Chapter 54

54.21

surah 54 - verse 21

translator's name	verse
Arberry	How then were My chastisement and My warnings?
Maududi	So how awesome were My chastisement and My warnings!
Pickthall	Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
Sahih	And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
Yusuf Ali	Yea, how (terrible) was My Penalty and My Warning!

54.22

surah 54 - verse 22

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Now We have made the Koran easy for Remembrance. Is there any that will remember?
Maududi	We have made the Qur'an easy to derive lessons from. Is there, then, any who will take heed?
Pickthall	And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?
Sahih	And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
Yusuf Ali	But We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember: then is there any that will receive admonition?

54.23

surah 54 - verse 23

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Thamood cried lies to the warnings
Maududi	Thamud gave the lie to the warnings,
Pickthall	(The tribe of) Thamud rejected warnings
Sahih	Thamud denied the warning
Yusuf Ali	The Thamud (also) rejected (their) Warners.

54.24

surah 54 - verse 24

translator's name	verse
Arberry	and said, 'What, shall we follow a mortal, one out of ourselves? Then indeed we should be in error and insanity!
Maududi	saying: “Are we to follow a single mortal, one from among ourselves? If we do that, we shall surely be in error and folly.
Pickthall	For they said; Is it a mortal man, alone among us, that we are to follow? Then indeed we should fall into error and madness.
Sahih	And said, "Is it one human being among us that we should follow? Indeed, we would then be in error and madness.
Yusuf Ali	For they said: "What! a man! a Solitary one from among ourselves! shall we follow such a one? Truly should we then be straying in mind, and mad!

54.25

surah 54 - verse 25

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Has the Reminder been cast upon him alone among us? Nay, rather he is an impudent liar.'
Maududi	Was there none but he to whom the Reminder could be vouchsafed excluding all others? Nay; he is an insolent liar.”
Pickthall	Hath the remembrance been given unto him alone among us? Nay, but he is a rash liar.
Sahih	Has the message been sent down upon him from among us? Rather, he is an insolent liar."
Yusuf Ali	"Is it that the Message is sent to him, of all people amongst us? Nay, he is a liar, an insolent one!"

54.26

surah 54 - verse 26

translator's name	verse
Arberry	'They shall surely know tomorrow who is the impudent liar.
Maududi	(We told Our Messenger): “Tomorrow they shall know who is the insolent liar.
Pickthall	(Unto their warner it was said): To-morrow they will know who is the rash liar.
Sahih	They will know tomorrow who is the insolent liar.
Yusuf Ali	Ah! they will know on the morrow, which is the liar, the insolent one!

54.27

surah 54 - verse 27

translator's name	verse
Arberry	They shall send the She-camel as a trial for them; so watch thou them and keep patience.
Maududi	We shall send the she-camel as a trial for them; so watch their end with patience.
Pickthall	Lo! We are sending the she-camel as a test for them; so watch them and have patience;
Sahih	Indeed, We are sending the she-camel as trial for them, so watch them and be patient.
Yusuf Ali	For We will send the she-camel by way of trial for them. So watch them, (O Salih), and possess thyself in patience!

54.28

surah 54 - verse 28

translator's name	verse
Arberry	And tell them that the water is to be divided between them, each drink for each in turn.
Maududi	Let them know that the water should be divided between them and the she-camel, each availing their turn.”
Pickthall	And inform them that the water is to be shared between (her and) them. Every drinking will be witnessed.
Sahih	And inform them that the water is shared between them, each [day of] drink attended [by turn].
Yusuf Ali	And tell them that the water is to be divided between them: Each one's right to drink being brought forward (by suitable turns).

54.29

surah 54 - verse 29

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Then they called their comrade, and he took in hand, and hamstrung her.
Maududi	Eventually, they summoned their companion, and he undertook the (outrageous) task and hamstrung the she-camel.
Pickthall	But they call their comrade and he took and hamstrung (her).
Sahih	But they called their companion, and he dared and hamstrung [her].
Yusuf Ali	But they called to their companion, and he took a sword in hand, and hamstrung (her).

54.30

surah 54 - verse 30

translator's name	verse
Arberry	How then were My chastisement and My warnings?
Maududi	So how awesome were My chastisement and My warnings!
Pickthall	Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!
Sahih	And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
Yusuf Ali	Ah! how (terrible) was My Penalty and My Warning!

54.31

surah 54 - verse 31

translator's name	verse
Arberry	We loosed against them one Cry, and they were as the wattles of a pen-builder.
Maududi	Behold, We sent a single Blast against them, and they became like the trampled twigs of a sheep pen-builder.
Pickthall	Lo! We sent upon them one Shout, and they became as the dry twigs (rejected by) the builder of a cattle-fold.
Sahih	Indeed, We sent upon them one blast from the sky, and they became like the dry twig fragments of an [animal] pen.
Yusuf Ali	For We sent against them a single Mighty Blast, and they became like the dry stubble used by one who pens cattle.

54.32

surah 54 - verse 32

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Now We have made the Koran easy for Remembrance. Is there any that will remember?
Maududi	Surely We have made this Qur'an easy as a reminder. Is there, then, any who will take heed?
Pickthall	And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?
Sahih	And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
Yusuf Ali	And We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember: then is there any that will receive admonition?

54.33

surah 54 - verse 33

translator's name	verse
Arberry	The people of Lot cried lies to the warnings.
Maududi	Lot's people also gave the lie to the warnings,
Pickthall	The folk of Lot rejected warnings.
Sahih	The people of Lot denied the warning.
Yusuf Ali	The people of Lut rejected (his) warning.

54.34

surah 54 - verse 34

translator's name	verse
Arberry	We loosed against them a squall of pebbles except the folk of Lot; We delivered them at the dawn --
Maududi	and behold, We let loose upon them a tempest which rained stones upon them, except upon Lot's household whom We rescued in the last hours of the night
Pickthall	Lo! We sent a storm of stones upon them (all) save the family of Lot, whom We rescued in the last watch of the night,
Sahih	Indeed, We sent upon them a storm of stones, except the family of Lot - We saved them before dawn
Yusuf Ali	We sent against them a violent Tornado with showers of stones, (which destroyed them), except Lut's household: them We delivered by early Dawn,-

54.35

surah 54 - verse 35

translator's name	verse
Arberry	a blessing from Us; even so We recompense him who is thankful.
Maududi	as a favour from Us. Thus do We reward those who give thanks.
Pickthall	As grace from Us. Thus We reward him who giveth thanks.
Sahih	As favor from us. Thus do We reward he who is grateful.
Yusuf Ali	As a Grace from Us: thus do We reward those who give thanks.

54.36

surah 54 - verse 36

translator's name	verse
Arberry	He had warned them of Our assault, but they disputed the warnings.
Maududi	Surely Lot warned his people that We shall seize them (with Our chastisement), but they doubted the warnings.
Pickthall	And he indeed had warned them of Our blow, but they did doubt the warnings.
Sahih	And he had already warned them of Our assault, but they disputed the warning.
Yusuf Ali	And (Lut) did warn them of Our Punishment, but they disputed about the Warning.

54.37

surah 54 - verse 37

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Even his guests they had solicited of him; so We obliterated their eyes, saying, 'Taste now My chastisement and My warnings!'
Maududi	Then they even solicited his guests from him, whereupon We blotted out their eyes, (telling them): “Now have a taste of My chastisement and My warnings.”
Pickthall	They even asked of him his guests for an ill purpose. Then We blinded their eyes (and said): Taste now My punishment after My warnings!
Sahih	And they had demanded from him his guests, but We obliterated their eyes, [saying], "Taste My punishment and warning."
Yusuf Ali	And they even sought to snatch away his guests from him, but We blinded their eyes. (They heard:) "Now taste ye My Wrath and My Warning."

54.38

surah 54 - verse 38

translator's name	verse
Arberry	In the morning early there came upon them a settled chastisement:
Maududi	Indeed an abiding chastisement came upon them in the morning.
Pickthall	And in truth the punishment decreed befell them early in the morning.
Sahih	And there came upon them by morning an abiding punishment.
Yusuf Ali	Early on the morrow an abiding Punishment seized them:

54.39

surah 54 - verse 39

translator's name	verse
Arberry	'Taste now My chastisement and My warnings!'
Maududi	So have a taste of My chastisement and My warnings.
Pickthall	Now taste My punishment after My warnings!
Sahih	So taste My punishment and warning.
Yusuf Ali	"So taste ye My Wrath and My Warning."

54.40

surah 54 - verse 40

translator's name	verse
Arberry	Now We have made the Koran easy for Remembrance. Is there any that will remember?
Maududi	Surely We have made this Qur'an easy as a reminder. Is there, then, any who will take heed?
Pickthall	And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?
Sahih	And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
Yusuf Ali	And We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember: then is there any that will receive admonition?