| y_ali | asad | literal | tlt | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. * | By the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs; | CONSIDER the sky full of great constellations, | And/by the sky/space that of the constellations. | swr+ albrwj bsm allh alrHmn alrHym ? walsma' Xat albrwj | |||
| 2. * | By the promised Day (of Judgment); | and [then bethink thyself of] the promised Day,* | And/by the Day the Promised/Resurrection Day. | walywm almw`wd | |||
| 3. * | By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness;- | and [of] Him who witnesses [all], and [of] that unto which witness is borne [by Him]!* | And/by a witness/testifier and a witnessed (against). | w$ahd wm$hwd | |||
| 4. * | Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire), | THEY DESTROY [but] themselves,* they who would ready a pit | The geological rift's-fault line's owners/company/friends were killed. | qtl aSHab alaKdwd | |||
| 5. * | Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel: | of fire fiercely burning [for all who have attained to faith]!* | The fire, that of the fuel. | alnar Xat alwqwd | |||
| 6. * | Behold! they sat over against the (fire), | Lo! [With glee do] they contemplate that [fire], | When they are on it sitting/remaining. | aX hm `lyha q`wd | |||
| 7. * | And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against the Believers. | fully conscious of what they are doing to the believers,* | And they are on what they are making/doing with (to) the believers witnessing/testifying. | whm `li mayf`lwn balmWmnyn $hwd | |||
| 8. * | And they ill-treated them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah, Exalted in Power, Worthy of all Praise!- | whom they hate for no other reason than that they believe in God, the Almighty, the One to whom all praise is due, | And they did not revenge/punish from them except (because) that (E) they believe with (in) God, the glorious/mighty, the praiseworthy/commendable. | wmanqmwa mnhm ala an yWmnwa ballh al`zyz alHmyd | |||
| 9. * | Him to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness to all things. | [and] to whom the dominion of the heavens and the earth belongs. But God is witness unto everything! | Who for Him (is) the skies'/space's and the earth's/Planet Earth's ownership/kingdom, and God (is) on every thing witnessing. | alXy lh mlk alsmawat walarD wallh `li kl $Y $hyd | |||
| 10. * | Those who persecute (or draw into temptation) the Believers, men and women, and do not turn in repentance, will have the Penalty of Hell: They will have the Penalty of the Burning Fire. | Verily, as for those who persecute believing men and believing women, and thereafter do not repent, hell's suffering awaits them: yea, suffering through fire awaits them!* | That truly those who tortured/betrayed/allured the believers (M) and the believers (F), then they did not repent, so for them (is) Hell's torture, and for them (is) the burning's torture. | an alXyn ftnwa almWmnyn walmWmnat xm lm ytwbwa flhm `Xab jhnm wlhm `Xab alHryq | |||
| 11. * | For those who believe and do righteous deeds, will be Gardens; beneath which rivers flow: That is the great Salvation, (the fulfilment of all desires), | [But,] verily, they who attain to faith and do righteous deeds shall [in the life to come] have gardens through which running waters flow - that triumph most great!* | That truly those who believed and made/did the correct/righteous deeds, for them (are) treed gardens/paradises the rivers/waterways flow from below it, that is the winning/success, the great. | an alXyn amnwa w`mlwa alSalHat lhm jnat tjry mn tHtha alanhar Xlk alfwz alkbyr | |||
| 12. * | Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord. | VERILY, thy Sustainer's grip is exceedingly strong! | That truly your Lord's violent attack/destruction (is) strong (E) (severe). | an bT$ rbk l$dyd | |||
| 13. * | It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life). | Behold, it is He who creates [man] in the first instance, and He [it is who] will bring him forth anew. | That He truly creates/initiates, and returns/repeats. | anh hw ybdY wy`yd | |||
| 14. * | And He is the Oft-Forgiving, Full of Loving-Kindness, | And He alone is truly-forgiving, all-embracing in His love, | And He is the forgiving, the loving/affectionate. | whw alGfwr alwdwd | |||
| 15. * | Lord of the Throne of Glory, | in sublime almightiness enthroned,* | (Owner) of the throne, the most glorious/exacted. | Xw al`r$ almjyd | |||
| 16. * | Doer (without let) of all that He intends. | a sovereign doer of whatever He wills. | Maker/doer to what He wills/wants/intends. | f`al lma yryd | |||
| 17. * | Has the story reached thee, of the forces- | HAS IT ever come within thy ken, the story of the [sinful] hosts | Did the soldiers'/warriors' information/news come to you? | hl atak Hdyx aljnwd | |||
| 18. * | Of Pharaoh and the Thamud? | of Pharaoh, and of [the tribe of] Thamud?* | Pharaoh and Thamud. | fr`wn wxmwd | |||
| 19. * | And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)! | And yet, they who are bent on denying the truth persist in giving it the lie: | But those who disbelieved (are) in lying/denial/falsification. | bl alXyn kfrwa fy tkXyb | |||
| 20. * | But Allah doth encompass them from behind! | but all the while God encompasses them [with His knowledge and might] without their being aware of it.* | And God is from behind them surrounding/comprehending. | wallh mn wraYhm mHyT | |||
| 21. * | Day, this is a Glorious Qur'an, | Nay, but this [divine writ which they reject] is a discourse sublime, | But it is a glorious/exalted Koran. | bl hw qran mjyd | |||
| 22. * | (Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved! | upon an imperishable tablet [inscribed].* | In a protected/guarded tablet/sheet | fy lwH mHfwZ | |||