AL-MAEDA (THE TABLE, THE TABLE SPREAD)
Total Verses: 120
Revealed At: MADINA
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful.
005.001
YUSUFALI: O ye who
believe! fulfil (all) obligations. Lawful unto you (for food) are all
four-footed animals, with the exceptions named: But animals of the chase are
forbidden while ye are in the sacred precincts or in pilgrim garb: for Allah
doth command according to His will and plan.
PICKTHAL: O ye
who believe! Fulfil your indentures. The beast of cattle is made lawful unto you
(for food) except that which is announced unto you (herein), game being unlawful
when ye are on the pilgrimage. Lo! Allah ordaineth that which pleaseth Him.
SHAKIR: O you who believe! fulfill the obligations. The
cattle quadrupeds are allowed to you except that which is recited to you, not
violating the prohibition against game when you are entering upon the
performance of the pilgrimage; surely Allah orders what He desires.
005.002
YUSUFALI: O ye who
believe! Violate not the sanctity of the symbols of Allah, nor of the sacred
month, nor of the animals brought for sacrifice, nor the garlands that mark out
such animals, nor the people resorting to the sacred house, seeking of the
bounty and good pleasure of their Lord. But when ye are clear of the sacred
precincts and of pilgrim garb, ye may hunt and let not the hatred of some people
in (once) shutting you out of the Sacred Mosque lead you to transgression (and
hostility on your part). Help ye one another in righteousness and piety, but
help ye not one another in sin and rancour: fear Allah: for Allah is strict in
punishment.
PICKTHAL: O ye who believe! Profane not Allah's
monuments nor the Sacred Month nor the offerings nor the garlands, nor those
repairing to the Sacred House, seeking the grace and pleasure of their Lord. But
when ye have left the sacred territory, then go hunting (if ye will). And let
not your hatred of a folk who (once) stopped your going to the inviolable place
of worship seduce you to transgress; but help ye one another unto righteousness
and pious duty. Help not one another unto sin and transgression, but keep your
duty to Allah. Lo! Allah is severe in punishment.
SHAKIR: O
you who believe! do not violate the signs appointed by Allah nor the sacred
month, nor (interfere with) the offerings, nor the sacrificial animals with
garlands, nor those going to the sacred house seeking the grace and pleasure of
their Lord; and when you are free from the obligations of the pilgrimage, then
hunt, and let not hatred of a people-- because they hindered you from the Sacred
Masjid-- incite you to exceed the limits, and help one another in goodness and
piety, and do not help one another in sin and aggression; and be careful of
(your duty to) Allah; surely Allah is severe in requiting (evil).
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YUSUFALI: Forbidden
to you (for food) are: dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which
hath been invoked the name of other than Allah; that which hath been killed by
strangling, or by a violent blow, or by a headlong fall, or by being gored to
death; that which hath been (partly) eaten by a wild animal; unless ye are able
to slaughter it (in due form); that which is sacrificed on stone (altars);
(forbidden) also is the division (of meat) by raffling with arrows: that is
impiety. This day have those who reject faith given up all hope of your
religion: yet fear them not but fear Me. This day have I perfected your religion
for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your
religion. But if any is forced by hunger, with no inclination to transgression,
Allah is indeed Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
PICKTHAL:
Forbidden unto you (for food) are carrion and blood and swineflesh, and that
which hath been dedicated unto any other than Allah, and the strangled, and the
dead through beating, and the dead through falling from a height, and that which
hath been killed by (the goring of) horns, and the devoured of wild beasts,
saving that which ye make lawful (by the death-stroke), and that which hath been
immolated unto idols. And (forbidden is it) that ye swear by the divining
arrows. This is an abomination. This day are those who disbelieve in despair of
(ever harming) your religion; so fear them not, fear Me! This day have I
perfected your religion for you and completed My favour unto you, and have
chosen for you as religion al-Islam. Whoso is forced by hunger, not by will, to
sin: (for him) lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
SHAKIR:
Forbidden to you is that which dies of itself, and blood, and flesh of swine,
and that on which any other name than that of Allah has been invoked, and the
strangled (animal) and that beaten to death, and that killed by a fall and that
killed by being smitten with the horn, and that which wild beasts have eaten,
except what you slaughter, and what is sacrificed on stones set up (for idols)
and that you divide by the arrows; that is a transgression. This day have those
who disbelieve despaired of your religion, so fear them not, and fear Me. This
day have I perfected for you your religion and completed My favor on you and
chosen for you Islam as a religion; but whoever is compelled by hunger, not
inclining willfully to sin, then surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
005.004
YUSUFALI: They ask
thee what is lawful to them (as food). Say: lawful unto you are (all) things
good and pure: and what ye have taught your trained hunting animals (to catch)
in the manner directed to you by Allah: eat what they catch for you, but
pronounce the name of Allah over it: and fear Allah; for Allah is swift in
taking account.
PICKTHAL: They ask thee (O Muhammad) what
is made lawful for them. Say: (all) good things are made lawful for you. And
those beasts and birds of prey which ye have trained as hounds are trained, ye
teach them that which Allah taught you; so eat of that which they catch for you
and mention Allah's name upon it, and observe your duty to Allah. Lo! Allah is
swift to take account.
SHAKIR: They ask you as to what is
allowed to them. Say: The good things are allowed to you, and what you have
taught the beasts and birds of prey, training them to hunt-- you teach them of
what Allah has taught you-- so eat of that which they catch for you and mention
the name of Allah over it; and be careful of (your duty to) Allah; surely Allah
is swift in reckoning.
005.005
YUSUFALI: This day
are (all) things good and pure made lawful unto you. The food of the People of
the Book is lawful unto you and yours is lawful unto them. (Lawful unto you in
marriage) are (not only) chaste women who are believers, but chaste women among
the People of the Book, revealed before your time,- when ye give them their due
dowers, and desire chastity, not lewdness, nor secret intrigues if any one
rejects faith, fruitless is his work, and in the Hereafter he will be in the
ranks of those who have lost (all spiritual good).
PICKTHAL: This day are (all) good things made lawful for
you. The food of those who have received the Scripture is lawful for you, and
your food is lawful for them. And so are the virtuous women of the believers and
the virtuous women of those who received the Scripture before you (lawful for
you) when ye give them their marriage portions and live with them in honour, not
in fornication, nor taking them as secret concubines. Whoso denieth the faith,
his work is vain and he will be among the losers in the Hereafter.
SHAKIR: This day (all) the good things are allowed to you;
and the food of those who have been given the Book is lawful for you and your
food is lawful for them; and the chaste from among the believing women and the
chaste from among those who have been given the Book before you (are lawful for
you); when you have given them their dowries, taking (them) in marriage, not
fornicating nor taking them for paramours in secret; and whoever denies faith,
his work indeed is of no account, and in the hereafter he shall be one of the
losers.
005.006
YUSUFALI: O ye who
believe! when ye prepare for prayer, wash your faces, and your hands (and arms)
to the elbows; Rub your heads (with water); and (wash) your feet to the ankles.
If ye are in a state of ceremonial impurity, bathe your whole body. But if ye
are ill, or on a journey, or one of you cometh from offices of nature, or ye
have been in contact with women, and ye find no water, then take for yourselves
clean sand or earth, and rub therewith your faces and hands, Allah doth not wish
to place you in a difficulty, but to make you clean, and to complete his favour
to you, that ye may be grateful.
PICKTHAL: O ye who
believe! When ye rise up for prayer, wash you faces, and your hands up to the
elbows, and lightly rub your heads and (wash) your feet up to the ankles. And if
ye are unclean, purify yourselves. And if ye are sick or on a journey, or one of
you cometh from the closet, or ye have had contact with women, and ye find not
water, then go to clean, high ground and rub your faces and your hands with some
of it. Allah would not place a burden on you, but He would purify you and would
perfect His grace upon you, that ye may give thanks.
SHAKIR: O you who believe! when you rise up to prayer, wash
your faces and your hands as far as the elbows, and wipe your heads and your
feet to the ankles; and if you are under an obligation to perform a total
ablution, then wash (yourselves) and if you are sick or on a journey, or one of
you come from the privy, or you have touched the women, and you cannot find
water, betake yourselves to pure earth and wipe your faces and your hands
therewith, Allah does not desire to put on you any difficulty, but He wishes to
purify you and that He may complete His favor on you, so that you may be
grateful.
005.007
YUSUFALI: And call
in remembrance the favour of Allah unto you, and His covenant, which He ratified
with you, when ye said: "We hear and we obey": And fear Allah, for Allah knoweth
well the secrets of your hearts.
PICKTHAL: Remember Allah's
grace upon you and His covenant by which He bound you when ye said: We hear and
we obey; And keep your duty to Allah. Lo! He knoweth what is in the breasts (of
men).
SHAKIR: And remember the favor of Allah on you and
His covenant with which He bound you firmly, when you said: We have heard and we
obey, and be careful of (your duty to) Allah, surely Allah knows what is in the
breasts.
005.008
YUSUFALI: O ye who
believe! stand out firmly for Allah, as witnesses to fair dealing, and let not
the hatred of others to you make you swerve to wrong and depart from justice. Be
just: that is next to piety: and fear Allah. For Allah is well-acquainted with
all that ye do.
PICKTHAL: O ye who believe! Be steadfast
witnesses for Allah in equity, and let not hatred of any people seduce you that
ye deal not justly. Deal justly, that is nearer to your duty. Observe your duty
to Allah. Lo! Allah is Informed of what ye do.
SHAKIR: O
you who believe! Be upright for Allah, bearers of witness with justice, and let
not hatred of a people incite you not to act equitably; act equitably, that is
nearer to piety, and he careful of (your duty to) Allah; surely Allah is Aware
of what you do.
005.009
YUSUFALI: To those
who believe and do deeds of righteousness hath Allah promised forgiveness and a
great reward.
PICKTHAL: Allah hath promised those who
believe and do good works: Theirs will be forgiveness and immense reward.
SHAKIR: Allah has promised to those who believe and do good
deeds (that) they shall have forgiveness and a mighty reward.
005.010
YUSUFALI: Those who
reject faith and deny our signs will be companions of Hell-fire.
PICKTHAL: And they who disbelieve and deny Our revelations,
such are rightful owners of hell.
SHAKIR: And (as for)
those who disbelieve and reject our communications, these are the companions of
the name.
005.011
YUSUFALI: O ye who
believe! Call in remembrance the favour of Allah unto you when certain men
formed the design to stretch out their hands against you, but (Allah) held back
their hands from you: so fear Allah. And on Allah let believers put (all) their
trust.
PICKTHAL: O ye who believe! Remember Allah's favour
unto you, how a people were minded to stretch out their hands against you but He
withheld their hands from you; and keep your duty to Allah. In Allah let
believers put their trust.
SHAKIR: O you who believe!
remember Allah's favor on you when a people had determined to stretch forth
their hands towards you, but He withheld their hands from you, and be careful of
(your duty to) Allah; and on Allah let the believers rely.
005.012
YUSUFALI: Allah did
aforetime take a covenant from the Children of Israel, and we appointed twelve
captains among them. And Allah said: "I am with you: if ye (but) establish
regular prayers, practise regular charity, believe in my messengers, honour and
assist them, and loan to Allah a beautiful loan, verily I will wipe out from you
your evils, and admit you to gardens with rivers flowing beneath; but if any of
you, after this, resisteth faith, he hath truly wandered from the path or
rectitude."
PICKTHAL: Allah made a covenant of old with the
Children of Israel and We raised among them twelve chieftains, and Allah said:
Lo! I am with you. If ye establish worship and pay the poor-due, and believe in
My messengers and support them, and lend unto Allah a kindly loan, surely I
shall remit your sins, and surely I shall bring you into Gardens underneath
which rivers flow. Whoso among you disbelieveth after this will go astray from a
plain road.
SHAKIR: And certainly Allah made a covenant
with the children of Israel, and We raised up among them twelve chieftains; and
Allah said: Surely I am with you; if you keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate
and believe in My messengers and assist them and offer to Allah a goodly gift, I
will most certainly cover your evil deeds, and I will most certainly cause you
to enter into gardens beneath which rivers flow, but whoever disbelieves from
among you after that, he indeed shall lose the right way.
005.013
YUSUFALI: But
because of their breach of their covenant, We cursed them, and made their hearts
grow hard; they change the words from their (right) places and forget a good
part of the message that was sent them, nor wilt thou cease to find them-
barring a few - ever bent on (new) deceits: but forgive them, and overlook
(their misdeeds): for Allah loveth those who are kind.
PICKTHAL: And because of their breaking their covenant, We
have cursed them and made hard their hearts. They change words from their
context and forget a part of that whereof they were admonished. Thou wilt not
cease to discover treachery from all save a few of them. But bear with them and
pardon them. Lo! Allah loveth the kindly.
SHAKIR: But on
account of their breaking their covenant We cursed them and made their hearts
hard; they altered the words from their places and they neglected a portion of
what they were reminded of; and you shall always discover treachery in them
excepting a few of them; so pardon them and turn away; surely Allah loves those
who do good (to others).
005.014
YUSUFALI: From
those, too, who call themselves Christians, We did take a covenant, but they
forgot a good part of the message that was sent them: so we estranged them, with
enmity and hatred between the one and the other, to the day of judgment. And
soon will Allah show them what it is they have done.
PICKTHAL: And with those who say: "Lo! we are Christians,"
We made a covenant, but they forgot a part of that whereof they were admonished.
Therefor We have stirred up enmity and hatred among them till the Day of
Resurrection, when Allah will inform them of their handiwork.
SHAKIR: And with those who say, We are Christians, We made
a covenant, but they neglected a portion of what they were reminded of,
therefore We excited among them enmity and hatred to the day of resurrection;
and Allah will inform them of what they did.
005.015
YUSUFALI: O people
of the Book! There hath come to you our Messenger, revealing to you much that ye
used to hide in the Book, and passing over much (that is now unnecessary): There
hath come to you from Allah a (new) light and a perspicuous Book, -
PICKTHAL: O People of the Scripture! Now hath Our messenger
come unto you, expounding unto you much of that which ye used to hide in the
Scripture, and forgiving much. now hath come unto you light from Allah and plain
Scripture,
SHAKIR: O followers of the Book! indeed Our
Messenger has come to you making clear to you much of what you concealed of the
Book and passing over much; indeed, there has come to you light and a clear Book
from Allah;
005.016
YUSUFALI: Wherewith
Allah guideth all who seek His good pleasure to ways of peace and safety, and
leadeth them out of darkness, by His will, unto the light,- guideth them to a
path that is straight.
PICKTHAL: Whereby Allah guideth him
who seeketh His good pleasure unto paths of peace. He bringeth them out of
darkness unto light by His decree, and guideth them unto a straight path.
SHAKIR: With it Allah guides him who will follow His
pleasure into the ways of safety and brings them out of utter darkness into
light by His will and guides them to the right path.
005.017
YUSUFALI: In
blasphemy indeed are those that say that Allah is Christ the son of Mary. Say:
"Who then hath the least power against Allah, if His will were to destroy Christ
the son of Mary, his mother, and all every - one that is on the earth? For to
Allah belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all that is
between. He createth what He pleaseth. For Allah hath power over all things."
PICKTHAL: They indeed have disbelieved who say: Lo! Allah
is the Messiah, son of Mary. Say: Who then can do aught against Allah, if He had
willed to destroy the Messiah son of Mary, and his mother and everyone on earth?
Allah's is the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and all that is between
them. He createth what He will. And Allah is Able to do all things.
SHAKIR: Certainly they disbelieve who say: Surely, Allah--
He is the Messiah, son of Marium. Say: Who then could control anything as
against Allah when He wished to destroy the Messiah son of Marium and his mother
and all those on the earth? And Allah's is the kingdom of the heavens and the
earth and what is between them; He creates what He pleases; and Allah has power
over all things,
005.018
YUSUFALI: (Both)
the Jews and the Christians say: "We are sons of Allah, and his beloved." Say:
"Why then doth He punish you for your sins? Nay, ye are but men,- of the men he
hath created: He forgiveth whom He pleaseth, and He punisheth whom He pleaseth:
and to Allah belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all that
is between: and unto Him is the final goal (of all)"
PICKTHAL: The Jews and Christians say: We are sons of Allah
and His loved ones. Say: Why then doth He chastise you for your sins? Nay, ye
are but mortals of His creating. He forgiveth whom He will, and chastiseth whom
He will. Allah's is the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and all that is
between them, and unto Him is the journeying.
SHAKIR: And
the Jews and the Christians say: We are the sons of Allah and His beloved ones.
Say: Why does He then chastise you for your faults? Nay, you are mortals from
among those whom He has created, He forgives whom He pleases and chastises whom
He pleases; and Allah's is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and what is
between them, and to Him is the eventual coming.
005.019
YUSUFALI: O People
of the Book! Now hath come unto you, making (things) clear unto you, Our
Messenger, after the break in (the series of) our messengers, lest ye should
say: "There came unto us no bringer of glad tidings and no warner (from evil)":
But now hath come unto you a bringer of glad tidings and a warner (from evil).
And Allah hath power over all things.
PICKTHAL: O People of
the Scripture! Now hath Our messenger come unto you to make things plain unto
you after an interval (of cessation) of the messengers, lest ye should say:
There came not unto us a messenger of cheer nor any warner. Now hath a messenger
of cheer and a warner come unto you. Allah is Able to do all things.
SHAKIR: O followers of the Book! indeed Our Messenger has
come to you explaining to you after a cessation of the (mission of the)
messengers, lest you say: There came not to us a giver of good news or a warner,
so indeed there has come to you a giver of good news and a warner; and Allah has
power over all things.
005.020
YUSUFALI: Remember
Moses said to his people: "O my people! Call in remembrance the favour of Allah
unto you, when He produced prophets among you, made you kings, and gave you what
He had not given to any other among the peoples.
PICKTHAL:
And (remember) when Moses said unto his people: O my people! Remember Allah's
favour unto you, how He placed among you prophets, and He made you kings, and
gave you that (which) He gave not to any (other) of (His) creatures.
SHAKIR: And when Musa said to his people: O my people!
remember the favor of Allah upon you when He raised prophets among you and made
you kings and gave you what He had not given to any other among the nations.
005.021
YUSUFALI: "O my
people! Enter the holy land which Allah hath assigned unto you, and turn not
back ignominiously, for then will ye be overthrown, to your own ruin."
PICKTHAL: O my people! Go into the holy land which Allah
hath ordained for you. Turn not in flight, for surely ye turn back as losers:
SHAKIR: O my people! enter the holy land which Allah has
prescribed for you and turn not on your backs for then you will turn back
losers.
005.022
YUSUFALI: They
said: "O Moses! In this land are a people of exceeding strength: Never shall we
enter it until they leave it: if (once) they leave, then shall we enter."
PICKTHAL: They said: O Moses! Lo! a giant people (dwell)
therein and lo! we go not in till they go forth from thence. When they go forth
from thence, then we will enter (not till then).
SHAKIR:
They said: O Musa! surely there is a strong race in it, and we will on no
account enter it until they go out from it, so if they go out from it, then
surely we will enter.
005.023
YUSUFALI: (But)
among (their) Allah-fearing men were two on whom Allah had bestowed His grace:
They said: "Assault them at the (proper) Gate: when once ye are in, victory will
be yours; But on Allah put your trust if ye have faith."
PICKTHAL: Then out spake two of those who feared (their
Lord, men) unto whom Allah had been gracious: Enter in upon them by the gate,
for if ye enter by it, lo! ye will be victorious. So put your trust (in Allah)
if ye are indeed believers.
SHAKIR: Two men of those who
feared, upon both of whom Allah had bestowed a favor, said: Enter upon them by
the gate, for when you have entered it you shall surely be victorious, and on
Allah should you rely if you are believers.
005.024
YUSUFALI: They
said: "O Moses! while they remain there, never shall we be able to enter, to the
end of time. Go thou, and thy Lord, and fight ye two, while we sit here (and
watch)."
PICKTHAL: They said: O Moses! We will never enter
(the land) while they are in it. So go thou and thy Lord and fight! We will sit
here.
SHAKIR: They said: O Musa! we shall never enter it so
long as they are in it; go therefore you and your Lord, then fight you both
surely we will here sit down.
005.025
YUSUFALI: He said:
"O my Lord! I have power only over myself and my brother: so separate us from
this rebellious people!"
PICKTHAL: He said: My Lord! I have
control of none but myself and my brother, so distinguish between us and the
wrong-doing folk.
SHAKIR: He said: My Lord! Surely I have
no control (upon any) but my own self and my brother; therefore make a
separation between us and the nation of transgressors.
005.026
YUSUFALI: Allah
said: "Therefore will the land be out of their reach for forty years: In
distraction will they wander through the land: But sorrow thou not over these
rebellious people.
PICKTHAL: (Their Lord) said: For this
the land will surely be forbidden them for forty years that they will wander in
the earth, bewildered. So grieve not over the wrongdoing folk.
SHAKIR: He said: So it shall surely be forbidden to them
for forty years, they shall wander about in the land, therefore do not grieve
for the nation of transgressors.
005.027
YUSUFALI: Recite to
them the truth of the story of the two sons of Adam. Behold! they each presented
a sacrifice (to Allah): It was accepted from one, but not from the other. Said
the latter: "Be sure I will slay thee." "Surely," said the former, "Allah doth
accept of the sacrifice of those who are righteous.
PICKTHAL: But recite unto them with truth the tale of the
two sons of Adam, how they offered each a sacrifice, and it was accepted from
the one of them and it was not accepted from the other. (The one) said: I will
surely kill thee. (The other) answered: Allah accepteth only from those who ward
off (evil).
SHAKIR: And relate to them the story of the two
sons of Adam with truth when they both offered an offering, but it was accepted
from one of them and was not accepted from the other. He said: I I will most
certainly slay you. (The other) said: Allah only accepts from those who guard
(against evil).
005.028
YUSUFALI: "If thou
dost stretch thy hand against me, to slay me, it is not for me to stretch my
hand against thee to slay thee: for I do fear Allah, the cherisher of the
worlds.
PICKTHAL: Even if thou stretch out thy hand against
me to kill me, I shall not stretch out my hand against thee to kill thee, lo! I
fear Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.
SHAKIR: If you will
stretch forth your hand towards me to slay me, I am not one to stretch forth my
hand towards you to slay you surely I fear Allah, the Lord of the worlds:
005.029
YUSUFALI: "For me,
I intend to let thee draw on thyself my sin as well as thine, for thou wilt be
among the companions of the fire, and that is the reward of those who do wrong."
PICKTHAL: Lo! I would rather thou shouldst bear the
punishment of the sin against me and thine own sin and become one of the owners
of the fire. That is the reward of evil-doers.
SHAKIR:
Surely I wish that you should bear the sin committed against me and your own
sin, and so you would be of the inmates of the fire, and this is the recompense
of the unjust.
005.030
YUSUFALI: The
(selfish) soul of the other led him to the murder of his brother: he murdered
him, and became (himself) one of the lost ones.
PICKTHAL:
But (the other's) mind imposed on him the killing of his brother, so he slew him
and became one of the losers.
SHAKIR: Then his mind
facilitated to him the slaying of his brother so he slew him; then he became one
of the losers
005.031
YUSUFALI: Then
Allah sent a raven, who scratched the ground, to show him how to hide the shame
of his brother. "Woe is me!" said he; "Was I not even able to be as this raven,
and to hide the shame of my brother?" then he became full of regrets-
PICKTHAL: Then Allah sent a raven scratching up the ground,
to show him how to hide his brother's naked corpse. He said: Woe unto me! Am I
not able to be as this raven and so hide my brother's naked corpse? And he
became repentant.
SHAKIR: Then Allah sent a crow digging up
the earth so that he might show him how he should cover the dead body of his
brother. He said: Woe me! do I lack the strength that I should be like this crow
and cover the dead body of my brother? So he became of those who regret.
005.032
YUSUFALI: On that
account: We ordained for the Children of Israel that if any one slew a person -
unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land - it would be as
if he slew the whole people: and if any one saved a life, it would be as if he
saved the life of the whole people. Then although there came to them Our
messengers with clear signs, yet, even after that, many of them continued to
commit excesses in the land.
PICKTHAL: For that cause We
decreed for the Children of Israel that whosoever killeth a human being for
other than manslaughter or corruption in the earth, it shall be as if he had
killed all mankind, and whoso saveth the life of one, it shall be as if he had
saved the life of all mankind. Our messengers came unto them of old with clear
proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty), but afterwards lo! many of them became
prodigals in the earth.
SHAKIR: For this reason did We
prescribe to the children of Israel that whoever slays a soul, unless it be for
manslaughter or for mischief in the land, it is as though he slew all men; and
whoever keeps it alive, it is as though he kept alive all men; and certainly Our
messengers came to them with clear arguments, but even after that many of them
certainly act extravagantly in the land.
005.033
YUSUFALI: The
punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger, and strive
with might and main for mischief through the land is: execution, or crucifixion,
or the cutting off of hands and feet from opposite sides, or exile from the
land: that is their disgrace in this world, and a heavy punishment is theirs in
the Hereafter;
PICKTHAL: The only reward of those who make
war upon Allah and His messenger and strive after corruption in the land will be
that they will be killed or crucified, or have their hands and feet on alternate
sides cut off, or will be expelled out of the land. Such will be their
degradation in the world, and in the Hereafter theirs will be an awful doom;
SHAKIR: The punishment of those who wage war against Allah
and His messenger and strive to make mischief in the land is only this, that
they should be murdered or crucified or their hands and their feet should be cut
off on opposite sides or they should be imprisoned; this shall be as a disgrace
for them in this world, and in the hereafter they shall have a grievous
chastisement,
005.034
YUSUFALI: Except
for those who repent before they fall into your power: in that case, know that
Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
PICKTHAL: Save those
who repent before ye overpower them. For know that Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
SHAKIR: Except those who repent before you have them in
your power; so know that Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
005.035
YUSUFALI: O ye who
believe! Do your duty to Allah, seek the means of approach unto Him, and strive
with might and main in his cause: that ye may prosper.
PICKTHAL: O ye who believe! Be mindful of your duty to
Allah, and seek the way of approach unto Him, and strive in His way in order
that ye may succeed.
SHAKIR: O you who believe! be careful
of (your duty to) Allah and seek means of nearness to Him and strive hard in His
way that you may be successful.
005.036
YUSUFALI: As to
those who reject Faith,- if they had everything on earth, and twice repeated, to
give as ransom for the penalty of the Day of Judgment, it would never be
accepted of them, theirs would be a grievous penalty.
PICKTHAL: As for those who disbelieve, lo! if all that is
in the earth were theirs, and as much again therewith, to ransom them from the
doom on the Day of Resurrection, it would not be accepted from them. Theirs will
be a painful doom.
SHAKIR: Surely (as for) those who
disbelieve, even if they had what is in the earth, all of it, and the like of it
with it, that they might ransom themselves with it from the punishment of the
day of resurrection, it shall not be accepted from them, and they shall have a
painful punishment.
005.037
YUSUFALI: Their
wish will be to get out of the Fire, but never will they get out therefrom:
their penalty will be one that endures.
PICKTHAL: They will
wish to come forth from the Fire, but they will not come forth from it. Theirs
will be a lasting doom.
SHAKIR: They would desire to go
forth from the fire, and they shall not go forth from it, and they shall have a
lasting punishment.
005.038
YUSUFALI: As to the
thief, Male or female, cut off his or her hands: a punishment by way of example,
from Allah, for their crime: and Allah is Exalted in power.
PICKTHAL: As for the thief, both male and female, cut off
their hands. It is the reward of their own deeds, an exemplary punishment from
Allah. Allah is Mighty, Wise.
SHAKIR: And (as for) the man
who steals and the woman who steals, cut off their hands as a punishment for
what they have earned, an exemplary punishment from Allah; and Allah is Mighty,
Wise.
005.039
YUSUFALI: But if
the thief repents after his crime, and amends his conduct, Allah turneth to him
in forgiveness; for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
PICKTHAL: But whoso repenteth after his wrongdoing and
amendeth, lo! Allah will relent toward him. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
SHAKIR: But whoever repents after his iniquity and reforms
(himself), then surely Allah will turn to him (mercifully); surely Allah is
Forgiving, Merciful.
005.040
YUSUFALI: Knowest
thou not that to Allah (alone) belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the
earth? He punisheth whom He pleaseth, and He forgiveth whom He pleaseth: and
Allah hath power over all things.
PICKTHAL: Knowest thou
not that unto Allah belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth? He
punisheth whom He will, and forgiveth whom He will. Allah is Able to do all
things.
SHAKIR: Do you not know that Allah-- His is the
kingdom of the heavens and the earth; He chastises whom He pleases; and forgives
whom He pleases and Allah has power over all things.
005.041
YUSUFALI: O
Messenger! let not those grieve thee, who race each other into unbelief:
(whether it be) among those who say "We believe" with their lips but whose
hearts have no faith; or it be among the Jews,- men who will listen to any lie,-
will listen even to others who have never so much as come to thee. They change
the words from their (right) times and places: they say, "If ye are given this,
take it, but if not, beware!" If any one's trial is intended by Allah, thou hast
no authority in the least for him against Allah. For such - it is not Allah's
will to purify their hearts. For them there is disgrace in this world, and in
the Hereafter a heavy punishment.
PICKTHAL: O Messenger!
Let not them grieve thee who vie one with another in the race to disbelief, of
such as say with their mouths: "We believe," but their hearts believe not, and
of the Jews: listeners for the sake of falsehood, listeners on behalf of other
folk who come not unto thee, changing words from their context and saying: If
this be given unto you, receive it, but if this be not given unto you, then
beware! He whom Allah doometh unto sin, thou (by thine efforts) wilt avail him
naught against Allah. Those are they for whom the Will of Allah is that He
cleanse not their hearts. Theirs in the world will be ignominy, and in the
Hereafter an awful doom;
SHAKIR: O Messenger! let not those
grieve you who strive together in hastening to unbelief from among those who say
with their mouths: We believe, and their hearts do not believe, and from among
those who are Jews; they are listeners for the sake of a lie, listeners for
another people who have not come to you; they alter the words from their places,
saying: If you are given this, take it, and if you are not given this, be
cautious; and as for him whose temptation Allah desires, you cannot control
anything for him with Allah. Those are they for whom Allah does not desire that
He should purify their hearts; they shall have disgrace in this world, and they
shall have a grievous chastisement in the hereafter.
005.042
YUSUFALI: (They are
fond of) listening to falsehood, of devouring anything forbidden. If they do
come to thee, either judge between them, or decline to interfere. If thou
decline, they cannot hurt thee in the least. If thou judge, judge in equity
between them. For Allah loveth those who judge in equity.
PICKTHAL: Listeners for the sake of falsehood! Greedy for
illicit gain! If then they have recourse unto thee (Muhammad) judge between them
or disclaim jurisdiction. If thou disclaimest jurisdiction, then they cannot
harm thee at all. But if thou judgest, judge between them with equity. Lo! Allah
loveth the equitable.
SHAKIR: (They are) listeners of a
lie, devourers of what is forbidden; therefore if they come to you, judge
between them or turn aside from them, and if you turn aside from them, they
shall not harm you in any way; and if you judge, judge between them with equity;
surely Allah loves those who judge equitably.
005.043
YUSUFALI: But why
do they come to thee for decision, when they have (their own) law before them?-
therein is the (plain) command of Allah; yet even after that, they would turn
away. For they are not (really) People of Faith.
PICKTHAL:
How come they unto thee for judgment when they have the Torah, wherein Allah
hath delivered judgment (for them)? Yet even after that they turn away. Such
(folk) are not believers.
SHAKIR: And how do they make you
a judge and they have the Taurat wherein is Allah's judgment? Yet they turn back
after that, and these are not the believers.
005.044
YUSUFALI: It was We
who revealed the law (to Moses): therein was guidance and light. By its standard
have been judged the Jews, by the prophets who bowed (as in Islam) to Allah's
will, by the rabbis and the doctors of law: for to them was entrusted the
protection of Allah's book, and they were witnesses thereto: therefore fear not
men, but fear me, and sell not my signs for a miserable price. If any do fail to
judge by (the light of) what Allah hath revealed, they are (no better than)
Unbelievers.
PICKTHAL: Lo! We did reveal the Torah, wherein
is guidance and a light, by which the prophets who surrendered (unto Allah)
judged the Jews, and the rabbis and the priests (judged) by such of Allah's
Scripture as they were bidden to observe, and thereunto were they witnesses. So
fear not mankind, but fear Me. And My revelations for a little gain. Whoso
judgeth not by that which Allah hath revealed: such are disbelievers.
SHAKIR: Surely We revealed the Taurat in which was guidance
and light; with it the prophets who submitted themselves (to Allah) judged
(matters) for those who were Jews, and the masters of Divine knowledge and the
doctors, because they were required to guard (part) of the Book of Allah, and
they were witnesses thereof; therefore fear not the people and fear Me, and do
not take a small price for My communications; and whoever did not judge by what
Allah revealed, those are they that are the unbelievers.
005.045
YUSUFALI: We
ordained therein for them: "Life for life, eye for eye, nose or nose, ear for
ear, tooth for tooth, and wounds equal for equal." But if any one remits the
retaliation by way of charity, it is an act of atonement for himself. And if any
fail to judge by (the light of) what Allah hath revealed, they are (No better
than) wrong-doers.
PICKTHAL: And We prescribed for them
therein: The life for the life, and the eye for the eye, and the nose for the
nose, and the ear for the ear, and the tooth for the tooth, and for wounds
retaliation. But whoso forgoeth it (in the way of charity) it shall be expiation
for him. Whoso judgeth not by that which Allah hath revealed: such are
wrong-doers.
SHAKIR: And We prescribed to them in it that
life is for life, and eye for eye, and nose for nose, and ear for ear, and tooth
for tooth, and (that there is) reprisal in wounds; but he who foregoes it, it
shall be an expiation for him; and whoever did not judge by what Allah revealed,
those are they that are the unjust.
005.046
YUSUFALI: And in
their footsteps We sent Jesus the son of Mary, confirming the Law that had come
before him: We sent him the Gospel: therein was guidance and light, and
confirmation of the Law that had come before him: a guidance and an admonition
to those who fear Allah.
PICKTHAL: And We caused Jesus, son
of Mary, to follow in their footsteps, confirming that which was (revealed)
before him in the Torah, and We bestowed on him the Gospel wherein is guidance
and a light, confirming that which was (revealed) before it in the Torah - a
guidance and an admonition unto those who ward off (evil).
SHAKIR: And We sent after them in their footsteps Isa, son
of Marium, verifying what was before him of the Taurat and We gave him the
Injeel in which was guidance and light, and verifying what was before it of
Taurat and a guidance and an admonition for those who guard (against evil).
005.047
YUSUFALI: Let the
people of the Gospel judge by what Allah hath revealed therein. If any do fail
to judge by (the light of) what Allah hath revealed, they are (no better than)
those who rebel.
PICKTHAL: Let the People of the Gospel
judge by that which Allah hath revealed therein. Whoso judgeth not by that which
Allah hath revealed: such are evil-livers.
SHAKIR: And the
followers of the Injeel should have judged by what Allah revealed in it; and
whoever did not judge by what Allah revealed, those are they that are the
transgressors.
005.048
YUSUFALI: To thee
We sent the Scripture in truth, confirming the scripture that came before it,
and guarding it in safety: so judge between them by what Allah hath revealed,
and follow not their vain desires, diverging from the Truth that hath come to
thee. To each among you have we prescribed a law and an open way. If Allah had
so willed, He would have made you a single people, but (His plan is) to test you
in what He hath given you: so strive as in a race in all virtues. The goal of
you all is to Allah; it is He that will show you the truth of the matters in
which ye dispute;
PICKTHAL: And unto thee have We revealed
the Scripture with the truth, confirming whatever Scripture was before it, and a
watcher over it. So judge between them by that which Allah hath revealed, and
follow not their desires away from the truth which hath come unto thee. For each
We have appointed a divine law and a traced-out way. Had Allah willed He could
have made you one community. But that He may try you by that which He hath given
you (He hath made you as ye are). So vie one with another in good works. Unto
Allah ye will all return, and He will then inform you of that wherein ye differ.
SHAKIR: And We have revealed to you the Book with the
truth, verifying what is before it of the Book and a guardian over it, therefore
judge between them by what Allah has revealed, and do not follow their low
desires (to turn away) from the truth that has come to you; for every one of you
did We appoint a law and a way, and if Allah had pleased He would have made you
(all) a single people, but that He might try you in what He gave you, therefore
strive with one another to hasten to virtuous deeds; to Allah is your return, of
all (of you), so He will let you know that in which you differed;
005.049
YUSUFALI: And this
(He commands): Judge thou between them by what Allah hath revealed, and follow
not their vain desires, but beware of them lest they beguile thee from any of
that (teaching) which Allah hath sent down to thee. And if they turn away, be
assured that for some of their crime it is Allah's purpose to punish them. And
truly most men are rebellious.
PICKTHAL: So judge between
them by that which Allah hath revealed, and follow not their desires, but beware
of them lest they seduce thee from some part of that which Allah hath revealed
unto thee. And if they turn away, then know that Allah's Will is to smite them
for some sin of theirs. Lo! many of mankind are evil-livers.
SHAKIR: And that you should judge between them by what
Allah has revealed, and do not follow their low desires, and be cautious of
them, lest they seduce you from part of what Allah has revealed to you; but if
they turn back, then know that Allah desires to afflict them on account of some
of their faults; and most surely many of the people are transgressors.
005.050
YUSUFALI: Do they
then seek after a judgment of (the days of) ignorance? But who, for a people
whose faith is assured, can give better judgment than Allah?
PICKTHAL: Is it a judgment of the time of (pagan) ignorance
that they are seeking? Who is better than Allah for judgment to a people who
have certainty (in their belief)?
SHAKIR: Is it then the
judgment of (the times of) ignorance that they desire? And who is better than
Allah to judge for a people who are sure?
005.051
YUSUFALI: O ye who
believe! take not the Jews and the Christians for your friends and protectors:
They are but friends and protectors to each other. And he amongst you that turns
to them (for friendship) is of them. Verily Allah guideth not a people unjust.
PICKTHAL: O ye who believe! Take not the Jews and the
Christians for friends. They are friends one to another. He among you who taketh
them for friends is (one) of them. Lo! Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk.
SHAKIR: O you who believe! do not take the Jews and the
Christians for friends; they are friends of each other; and whoever amongst you
takes them for a friend, then surely he is one of them; surely Allah does not
guide the unjust people.
005.052
YUSUFALI: Those in
whose hearts is a disease - thou seest how eagerly they run about amongst them,
saying: "We do fear lest a change of fortune bring us disaster." Ah! perhaps
Allah will give (thee) victory, or a decision according to His will. Then will
they repent of the thoughts which they secretly harboured in their hearts.
PICKTHAL: And thou seest those in whose heart is a disease
race toward them, saying: We fear lest a change of fortune befall us. And it may
happen that Allah will vouchsafe (unto thee) the victory, or a commandment from
His presence. Then will they repent them of their secret thoughts.
SHAKIR: But you will see those in whose hearts is a disease
hastening towards them, saying: We fear lest a calamity should befall us; but it
may be that Allah will bring the victory or a punish ment from Himself, so that
they shall be regretting on account of what they hid in their souls.
005.053
YUSUFALI: And those
who believe will say: "Are these the men who swore their strongest oaths by
Allah, that they were with you?" All that they do will be in vain, and they will
fall into (nothing but) ruin.
PICKTHAL: Then will the
believers say (unto the people of the Scripture): are these they who swore by
Allah their most binding oaths that they were surely with you? Their works have
failed, and they have become the losers.
SHAKIR: And those
who believe will say: Are these they who swore by Allah with the most forcible
of their oaths that they were most surely with you? Their deeds shall go for
nothing, so they shall become losers.
005.054
YUSUFALI: O ye who
believe! if any from among you turn back from his Faith, soon will Allah produce
a people whom He will love as they will love Him,- lowly with the believers,
mighty against the rejecters, fighting in the way of Allah, and never afraid of
the reproaches of such as find fault. That is the grace of Allah, which He will
bestow on whom He pleaseth. And Allah encompasseth all, and He knoweth all
things.
PICKTHAL: O ye who believe! Whoso of you becometh a
renegade from his religion, (know that in his stead) Allah will bring a people
whom He loveth and who love Him, humble toward believers, stern toward
disbelievers, striving in the way of Allah, and fearing not the blame of any
blamer. Such is the grace of Allah which He giveth unto whom He will. Allah is
All-Embracing, All-Knowing.
SHAKIR: O you who believe!
whoever from among you turns back from his religion, then Allah will bring a
people, He shall love them and they shall love Him, lowly before the believers,
mighty against the unbelievers, they shall strive hard in Allah's way and shall
not fear the censure of any censurer; this is Allah's Face, He gives it to whom
He pleases, and Allah is Ample-giving, Knowing.
005.055
YUSUFALI: Your
(real) friends are (no less than) Allah, His Messenger, and the (fellowship of)
believers,- those who establish regular prayers and regular charity, and they
bow down humbly (in worship).
PICKTHAL: Your guardian can
be only Allah; and His messenger and those who believe, who establish worship
and pay the poordue, and bow down (in prayer).
SHAKIR: Only
Allah is your Vali and His Messenger and those who believe, those who keep up
prayers and pay the poor-rate while they bow.
005.056
YUSUFALI: As to
those who turn (for friendship) to Allah, His Messenger, and the (fellowship of)
believers,- it is the fellowship of Allah that must certainly triumph.
PICKTHAL: And whoso taketh Allah and His messenger and
those who believe for guardian (will know that), lo! the party of Allah, they
are the victorious.
SHAKIR: And whoever takes Allah and His
messenger and those who believe for a guardian, then surely the party of Allah
are they that shall be triumphant.
005.057
YUSUFALI: O ye who
believe! take not for friends and protectors those who take your religion for a
mockery or sport,- whether among those who received the Scripture before you, or
among those who reject Faith; but fear ye Allah, if ye have faith (indeed).
PICKTHAL: O Ye who believe! Choose not for guardians such
of those who received the Scripture before you, and of the disbelievers, as make
a jest and sport of your religion. But keep your duty to Allah if ye are true
believers.
SHAKIR: O you who believe! do not take for
guardians those who take your religion for a mockery and a joke, from among
those who were given the Book before you and the unbelievers; and be careful of
(your duty to) Allah if you are believers.
005.058
YUSUFALI: When ye
proclaim your call to prayer they take it (but) as mockery and sport; that is
because they are a people without understanding.
PICKTHAL:
And when ye call to prayer they take it for a jest and sport. That is because
they are a folk who understand not.
SHAKIR: And when you
call to prayer they make it a mockery and a joke; this is because they are a
people who do not understand.
005.059
YUSUFALI: Say: "O
people of the Book! Do ye disapprove of us for no other reason than that we
believe in Allah, and the revelation that hath come to us and that which came
before (us), and (perhaps) that most of you are rebellious and disobedient?"
PICKTHAL: Say: O People of the Scripture! Do ye blame us
for aught else than that we believe in Allah and that which is revealed unto us
and that which was revealed aforetime, and because most of you are evil-livers?
SHAKIR: Say: O followers of the Book! do you find fault
with us (for aught) except that we believe in Allah and in what has been
revealed to us and what was revealed before, and that most of you are
transgressors?
005.060
YUSUFALI: Say:
"Shall I point out to you something much worse than this, (as judged) by the
treatment it received from Allah? those who incurred the curse of Allah and His
wrath, those of whom some He transformed into apes and swine, those who
worshipped evil;- these are (many times) worse in rank, and far more astray from
the even path!"
PICKTHAL: Shall I tell thee of a worse
(case) than theirs for retribution with Allah? (Worse is the case of him) whom
Allah hath cursed, him on whom His wrath hath fallen and of whose sort Allah
hath turned some to apes and swine, and who serveth idols. Such are in worse
plight and further astray from the plain road.
SHAKIR: Say:
Shall I inform you of (him who is) worse than this in retribution from Allah?
(Worse is he) whom Allah has cursed and brought His wrath upon, and of whom He
made apes and swine, and he who served the Shaitan; these are worse in place and
more erring from the straight path.
005.061
YUSUFALI: When they
come to thee, they say: "We believe": but in fact they enter with a mind against
Faith, and they go out with the same but Allah knoweth fully all that they hide.
PICKTHAL: When they come unto you (Muslims), they say: We
believe; but they came in unbelief and they went out in the same; and Allah
knoweth best what they were hiding.
SHAKIR: And when they
come to you, they say: We believe; and indeed they come in with unbelief and
indeed they go forth with it; and Allah knows best what they concealed.
005.062
YUSUFALI: Many of
them dost thou see, racing each other in sin and rancour, and their eating of
things forbidden. Evil indeed are the things that they do.
PICKTHAL: And thou seest many of them vying one with
another in sin and transgression and their devouring of illicit gain. Verily
evil is what they do.
SHAKIR: And you will see many of them
striving with one another to hasten in sin and exceeding the limits, and their
eating of what is unlawfully acquired; certainly evil is that which they do.
005.063
YUSUFALI: Why do
not the rabbis and the doctors of Law forbid them from their (habit of) uttering
sinful words and eating things forbidden? Evil indeed are their works.
PICKTHAL: Why do not the rabbis and the priests forbid
their evil-speaking and their devouring of illicit gain? Verily evil is their
handiwork.
SHAKIR: Why do not the learned men and the
doctors of law prohibit them from their speaking of what is sinful and their
eating of what is unlawfully acquired? Certainly evil is that which they work.
005.064
YUSUFALI: The Jews
say: "Allah's hand is tied up." Be their hands tied up and be they accursed for
the (blasphemy) they utter. Nay, both His hands are widely outstretched: He
giveth and spendeth (of His bounty) as He pleaseth. But the revelation that
cometh to thee from Allah increaseth in most of them their obstinate rebellion
and blasphemy. Amongst them we have placed enmity and hatred till the Day of
Judgment. Every time they kindle the fire of war, Allah doth extinguish it; but
they (ever) strive to do mischief on earth. And Allah loveth not those who do
mischief.
PICKTHAL: The Jews say: Allah's hand is fettered.
Their hands are fettered and they are accursed for saying so. Nay, but both His
hands are spread out wide in bounty. He bestoweth as He will. That which hath
been revealed unto thee from thy Lord is certain to increase the contumacy and
disbelief of many of them, and We have cast among them enmity and hatred till
the Day of Resurrection. As often as they light a fire for war, Allah
extinguisheth it. Their effort is for corruption in the land, and Allah loveth
not corrupters.
SHAKIR: And the Jews say: The hand of Allah
is tied up! Their hands shall be shackled and they shall be cursed for what they
say. Nay, both His hands are spread out, He expends as He pleases; and what has
been revealed to you from your Lord will certainly make many of them increase in
inordinacy and unbelief; and We have put enmity and hatred among them till the
day of resurrection; whenever they kindle a fire for war Allah puts it out, and
they strive to make mischief in the land; and Allah does not love the
mischief-makers.
005.065
YUSUFALI: If only
the People of the Book had believed and been righteous, We should indeed have
blotted out their iniquities and admitted them to gardens of bliss.
PICKTHAL: If only the People of the Scripture would believe
and ward off (evil), surely We should remit their sins from them and surely We
should bring them into Gardens of Delight.
SHAKIR: And if
the followers of the Book had believed and guarded (against evil) We would
certainly have covered their evil deeds and We would certainly have made them
enter gardens of bliss
005.066
YUSUFALI: If only
they had stood fast by the Law, the Gospel, and all the revelation that was sent
to them from their Lord, they would have enjoyed happiness from every side.
There is from among them a party on the right course: but many of them follow a
course that is evil.
PICKTHAL: If they had observed the
Torah and the Gospel and that which was revealed unto them from their Lord, they
would surely have been nourished from above them and from beneath their feet.
Among them there are people who are moderate, but many of them are of evil
conduct.
SHAKIR: And if they had kept up the Taurat and the
Injeel and that which was revealed to them from their Lord, they would certainly
have eaten from above them and from beneath their feet there is a party of them
keeping to the moderate course, and (as for) most of them, evil is that which
they do
005.067
YUSUFALI: O
Messenger! proclaim the (message) which hath been sent to thee from thy Lord. If
thou didst not, thou wouldst not have fulfilled and proclaimed His mission. And
Allah will defend thee from men (who mean mischief). For Allah guideth not those
who reject Faith.
PICKTHAL: O Messenger! Make known that
which hath been revealed unto thee from thy Lord, for if thou do it not, thou
wilt not have conveyed His message. Allah will protect thee from mankind. Lo!
Allah guideth not the disbelieving folk.
SHAKIR: O
Messenger! deliver what bas been revealed to you from your Lord; and if you do
it not, then you have not delivered His message, and Allah will protect you from
the people; surely Allah will not guide the unbelieving people.
005.068
YUSUFALI: Say: "O
People of the Book! ye have no ground to stand upon unless ye stand fast by the
Law, the Gospel, and all the revelation that has come to you from your Lord." It
is the revelation that cometh to thee from thy Lord, that increaseth in most of
them their obstinate rebellion and blasphemy. But sorrow thou not over (these)
people without Faith.
PICKTHAL: Say O People of the
Scripture! Ye have naught (of guidance) till ye observe the Torah and the Gospel
and that which was revealed unto you from your Lord. That which is revealed unto
thee (Muhammad) from thy Lord is certain to increase the contumacy and disbelief
of many of them. But grieve not for the disbelieving folk.
SHAKIR: Say: O followers of the Book! you follow no good
till you keep up the Taurat and the Injeel and that which is revealed to you
from your Lord; and surely that which has been revealed to you from your Lord
shall make many of them increase in inordinacy and unbelief; grieve not
therefore for the unbelieving people.
005.069
YUSUFALI: Those who
believe (in the Qur'an), those who follow the Jewish (scriptures), and the
Sabians and the Christians,- any who believe in Allah and the Last Day, and work
righteousness,- on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.
PICKTHAL: Lo! those who believe, and those who are Jews,
and Sabaeans, and Christians - Whosoever believeth in Allah and the Last Day and
doeth right - there shall no fear come upon them neither shall they grieve.
SHAKIR: Surely those who believe and those who are Jews and
the Sabians and the Christians whoever believes in Allah and the last day and
does good-- they shall have no fear nor shall they grieve.
005.070
YUSUFALI: We took
the covenant of the Children of Israel and sent them messengers, every time,
there came to them a messenger with what they themselves desired not - some (of
these) they called impostors, and some they (go so far as to) slay.
PICKTHAL: We made a covenant of old with the Children of
Israel and We sent unto them messengers. As often as a messenger came unto them
with that which their souls desired not (they became rebellious). Some (of them)
they denied and some they slew.
SHAKIR: Certainly We made a
covenant with the children of Israel and We sent to them messengers; whenever
there came to them an messenger with what that their souls did not desire, some
(of them) did they call liars and some they slew.
005.071
YUSUFALI: They
thought there would be no trial (or punishment); so they became blind and deaf;
yet Allah (in mercy) turned to them; yet again many of them became blind and
deaf. But Allah sees well all that they do.
PICKTHAL: They
thought no harm would come of it, so they were wilfully blind and deaf. And
afterward Allah turned (in mercy) toward them. Now (even after that) are many of
them wilfully blind and deaf. Allah is Seer of what they do.
SHAKIR: And they thought that there would be no affliction,
so they became blind and deaf; then Allah turned to them mercifully, but many of
them became blind and deaf; and Allah is well seeing what they do.
005.072
YUSUFALI: They do
blaspheme who say: "Allah is Christ the son of Mary." But said Christ: "O
Children of Israel! worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord." Whoever joins other
gods with Allah,- Allah will forbid him the garden, and the Fire will be his
abode. There will for the wrong-doers be no one to help.
PICKTHAL: They surely disbelieve who say: Lo! Allah is the
Messiah, son of Mary. The Messiah (himself) said: O Children of Israel, worship
Allah, my Lord and your Lord. Lo! whoso ascribeth partners unto Allah, for him
Allah hath forbidden paradise. His abode is the Fire. For evil-doers there will
be no helpers.
SHAKIR: Certainly they disbelieve who say:
Surely Allah, He is the Messiah, son of Marium; and the Messiah said: O Children
of Israel! serve Allah, my Lord and your Lord. Surely whoever associates
(others) with Allah, then Allah has forbidden to him the garden, and his abode
is the fire; and there shall be no helpers for the unjust.
005.073
YUSUFALI: They do
blaspheme who say: Allah is one of three in a Trinity: for there is no god
except One Allah. If they desist not from their word (of blasphemy), verily a
grievous penalty will befall the blasphemers among them.
PICKTHAL: They surely disbelieve who say: Lo! Allah is the
third of three; when there is no Allah save the One Allah. If they desist not
from so saying a painful doom will fall on those of them who disbelieve.
SHAKIR: Certainly they disbelieve who say: Surely Allah is
the third (person) of the three; and there is no god but the one Allah, and if
they desist not from what they say, a painful chastisement shall befall those
among them who disbelieve.
005.074
YUSUFALI: Why turn
they not to Allah, and seek His forgiveness? For Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most
Merciful.
PICKTHAL: Will they not rather turn unto Allah
and seek forgiveness of Him? For Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
SHAKIR: Will they not then turn to Allah and ask His
forgiveness? And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
005.075
YUSUFALI: Christ
the son of Mary was no more than a messenger; many were the messengers that
passed away before him. His mother was a woman of truth. They had both to eat
their (daily) food. See how Allah doth make His signs clear to them; yet see in
what ways they are deluded away from the truth!
PICKTHAL:
The Messiah, son of Mary, was no other than a messenger, messengers (the like of
whom) had passed away before him. And his mother was a saintly woman. And they
both used to eat (earthly) food. See how We make the revelations clear for them,
and see how they are turned away!
SHAKIR: The Messiah, son
of Marium is but a messenger; messengers before him have indeed passed away; and
his mother was a truthful woman; they both used to eat food. See how We make the
communications clear to them, then behold, how they are turned away.
005.076
YUSUFALI: Say:
"Will ye worship, besides Allah, something which hath no power either to harm or
benefit you? But Allah,- He it is that heareth and knoweth all things."
PICKTHAL: Say: Serve ye in place of Allah that which
possesseth for you neither hurt nor use? Allah it is Who is the Hearer, the
Knower.
SHAKIR: Say: Do you serve besides Allah that which
does not control for you any harm, or any profit? And Allah-- He is the Hearing,
the Knowing.
005.077
YUSUFALI: Say: "O
people of the Book! exceed not in your religion the bounds (of what is proper),
trespassing beyond the truth, nor follow the vain desires of people who went
wrong in times gone by,- who misled many, and strayed (themselves) from the even
way.
PICKTHAL: Say: O People of the Scripture! Stress not
in your religion other than the truth, and follow not the vain desires of folk
who erred of old and led many astray, and erred from a plain road.
SHAKIR: Say: O followers of the Book! be not unduly
immoderate in your religion, and do not follow the low desires of people who
went astray before and led many astray and went astray from the right path.
005.078
YUSUFALI: Curses
were pronounced on those among the Children of Israel who rejected Faith, by the
tongue of David and of Jesus the son of Mary: because they disobeyed and
persisted in excesses.
PICKTHAL: Those of the Children of
Israel who went astray were cursed by the tongue of David, and of Jesus, son of
Mary. That was because they rebelled and used to transgress.
SHAKIR: Those who disbelieved from among the children of
Israel were cursed by the tongue of Dawood and Isa, son of Marium; this was
because they disobeyed and used to exceed the limit.
005.079
YUSUFALI: Nor did
they (usually) forbid one another the iniquities which they committed: evil
indeed were the deeds which they did.
PICKTHAL: They
restrained not one another from the wickedness they did. Verily evil was that
they used to do!
SHAKIR: They used not to forbid each other
the hateful things (which) they did; certainly evil was that which they did.
005.080
YUSUFALI: Thou
seest many of them turning in friendship to the Unbelievers. Evil indeed are
(the works) which their souls have sent forward before them (with the result),
that Allah's wrath is on them, and in torment will they abide.
PICKTHAL: Thou seest many of them making friends with those
who disbelieve. Surely ill for them is that which they themselves send on before
them: that Allah will be wroth with them and in the doom they will abide.
SHAKIR: You will see many of them befriending those who
disbelieve; certainly evil is that which their souls have sent before for them,
that Allah became displeased with them and in chastisement shall they abide.
005.081
YUSUFALI: If only
they had believed in Allah, in the Prophet, and in what hath been revealed to
him, never would they have taken them for friends and protectors, but most of
them are rebellious wrong-doers.
PICKTHAL: If they believed
in Allah and the Prophet and that which is revealed unto him, they would not
choose them for their friends. But many of them are of evil conduct.
SHAKIR: And had they believed in Allah and the prophet and
what was revealed to him, they would not have taken them for friends but! most
of them are transgressors.
005.082
YUSUFALI: Strongest
among men in enmity to the believers wilt thou find the Jews and Pagans; and
nearest among them in love to the believers wilt thou find those who say, "We
are Christians": because amongst these are men devoted to learning and men who
have renounced the world, and they are not arrogant.
PICKTHAL: Thou wilt find the most vehement of mankind in
hostility to those who believe (to be) the Jews and the idolaters. And thou wilt
find the nearest of them in affection to those who believe (to be) those who
say: Lo! We are Christians. That is because there are among them priests and
monks, and because they are not proud.
SHAKIR: Certainly
you will find the most violent of people in enmity for those who believe (to be)
the Jews and those who are polytheists, and you will certainly find the nearest
in friendship to those who believe (to be) those who say: We are Christians;
this is because there are priests and monks among them and because they do not
behave proudly.
005.083
YUSUFALI: And when
they listen to the revelation received by the Messenger, thou wilt see their
eyes overflowing with tears, for they recognise the truth: they pray: "Our Lord!
we believe; write us down among the witnesses.
PICKTHAL:
When they listen to that which hath been revealed unto the messengers, thou
seest their eyes overflow with tears because of their recognition of the Truth.
They say: Our Lord, we believe. Inscribe us as among the witnesses.
SHAKIR: And when they hear what has been revealed to the
messenger you will see their eyes overflowing with tears on account of the truth
that they recognize; they say: Our Lord! we believe, so write us down with the
witnesses (of truth).
005.084
YUSUFALI: "What
cause can we have not to believe in Allah and the truth which has come to us,
seeing that we long for our Lord to admit us to the company of the righteous?"
PICKTHAL: How should we not believe in Allah and that which
hath come unto us of the Truth. And (how should we not) hope that our Lord will
bring us in along with righteous folk?
SHAKIR: And what
(reason) have we that we should not believe in Allah and in the truth that has
come to us, while we earnestly desire that our Lord should cause us to enter
with the good people?
005.085
YUSUFALI: And for
this their prayer hath Allah rewarded them with gardens, with rivers flowing
underneath,- their eternal home. Such is the recompense of those who do good.
PICKTHAL: Allah hath rewarded them for that their saying -
Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide for ever. That is
the reward of the good.
SHAKIR: Therefore Allah rewarded
them on account of what they said, with gardens in which rivers flow to abide in
them; and this is the reward of those who do good (to others).
005.086
YUSUFALI: But those
who reject Faith and belie our Signs,- they shall be companions of Hell-fire.
PICKTHAL: But those who disbelieve and deny Our
revelations, they are owners of hell-fire.
SHAKIR: And (as
for) those who disbelieve and reject Our communications, these are the
companions of the flame.
005.087
YUSUFALI: O ye who
believe! make not unlawful the good things which Allah hath made lawful for you,
but commit no excess: for Allah loveth not those given to excess.
PICKTHAL: O ye who believe! Forbid not the good things
which Allah hath made lawful for you, and transgress not, Lo! Allah loveth not
transgressors.
SHAKIR: O you who believe! do not forbid
(yourselves) the good things which Allah has made lawful for you and do not
exceed the limits; surely Allah does not love those who exceed the limits.
005.088
YUSUFALI: Eat of
the things which Allah hath provided for you, lawful and good; but fear Allah,
in Whom ye believe.
PICKTHAL: Eat of that which Allah hath
bestowed on you as food lawful and good, and keep your duty to Allah in Whom ye
are believers.
SHAKIR: And eat of the lawful and good
(things) that Allah has given you, and be careful of (your duty to) Allah, in
Whom you believe.
005.089
YUSUFALI: Allah
will not call you to account for what is futile in your oaths, but He will call
you to account for your deliberate oaths: for expiation, feed ten indigent
persons, on a scale of the average for the food of your families; or clothe
them; or give a slave his freedom. If that is beyond your means, fast for three
days. That is the expiation for the oaths ye have sworn. But keep to your oaths.
Thus doth Allah make clear to you His signs, that ye may be grateful.
PICKTHAL: Allah will not take you to task for that which is
unintentional in your oaths, but He will take you to task for the oaths which ye
swear in earnest. The expiation thereof is the feeding of ten of the needy with
the average of that wherewith ye feed your own folk, or the clothing of them, or
the liberation of a slave, and for him who findeth not (the wherewithal to do
so) then a three days' fast. This is the expiation of your oaths when ye have
sworn; and keep your oaths. Thus Allah expoundeth unto you His revelations in
order that ye may give thanks.
SHAKIR: Allah does not call
you to account for what is vain in your oaths, but He calls you to account for
the making of deliberate oaths; so its expiation is the feeding of ten poor men
out of the middling (food) you feed your families with, or their clothing, or
the freeing of a neck; but whosoever cannot find (means) then fasting for three
days; this is the expiation of your oaths when you swear; and guard your oaths.
Thus does Allah make clear to you His communications, that you may be Fateful.
005.090
YUSUFALI: O ye who
believe! Intoxicants and gambling, (dedication of) stones, and (divination by)
arrows, are an abomination,- of Satan's handwork: eschew such (abomination),
that ye may prosper.
PICKTHAL: O ye who believe! Strong
drink and games of chance and idols and divining arrows are only an infamy of
Satan's handiwork. Leave it aside in order that ye may succeed.
SHAKIR: O you who believe! intoxicants and games of chance
and (sacrificing to) stones set up and (dividing by) arrows are only an
uncleanness, the Shaitan's work; shun it therefore that you may be successful.
005.091
YUSUFALI: Satan's
plan is (but) to excite enmity and hatred between you, with intoxicants and
gambling, and hinder you from the remembrance of Allah, and from prayer: will ye
not then abstain?
PICKTHAL: Satan seeketh only to cast
among you enmity and hatred by means of strong drink and games of chance, and to
turn you from remembrance of Allah and from (His) worship. Will ye then have
done?
SHAKIR: The Shaitan only desires to cause enmity and
hatred to spring in your midst by means of intoxicants and games of chance, and
to keep you off from the remembrance of Allah and from prayer. Will you then
desist?
005.092
YUSUFALI: Obey
Allah, and obey the Messenger, and beware (of evil): if ye do turn back, know ye
that it is Our Messenger's duty to proclaim (the message) in the clearest
manner.
PICKTHAL: Obey Allah and obey the messenger, and
beware! But if ye turn away, then know that the duty of Our messenger is only
plain conveyance (of the message).
SHAKIR: And obey Allah
and obey the messenger and be cautious; but if you turn back, then know that
only a clear deliverance of the message is (incumbent) on Our messenger.
005.093
YUSUFALI: On those
who believe and do deeds of righteousness there is no blame for what they ate
(in the past), when they guard themselves from evil, and believe, and do deeds
of righteousness,- (or) again, guard themselves from evil and believe,- (or)
again, guard themselves from evil and do good. For Allah loveth those who do
good.
PICKTHAL: There shall be no sin (imputed) unto those
who believe and do good works for what they may have eaten (in the past). So be
mindful of your duty (to Allah), and believe, and do good works; and again: be
mindful of your duty, and believe; and once again: be mindful of your duty, and
do right. Allah loveth the good.
SHAKIR: On those who
believe and do good there is no blame for what they eat, when they are careful
(of their duty) and believe and do good deeds, then they are careful (of their
duty) and believe, then they are careful (of their duty) and do good (to
others), and Allah loves those who do good (to others).
005.094
YUSUFALI: O ye who
believe! Allah doth but make a trial of you in a little matter of game well
within reach of game well within reach of your hands and your lances, that He
may test who feareth him unseen: any who transgress thereafter, will have a
grievous penalty.
PICKTHAL: O ye who believe! Allah will
surely try you somewhat (in the matter) of the game which ye take with your
hands and your spears, that Allah may know him who feareth Him in secret. Whoso
transgresseth after this, for him there is a painful doom.
SHAKIR: O you who believe! Allah will certainly try you in
respect of some game which your hands and your lances can reach, that Allah
might know who fears Him in secret; but whoever exceeds the limit after this, he
shall have a painful punishment.
005.095
YUSUFALI: O ye who
believe! Kill not game while in the sacred precincts or in pilgrim garb. If any
of you doth so intentionally, the compensation is an offering, brought to the
Ka'ba, of a domestic animal equivalent to the one he killed, as adjudged by two
just men among you; or by way of atonement, the feeding of the indigent; or its
equivalent in fasts: that he may taste of the penalty of his deed. Allah
forgives what is past: for repetition Allah will exact from him the penalty. For
Allah is Exalted, and Lord of Retribution.
PICKTHAL: O ye
who believe! Kill no wild game while ye are on the pilgrimage. Whoso of you
killeth it of set purpose he shall pay its forfeit in the equivalent of that
which he hath killed, of domestic animals, the judge to be two men among you
known for justice, (the forfeit) to be brought as an offering to the Ka'bah; or,
for expiation, he shall feed poor persons, or the equivalent thereof in fasting,
that he may taste the evil consequences of his deed. Allah forgiveth whatever
(of this kind) may have happened in the past, but whoso relapseth, Allah will
take retribution from him. Allah is Mighty, Able to Requite (the wrong).
SHAKIR: O you who believe! do not kill game while you are
on pilgrimage, and whoever among you shall kill it intentionally, the
compensation (of it) is the like of what he killed, from the cattle, as two just
persons among you shall judge, as an offering to be brought to the Kaaba or the
expiation (of it) is the feeding of the poor or the equivalent of it in fasting,
that he may taste the unwholesome result of his deed; Allah has pardoned what is
gone by; and whoever returns (to it), Allah will inflict retribution on him; and
Allah is Mighty, Lord of Retribution.
005.096
YUSUFALI: Lawful to
you is the pursuit of water-game and its use for food,- for the benefit of
yourselves and those who travel; but forbidden is the pursuit of land-game;- as
long as ye are in the sacred precincts or in pilgrim garb. And fear Allah, to
Whom ye shall be gathered back.
PICKTHAL: To hunt and to
eat the fish of the sea is made lawful for you, a provision for you and for
seafarers; but to hunt on land is forbidden you so long as ye are on the
pilgrimage. Be mindful of your duty to Allah, unto Whom ye will be gathered.
SHAKIR: Lawful to you is the game of the sea and its food,
a provision for you and for the travellers, and the game of the land is
forbidden to you so long as you are on pilgrimage, and be careful of (your duty
to) Allah, to Whom you shall be gathered.
005.097
YUSUFALI: Allah
made the Ka'ba, the Sacred House, an asylum of security for men, as also the
Sacred Months, the animals for offerings, and the garlands that mark them: That
ye may know that Allah hath knowledge of what is in the heavens and on earth and
that Allah is well acquainted with all things.
PICKTHAL:
Allah hath appointed the Ka'bah, the Sacred House, a standard for mankind, and
the Sacred Month and the offerings and the garlands. That is so that ye may know
that Allah knoweth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth,
and that Allah is Knower of all things.
SHAKIR: Allah has
made the Kaaba, the sacred house, a maintenance for the people, and the sacred
month and the offerings and the sacrificial animals with garlands; this is that
you may know that Allah knows whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the
earth, and that Allah is the Knower of all things.
005.098
YUSUFALI: Know ye
that Allah is strict in punishment and that Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most
Merciful.
PICKTHAL: Know that Allah is severe in
punishment, but that Allah (also) is Forgiving, Merciful.
SHAKIR: Know that Allah is severe in requiting (evil) and
that Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
005.099
YUSUFALI: The
Messenger's duty is but to proclaim (the message). But Allah knoweth all that ye
reveal and ye conceal.
PICKTHAL: The duty of the messenger
is only to convey (the message). Allah knoweth what ye proclaim and what ye
hide.
SHAKIR: Nothing is (incumbent) on the Messenger but
to deliver (the message), and Allah knows what you do openly and what you hide.
005.100
YUSUFALI: Say: "Not
equal are things that are bad and things that are good, even though the
abundance of the bad may dazzle thee; so fear Allah, O ye that understand; that
(so) ye may prosper."
PICKTHAL: Say: The evil and the good
are not alike even though the plenty of the evil attract thee. So be mindful of
your duty to Allah, O men of understanding, that ye may succeed.
SHAKIR: Say: The bad and the good are not equal, though the
abundance of the bad may please you; so be careful of (your duty to) Allah, O
men of understanding, that you may be successful.
005.101
YUSUFALI: O ye who
believe! Ask not questions about things which, if made plain to you, may cause
you trouble. But if ye ask about things when the Qur'an is being revealed, they
will be made plain to you, Allah will forgive those: for Allah is Oft-forgiving,
Most Forbearing.
PICKTHAL: O ye who believe! Ask not of
things which, if they were made unto you, would trouble you; but if ye ask of
them when the Qur'an is being revealed, they will be made known unto you. Allah
pardoneth this, for Allah is Forgiving, Clement.
SHAKIR: O
you who believe! do not put questions about things which if declared to you may
trouble you, and if you question about them when the Quran is being revealed,
they shall be declared to you; Allah pardons this, and Allah is Forgiving,
Forbearing.
005.102
YUSUFALI: Some
people before you did ask such questions, and on that account lost their faith.
PICKTHAL: A folk before you asked (for such disclosures)
and then disbelieved therein.
SHAKIR: A people before you
indeed asked such questions, and then became disbelievers on account of them.
005.103
YUSUFALI: It was
not Allah who instituted (superstitions like those of) a slit-ear she-camel, or
a she-camel let loose for free pasture, or idol sacrifices for twin-births in
animals, or stallion-camels freed from work: It is blasphemers who invent a lie
against Allah; but most of them lack wisdom.
PICKTHAL:
Allah hath not appointed anything in the nature of a Bahirah or a Sa'ibah or a
Wasilah or a Hami, but those who disbelieve invent a lie against Allah. Most of
them have no sense.
SHAKIR: Allah has not ordained (the
making of) a bahirah or a saibah or a wasilah or a hami but those who disbelieve
fabricate a lie against Allah, and most of them do not understand.
005.104
YUSUFALI: When it
is said to them: "Come to what Allah hath revealed; come to the Messenger": They
say: "Enough for us are the ways we found our fathers following." what! even
though their fathers were void of knowledge and guidance?
PICKTHAL: And when it is said unto them: Come unto that
which Allah hath revealed and unto the messenger, they say: Enough for us is
that wherein we found our fathers. What! Even though their fathers had no
knowledge whatsoever, and no guidance?
SHAKIR: And when it
is said to them, Come to what Allah has revealed and to the Messenger, they say:
That on which we found our fathers is sufficient for us. What! even though their
fathers knew nothing and did not follow the right way.
005.105
YUSUFALI: O ye who
believe! Guard your own souls: If ye follow (right) guidance, no hurt can come
to you from those who stray. the goal of you all is to Allah: it is He that will
show you the truth of all that ye do.
PICKTHAL: O ye who
believe! Ye have charge of your own souls. He who erreth cannot injure you if ye
are rightly guided. Unto Allah ye will all return; and then He will inform you
of what ye used to do.
SHAKIR: O you who believe! take care
of your souls; he who errs cannot hurt you when you are on the right way; to
Allah is your return, of all (of you), so He will inform you of what you did.
005.106
YUSUFALI: O ye who
believe! When death approaches any of you, (take) witnesses among yourselves
when making bequests,- two just men of your own (brotherhood) or others from
outside if ye are journeying through the earth, and the chance of death befalls
you (thus). If ye doubt (their truth), detain them both after prayer, and let
them both swear by Allah: "We wish not in this for any worldly gain, even though
the (beneficiary) be our near relation: we shall hide not the evidence before
Allah: if we do, then behold! the sin be upon us!"
PICKTHAL: O ye who believe! Let there be witnesses between
you when death draweth nigh unto one of you, at the time of bequest - two
witnesses, just men from among you, or two others from another tribe, in case ye
are campaigning in the land and the calamity of death befall you. Ye shall
empanel them both after the prayer, and, if ye doubt, they shall be made to
swear by Allah (saying): We will not take a bribe, even though it were (on
behalf of) a near kinsman nor will we hide the testimony of Allah, for then
indeed we should be of the sinful.
SHAKIR: O you who
believe! call to witness between you when death draws nigh to one of you, at the
time of making the will, two just persons from among you, or two others from
among others than you, if you are travelling in the land and the calamity of
death befalls you; the two (witnesses) you should detain after the prayer; then
if you doubt (them), they shall both swear by Allah, (saying): We will not take
for it a price, though there be a relative, and we will not hide the testimony
of Allah for then certainly we should be among the sinners.
005.107
YUSUFALI: But if it
gets known that these two were guilty of the sin (of perjury), let two others
stand forth in their places,- nearest in kin from among those who claim a lawful
right: let them swear by Allah: "We affirm that our witness is truer than that
of those two, and that we have not trespassed (beyond the truth): if we did,
behold! the wrong be upon us!"
PICKTHAL: But then, if it is
afterwards ascertained that both of them merit (the suspicion of) sin, let two
others take their place of those nearly concerned, and let them swear by Allah,
(saying): Verily our testimony is truer than their testimony and we have not
transgressed (the bounds of duty), for them indeed we should be of the
evil-doers.
SHAKIR: Then if it becomes known that they both
have been guilty of a sin, two others shall stand up in their place from among
those who have a claim against them, the two nearest in kin; so they two should
swear by Allah: Certainly our testimony is truer than the testimony of those
two, and we have not exceeded the limit, for then most surely we should be of
the unjust.
005.108
YUSUFALI: That is
most suitable: that they may give the evidence in its true nature and shape, or
else they would fear that other oaths would be taken after their oaths. But fear
Allah, and listen (to His counsel): for Allah guideth not a rebellious people:
PICKTHAL: Thus it is more likely that they will bear true
witness or fear that after their oaths the oaths (of others) will be taken. So
be mindful of your duty (to Allah) and hearken. Allah guideth not the froward
folk.
SHAKIR: This is more proper in order that they should
give testimony truly or fear that other oaths be given after their oaths; and be
careful of (your duty to) Allah, and hear; and Allah does not guide the
transgressing people.
005.109
YUSUFALI: One day
will Allah gather the messengers together, and ask: "What was the response ye
received (from men to your teaching)?" They will say: "We have no knowledge: it
is Thou Who knowest in full all that is hidden."
PICKTHAL:
In the day when Allah gathereth together the messengers, and saith: What was
your response (from mankind)? they say: We have no knowledge. Lo! Thou, only
Thou art the Knower of Things Hidden,
SHAKIR: On the day
when Allah will assemble the messengers, then say: What answer were you given?
They shall say: We have no knowledge, surely Thou art the great Knower of the
unseen things.
005.110
YUSUFALI: Then will
Allah say: "O Jesus the son of Mary! Recount My favour to thee and to thy
mother. Behold! I strengthened thee with the holy spirit, so that thou didst
speak to the people in childhood and in maturity. Behold! I taught thee the Book
and Wisdom, the Law and the Gospel and behold! thou makest out of clay, as it
were, the figure of a bird, by My leave, and thou breathest into it and it
becometh a bird by My leave, and thou healest those born blind, and the lepers,
by My leave. And behold! thou bringest forth the dead by My leave. And behold! I
did restrain the Children of Israel from (violence to) thee when thou didst show
them the clear Signs, and the unbelievers among them said: 'This is nothing but
evident magic.'
PICKTHAL: When Allah saith: O Jesus, son of
Mary! Remember My favour unto thee and unto thy mother; how I strengthened thee
with the holy Spirit, so that thou spakest unto mankind in the cradle as in
maturity; and how I taught thee the Scripture and Wisdom and the Torah and the
Gospel; and how thou didst shape of clay as it were the likeness of a bird by My
permission, and didst blow upon it and it was a bird by My permission, and thou
didst heal him who was born blind and the leper by My permission; and how thou
didst raise the dead by My permission; and how I restrained the Children of
Israel from (harming) thee when thou camest unto them with clear proofs, and
those of them who disbelieved exclaimed: This is naught else than mere magic;
SHAKIR: When Allah will say: O Isa son of Marium! Remember
My favor on you and on your mother, when I strengthened you I with the holy
Spirit, you spoke to the people in the cradle and I when of old age, and when I
taught you the Book and the wisdom and the Taurat and the Injeel; and when you
determined out of clay a thing like the form of a bird by My permission, then
you breathed into it and it became a bird by My permission, and you healed the
blind and the leprous by My permission; and when you brought forth the dead by
My permission; and when I withheld the children of Israel from you when you came
to them with clear arguments, but those who disbelieved among them said: This is
nothing but clear enchantment.
005.111
YUSUFALI: "And
behold! I inspired the disciples to have faith in Me and Mine Messenger: they
said, 'We have faith, and do thou bear witness that we bow to Allah as
Muslims'".
PICKTHAL: And when I inspired the disciples,
(saying): Believe in Me and in My messenger, they said: We believe. Bear witness
that we have surrendered (unto Thee) "we are muslims".
SHAKIR: And when I revealed to the disciples, saying,
Believe in Me and My messenger, they said: We believe and bear witness that we
submit (ourselves).
005.112
YUSUFALI: Behold!
the disciples, said: "O Jesus the son of Mary! can thy Lord send down to us a
table set (with viands) from heaven?" Said Jesus: "Fear Allah, if ye have
faith."
PICKTHAL: When the disciples said: O Jesus, son of
Mary! Is thy Lord able to send down for us a table spread with food from heaven?
He said: Observe your duty to Allah, if ye are true believers.
SHAKIR: When the disciples said: O Isa son of Marium! will
your Lord consent to send down to us food from heaven? He said: Be careful of
(your duty to) Allah if you are believers.
005.113
YUSUFALI: They
said: "We only wish to eat thereof and satisfy our hearts, and to know that thou
hast indeed told us the truth; and that we ourselves may be witnesses to the
miracle."
PICKTHAL: (They said:) We wish to eat thereof,
that we may satisfy our hearts and know that thou hast spoken truth to us, and
that thereof we may be witnesses.
SHAKIR: They said: We
desire that we should eat of it and that our hearts should be at rest, and that
we may know that you have indeed spoken the truth to us and that we may be of
the witnesses to it.
005.114
YUSUFALI: Said
Jesus the son of Mary: "O Allah our Lord! Send us from heaven a table set (with
viands), that there may be for us - for the first and the last of us - a solemn
festival and a sign from thee; and provide for our sustenance, for thou art the
best Sustainer (of our needs)."
PICKTHAL: Jesus, son of
Mary, said: O Allah, Lord of us! Send down for us a table spread with food from
heaven, that it may be a feast for us, for the first of us and for the last of
us, and a sign from Thee. Give us sustenance, for Thou art the Best of
Sustainers.
SHAKIR: Isa the son of Marium said: O Allah,
our Lord! send i down to us food from heaven which should be to us an
ever-recurring happiness, to the first of us and to the last of us, and a sign
from Thee, and grant us means of subsistence, and Thou art the best of the
Providers.
005.115
YUSUFALI: Allah
said: "I will send it down unto you: But if any of you after that resisteth
faith, I will punish him with a penalty such as I have not inflicted on any one
among all the peoples."
PICKTHAL: Allah said: Lo! I send it
down for you. And whoso disbelieveth of you afterward, him surely will I punish
with a punishment wherewith I have not punished any of (My) creatures.
SHAKIR: Allah said: Surely I will send it down to you, but
whoever shall disbelieve afterwards from among you, surely I will chastise him
with a chastisement with which I will not chastise, anyone among the nations.
005.116
YUSUFALI: And
behold! Allah will say: "O Jesus the son of Mary! Didst thou say unto men,
worship me and my mother as gods in derogation of Allah'?" He will say: "Glory
to Thee! never could I say what I had no right (to say). Had I said such a
thing, thou wouldst indeed have known it. Thou knowest what is in my heart, Thou
I know not what is in Thine. For Thou knowest in full all that is hidden.
PICKTHAL: And when Allah saith: O Jesus, son of Mary! Didst
thou say unto mankind: Take me and my mother for two gods beside Allah? he
saith: Be glorified! It was not mine to utter that to which I had no right. If I
used to say it, then Thou knewest it. Thou knowest what is in my mind, and I
know not what is in Thy Mind. Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Knower of Things
Hidden?
SHAKIR: And when Allah will say: O Isa son of
Marium! did you say to men, Take me and my mother for two gods besides Allah he
will say: Glory be to Thee, it did not befit me that I should say what I had no
right to (say); if I had said it, Thou wouldst indeed have known it; Thou
knowest what is in my mind, and I do not know what is in Thy mind, surely Thou
art the great Knower of the unseen things.
005.117
YUSUFALI: "Never
said I to them aught except what Thou didst command me to say, to wit, 'worship
Allah, my Lord and your Lord'; and I was a witness over them whilst I dwelt
amongst them; when Thou didst take me up Thou wast the Watcher over them, and
Thou art a witness to all things.
PICKTHAL: I spake unto
them only that which Thou commandedst me, (saying): Worship Allah, my Lord and
your Lord. I was a witness of them while I dwelt among them, and when Thou
tookest me Thou wast the Watcher over them. Thou art Witness over all things.
SHAKIR: I did not say to them aught save what Thou didst
enjoin me with: That serve Allah, my Lord and your Lord, and I was a witness of
them so long as I was among them, but when Thou didst cause me to die, Thou wert
the watcher over them, and Thou art witness of all things.
005.118
YUSUFALI: "If Thou
dost punish them, they are Thy servant: If Thou dost forgive them, Thou art the
Exalted in power, the Wise."
PICKTHAL: If Thou punish them,
lo! they are Thy slaves, and if Thou forgive them (lo! they are Thy slaves). Lo!
Thou, only Thou, art the Mighty, the Wise.
SHAKIR: If Thou
shouldst chastise them, then surely they are Thy servants; and if Thou shouldst
forgive them, then surely Thou art the Mighty, the Wise.
005.119
YUSUFALI: Allah
will say: "This is a day on which the truthful will profit from their truth:
theirs are gardens, with rivers flowing beneath,- their eternal Home: Allah
well-pleased with them, and they with Allah: That is the great salvation, (the
fulfilment of all desires).
PICKTHAL: Allah saith: This is
a day in which their truthfulness profiteth the truthful, for theirs are Gardens
underneath which rivers flow, wherein they are secure for ever, Allah taking
pleasure in them and they in Him. That is the great triumph.
SHAKIR: Allah will say: This is the day when their truth
shall benefit the truthful ones; they shall have gardens beneath which rivers
flow to abide in them for ever: Allah is well pleased with them and they are
well pleased with Allah; this is the mighty achievement.
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YUSUFALI: To Allah
doth belong the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all that is therein,
and it is He Who hath power over all things.
PICKTHAL: Unto
Allah belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever is
therein, and He is Able to do all things.
SHAKIR: Allah's
is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and what is in them; and He has
power over all things.