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"And he for whom Allah hath not appointed light, for him there is no light." — Holy Qur'an 24:40

 

Holy Quran Verses from Pickthall and Yusufali's Translations

Surah Fil: The Elephant

In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

105.001
Yusufali:    Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the Companions of the Elephant?
Pickthall:   Hast thou not seen how thy Lord dealt with the owners of the Elephant?
105.002
Yusufali:    Did He not make their treacherous plan go astray?
Pickthall:   Did He not bring their stratagem to naught,
105.003
Yusufali:    And He sent against them Flights of Birds,
Pickthall:   And send against them swarms of flying creatures,
105.004
Yusufali:    Striking them with stones of baked clay.
Pickthall:   Which pelted them with stones of baked clay,
105.005
Yusufali:    Then did He make them like an empty field of stalks and straw, (of which the corn) has been eaten up.
Pickthall:   And made them like green crops devoured (by cattle)?
 

 

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.