Translations of the Qur - Yusufali - 87. Sayfa

 

Translations of the Qur'an, Chapter 87:

 

AL-ALA (THE MOST HIGH, GLORY TO YOUR LORD IN THE HIGHEST)

 

Total Verses: 19

Revealed At: MAKKA

Maududi's introduction

 

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In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful.

 

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YUSUFALI: Glorify the name of thy Guardian-Lord Most High,

PICKTHAL: Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High,

SHAKIR: Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High,

 

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YUSUFALI: Who hath created, and further, given order and proportion;

PICKTHAL: Who createth, then disposeth;

SHAKIR: Who creates, then makes complete,

 

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YUSUFALI: Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance;

PICKTHAL: Who measureth, then guideth;

SHAKIR: And Who makes (things) according to a measure, then guides (them to their goal),

 

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YUSUFALI: And Who bringeth out the (green and luscious) pasture,

PICKTHAL: Who bringeth forth the pasturage,

SHAKIR: And Who brings forth herbage,

 

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YUSUFALI: And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble.

PICKTHAL: Then turneth it to russet stubble.

SHAKIR: Then makes it dried up, dust-colored.

 

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YUSUFALI: By degrees shall We teach thee to declare (the Message), so thou shalt not forget,

PICKTHAL: We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget

SHAKIR: We will make you recite so you shall not forget,

 

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YUSUFALI: Except as Allah wills: For He knoweth what is manifest and what is hidden.

PICKTHAL: Save that which Allah willeth. Lo! He knoweth the disclosed and that which still is hidden;

SHAKIR: Except what Allah pleases, surely He knows the manifest, and what is hidden.

 

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YUSUFALI: And We will make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path).

PICKTHAL: And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease.

SHAKIR: And We will make your way smooth to a state of ease.

 

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YUSUFALI: Therefore give admonition in case the admonition profits (the hearer).

PICKTHAL: Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder.

SHAKIR: Therefore do remind, surely reminding does profit.

 

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YUSUFALI: The admonition will be received by those who fear (Allah):

PICKTHAL: He will heed who feareth,

SHAKIR: He who fears will mind,

 

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YUSUFALI: But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones,

PICKTHAL: But the most hapless will flout it,

SHAKIR: And the most unfortunate one will avoid it,

 

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YUSUFALI: Who will enter the Great Fire,

PICKTHAL: He who will be flung to the great Fire

SHAKIR: Who shall enter the great fire;

 

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YUSUFALI: In which they will then neither die nor live.

PICKTHAL: Wherein he will neither die nor live.

SHAKIR: Then therein he shall neither live nor die.

 

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YUSUFALI: But those will prosper who purify themselves,

PICKTHAL: He is successful who groweth,

SHAKIR: He indeed shall be successful who purifies himself,

 

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YUSUFALI: And glorify the name of their Guardian-Lord, and (lift their hearts) in prayer.

PICKTHAL: And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth,

SHAKIR: And magnifies the name of his Lord and prays.

 

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YUSUFALI: Day (behold), ye prefer the life of this world;

PICKTHAL: But ye prefer the life of the world

SHAKIR: Nay! you prefer the life of this world,

 

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YUSUFALI: But the Hereafter is better and more enduring.

PICKTHAL: Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.

SHAKIR: While the hereafter is better and more lasting.

 

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YUSUFALI: And this is in the Books of the earliest (Revelation),-

PICKTHAL: Lo! This is in the former scrolls.

SHAKIR: Most surely this is in the earlier scriptures,

 

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YUSUFALI: The Books of Abraham and Moses.

PICKTHAL: The Books of Abraham and Moses.

SHAKIR: The scriptures of Ibrahim and Musa.

 

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