"He it is Who sendeth down clear revelations unto His slave, that He may bring you forth from darkness unto light; and lo! for you, Allah is Full of Pity, Merciful." — Holy Qur'an 57:9
Holy Quran Verses from Pickthall and Yusufali's Translations
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
111.001 | |
Yusufali: | Perish the hands of the Father of Flame! Perish he! |
Pickthall: | The power of Abu Lahab will perish, and he will perish. |
111.002 | |
Yusufali: | No profit to him from all his wealth, and all his gains! |
Pickthall: | His wealth and gains will not exempt him. |
111.003 | |
Yusufali: | Burnt soon will he be in a Fire of Blazing Flame! |
Pickthall: | He will be plunged in flaming Fire, |
111.004 | |
Yusufali: | His wife shall carry the (crackling) wood - As fuel!- |
Pickthall: | And his wife, the wood-carrier, |
111.005 | |
Yusufali: | A twisted rope of palm-leaf fibre round her (own) neck! |
Pickthall: | Will have upon her neck a halter of palm-fibre. |
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.