Chapter 78

78.21

surah 78 - verse 21

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Behold, Gehenna has become an ambush,
Maududi	Surely the Hell is an ambush,
Pickthall	Lo! hell lurketh in ambush,
Sahih	Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait
Yusuf Ali	Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,

78.22

surah 78 - verse 22

translator's name	verse
Arberry	for the insolent a resort,
Maududi	a resort for the rebellious;
Pickthall	A home for the rebellious.
Sahih	For the transgressors, a place of return,
Yusuf Ali	For the transgressors a place of destination:

78.23

surah 78 - verse 23

translator's name	verse
Arberry	therein to tarry for ages,
Maududi	therein they shall abide for ages,
Pickthall	They will abide therein for ages.
Sahih	In which they will remain for ages [unending].
Yusuf Ali	They will dwell therein for ages.

78.24

surah 78 - verse 24

translator's name	verse
Arberry	tasting therein neither coolness nor any drink
Maududi	they shall taste in it no coolness, nor any pleasant drink
Pickthall	Therein taste they neither coolness nor (any) drink
Sahih	They will not taste therein [any] coolness or drink
Yusuf Ali	Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink,

78.25

surah 78 - verse 25

translator's name	verse
Arberry	save boiling water and pus
Maududi	save boiling water and wash of the wounds;
Pickthall	Save boiling water and a paralysing cold:
Sahih	Except scalding water and [foul] purulence -
Yusuf Ali	Save a boiling fluid and a fluid, dark, murky, intensely cold,

78.26

surah 78 - verse 26

translator's name	verse
Arberry	for a suitable recompense.
Maududi	a befitting recompense for their deeds.
Pickthall	Reward proportioned (to their evil deeds).
Sahih	An appropriate recompense.
Yusuf Ali	A fitting recompense (for them).

78.27

surah 78 - verse 27

translator's name	verse
Arberry	They indeed hoped not for a reckoning,
Maududi	For indeed they did not look forward to any reckoning,
Pickthall	For lo! they looked not for a reckoning;
Sahih	Indeed, they were not expecting an account
Yusuf Ali	For that they used not to fear any account (for their deeds),

78.28

surah 78 - verse 28

translator's name	verse
Arberry	and they cried loud lies to Our signs;
Maududi	and roundly denied Our Signs as false.
Pickthall	They called Our revelations false with strong denial.
Sahih	And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.
Yusuf Ali	But they (impudently) treated Our Signs as false.

78.29

surah 78 - verse 29

translator's name	verse
Arberry	and everything We have numbered in a Book.
Maududi	And everything have We recorded in a Book.
Pickthall	Everything have We recorded in a Book.
Sahih	But all things We have enumerated in writing.
Yusuf Ali	And all things have We preserved on record.

78.30

surah 78 - verse 30

translator's name	verse
Arberry	'Taste! We shall increase you not save in chastisement.'
Maududi	So taste (the fruit of your deeds). We shall only increase your torment.
Pickthall	So taste (of that which ye have earned). No increase do We give you save of torment.
Sahih	"So taste [the penalty], and never will We increase you except in torment."
Yusuf Ali	"So taste ye (the fruits of your deeds); for no increase shall We grant you, except in Punishment."

78.31

surah 78 - verse 31

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Surely for the godfearing awaits a place of security,
Maududi	Surely the state of triumph awaits the God-fearing:
Pickthall	Lo! for the duteous is achievement -
Sahih	Indeed, for the righteous is attainment -
Yusuf Ali	Verily for the Righteous there will be a fulfilment of (the heart's) desires;

78.32

surah 78 - verse 32

translator's name	verse
Arberry	gardens and vineyards
Maududi	gardens and vineyards,
Pickthall	Gardens enclosed and vineyards,
Sahih	Gardens and grapevines
Yusuf Ali	Gardens enclosed, and grapevines;

78.33

surah 78 - verse 33

translator's name	verse
Arberry	and maidens with swelling breasts, like of age,
Maududi	and youthful maidens of like age,
Pickthall	And voluptuous women of equal age;
Sahih	And full-breasted [companions] of equal age
Yusuf Ali	And voluptuous women of equal age;

78.34

surah 78 - verse 34

translator's name	verse
Arberry	and a cup overflowing.
Maududi	and an overflowing cup.
Pickthall	And a full cup.
Sahih	And a full cup.
Yusuf Ali	And a cup full (to the brim).

78.35

surah 78 - verse 35

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Therein they shall hear no idle talk, no cry of lies,
Maududi	Therein they shall hear no idle talk, nor any falsehood;
Pickthall	There hear they never vain discourse, nor lying -
Sahih	No ill speech will they hear therein or any falsehood -
Yusuf Ali	No vanity shall they hear therein, nor Untruth:-

78.36

surah 78 - verse 36

translator's name	verse
Arberry	for a recompense from thy Lord, a gift, a reckoning,
Maududi	a recompense from your Lord and an ample reward
Pickthall	Requital from thy Lord - a gift in payment -
Sahih	[As] reward from your Lord, [a generous] gift [made due by] account,
Yusuf Ali	Recompense from thy Lord, a gift, (amply) sufficient,

78.37

surah 78 - verse 37

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Lord of the heavens and earth, and all that between them is, the All-merciful of whom they have no power to speak.
Maududi	from the Lord of the heavens and the earth and of that which is between them; the Most Merciful Lord before Whom none dare utter a word.
Pickthall	Lord of the heavens and the earth, and (all) that is between them, the Beneficent; with Whom none can converse.
Sahih	[From] the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, the Most Merciful. They possess not from Him [authority for] speech.
Yusuf Ali	(From) the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all between, (Allah) Most Gracious: None shall have power to argue with Him.

78.38

surah 78 - verse 38

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Upon the day when the Spirit and the angels stand in ranks they shall speak not, save him to whom the All-merciful has given leave, and who speaks aright.
Maududi	The Day when the Spirit and the angels are ranged row on row. None shall speak save he whom the Merciful Lord will permit; and he too will speak what is right.
Pickthall	On the day when the angels and the Spirit stand arrayed, they speak not, saving him whom the Beneficent alloweth and who speaketh right.
Sahih	The Day that the Spirit and the angels will stand in rows, they will not speak except for one whom the Most Merciful permits, and he will say what is correct.
Yusuf Ali	The Day that the Spirit and the angels will stand forth in ranks, none shall speak except any who is permitted by (Allah) Most Gracious, and He will say what is right.

78.39

surah 78 - verse 39

translator's name	verse
Arberry	That is the true day; so whosoever wills takes unto his Lord a resort.
Maududi	That Day is sure to come. So let him who will seek a resort with his Lord.
Pickthall	That is the True Day. So whoso will should seek recourse unto his Lord.
Sahih	That is the True Day; so he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return.
Yusuf Ali	That Day will be the sure Reality: Therefore, whoso will, let him take a (straight) return to his Lord!

78.40

surah 78 - verse 40

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Lo, We have warned you of a nigh chastisement, upon the day when a man shall behold what his hands have forwarded, and the unbeliever shall say, 'O would that I were dust!'
Maududi	Lo! We warn you of a chastisement near at hand; the Day when a man will look on what his own hands have sent forth, and the unbelievers shall say: “Oh would that I were utter dust.”
Pickthall	Lo! We warn you of a doom at hand, a day whereon a man will look on that which his own hands have sent before, and the disbeliever will cry: "Would that I were dust!"
Sahih	Indeed, We have warned you of a near punishment on the Day when a man will observe what his hands have put forth and the disbeliever will say, "Oh, I wish that I were dust!"
Yusuf Ali	Verily, We have warned you of a Penalty near, the Day when man will see (the deeds) which his hands have sent forth, and the Unbeliever will say, "Woe unto me! Would that I were (metre) dust!"