; |
| Maududi | and would ask for forgiveness at dawn, |
| Pickthall | And ere the dawning of each day would seek forgiveness, |
| Sahih | And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness, |
| Yusuf Ali | And in the hour of early dawn, they (were found) praying for Forgiveness; |
51.19
surah 51 - verse 19
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | and the beggar and the outcast had a share in their wealth. |
| Maududi | and in their wealth there was a rightful share for him who would ask and for the destitute. |
| Pickthall | And in their wealth the beggar and the outcast had due share. |
| Sahih | And from their properties was [given] the right of the [needy] petitioner and the deprived. |
| Yusuf Ali | And in their wealth and possessions (was remembered) the right of the (needy,) him who asked, and him who (for some reason) was prevented (from asking). |
51.20
surah 51 - verse 20
| translator's name | verse |
| Arberry | In the earth are signs for those having sure faith; |
| Maududi | There are many Signs on earth for those of sure faith, |
| Pickthall | And in the earth are portents for those whose faith is sure. |
| Sahih | And on the earth are signs for the certain [in faith] |
| Yusuf Ali | On the earth are signs for those of assured Faith, |