Al-Waaqiaالواقعة

When the event befalleth

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

When the inevitable happens

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

WHEN the day that must come shall have come suddenly

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

When the inevitable day of judgment shall suddenly come

George Sale · published 1734

There is no denying that it will befall

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

none shall call its happening a lie

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

None shall treat that sudden coming as a lie

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

no soul shall charge the prediction of its coming with falsehood

George Sale · published 1734

Abasing (some), exalting (others)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

abasing - exalting

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Day that shall abase! Day that shall exalt

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

It will abase some, and exalt others

George Sale · published 1734

When the earth is shaken with a shock

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

When the earth shall quake, quaking

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

When the earth shall be shaken with a shock

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

When the earth shall be shaken with a violent shock

George Sale · published 1734

And the hills are ground to powder

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and the mountains shall crumble, crumbling

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And the mountains shall be crumbled with a crumbling

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and the mountains shall be dashed in pieces

George Sale · published 1734

So that they become a scattered dust

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and become like motes dispersed

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And shall become scattered dust

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and shall become as dust scattered abroad

George Sale · published 1734

And ye will be three kinds

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And ye shall be three sorts

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And into three bands shall ye be divided

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and ye shall be separated into three distinct classes

George Sale · published 1734

(First) those on the right hand; what of those on the right hand

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And the fellows of the right hand - what right lucky fellows

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Then the people of the right hand - Oh! how happy shall be the people of the right hand

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

The companions of the right hand; -- how happy shall the companions of the right hand be

George Sale · published 1734

And (then) those on the left hand; what of those on the left hand

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And the fellows of the left hand - what unlucky fellows

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And the people of the left hand - Oh! how wretched shall be the people of the left hand

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And the companions of the left hand; -- how miserable shall the companions of the left hand be

George Sale · published 1734

And the foremost in the race, the foremost in the race

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And the foremost foremost

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And they who were foremost on earth - the foremost still

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And those who have preceded others in the faith, shall precede them to paradise

George Sale · published 1734

Those are they who will be brought nigh

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

These are they who are brought nigh

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

These are they who shall be brought nigh to God

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

These are they who shall approach near unto God

George Sale · published 1734

In gardens of delight

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

In gardens of pleasure

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

In gardens of delight

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

They shall dwell in gardens of delight

George Sale · published 1734

A multitude of those of old

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

A crowd of those of yore

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

A crowd of the former

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

A [large] company of the former peoples

George Sale · published 1734

And a few of those of later time

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And a few of those of the latter day

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And few of the latter generations

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and few of the last

George Sale · published 1734

On lined couches

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And gold-weft couches

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

On inwrought couches

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Reposing on couches adorned with gold and precious stones

George Sale · published 1734

Reclining therein face to face

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

reclining on them face to face

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Reclining on them face to face

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

sitting opposite to one another thereon

George Sale · published 1734

There wait on them immortal youths

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Around them shall go eternal youths

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Aye-blooming youths go round about to them

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Youths which shall continue in their bloom for ever, shall go round about to attend them

George Sale · published 1734

With bowls and ewers and a cup from a pure spring

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

with goblets and ewers and a cup of flowing wine

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

With goblets and ewers and a cup of flowing wine

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

with goblets, and beakers, and a cup of flowing wine

George Sale · published 1734

Wherefrom they get no aching of the head nor any madness

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

no headache shall they feel therefrom, nor shall their wits be dimmed

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Their brows ache not from it, nor fails the sense

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Their heads shall not ache by drinking the same, neither shall their reason be disturbed

George Sale · published 1734

And fruit that they prefer

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And fruits such as they deem the best

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And with such fruits as shall please them best

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And with fruits of the sorts which they shall choose

George Sale · published 1734

And flesh of fowls that they desire

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And flesh of fowl as they desire

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And with flesh of such birds, as they shall long for

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and the flesh of birds of the kind which they shall desire

George Sale · published 1734

And (there are) fair ones with wide, lovely eyes

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And bright and large-eyed maids

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And theirs shall be the Houris, with large dark eyes

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And there shall accompany them fair damsels having large black eyes

George Sale · published 1734

Like unto hidden pearls

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

like hidden pearls

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

like pearls hidden in their shells

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

resembling pearls hidden in their shells

George Sale · published 1734

Reward for what they used to do

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

A reward for that which they have done

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

In recompense of their labours past

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

As a reward for that which they shall have wrought

George Sale · published 1734

There hear they no vain speaking nor recrimination

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

They shall hear no folly there and no sin

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

No vain discourse shall they hear therein, nor charge of sin

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

They shall not hear therein any vain discourse, or any charge of sin

George Sale · published 1734

(Naught) but the saying: Peace, (and again) Peace

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Only the speech, 'Peace, Peace

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

But only the cry, "Peace! Peace

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

but only the salutation, Peace! Peace

George Sale · published 1734

And those on the right hand; what of those on the right hand

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And the fellows of the right - what right lucky fellows

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And the people of the right hand - oh! how happy shall be the people of the right hand

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And the companions of the right hand -- how happy shall the companions of the right hand be

George Sale · published 1734

Among thornless lote-trees

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Amid thornless lote trees

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Amid thornless sidrahs

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

shall have their abode among lote trees free from thorns

George Sale · published 1734

And clustered plantains

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And tall trees with piles of fruit

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And tall trees clad with fruit

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and trees of mauz loaded regularly with their produce from top to bottom

George Sale · published 1734

And spreading shade

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And outspread shade

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And in extended shade

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

under an extended shade

George Sale · published 1734

And water gushing

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And water out-poured

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And by flowing waters

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

near a flowing water

George Sale · published 1734

And fruit in plenty

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And fruit in abundance

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And with abundant fruits

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and amidst fruits in abundance

George Sale · published 1734

Neither out of reach nor yet forbidden

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

neither failing nor forbidden

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Unfailing, unforbidden

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

which shall not fail, nor shall be forbidden to be gathered

George Sale · published 1734

And raised couches

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And beds upraised

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And on lofty couches

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And they shall repose themselves on lofty beds

George Sale · published 1734

Lo! We have created them a (new) creation

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Verily, we have produced them a production

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Of a rare creation have we created the Houris

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Verily We have created the damsels of paradise by a peculiar creation

George Sale · published 1734

And made them virgins

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And made them virgins

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And we have made them ever virgins

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And We have made them virgins

George Sale · published 1734

Lovers, friends

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

darlings of equal age (with their spouses)

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Dear to their spouses, of equal age with them

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

beloved by their husbands, of equal age with them

George Sale · published 1734

For those on the right hand

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

for the fellows of the right

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

For the people of the right hand

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

for the delight of the companions of the right hand

George Sale · published 1734

A multitude of those of old

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

A crowd of those of yore

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

A crowd of the former

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

There shall be many of the former religions

George Sale · published 1734

And a multitude of those of later time

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and a crowd of those of the latter day

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And a crowd of the latter generations

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and many of the latter

George Sale · published 1734

And those on the left hand: What of those on the left hand

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And the fellows of the left - what unlucky fellows

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

But the people of the left hand - oh! how wretched shall be the people of the left hand

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And the companions of the left hand -- how miserable shall the companions of the left hand be

George Sale · published 1734

In scorching wind and scalding water

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

In hot blasts and boiling water

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Amid pestilential winds and in scalding water

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Shall dwell amidst burning winds, and scalding water

George Sale · published 1734

And shadow of black smoke

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And a shade of pitchy smoke

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And in the shadow of a black smoke

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

under the shade of a black smoke

George Sale · published 1734

Neither cool nor refreshing

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Neither cool nor generous

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Not cool, and horrid to behold

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

neither cool nor agreeable

George Sale · published 1734

Lo! heretofore they were effete with luxury

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Verily, they were affluent ere this

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

For they truly, ere this, were blessed with worldly goods

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

For they enjoyed the pleasures of life before this, while on earth

George Sale · published 1734

And used to persist in the awful sin

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and did persist in mighty crime

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

But persisted in heinous sin

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and obstinately persisted in a heinous wickedness

George Sale · published 1734

And they used to say: When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we then, forsooth, be raised again

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and used to say, 'What, when we die and have become dust and bones, shall we then indeed be raised

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And were wont to say, "What! after we have died, and become dust and bones, shall we be raised

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And they said, after we shall have died, and become dust and bones, shall we surely be raised to life

George Sale · published 1734

And also our forefathers

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

or our fathers of yore

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And our fathers, the men of yore

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Shall our forefathers also be raised with us

George Sale · published 1734

Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Lo! those of old and those of later time

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Say, 'Verily, those of yore and those of the latter day

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

SAY: Aye, the former and the latter

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Say, verily both the first and the last

George Sale · published 1734

Will all be brought together to the tryst of an appointed day

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

shall surely be gathered together unto the tryst of the well-known day

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Gathered shall they all be for the time of a known day

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

shall surely be gathered together to judgment, at the prefixed time of a known day

George Sale · published 1734

Then lo! ye, the erring, the deniers

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Then ye, O ye who err! who say it is a lie

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Then ye, O ye the erring, the gainsaying

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Then ye, O men, who have erred, and denied the resurrection as a falsehood

George Sale · published 1734

Ye verily will eat of a tree called Zaqqum

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

shall eat of the Zaqqum tree

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Shall surely eat of the tree Ez-zakkoum

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

shall surely eat of the fruit of the tree of al Zakkum

George Sale · published 1734

And will fill your bellies therewith

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and fill your bellies with it

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And fill your bellies with it

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and shall fill your bellies therewith

George Sale · published 1734

And thereon ye will drink of boiling water

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and drink thereon of boiling water

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And thereupon shall ye drink boiling water

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And ye shall drink thereon boiling water

George Sale · published 1734

Drinking even as the camel drinketh

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and drink as drinks the thirsty camel

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And ye shall drink as the thirsty camel drinketh

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and ye shall drink as a thirsty camel drinketh

George Sale · published 1734

This will be their welcome on the Day of Judgment

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

This is their entertainment on the judgment day

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

This shall be their repast in the day of reckoning

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

This shall be their entertainment on the day of judgment

George Sale · published 1734

We created you. Will ye then admit the truth

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

We created you, then why do ye not credit

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

We created you, will ye not credit us

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

We have created you: Will ye not therefore believe that We can raise you from the dead

George Sale · published 1734

Have ye seen that which ye emit

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Have ye considered what ye emit

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

What think ye? The germs of life

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

What think ye? The seed which ye emit

George Sale · published 1734

Do ye create it or are We the Creator

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Do we create it, or are we the creators

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Is it ye who create them? or are we their creator

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

do ye create the same, or are we the creators thereof

George Sale · published 1734

We mete out death among you, and We are not to be outrun

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

We have decreed amongst you death; but we are not forestalled

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

It is we who have decreed that death should be among you

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

We have decreed death unto you all: And We shall not be prevented

George Sale · published 1734

That We may transfigure you and make you what ye know not

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

from making the likes of you in exchange, or producing you as ye know not of

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Yet are we not thereby hindered from replacing you with others, your likes, or from producing you again in a form which ye know not

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

We are able to substitute others like unto you in your stead, and to produce you again in the condition or form which ye know not

George Sale · published 1734

And verily ye know the first creation. Why, then, do ye not reflect

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Ye do know the first production - why then do ye not mind

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Ye have known the first creation: will ye not then reflect

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Ye know the original production by creation; will ye not therefore consider that We are able to reproduce you by resuscitation

George Sale · published 1734

Have ye seen that which ye cultivate

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Have ye considered what ye till

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

What think ye? That which ye sow

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

What think ye? The grain which ye sow

George Sale · published 1734

Is it ye who foster it, or are We the Fosterer

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Do ye make it bear seed, or do we make it bear seed

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Is it ye who cause its upgrowth, or do we cause it to spring forth

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

do ye cause the same to spring forth, or do We cause it to spring forth

George Sale · published 1734

If We willed, We verily could make it chaff, then would ye cease not to exclaim

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

If we pleased we could make it mere grit, so that ye would pause to marvel

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

If we pleased we could so make your harvest dry and brittle that ye would ever marvel and say

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

If We pleased, verily We could render the same dry and fruitless, so that ye would not cease to wonder, saying

George Sale · published 1734

Lo! we are laden with debt

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Verily, we have got into debt

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Truly we have been at cost

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

verily we have contracted debts for seed and labour

George Sale · published 1734

Nay, but we are deprived

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and we are excluded

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

yet are we forbidden harvest

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

but we are not permitted to reap the fruit thereof

George Sale · published 1734

Have ye observed the water which ye drink

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Have ye considered the water which ye drink

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

What think ye of the water ye drink

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

What think ye? The water which ye drink

George Sale · published 1734

Is it ye who shed it from the raincloud, or are We the Shedder

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Do ye make it come down from the clouds, or do we make it come down

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Is it ye who send it down from the clouds, or send we it down

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

do ye send down the same from the clouds, or are We the senders thereof

George Sale · published 1734

If We willed We verily could make it bitter. Why then, give ye not thanks

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

If we pleased we could make it pungent - why then do ye not give thanks

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Brackish could we make it, if we pleased: will ye not then be thankful

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

If We pleased, We could render the same brackish: Will ye not therefore give thanks

George Sale · published 1734

Have ye observed the fire which ye strike out

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Have ye considered the fire which ye strike

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

What think ye? The fire which ye obtain by friction

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

What think ye? The fire which ye strike

George Sale · published 1734

Was it ye who made the tree thereof to grow, or were We the grower

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Do ye produce the tree that gives it, or do we produce it

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Is it ye who rear its tree, or do we rear it

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

do ye produce the tree whence ye obtain the same, or are We the producers thereof

George Sale · published 1734

We, even We, appointed it a memorial and a comfort for the dwellers in the wilderness

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

We have made it a memorial and a chattel for the traveller of the waste

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

It is we who have made it for a memorial and a benefit to the wayfarers of the desert

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

We have ordained the same for an admonition, and an advantage unto those who travel through the deserts

George Sale · published 1734

Therefor (O Muhammad), praise the name of thy Lord, the Tremendous

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Then celebrate the grand name of thy Lord

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Praise therefore the name of thy Lord, the Great

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Wherefore praise the name of thy Lord, the great God

George Sale · published 1734

Nay, I swear by the places of the stars

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

So I will not swear by the positions of the stars

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

It needs not that I swear by the setting of the stars

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Moreover I swear by the setting of the stars

George Sale · published 1734

And lo! that verily is a tremendous oath, if ye but knew

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and, verily, it is a grand oath if ye did but know

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And it is a great oath, if ye knew it

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and it is surely a great oath, if ye knew it

George Sale · published 1734

That (this) is indeed a noble Qur'an

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

that, verily, this is the honourable Qur'an

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

That this is the honourable Koran

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

that this is the excellent Koran

George Sale · published 1734

In a Book kept hidden

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

in the laid-up Book

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Written in the preserved Book

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

the original whereof is written in the preserved book: None shall touch the same

George Sale · published 1734

Which none toucheth save the purified

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Let none touch it but the purified

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Let none touch it but the purified

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

except those who are clean

George Sale · published 1734

A revelation from the Lord of the Worlds

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

A revelation from the Lord of the worlds

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

It is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

It is a revelation from the Lord of all creatures

George Sale · published 1734

Is it this Statement that ye scorn

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

What! this new discourse will ye despise

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Such tidings as these will ye disdain

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Will ye, therefore, despise this new revelation

George Sale · published 1734

And make denial thereof your livelihood

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And make for your provision, that you call it a lie

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Will ye make it your daily bread to gainsay them

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And do ye make this return for your food which ye receive from God, that ye deny yourselves to be obliged to Him for the same

George Sale · published 1734

Why, then, when (the soul) cometh up to the throat (of the dying)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Why then - when it comes up to the throat

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Why, at the moment when the soul of a dying man shall come up into his throat

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

When the soul of a dying person cometh up to his throat

George Sale · published 1734

And ye are at that moment looking

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and ye at that time look on

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And when ye are gazing at him

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and ye at the same time are looking on

George Sale · published 1734

And We are nearer unto him than ye are, but ye see not

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

though we are nearer to him than you are, but ye cannot see

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Though we are nearer to him than ye, although ye see us not

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and We are nigher unto him than ye, but ye see not his true condition

George Sale · published 1734

Why then, if ye are not in bondage (unto Us)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

why, if ye are not to be judged

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Why do ye not, if ye are to escape the judgment

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

would ye not, if ye are not to be rewarded for your actions hereafter

George Sale · published 1734

Do ye not force it back, if ye are truthful

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

do ye not send it back, if ye do tell the truth

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Cause that soul to return? Tell me, if ye speak the truth

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

cause the same to return into the body, if ye speak truth

George Sale · published 1734

Thus if he is of those brought nigh

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

But either, if he be of those brought nigh to God

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

But as to him who shall enjoy near access to God

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And whether he be of those who shall approach near unto God

George Sale · published 1734

Then breath of life, and plenty, and a Garden of delight

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

then rest and fragrance and the garden of pleasure

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

His shall be repose, and pleasure, and a garden of delights

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

his reward shall be rest, and mercy, and a garden of delights

George Sale · published 1734

And if he is of those on the right hand

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Or, if he be of the fellows of the right

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Yea, for him who shall be of the people of the right hand

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Or whether he be of the companions of the right hand

George Sale · published 1734

Then (the greeting) "Peace be unto thee" from those on the right hand

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

then 'Peace to thee!' from the fellows of the right

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Shall be the greeting from the people of the right hand - "Peace be to thee

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

he shall be saluted with the salutation, Peace be unto thee! By the companions of the right hand, his brethren

George Sale · published 1734

But if he is of the rejecters, the erring

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Or, if he be of those who say it is a lie,- who err

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

But for him who shall be of those who treat the prophets as deceivers, And of the erring

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Or whether he be of those who have rejected the true faith, and gone astray

George Sale · published 1734

Then the welcome will be boiling water

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

then an entertainment of boiling water

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

His entertainment shall be of scalding water

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

his entertainment shall consist of boiling water

George Sale · published 1734

And roasting at hell-fire

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and broiling in hell

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And the broiling of hell-fire

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and the burning of hell fire

George Sale · published 1734

Lo! this is certain truth

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Verily, this is surely certain truth

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Verily this is a certain truth

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Verily this is a certain truth

George Sale · published 1734

Therefor (O Muhammad) praise the name of thy Lord, the Tremendous

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

So celebrate the grand name of thy Lord

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Praise therefore the name of thy Lord, the Great

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Wherefore praise the name of thy Lord, the great God

George Sale · published 1734