Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side Part 236

Chapter 37:

AS-SAAFFAT (THOSE WHO SET THE RANKS, DRAWN UP IN RANKS) Total Verses: 182 Revealed At: MAKKA

In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.

037.001 Y: By those who range themselves in ranks,

P: By those who set the ranks in battle order

S: I swear by those who draw themselves out in ranks

037.002 Y: And so are strong in repelling (evil),

P: And those who drive away (the wicked) with reproof

S: Then those who drive away with reproof,

037.003 Y: And thus proclaim the Message (of Allah)!

P: And those who read (the Word) for a reminder,

S: Then those who recite, being mindful,

037.004 Y: Verily, verily, your Allah is one!-

P: Lo! thy Lord is surely One;

S: Most surely your Allah is One:

037.005 Y: Lord of the heavens and of the earth and all between them, and Lord of every point at the rising of the sun!

P: Lord of the heavens and of the earth and all that is between them, and Lord of the sun's risings.

S: The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, and Lord of the easts.

037.006 Y: We have indeed decked the lower heaven with beauty (in) the stars,-

P: Lo! We have adorned the lowest heaven with an ornament, the planets;

S: Surely We have adorned the nearest heaven with an adornment, the stars,

037.007 Y: (For beauty) and for guard against all obstinate rebellious evil spirits,

P: With security from every froward devil.

S: And (there is) a safeguard against every rebellious Shaitan.

037.008 Y: (So) they should not strain their ears in the direction of the Exalted a.s.sembly but be cast away from every side,

P: They cannot listen to the Highest Chiefs for they are pelted from every side,

S: They cannot listen to the exalted a.s.sembly and they are thrown at from every side,

037.009 Y: Repulsed, for they are under a perpetual penalty,

P: Outcast, and theirs is a perpetual torment;

S: Being driven off, and for them is a perpetual chastis.e.m.e.nt,

037.010 Y: Except such as s.n.a.t.c.h away something by stealth, and they are pursued by a flaming fire, of piercing brightness.

P: Save him who s.n.a.t.c.heth a fragment, and there pursueth him a piercing flame.

S: Except him who s.n.a.t.c.hes off but once, then there follows him a brightly s.h.i.+ning flame.

037.011 Y: Just ask their opinion: are they the more difficult to create, or the (other) beings We have created? Them have We created out of a sticky clay!

P: Then ask them (O Muhammad): Are they stronger as a creation, or those (others) whom we have created? Lo! We created them of plastic clay.

S: Then ask them whether they are stronger in creation or those (others) whom We have created. Surely We created them of firm clay.

037.012 Y: Truly dost thou marvel, while they ridicule,

P: Nay, but thou dost marvel when they mock

S: Nay! you wonder while they mock,

037.013 Y: And, when they are admonished, pay no heed,-

P: And heed not when they are reminded,

S: And when they are reminded, they mind not,

037.014 Y: And, when they see a Sign, turn it to mockery,

P: And seek to scoff when they behold a portent.

S: And when they see a sign they incite one another to scoff,

037.015 Y: And say, "This is nothing but evident sorcery!"

P: And they say: Lo! this is mere magic;

S: And they say: This is nothing but clear magic: