Qarib: He punishes whom He will and has mercy to whom He will. To Him you shall be turned.
Sarwar: He punishes or grants mercy to whomever He wants and to Him you will all return.
Shakir: He punishes whom He pleases and has mercy on whom He pleases, and to Him you shall be turned back
Pickthall: He punisheth whom He will and showeth mercy unto whom He will, and unto Him ye will be turned.
Yusufali: "He punishes whom He pleases, and He grants Mercy to whom He pleases, and towards Him are ye turned.

Qarib: You are not able to frustrate Him either in the earth or heaven, nor have you, other than Allah, a guardian or helper.
Sarwar: You cannot challenge God in the heavens or in the earth. No one besides God is your guardian or helper.
Shakir: And you shall not escape in the earth nor in the heaven, and you have neither a protector nor a helper besides Allah
Pickthall: Ye cannot escape (from Him) in the earth or in the sky, and beside Allah there is for you no friend or helper.
Yusufali: "Not on earth nor in heaven will ye be able (fleeing) to frustrate (his Plan), nor have ye, besides Allah, any protector or helper."

Qarib: Those who disbelieve the verses of Allah and the meeting with Him shall despair of My Mercy, for them there awaits a painful punishment.
Sarwar: Those who have rejected God's revelations have no hope in receiving His mercy. They will face a painful torment.
Shakir: And (as to) those who disbelieve in the communications of Allah and His meeting, they have despaired of My mercy, and these it is that shall have a painful punishment
Pickthall: Those who disbelieve in the revelations of Allah and in (their) Meeting with Him, such have no hope of My mercy. For such there is a painful doom.
Yusufali: Those who reject the Signs of Allah and the Meeting with Him (in the Hereafter),- it is they who shall despair of My Mercy: it is they who will (suffer) a most grievous Penalty.

Qarib: The only answer his nation gave was that they said: 'Kill him, or burn him! 'But Allah saved him from the fire. Surely, in this there are signs for a nation who believe.
Sarwar: (Abraham's) people had no answer except suggesting, "Kill him or burn him." But God saved him from the fire. In this there is evidence (of truth) for the believing people.
Shakir: So naught was the answer of his people except that they said: Slay him or burn him; then Allah delivered him from the fire; most surely there are signs in this for a people who believe
Pickthall: But the answer of his folk was only that they said: "Kill him" or "Burn him." Then Allah saved him from the Fire. Lo! herein verily are portents for folk who believe.
Yusufali: So naught was the answer of (Abraham's) people except that they said: "Slay him or burn him." But Allah did save him from the Fire. Verily in this are Signs for people who believe.

Qarib: He said: 'Other than Allah, you have taken to yourselves idols as an affection between yourselves in the present life. Then, on the Day of Resurrection, you shall deny one another and curse one another, and your refuge will be the Fire, and none shall help you. '
Sarwar: Abraham said, "You believe in idols besides God only out of worldly love, but on the Day of Judgment you will reject and condemn each other. Your dwelling will be fire and no one will help you."
Shakir: And he said: You have only taken for yourselves idols besides Allah by way of friendship between you in this world's life, then on the resurrection day some of you shall deny others, and some of you shall curse others, and your abode is the fire, and you shall not have any helpers
Pickthall: He said: Ye have chosen only idols instead of Allah. The love between you is only in the life of the world. Then on the Day of Resurrection ye will deny each other and curse each other, and your abode will be the Fire, and ye will have no helpers.
Yusufali: And he said: "For you, ye have taken (for worship) idols besides Allah, out of mutual love and regard between yourselves in this life; but on the Day of Judgment ye shall disown each other and curse each other: and your abode will be the Fire, and ye shall have none to help."

Qarib: Lot believed him, and said: 'I will migrate to my Lord; He is the Almighty, the Wise. '
Sarwar: Only Lot believed in (Abraham) and said, "I seek refuge in my Lord, for He is Majestic and All-wise".
Shakir: And Lut believed in Him, and he said: I am fleeing to my Lord, surely He is the Mighty, the Wise
Pickthall: And Lot believed him, and said: Lo! I am a fugitive unto my Lord. Lo! He, only He, is the Mighty, the Wise.
Yusufali: But Lut had faith in Him: He said: "I will leave home for the sake of my Lord: for He is Exalted in Might, and Wise."

Qarib: And, We gave him (Abraham), Isaac and Jacob and appointed on his descendants the Prophethood and the Book. We gave him his wage in this world, and in the Everlasting Life he shall be among the righteous.
Sarwar: We granted Isaac and Jacob to Abraham and We bestowed upon his offspring, prophethood and the Book. We gave him his reward in this world and in the next life, he will be among the pious ones.
Shakir: And We granted him Ishaq and Yaqoub, and caused the t prophethood and the book to remain in his seed, and We gave him his reward in this world, and in the hereafter he will most surely be among the good
Pickthall: And We bestowed on him Isaac and Jacob, and We established the prophethood and the Scripture among his seed, and We gave him his reward in the world, and lo! in the Hereafter he verily is among the righteous.
Yusufali: And We gave (Abraham) Isaac and Jacob, and ordained among his progeny Prophethood and Revelation, and We granted him his reward in this life; and he was in the Hereafter (of the company) of the Righteous.

Qarib: And Lot who said to his nation: 'You commit indecency which no other being in all the world has committed before you.
Sarwar: Lot told his people, "You are certainly committing the kind of indecency which no one in the world has committed before".
Shakir: And (We sent) Lut when he said to his people: Most surely you are guilty of an indecency which none of the nations has ever done before you;
Pickthall: And Lot! (Remember) when he said unto his folk: Lo! ye commit lewdness such as no creature did before you.
Yusufali: And (remember) Lut: behold, he said to his people: "Ye do commit lewdness, such as no people in Creation (ever) committed before you.

Qarib: What, do you approach men and cause a detour on the road, and commit dishonor (sodomy) in your assembly? ' But the only reply of his nation was: 'Then bring down the punishment of Allah, if what you say is true. '
Sarwar: Do you engage in carnal relations with men, rob the travellers, and commit evil in your gatherings? His people had no answer but to say, "Bring upon us the torment of God if you are truthful".
Shakir: What! do you come to the males and commit robbery on the highway, and you commit evil deeds in your assemblies? But nothing was the answer of his people except that they said: Bring on us Allah's punishment, if you are one of the truthful
Pickthall: For come ye not in unto males, and cut ye not the road (for travellers), and commit ye not abomination in your meetings? But the answer of his folk was only that they said: Bring Allah's doom upon us if thou art a truthteller!
Yusufali: "Do ye indeed approach men, and cut off the highway?- and practise wickedness (even) in your councils?" But his people gave no answer but this: they said: "Bring us the Wrath of Allah if thou tellest the truth."

Qarib: 'My Lord, ' he said, 'help me against this corrupt nation. '
Sarwar: He prayed, "Lord help me against the evil-doing people."
Shakir: He said: My Lord! help me against the mischievous people
Pickthall: He said: My Lord! Give me victory over folk who work corruption.
Yusufali: He said: "O my Lord! help Thou me against people who do mischief!"