فِي صُحُفٍ مُكَرَّمَةٍ
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Qarib: upon highly honored pages,
Sarwar: (This Quran) is also recorded in honorable books, Shakir: In honored books, Pickthall: On honoured leaves Yusufali: (It is) in Books held (greatly) in honour,
مَرْفُوعَةٍ مُطَهَّرَةٍ
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Qarib: exalted, purified,
Sarwar: exalted, purified, Shakir: Exalted, purified, Pickthall: Exalted, purified, Yusufali: Exalted (in dignity), kept pure and holy,
بِأَيْدِي سَفَرَةٍ
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Qarib: by the hands of scribes
Sarwar: by the hands of the noble, virtuous, Shakir: In the hands of scribes Pickthall: (Set down) by scribes Yusufali: (Written) by the hands of scribes-
كِرَامٍ بَرَرَةٍ
﴿۱۶﴾
Qarib: noble and pious.
Sarwar: and angelic scribes. Shakir: Noble, virtuous Pickthall: Noble and righteous. Yusufali: Honourable and Pious and Just.
قُتِلَ الْإِنْسَانُ مَا أَكْفَرَهُ
﴿۱۷﴾
Qarib: Perish the human! How unthankful he is!
Sarwar: May (the disbelieving) human being be condemned! What makes him disbelieve? Shakir: Cursed be man! how ungrateful is he! Pickthall: Man is (self-)destroyed: how ungrateful! Yusufali: Woe to man! What hath made him reject Allah;
مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ
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Qarib: From what did He create him?
Sarwar: From what has God created him? Shakir: Of what thing did He create him? Pickthall: From what thing doth He create him? Yusufali: From what stuff hath He created him?
مِنْ نُطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ
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Qarib: From a (sperm) drop He created him and then determined him,
Sarwar: He created him from a living germ. He determined his fate Shakir: Of a small seed; He created him, then He made him according to a measure, Pickthall: From a drop of seed. He createth him and proportioneth him, Yusufali: From a sperm-drop: He hath created him, and then mouldeth him in due proportions;
ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ
﴿۲۰﴾
Qarib: then eased his path for him,
Sarwar: and made the path of guidance easy for him to follow. Shakir: Then (as for) the way-- He has made it easy (for him) Pickthall: Then maketh the way easy for him, Yusufali: Then doth He make His path smooth for him;
ثُمَّ أَمَاتَهُ فَأَقْبَرَهُ
﴿۲۱﴾
Qarib: then causes him to die and buries him,
Sarwar: Then He caused him to die and be buried Shakir: Then He causes him to die, then assigns to him a grave, Pickthall: Then causeth him to die, and burieth him; Yusufali: Then He causeth him to die, and putteth him in his grave;
ثُمَّ إِذَا شَاءَ أَنْشَرَهُ
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Qarib: then, He will raise him when He wills.
Sarwar: and He will resurrect him whenever He wants. Shakir: Then when He pleases, He will raise him to life again Pickthall: Then, when He will, He bringeth him again to life. Yusufali: Then, when it is His Will, He will raise him up (again). |
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