| 67:1 | Transliteration Tabaraka allathee biyadihialmulku wahuwa AAala kulli shay-in qadeer Sahih International Blessed is He in whose hand is dominion, and He is over all things competent - Muhsin Khan Blessed is He in Whose Hand is the dominion, and He is Able to do all things. Yusuf Ali Blessed be He in Whose hands is Dominion; and He over all things hath Power;- Dr. Ghali Supremely Blessed is He in Whose Hand is the Kingdom, and He is Ever-Determiner over everything. Tafsir al-Jalalayn Blessed, exalted above the attributes of created beings, is He in Whose hand, at Whose disposal, is [all] sovereignty, [all] authority and power, and He has power over all things. | | 67:2 | Transliteration Allathee khalaqa almawta walhayataliyabluwakum ayyukum ahsanu AAamalan wahuwa alAAazeezualghafoor Sahih International [He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed - and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving - Muhsin Khan Who has created death and life, that He may test you which of you is best in deed. And He is the All-Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving; Yusuf Ali He Who created Death and Life, that He may try which of you is best in deed: and He is the Exalted in Might, Oft-Forgiving;- Dr. Ghali Who created death and life to try you, whichever of you is fairest in deeds; and He is The Ever-Mighty, The Ever-Forgiving. Tafsir al-Jalalayn [He] Who created death, in this world, and life, in the Hereafter — or both of them in this world, since the sperm-drop is imbued with life, [life being] that [power] by which sensation becomes possible, death being the opposite of this or the non-existence of it — these being two [alternative] opinions; in the case of the latter [life in the Hereafter], ‘creation’ implies ‘ordainment’ — that He may try you, that He may test you in [this] life, [to see] which of you is best in conduct, [which of you] is most obedient to God, and He is the Mighty, in His vengeance against those who disobey Him, the Forgiving, to those who repent to Him; | | 67:3 | Transliteration Allathee khalaqa sabAAa samawatintibaqan ma tara fee khalqi arrahmanimin tafawutin farjiAAi albasara hal taramin futoor Sahih International [And] who created seven heavens in layers. You do not see in the creation of the Most Merciful any inconsistency. So return [your] vision [to the sky]; do you see any breaks? Muhsin Khan Who has created the seven heavens one above another, you can see no fault in the creations of the Most Beneficent. Then look again: "Can you see any rifts?" Yusuf Ali He Who created the seven heavens one above another: No want of proportion wilt thou see in the Creation of (Allah) Most Gracious. So turn thy vision again: seest thou any flaw? Dr. Ghali Who created seven heavens as strata (i.e., layers, one above the other).In no way can you see in the creation of The All-Merciful any disparity; so return your gaze; (Literally: "your" beholding) do you see any rent? Tafsir al-Jalalayn Who created seven heavens in layers, one above the other without any contact [between them]. You do not see in the Compassionate One’s creation, of these or of other things, any irregularity, any disparity or discordance. Then cast your eyes again, turn them toward the heaven: Do you see, in it, any fissure?, any cracks or ruptures? | | 67:4 | Transliteration Thumma irjiAAi albasara karratayniyanqalib ilayka albasaru khasi-an wahuwa haseer Sahih International Then return [your] vision twice again. [Your] vision will return to you humbled while it is fatigued. Muhsin Khan Then look again and yet again, your sight will return to you in a state of humiliation and worn out. Yusuf Ali Again turn thy vision a second time: (thy) vision will come back to thee dull and discomfited, in a state worn out. Dr. Ghali Thereafter return the gaze, again and again, (Literally: recurring twice) the gaze turns over to you spurned, and it (becomes) regretfully most weary. Tafsir al-Jalalayn Then cast your eyes yet again, once and then twice, and your sight will return to you humbled, abject on account of it not perceiving any fissure, and wearied, unable to see any fissure. | | 67:5 | Transliteration Walaqad zayyanna assamaaaddunya bimasabeeha wajaAAalnaharujooman lishshayateeni waaAAtadna lahumAAathaba assaAAeer Sahih International And We have certainly beautified the nearest heaven with stars and have made [from] them what is thrown at the devils and have prepared for them the punishment of the Blaze. Muhsin Khan And indeed We have adorned the nearest heaven with lamps, and We have made such lamps (as) missiles to drive away the Shayatin (devils), and have prepared for them the torment of the blazing Fire. Yusuf Ali And we have, (from of old), adorned the lowest heaven with Lamps, and We have made such (Lamps) (as) missiles to drive away the Evil Ones, and have prepared for them the Penalty of the Blazing Fire. Dr. Ghali And indeed We have already adorned the lowest heaven with lamps and made them outcast (meteorites) for Ash-Shayatin (The ever-vicious "ones", i.e., the devils) and We have readied for them the torment of the Blaze. Tafsir al-Jalalayn And verily We have adorned the lowest heaven, the one closest to the earth, with lamps, with stars, and made them missiles against the devils, should they [attempt to] listen by stealth, in which case a meteor of fire detaches itself from the star, just like a brand is taken from a fire, and either kills that jinn or deprives him of his senses: it is not that the star itself is displaced from its position; and We have prepared for them the chastisement of the Blaze, the ignited Fire. | | 67:6 | Transliteration Walillatheena kafaroo birabbihim AAathabujahannama wabi/sa almaseer Sahih International And for those who disbelieved in their Lord is the punishment of Hell, and wretched is the destination. Muhsin Khan And for those who disbelieve in their Lord (Allah) is the torment of Hell, and worst indeed is that destination. Yusuf Ali For those who reject their Lord (and Cherisher) is the Penalty of Hell: and evil is (such), Destination. Dr. Ghali And for the ones who have disbelieved in their Lord there is the torment of Hell; and miserable is the Destiny! Tafsir al-Jalalayn And for those who disbelieve in their Lord there is the chastisement of Hell, and [what] an evil journey’s end!, it is. | | 67:7 | Transliteration Itha olqoo feeha samiAAoo lahashaheeqan wahiya tafoor Sahih International When they are thrown into it, they hear from it a [dreadful] inhaling while it boils up. Muhsin Khan When they are cast therein, they will hear the (terrible) drawing in of its breath as it blazes forth. Yusuf Ali When they are cast therein, they will hear the (terrible) drawing in of its breath even as it blazes forth, Dr. Ghali When they are cast into it, they will hear it sighing, as it is boiling over. Tafsir al-Jalalayn When they are flung into it they hear it blaring, [producing] a horrid sound like that of an ass, as it seethes, | | 67:8 | Transliteration Takadu tamayyazu mina alghaythikullama olqiya feeha fawjun saalahum khazanatuhaalam ya/tikum natheer Sahih International It almost bursts with rage. Every time a company is thrown into it, its keepers ask them, "Did there not come to you a warner?" Muhsin Khan It almost bursts up with fury. Every time a group is cast therein, its keeper will ask: "Did no warner come to you?" Yusuf Ali Almost bursting with fury: Every time a Group is cast therein, its Keepers will ask, "Did no Warner come to you?" Dr. Ghali It would almost burst (asunder) with rage. Whenever a troop is cast into it, its keepers ask them, "Has no Warner come up to you?" Tafsir al-Jalalayn almost exploding (tamayyazu: a variant reading has the original [form] tatamayyazu) ripped apart, with rage, in wrath against the disbelievers. Whenever a host, a group of them, is flung into it, its keepers ask them, an interrogation of rebuke: ‘Did there not come to you a warner?’, a messenger to warn you of God’s chastisement. | | 67:9 | Transliteration Qaloo bala qad jaananatheerun fakaththabna waqulna manazzala Allahu min shay-in in antum illa fee dalalinkabeer Sahih International They will say," Yes, a warner had come to us, but we denied and said, ' Allah has not sent down anything. You are not but in great error.' " Muhsin Khan They will say: "Yes indeed; a warner did come to us, but we belied him and said: 'Allah never sent down anything (of revelation), you are only in great error.'" Yusuf Ali They will say: "Yes indeed; a Warner did come to us, but we rejected him and said, 'Allah never sent down any (Message): ye are nothing but an egregious delusion!'" Dr. Ghali They say, "Yes indeed, a Warner has already come to us; yet we cried lies and said, ?In no way has Allah been sending down anything whatever; decidedly you are in (nothing) except a great error. "' Tafsir al-Jalalayn They will say, ‘Yes, a warner did indeed come to us, but we denied and said, “God has not revealed anything; you are assuredly in great error”’: this [last words] may be the words of the angels [spoken] to the disbelievers when they are told of the denial, or they may belong to the words of the disbelievers [spoken] to the warners. | | 67:10 | Transliteration Waqaloo law kunna nasmaAAu awnaAAqilu ma kunna fee as-habi assaAAeer Sahih International And they will say, "If only we had been listening or reasoning, we would not be among the companions of the Blaze." Muhsin Khan And they will say: "Had we but listened or used our intelligence, we would not have been among the dwellers of the blazing Fire!" Yusuf Ali They will further say: "Had we but listened or used our intelligence, we should not (now) be among the Companions of the Blazing Fire!" Dr. Ghali And they say, "If we had heard or had considered, in no way would we have been among the companions of the Blaze". Tafsir al-Jalalayn And they will say, ‘Had we listened, that is, listening so as to understand, or comprehended, that is, comprehension entailing reflection [upon the truth], we would not have been among the inhabitants of the Blaze’. | | 67:11 | Transliteration FaAAtarafoo bithanbihim fasuhqanli-as-habi assaAAeer Sahih International And they will admit their sin, so [it is] alienation for the companions of the Blaze. Muhsin Khan Then they will confess their sin. So, away with the dwellers of the blazing Fire. Yusuf Ali They will then confess their sins: but far will be (Forgiveness) from the Companions of the Blazing Fire! Dr. Ghali So they confess their guilty (deeds); then far off with the companions (i.e., inhabitants) of the Blaze! Tafsir al-Jalalayn Thus they will confess, when confession is of no avail, their sin, which was their denial of the warners. So away (suhqan or suhuqan) with the inhabitants of the Blaze!, so far away may they be from God’s mercy. | | 67:12 | Transliteration Inna allatheena yakhshawna rabbahumbilghaybi lahum maghfiratun waajrun kabeer Sahih International Indeed, those who fear their Lord unseen will have forgiveness and great reward. Muhsin Khan Verily! Those who fear their Lord unseen (i.e. they do not see Him, nor His Punishment in the Hereafter, etc.), theirs will be forgiveness and a great reward (i.e. Paradise). Yusuf Ali As for those who fear their Lord unseen, for them is Forgiveness and a great Reward. Dr. Ghali Surely the ones who are apprehensive of their Lord in the Unseen will have forgiveness and a great reward. Tafsir al-Jalalayn Assuredly those who fear their Lord in secret, while they are absent from people’s eyes, being obedient to Him in secret, such that openly [before people] it is all the more likely [that they fear their Lord] — there will be for them forgiveness and a great reward, namely, Paradise. | | 67:13 | Transliteration Waasirroo qawlakum awi ijharoo bihi innahuAAaleemun bithati assudoor Sahih International And conceal your speech or publicize it; indeed, He is Knowing of that within the breasts. Muhsin Khan And whether you keep your talk secret or disclose it, verily, He is the All-Knower of what is in the breasts (of men). Yusuf Ali And whether ye hide your word or publish it, He certainly has (full) knowledge, of the secrets of (all) hearts. Dr. Ghali And be secret in your speech, or say it aloud; surely He is Ever-Knowing of the (inmost thoughts) within the breasts (Literally: what the breasts own). Tafsir al-Jalalayn And [whether you] keep secret, O people, your speech or proclaim it, He indeed, exalted be He, is Knower of what is in the breasts, of what they contain: so how much more so [is He Knower] in the case of what you utter [openly] — the reason for the revelation of this [verse] was that the idolaters said to one another: ‘Speak secretly, and Muhammad’s god will not hear you’. | | 67:14 | Transliteration Ala yaAAlamu man khalaqa wahuwa allateefualkhabeer Sahih International Does He who created not know, while He is the Subtle, the Acquainted? Muhsin Khan Should not He Who has created know? And He is the Most Kind and Courteous (to His slaves) All-Aware (of everything). Yusuf Ali Should He not know,- He that created? and He is the One that understands the finest mysteries (and) is well-acquainted (with them). Dr. Ghali Will He not know, (He) Who created? And He is The Ever-Kind, The Ever-Cognizant. Tafsir al-Jalalayn Will He Who has created not know?, what you keep secret, in other words: will His knowledge of [things] be precluded by such [secret speech]? And He is the Subtle, in His knowledge, the Aware, therein. | | 67:15 | Transliteration Huwa allathee jaAAala lakumu al-ardathaloolan famshoo fee manakibihawakuloo min rizqihi wa-ilayhi annushoor Sahih International It is He who made the earth tame for you - so walk among its slopes and eat of His provision - and to Him is the resurrection. Muhsin Khan He it is, Who has made the earth subservient to you (i.e. easy for you to walk, to live and to do agriculture on it, etc.), so walk in the path thereof and eat of His provision, and to Him will be the Resurrection. Yusuf Ali It is He Who has made the earth manageable for you, so traverse ye through its tracts and enjoy of the Sustenance which He furnishes: but unto Him is the Resurrection. Dr. Ghali He is (The One) Who made the earth tractable to you; so walk in its territories and eat of His provision; and to Him is the Rising up. Tafsir al-Jalalayn It is He Who made the earth tractable for you, easy for you to walk on; so walk in its flanks and eat of His provision, that has been created for you; and to Him is the resurrection, from the graves for the Requital. | | 67:16 | Transliteration Aamintum man fee assama-i anyakhsifa bikumu al-arda fa-itha hiya tamoor Sahih International Do you feel secure that He who [holds authority] in the heaven would not cause the earth to swallow you and suddenly it would sway? Muhsin Khan Do you feel secure that He, Who is over the heaven (Allah), will not cause the earth to sink with you, then behold it shakes (as in an earthquake)? Yusuf Ali Do ye feel secure that He Who is in heaven will not cause you to be swallowed up by the earth when it shakes (as in an earthquake)? Dr. Ghali Do you (feel) secure that He Who is in the heaven will not cause the earth to cave in on you? (For) then, only then, it will be whirling! Tafsir al-Jalalayn Are you secure (read a-amintum pronouncing both hamzas fully, or by not pronouncing the second one, inserting an alif between it and the other one, or without [the insertion] but replacing it with an alif instead) [in thinking] that He Who is in the heaven, [that He] Whose authority and power [is in the heaven], will not cause the earth to swallow you (an yakhsifa substitutes for man, ‘He Who’) while it quakes?, [while] it moves underneath you and rises above you? | | 67:17 | Transliteration Am amintum man fee assama-ian yursila AAalaykum hasiban fasataAAlamoona kayfa natheer Sahih International Or do you feel secure that He who [holds authority] in the heaven would not send against you a storm of stones? Then you would know how [severe] was My warning. Muhsin Khan Or do you feel secure that He, Who is over the heaven (Allah), will not send against you a violent whirlwind? Then you shall know how (terrible) has been My Warning? Yusuf Ali Or do ye feel secure that He Who is in Heaven will not send against you a violent tornado (with showers of stones), so that ye shall know how (terrible) was My warning? Dr. Ghali Or even do you (feel) secure that He Who is in the heaven will not send against you a squall of gravel? So you will soon know how My warning is! Tafsir al-Jalalayn Are you secure [in thinking] that He Who is in the heaven will not unleash (an yursila substitutes for man, ‘He Who’) upon you a squall of pebbles?, a wind hurling pebbles at you. But you will [soon] come to know, upon seeing the chastisement with your own eyes, the nature of My warning, My warning of chastisement, in other words, [you will soon see] that it was true. | | 67:18 | Transliteration Walaqad kaththaba allatheenamin qablihim fakayfa kana nakeer Sahih International And already had those before them denied, and how [terrible] was My reproach. Muhsin Khan And indeed those before them belied (the Messengers of Allah), then how terrible was My denial (punishment)? Yusuf Ali But indeed men before them rejected (My warning): then how (terrible) was My rejection (of them)? Dr. Ghali And indeed the ones even before them already cried lies; then how was My disclaiming! Tafsir al-Jalalayn And verily those, communities, who were before them denied, then [see] how was My rebuttal!, [how was] My rebuttal of them in destroying them when they denied: in other words, [how] it was true. | | 67:19 | Transliteration Awa lam yaraw ila attayrifawqahum saffatin wayaqbidna mayumsikuhunna illa arrahmanu innahubikulli shay-in baseer Sahih International Do they not see the birds above them with wings outspread and [sometimes] folded in? None holds them [aloft] except the Most Merciful. Indeed He is, of all things, Seeing. Muhsin Khan Do they not see the birds above them, spreading out their wings and folding them in? None upholds them except the Most Beneficent (Allah). Verily, He is the All-Seer of everything. Yusuf Ali Do they not observe the birds above them, spreading their wings and folding them in? None can uphold them except (Allah) Most Gracious: Truly (Allah) Most Gracious: Truly it is He that watches over all things. Dr. Ghali And have they not regarded the birds above them outstretching (Or: in ranks) (their wings), and contracting (Or: spreading "or" folding their wings) (them)? In no way can anyone hold them except The All-Merciful; surely He is Ever-Beholding everything. Tafsir al-Jalalayn Or have they not seen the birds above them, in the air, spreading their wings and closing?, their wings after spreading them? (in other words [read wa-yaqbidna] as wa-q?bid?tin [similar to s?ff?tin, ‘spreading’]). Nothing sustains them, from falling, either when they are spreading them or closing them, except the Compassionate One, by His power. Indeed He is Seer of all things. The meaning is: have they not inferred from the fact that the birds [are able to] remain in the air that We have the power to do with them what has been mentioned above as well as [inflicting upon them] other kinds of chastisement? | | 67:20 | Transliteration Amman hatha allathee huwajundun lakum yansurukum min dooni arrahmaniini alkafiroona illa fee ghuroor Sahih International Or who is it that could be an army for you to aid you other than the Most Merciful? The disbelievers are not but in delusion. Muhsin Khan Who is he besides the Most Beneficent that can be an army to you to help you? The disbelievers are in nothing but delusion. Yusuf Ali Nay, who is there that can help you, (even as) an army, besides (Allah) Most Merciful? In nothing but delusion are the Unbelievers. Dr. Ghali Or even who is this that will be a host for you to vindicate you, apart from The All-Merciful? Decidedly the disbelievers are in nothing except delusion. Tafsir al-Jalalayn Or who (am-man: the subject) is it (h?dh?: its predicate) that (alladh?: a substitution for h?dh?, ‘is it’) will be an army, supporters, for you (lakum belongs to the relative clause of alladh?, ‘that’) to help you (yansurukum is an adjectival qualification of jundun, ‘an army’) besides the Compassionate One?, that is to say, other than Him, who [is there that] will [be able to] avert His chastisement from you, in other words, you have no helper. The disbelievers are in nothing but delusion: Satan has deluded them [into believing] that the chastisement will not befall them. | | 67:21 | Transliteration Amman hatha allatheeyarzuqukum in amsaka rizqahu bal lajjoo fee AAutuwwin wanufoor Sahih International Or who is it that could provide for you if He withheld His provision? But they have persisted in insolence and aversion. Muhsin Khan Who is he that can provide for you if He should withhold His provision? Nay, but they continue to be in pride, and (they) flee (from the truth). Yusuf Ali Or who is there that can provide you with Sustenance if He were to withhold His provision? Nay, they obstinately persist in insolent impiety and flight (from the Truth). Dr. Ghali Or even who is this that will provide for you in case He holds back His provision? No indeed, (but) they still insist on (their) rebellion and repulsion. Tafsir al-Jalalayn Or who is it that will provide for you if He, the Compassionate One, withholds His provision?, that is to say, [if He withholds] the rain from you (the response to the conditional has been omitted, but is indicated by what preceded it, namely [the statement to the effect] ‘who will provide for you?’, and so [the response would be]: you have no provider other than Him. Nay, but they persist in disdain and aversion, moving away [further] from the truth. | | 67:22 | Transliteration Afaman yamshee mukibban AAala wajhihiahda amman yamshee sawiyyan AAala siratinmustaqeem Sahih International Then is one who walks fallen on his face better guided or one who walks erect on a straight path? Muhsin Khan Is he who walks without seeing on his face, more rightly guided, or he who (sees and) walks on a Straight Way (i.e. Islamic Monotheism). Yusuf Ali Is then one who walks headlong, with his face grovelling, better guided,- or one who walks evenly on a Straight Way? Dr. Ghali Then, is he who walks tossed down upon his face better guided than he who walks (perfectly) level on a straight Path? Tafsir al-Jalalayn Is he who walks cast down, fallen, on his face more rightly guided, or he who walks upright on a straight path? (the predicate of the second man, ‘who’, has been omitted, but is indicated by the predicate of the first, namely, ahd?, ‘more rightly guided’; the similitude refers to the believer and the disbeliever and to which of the two is more rightly guided). | | 67:23 | Transliteration Qul huwa allathee anshaakum wajaAAalalakumu assamAAa wal-absara wal-af-idataqaleelan ma tashkuroon Sahih International Say, "It is He who has produced you and made for you hearing and vision and hearts; little are you grateful." Muhsin Khan Say it is He Who has created you, and endowed you with hearing (ears), seeing (eyes), and hearts. Little thanks you give. Yusuf Ali Say: "It is He Who has created you (and made you grow), and made for you the faculties of hearing, seeing, feeling and understanding: little thanks it is ye give. Dr. Ghali Say, "He is The One Who brought you into being, and made for you hearing, and be holdings, (i.e., eyesight"s") and heart sights; (but) little do you thank Him!" Tafsir al-Jalalayn Say: ‘It is He Who created you and endowed you with hearing and sight and hearts. Little do you thank!’ (m? tashkur?na: m? is extra; the sentence itself is a new [independent] one, informing of how extremely little they give thanks for these graces). | | 67:24 | Transliteration Qul huwa allathee tharaakumfee al-ardi wa-ilayhi tuhsharoon Sahih International Say, " It is He who has multiplied you throughout the earth, and to Him you will be gathered." Muhsin Khan Say: "It is He Who has created you from the earth, and to Him shall you be gathered (in the Hereafter)." Yusuf Ali Say: "It is He Who has multiplied you through the earth, and to Him shall ye be gathered together." Dr. Ghali Say, "He is The One Who propagated you in the earth, and to Him you will be mustered." Tafsir al-Jalalayn Say: ‘It is He Who multiplied you, created you, on earth, and to Him you will be gathered’, for the Reckoning. | | 67:25 | Transliteration Wayaqooloona mata hathaalwaAAdu in kuntum sadiqeen Sahih International And they say, "When is this promise, if you should be truthful?" Muhsin Khan They say: "When will this promise (i.e. the Day of Resurrection) come to pass? if you are telling the truth." Yusuf Ali They ask: When will this promise be (fulfilled)? - If ye are telling the truth. Dr. Ghali And they say, "When will this promise (come to pass) in case you are sincere?" Tafsir al-Jalalayn And they say, to the believers: ‘When will this promise be [fulfilled], the promise of the gathering, if you are truthful?’, about it. | | 67:26 | Transliteration Qul innama alAAilmu AAinda Allahiwa-innama ana natheerun mubeen Sahih International Say, "The knowledge is only with Allah , and I am only a clear warner." Muhsin Khan Say (O Muhammad SAW): "The knowledge (of its exact time) is with Allah only, and I am only a plain warner." Yusuf Ali Say: "As to the knowledge of the time, it is with Allah alone: I am (sent) only to warn plainly in public." Dr. Ghali Say, "Surely the knowledge is only in the Providence of Allah, and surely I am only an evident Warner." Tafsir al-Jalalayn Say: ‘The knowledge, of its coming, is only with God, and I am but a plain warner’, one whose warning is plain. | | 67:27 | Transliteration Falamma raawhu zulfatan see-atwujoohu allatheena kafaroo waqeela hatha allatheekuntum bihi taddaAAoon Sahih International But when they see it approaching, the faces of those who disbelieve will be distressed, and it will be said, "This is that for which you used to call." Muhsin Khan But when they will see it (the torment on the Day of Resurrection) approaching, the faces of those who disbelieve will be different (black, sad, and in grieve), and it will be said (to them): "This is (the promise) which you were calling for!" Yusuf Ali At length, when they see it close at hand, grieved will be the faces of the Unbelievers, and it will be said (to them): "This is (the promise fulfilled), which ye were calling for!" Dr. Ghali Then, as soon as they see it drawn forward, the faces of the disbelievers will be vexed, and it will be said, "This is (the thing) that you used to claim." Tafsir al-Jalalayn But when they see it, that is, the chastisement, after the gathering, near at hand, the faces of those who disbelieved will be awry, blackened, and it will be said, that is, the keepers [of Hell] will say to them: ‘This is that, chastisement, which, the warning of which, you used to make claims about’, [claims to the effect] that you would not be resurrected — this is the narration of a situation that will take place [in the future], and which has been expressed using the past tense in order to confirm that it will actually take place. | | 67:28 | Transliteration Qul araaytum in ahlakaniya Allahuwaman maAAiya aw rahimana faman yujeeru alkafireenamin AAathabin aleem Sahih International Say, [O Muhammad], "Have you considered: whether Allah should cause my death and those with me or have mercy upon us, who can protect the disbelievers from a painful punishment?" Muhsin Khan Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Tell me! If Allah destroys me, and those with me, or He bestows His Mercy on us, - who can save the disbelievers from a painful torment?" Yusuf Ali Say: "See ye?- If Allah were to destroy me, and those with me, or if He bestows His Mercy on us,- yet who can deliver the Unbelievers from a grievous Penalty?" Dr. Ghali Say, "Have you seen (that) in case Allah causes me to perish, and whoever is with me, or has mercy on us, then who will (give neighborly) protection to the disbelievers from painful torment?" Tafsir al-Jalalayn Say: ‘Have you considered: If God destroys me and those with me, of believers, by His chastisement, as you would have it, or has mercy on us, and does not chastise us, who then will protect the disbelievers from a painful chastisement?’: in other words, they will have no protector from it. | | 67:29 | Transliteration Qul huwa arrahmanu amannabihi waAAalayhi tawakkalna fasataAAlamoona man huwa fee dalalinmubeen Sahih International Say, "He is the Most Merciful; we have believed in Him, and upon Him we have relied. And you will [come to] know who it is that is in clear error." Muhsin Khan Say: "He is the Most Beneficent (Allah), in Him we believe, and in Him we put our trust. So you will come to know who is it that is in manifest error." Yusuf Ali Say: "He is (Allah) Most Gracious: We have believed in Him, and on Him have we put our trust: So, soon will ye know which (of us) it is that is in manifest error." Dr. Ghali Say, "He is The All-Merciful. We believe in Him, and in Him we put our trust. So, you will soon know who it is that is in evident error" Tafsir al-Jalalayn Say: ‘He is the Compassionate One; we believe in Him, and in Him we put our trust. And assuredly you will [soon] know (sa-ta‘lam?na is also read sa-ya‘lam?na, ‘they will know’) upon seeing the chastisement with your own eyes, who is in manifest error’: is it us, or yourselves or them? | | 67:30 | Transliteration Qul araaytum in asbaha maokumghawran faman ya/teekum bima-in maAAeen Sahih International Say, "Have you considered: if your water was to become sunken [into the earth], then who could bring you flowing water?" Muhsin Khan Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Tell me! If (all) your water were to be sunk away, who then can supply you with flowing (spring) water?" Yusuf Ali Say: "See ye?- If your stream be some morning lost (in the underground earth), who then can supply you with clear-flowing water?" Dr. Ghali Say, "Have you seen (that) in case your water becomes in the morning deep-sunken, (i.e., in the earth) then who would come up to you with (i.e., bring) profuse water?" Tafsir al-Jalalayn Say: ‘Have you considered: If your water were to sink deep into the earth, who then will bring you running water?’, which hands and buckets would be able to reach, like [they do] your water: in other words, none but God, exalted be He, would be able to bring it, so how can you reject that He will resurrect you? It is commendable for one to say All?hu rabbu’l-‘?lam?na, ‘God, Lord of the Worlds!’, after ma‘?n, ‘running water’, as is stated in a had?th. This verse was recited before a certain tyrant who then replied, ‘Hatchets and pickaxes will bring it!’, whereupon the water of his eyes dried up and he became blind. We seek refuge with God against that we should be insolent towards Him or His verses. |
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