Chapter 77

77.1

surah 77 - verse 1

translator's name	verse
Arberry	By the loosed ones successively
Maududi	By the (winds) sent forth in quick succession,
Pickthall	By the emissary winds, (sent) one after another
Sahih	By those [winds] sent forth in gusts
Yusuf Ali	By the (Winds) sent forth one after another (to man's profit);

77.2

surah 77 - verse 2

translator's name	verse
Arberry	storming tempestuously
Maududi	which then blow tempestuously
Pickthall	By the raging hurricanes,
Sahih	And the winds that blow violently
Yusuf Ali	Which then blow violently in tempestuous Gusts,

77.3

surah 77 - verse 3

translator's name	verse
Arberry	by the scatterers scattering
Maududi	and raise (clouds) and scatter them around,
Pickthall	By those which cause earth's vegetation to revive;
Sahih	And [by] the winds that spread [clouds]
Yusuf Ali	And scatter (things) far and wide;

77.4

surah 77 - verse 4

translator's name	verse
Arberry	and the severally severing
Maududi	then winnow them thoroughly,
Pickthall	By those who winnow with a winnowing,
Sahih	And those [angels] who bring criterion
Yusuf Ali	Then separate them, one from another,

77.5

surah 77 - verse 5

translator's name	verse
Arberry	and those hurling a reminder
Maududi	and then cast (Allah's) remembrance (in people's hearts),
Pickthall	By those who bring down the Reminder,
Sahih	And those [angels] who deliver a message
Yusuf Ali	Then spread abroad a Message,

77.6

surah 77 - verse 6

translator's name	verse
Arberry	excusing or warning,
Maududi	to serve as an excuse or a warning.
Pickthall	To excuse or to warn,
Sahih	As justification or warning,
Yusuf Ali	Whether of Justification or of Warning;-

77.7

surah 77 - verse 7

translator's name	verse
Arberry	surely that which you are promised is about to fall!
Maududi	Surely what you are promised shall come to pass.
Pickthall	Surely that which ye are promised will befall.
Sahih	Indeed, what you are promised is to occur.
Yusuf Ali	Assuredly, what ye are promised must come to pass.

77.8

surah 77 - verse 8

translator's name	verse
Arberry	When the stars shall be extinguished,
Maududi	So when the stars are extinguished,
Pickthall	So when the stars are put out,
Sahih	So when the stars are obliterated
Yusuf Ali	Then when the stars become dim;

77.9

surah 77 - verse 9

translator's name	verse
Arberry	when heaven shall be split
Maududi	and the sky is rent asunder,
Pickthall	And when the sky is riven asunder,
Sahih	And when the heaven is opened
Yusuf Ali	When the heaven is cleft asunder;

77.10

surah 77 - verse 10

translator's name	verse
Arberry	when the mountains shall be scattered
Maududi	and the mountains are blown away,
Pickthall	And when the mountains are blown away,
Sahih	And when the mountains are blown away
Yusuf Ali	When the mountains are scattered (to the winds) as dust;

77.11

surah 77 - verse 11

translator's name	verse
Arberry	and when the Messengers' time is set,
Maududi	and the appointed time to bring the Messengers together arrives, (then shall the promised event come to pass).
Pickthall	And when the messengers are brought unto their time appointed -
Sahih	And when the messengers' time has come...
Yusuf Ali	And when the messengers are (all) appointed a time (to collect);-

77.12

surah 77 - verse 12

translator's name	verse
Arberry	to what day shall they be delayed?
Maududi	To which Day has this task been deferred?
Pickthall	For what day is the time appointed?
Sahih	For what Day was it postponed?
Yusuf Ali	For what Day are these (portents) deferred?

77.13

surah 77 - verse 13

translator's name	verse
Arberry	To the Day of Decision.
Maududi	To the Day of Judgement.
Pickthall	For the Day of Decision.
Sahih	For the Day of Judgement.
Yusuf Ali	For the Day of Sorting out.

77.14

surah 77 - verse 14

translator's name	verse
Arberry	And what shall teach thee what is the Day of Decision?
Maududi	What do you know what the Day of Judgement is?
Pickthall	And what will convey unto thee what the Day of Decision is! -
Sahih	And what can make you know what is the Day of Judgement?
Yusuf Ali	And what will explain to thee what is the Day of Sorting out?

77.15

surah 77 - verse 15

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Woe that day unto those who cry it lies!
Maududi	Woe on that Day to those that give the lie to the Truth!
Pickthall	Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Sahih	Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Yusuf Ali	Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!

77.16

surah 77 - verse 16

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Did We not destroy the ancients,
Maududi	Did We not destroy many a nation of the earlier times?
Pickthall	Destroyed We not the former folk,
Sahih	Did We not destroy the former peoples?
Yusuf Ali	Did We not destroy the men of old (for their evil)?

77.17

surah 77 - verse 17

translator's name	verse
Arberry	and then follow them with the later folk?
Maududi	And We shall cause those of later times to follow them.
Pickthall	Then caused the latter folk to follow after?
Sahih	Then We will follow them with the later ones.
Yusuf Ali	So shall We make later (generations) follow them.

77.18

surah 77 - verse 18

translator's name	verse
Arberry	So We serve the sinners.
Maududi	Thus do We deal with the guilty.
Pickthall	Thus deal We ever with the guilty.
Sahih	Thus do We deal with the criminals.
Yusuf Ali	Thus do We deal with men of sin.

77.19

surah 77 - verse 19

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Woe that day unto those who cry it lies!
Maududi	Woe on that Day to those that give the lie to the Truth!
Pickthall	Woe unto the repudiators on that day!
Sahih	Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
Yusuf Ali	Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth!

77.20

surah 77 - verse 20

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Did We not create you of a mean water,
Maududi	Did We not create you of a mean fluid,
Pickthall	Did We not create you from a base fluid
Sahih	Did We not create you from a liquid disdained?
Yusuf Ali	Have We not created you from a fluid (held) despicable?-