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                        Abdul Majid Daryabadi
                        
                        
                        
                    
                
                Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Abul Ala Maududi
Ahmed Ali
Ahmed Raza Khan
A. J. Arberry
Ali Quli Qarai
Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish
Mohammad Habib Shakir
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
Muhammad Sarwar
Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan
Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
Saheeh International
Talal Itani
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Wahiduddin Khan
                    بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
                
                
                    In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
                
            
                    51:1
                    وَٱلذَّٰرِيَـٰتِ ذَرْوًا
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:1
                    By the dipersing winds that disperse.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:2
                    فَٱلْحَـٰمِلَـٰتِ وِقْرًا
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:2
                    And the clouds bearing a load.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:3
                    فَٱلْجَـٰرِيَـٰتِ يُسْرًا
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:3
                    And the ships that glide with ease.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:4
                    فَٱلْمُقَسِّمَـٰتِ أَمْرًا
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:4
                    And the angels who distribute the affair.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:5
                    إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَصَادِقٌ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:5
                    Verily that wherewith ye are threatened is surely true.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:6
                    وَإِنَّ ٱلدِّينَ لَوَٰقِعٌ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:6
                    And verily the Requital is surely to befall.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:7
                    وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْحُبُكِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:7
                    By the heaven full of paths.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:8
                    إِنَّكُمْ لَفِى قَوْلٍ مُّخْتَلِفٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:8
                    Verily ye are in a divided opinion.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:9
                    يُؤْفَكُ عَنْهُ مَنْ أُفِكَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:9
                    Turned aside therefrom is who is turned aside.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:10
                    قُتِلَ ٱلْخَرَّٰصُونَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:10
                    Perish the conjecturers  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:11
                    ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ فِى غَمْرَةٍ سَاهُونَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:11
                    Those who are in heedlessness neglectful.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:12
                    يَسْـَٔلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:12
                    They ask: when is the Day of Requital coming?  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:13
                    يَوْمَ هُمْ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ يُفْتَنُونَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:13
                    It will be the Day whereon in the Fire they will be burned  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:14
                    ذُوقُوا۟ فِتْنَتَكُمْ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:14
                    Taste your burning: this is that which ye sought to be hastened.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:15
                    إِنَّ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:15
                    Verily the God-fearing will be amid Gardens and water- springs.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:16
                    ءَاخِذِينَ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُحْسِنِينَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:16
                    Taking that which their Lord will vouchsafe Unto hem. Verily they have been before that well-doers.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:17
                    كَانُوا۟ قَلِيلًا مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:17
                    Little of the night they were wont to slumber.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:18
                    وَبِٱلْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:18
                    And in the dawns they prayed for forgiveness.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:19
                    وَفِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّ لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:19
                    And in their substance was the right of the beggar and non- beggar.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:20
                    وَفِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ءَايَـٰتٌ لِّلْمُوقِنِينَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:20
                    And on the earth there are signs for those who would be convinced.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:21
                    وَفِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمْ ۚ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:21
                    And also in Your own selves. Behold ye not?  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:22
                    وَفِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزْقُكُمْ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:22
                    And in the heaven is Your provision and that which ye are promised.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:23
                    فَوَرَبِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ إِنَّهُۥ لَحَقٌّ مِّثْلَ مَآ أَنَّكُمْ تَنطِقُونَ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    By the Lord of the heaven and the earth it is sure, even as it is a fact that ye are speaking.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:24
                    هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٱلْمُكْرَمِينَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:24
                    Hath there come Unto thee the story of Ibrahim's honoured guests?  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:25
                    إِذْ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا۟ سَلَـٰمًا ۖ قَالَ سَلَـٰمٌ قَوْمٌ مُّنكَرُونَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:25
                    When they came in Unto him, and said:'peace!' he said: 'peace'! - people unknown.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:26
                    فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِۦ فَجَآءَ بِعِجْلٍ سَمِينٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:26
                    Then he turned away privately Unto his household, and brought a calf fatted.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:27
                    فَقَرَّبَهُۥٓ إِلَيْهِمْ قَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:27
                    And he set it before them, and said: wherefore eat ye not?  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:28
                    فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً ۖ قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ ۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَـٰمٍ عَلِيمٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:28
                    Then he conceived a fear of them. They said: fear not. And they gave him the tidings of a youth knowing.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
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                    فَأَقْبَلَتِ ٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ فِى صَرَّةٍ فَصَكَّتْ وَجْهَهَا وَقَالَتْ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:29
                    Then his wife drew near vociferating, and smote her face, and said: an old barren woman!  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:30
                    قَالُوا۟ كَذَٰلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    They said: even so saith thine Lords Verily He! He is the Wise, the Knower.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:31
                    ۞ قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:31
                    He said: what then is your errand! O ye sent ones!  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:32
                    قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّآ أُرْسِلْنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍ مُّجْرِمِينَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:32
                    They said: verily we are sent Unto a people, guilty.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:33
                    لِنُرْسِلَ عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةً مِّن طِينٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:33
                    That we may send down upon them stones of baked clay.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:34
                    مُّسَوَّمَةً عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُسْرِفِينَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:34
                    Marked, from before thy Lord, for extravagant.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:35
                    فَأَخْرَجْنَا مَن كَانَ فِيهَا مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:35
                    Thus We brought forth from there in who were believers.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:36
                    فَمَا وَجَدْنَا فِيهَا غَيْرَ بَيْتٍ مِّنَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:36
                    And We found not therein more than one house of the Muslims.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:37
                    وَتَرَكْنَا فِيهَآ ءَايَةً لِّلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَلِيمَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:37
                    And We left therein a sign for those who fear the afflictive torment.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:38
                    وَفِى مُوسَىٰٓ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَـٰهُ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ بِسُلْطَـٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:38
                    And in Musa also was a lesson, when We sent him Unto Fir'awn with authority manifest.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:39
                    فَتَوَلَّىٰ بِرُكْنِهِۦ وَقَالَ سَـٰحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:39
                    Then he turned away with his court, and said: a magician or a madman.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:40
                    فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُ وَجُنُودَهُۥ فَنَبَذْنَـٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:40
                    Then We laid hold of him and his hosts and flung them into the sea, and he was reproachable.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:41
                    وَفِى عَادٍ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلرِّيحَ ٱلْعَقِيمَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:41
                    And in `A-ad also was a lesson, when We sent against them the barren wind.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:42
                    مَا تَذَرُ مِن شَىْءٍ أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتْهُ كَٱلرَّمِيمِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:42
                    It left not aught whereon it came but it made it as matter decayed.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:43
                    وَفِى ثَمُودَ إِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَمَتَّعُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    And in Thamud's also was a lesson, when it was said Unto them: enjoy yourselves for a season.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:44
                    فَعَتَوْا۟ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّـٰعِقَةُ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:44
                    Then they disdained the command of their Lord; wherefore the bolt laid hold of them even while they looked on.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:45
                    فَمَا ٱسْتَطَـٰعُوا۟ مِن قِيَامٍ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنتَصِرِينَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:45
                    So they were not able to stand, nor could they help themselves.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
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                    وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا فَـٰسِقِينَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:46
                    And the people of Nuh We destroyed aforetime; verily they were a people transgressing.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:47
                    وَٱلسَّمَآءَ بَنَيْنَـٰهَا بِأَيْي۟دٍ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:47
                    And the heaven! We have built it with might, and verily We are powerful.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:48
                    وَٱلْأَرْضَ فَرَشْنَـٰهَا فَنِعْمَ ٱلْمَـٰهِدُونَ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    And the earth! We have stretched it forth beneath; an excellent Spreader are We!  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
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                    وَمِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقْنَا زَوْجَيْنِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    And of every thing We have created pairs, that haply ye may remember.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:50
                    فَفِرُّوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنِّى لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:50
                    Flee therefore Unto Allah; verily I am Unto you from Him a warner manifest.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
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                    وَلَا تَجْعَلُوا۟ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَـٰهًا ءَاخَرَ ۖ إِنِّى لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:51
                    And set not up another god with Allah; verily I am Unto you from Him a warner manifest.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:52
                    كَذَٰلِكَ مَآ أَتَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا قَالُوا۟ سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ
                
                
                
                
                
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                    Likewise, there came not an apostle Unto those before them but they said: a magician or a madman!  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:53
                    أَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِهِۦ ۚ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:53
                    Have they bequeathed its Unto each other! Nay! they are a people contumacious.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:54
                    فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَمَآ أَنتَ بِمَلُومٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:54
                    So turn away thou from them, not thou art blameworthy.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:55
                    وَذَكِّرْ فَإِنَّ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ تَنفَعُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:55
                    And admonish, for verily admonition profiteth the believers.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:56
                    وَمَا خَلَقْتُ ٱلْجِنَّ وَٱلْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:56
                    And have not created the Jinn and mankind but that they should worship Me.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:57
                    مَآ أُرِيدُ مِنْهُم مِّن رِّزْقٍ وَمَآ أُرِيدُ أَن يُطْعِمُونِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:57
                    I seek not any provision from them, nor I desire that they should feed Me.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:58
                    إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلرَّزَّاقُ ذُو ٱلْقُوَّةِ ٱلْمَتِينُ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:58
                    Verily Allah! He is the Provider, Owner of power, Firm.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:59
                    فَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ذَنُوبًا مِّثْلَ ذَنُوبِ أَصْحَـٰبِهِمْ فَلَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:59
                    So verily Unto those who do wrong there is a portion like Unto the portion of their fellows; wherefore let them not ask Me to hasten on.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:60
                    فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن يَوْمِهِمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    51:60
                    Woe, then, Unto those who disbelieve in their Day which they are promised.  - Abdul Majid Daryabadi (English)