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18. Surah • 32. Verse
Word Analysis
لَهُم
lahum
to them
مِنْ
min
of
Rashad Khalifa
The Final Testament
Cite for them the example of two men: we gave one of them two gardens of grapes, surrounded by date palms, and placed other crops between them.
The Monotheist Group
The Quran: A Monotheist Translation
And give them the example of two men: We made for one of them two gardens of grapes, and We surrounded them with palm trees, and We made crops in their midst.
Edip-Layth
Quran: A Reformist Translation
Give them the example of two men. We made for one of them two gardens of grapes, We surrounded them with palm trees, and We made between them a green field.
Abdul Haleem
Holy Quran Translation
Tell them the parable of two men: for one of them We made two gardens of grape vines, surrounded them with date palms, and put corn fields in between;
Al-Hilali & Khan
Holy Quran Translation
And put forward to them the example of two men: unto one of them We had given two gardens of grapes, and We had surrounded both with date-palms; and had put between them green crops (cultivated fields).
Abul A'la Maududi
Tafhim commentary
(O Muhammad), propound a parable to them.[1] There were two men of whom We bestowed upon one of the two vineyards, surrounding both of them with date-palms and putting a tillage in between.
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In order to understand the significance of this parable we should keep in view( Ayat 28 )in which arrogant chiefs of Makkah were told that the poor companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him) would not be discarded to please them.
Marmaduke Pickthall
Holy Quran Translation
Coin for them a similitude: Two men, unto one of whom We had assigned two gardens of grapes, and We had surrounded both with date-palms and had put between them tillage.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Holy Quran Translation
Set forth to them the parable of two men: for one of them We provided two gardens of grape-vines and surrounded them with date palms; in between the two We placed corn-fields.
Taqi Usmani
Holy Quran Translation
Give them an example. There were two men; We gave one of them two gardens of grapes, and surrounded both of them with date-palms, and placed vegetation between them.
Mustafa Khattab
The Clear Quran
Give them ˹O Prophet˺ an example of two men. To ˹the disbelieving˺ one We gave two gardens of grapevines, which We surrounded with palm trees and placed ˹various˺ crops in between.
Aisha Bewley
Holy Quran Translation
Make an example for them of two men. To one of them We gave two gardens of grape-vines and surrounded them with date-palms, putting between them some cultivated land.
E. Henry Palmer
Holy Quran Translation
Strike out for them a parable: Two men, for one of whom we made two gardens of grapes, and surrounded them with palms, and put corn between the two.
Ali Quli Qarai
Holy Quran Translation
Draw for them the parable of two men for each of whom We had made two gardens of vines, and We had surrounded them with date palms, and placed crops between them.
Bijan Moeinian
Holy Quran Translation
Tell them the story of two friends that I had blessed one with two gardens of grapes (and all kind of crops) surrounded by date palms.
George Sale
Holy Quran Translation
And propound unto them as a parable two men: On the one of whom We had bestowed two vineyards, and had surrounded them with palm-trees, and had caused corn to grow between them.
Hamid S. Aziz
Holy Quran Translation
For such are gardens of Eden; beneath them rivers flow; they shall be adorned therein with bracelets of gold, and shall wear green robes of finest silk, and of gold brocade; reclining therein on thrones - blessed is the reward, and goodly the couch!
Arthur John Arberry
Holy Quran Translation
And strike for them a similitude: two men. To one of them We assigned two gardens of vines, and surrounded them with palm-trees, and between them We set a sown field;
Amatul Rahman Omar
Holy Quran Translation
And relate to these (opponents of yours) the parable (and description of the conditions) of two men. We had provided to one of them two vine-gardens which We fenced with date-palms and We placed cornfields between the two.
Mahmoud Ghali
Holy Quran Translation
And strike for them a similitude: two men. To one of them We made two gardens of vineyards and encircled (both of) them with palm-trees, and between them We made a plantation.
Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
Holy Quran Translation
Tell them the parable of two men. We gave one two gardens of grapes surrounded by date-palm trees, with corn fields in between.
Muhammad Asad
Holy Quran Translation
AND PROPOUND unto them the parable of two men, upon one of whom We had bestowed two vinyards, and surrounded them with date-palms, and placed a field of grain in-between.
Progressive Muslims
Holy Quran Translation
And give them the example of two men. We made for one of them two gardens of grapes, and We surrounded them with palm trees, and We made between them a green field.
Shabbir Ahmed
Holy Quran Translation
(The real success belongs to those who work for both lives. ) Cite for them the example of two men. To one of them, We had given two vineyards, and surrounded them with date palms and placed a field of grain in between.
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Holy Quran Translation
And present to them the example of two men: For one of them We gave two gardens of grape-vines and surrounded them with palm trees; In between the two We placed corn-fields.
Abdel Khalek Himmat
Al- Muntakhab
Give them O Muhammad an example by which moral and spiritual relations are typically set forth, the example illustrating the two men; on one of them -the rich- We bestowed two orchards enclosing grape vines and surrounded by palm trees with plants in between.
Sahih International
(Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)
And present to them an example of two men: We granted to one of them two gardens of grapevines, and We bordered them with palm trees and placed between them [fields of] crops.
Sam Gerrans
The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation
And strike thou for them a similitude: — two men: We made for one of them two gardens of grapevines, and surrounded them with date-palms, and placed between them crops.