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"Blessed be He Who hath placed in the heaven mansions of the stars, and hath placed therein a great lamp and a moon giving light!" — Holy Qur'an 25:61
Holy Quran Verses from Pickthall and Yusufali's Translations
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
| 096.001 | |
| Yusufali: | Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created- |
| Pickthall: | Read: In the name of thy Lord Who createth, |
| 096.002 | |
| Yusufali: | Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood: |
| Pickthall: | Createth man from a clot. |
| 096.003 | |
| Yusufali: | Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful,- |
| Pickthall: | Read: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous, |
| 096.004 | |
| Yusufali: | He Who taught (the use of) the pen,- |
| Pickthall: | Who teacheth by the pen, |
| 096.005 | |
| Yusufali: | Taught man that which he knew not. |
| Pickthall: | Teacheth man that which he knew not. |
| 096.006 | |
| Yusufali: | Day, but man doth transgress all bounds, |
| Pickthall: | Nay, but verily man is rebellious |
| 096.007 | |
| Yusufali: | In that he looketh upon himself as self-sufficient. |
| Pickthall: | That he thinketh himself independent! |
| 096.008 | |
| Yusufali: | Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all). |
| Pickthall: | Lo! unto thy Lord is the return. |
| 096.009 | |
| Yusufali: | Seest thou one who forbids- |
| Pickthall: | Hast thou seen him who dissuadeth |
| 096.010 | |
| Yusufali: | A votary when he (turns) to pray? |
| Pickthall: | A slave when he prayeth? |
| 096.011 | |
| Yusufali: | Seest thou if he is on (the road of) Guidance?- |
| Pickthall: | Hast thou seen if he relieth on the guidance (of Allah) |
| 096.012 | |
| Yusufali: | Or enjoins Righteousness? |
| Pickthall: | Or enjoineth piety? |
| 096.013 | |
| Yusufali: | Seest thou if he denies (Truth) and turns away? |
| Pickthall: | Hast thou seen if he denieth (Allah's guidance) and is froward? |
| 096.014 | |
| Yusufali: | Knoweth he not that God doth see? |
| Pickthall: | Is he then unaware that Allah seeth? |
| 096.015 | |
| Yusufali: | Let him beware! If he desist not, We will drag him by the forelock,- |
| Pickthall: | Nay, but if he cease not We will seize him by the forelock - |
| 096.016 | |
| Yusufali: | A lying, sinful forelock! |
| Pickthall: | The lying, sinful forelock - |
| 096.017 | |
| Yusufali: | Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades): |
| Pickthall: | Then let him call upon his henchmen! |
| 096.018 | |
| Yusufali: | We will call on the angels of punishment (to deal with him)! |
| Pickthall: | We will call the guards of hell. |
| 096.019 | |
| Yusufali: | Day, heed him not: But bow down in adoration, and bring thyself the closer (to God)! |
| Pickthall: | Nay, Obey not thou him. But prostrate thyself, and draw near (unto Allah). |
Let us pray (Sura 20, Ayat 114) 'Ya Rabbi Zidni Ilma!' ('O Lord! Increase me in knowledge.') and seek spiritual help (ta'yid) to understand our great faith.
Credits: Islamic Computing Center for providing the ASCII texts of the translations and Salmanspiritual.com for developing an interactive version.