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2. Surah • 59. Verse
Word Analysis
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
(that) which
لَهُمْ
lahum
to them
عَلَى
ʿalā
upon
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
مِّنَ
mina
from
بِمَا
bimā
because
Rashad Khalifa
The Final Testament
But the wicked among them carried out commands other than the commands given to them. Consequently, we sent down upon the transgressors condemnation from the sky, due to their wickedness.
The Monotheist Group
The Quran: A Monotheist Translation
But the wicked altered what was said to them to a different saying, thus We sent down upon the wicked an affliction from the heavens for what wickedness they were in.
Edip-Layth
Quran: A Reformist Translation
But the wicked altered what was said to them into a different saying, thus We sent down upon the wicked an affliction from the sky because they had transgressed.
Abul A'la Maududi
Tafhim commentary
Then the wrong-doers substituted another saying for that which had been given them; and so We sent down a scourge upon the wrong-doers from the heavens for their transgression.
Marmaduke Pickthall
Holy Quran Translation
But those who did wrong changed the word which had been told them for another saying, and We sent down upon the evil-doers wrath from heaven for their evil-doing.
Al-Hilali & Khan
Holy Quran Translation
But those who did wrong changed the word from that which had been told to them for another, so We sent upon the wrong-doers Rijz (a punishment)[1] from the heaven because of their rebelling against Allâh’s obedience. (Tafsir At-Tabarî).
Abdul Haleem
Holy Quran Translation
But the wrongdoers substituted a different word from the one they had been given. So, because they persistently disobeyed, We sent a plague down from the heavens upon the wrongdoers.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Holy Quran Translation
But the transgressors changed the word from that which had been given them; so We sent on the transgressors a plague from heaven, for that they infringed (Our command) repeatedly.
Taqi Usmani
Holy Quran Translation
But those who were unjust substituted another word for the one that was prescribed for them. So, We sent down a scourge from heaven upon those who were unjust, because they had acted sinfully.
Mustafa Khattab
The Clear Quran
But the wrongdoers changed the words they were commanded to say. So We sent down a punishment from the heavens upon them for their rebelliousness.
Aisha Bewley
Holy Quran Translation
But those who did wrong substituted words other than those they had been given. So We sent down a plague from heaven on those who did wrong because they were deviators.
Bijan Moeinian
Holy Quran Translation
But the unjust among them did not obey God’s commands. Due to their disobedience, We sent down upon them a sever punishment from the sky.
Hamid S. Aziz
Holy Quran Translation
But those who did wrong changed it for another word than that which was said to them: and We sent down upon those who did wrong, wrath from heaven for that they had so sinned.
E. Henry Palmer
Holy Quran Translation
But those who did wrong changed it for another word than that which was said to them: and we sent down upon those who did wrong, wrath from heaven for that they had so sinned.
Arthur John Arberry
Holy Quran Translation
Then the evildoers substituted a saying other than that which had been said to them; so We sent down upon the evildoers wrath out of heaven for their ungodliness.
Amatul Rahman Omar
Holy Quran Translation
But those who were bent on doing wrong, gave a different version to the order that was given them, (and thus acted contrary to the Divine will). So We sent down upon those who did wrong a pestilence from heaven because they had been transgressing persistently.
George Sale
Holy Quran Translation
But the ungodly changed the expression into another, different from what had been spoken unto them; and we sent down upon the ungodly indignation from heaven, because they had transgressed.
Ali Quli Qarai
Holy Quran Translation
But the wrongdoers changed the saying with other than what they were told. So We sent down on those who were wrongdoers a plague from the sky because of the transgressions they used to commit.
Mahmoud Ghali
Holy Quran Translation
Then the ones who did injustice exchanged a saying other than that which had been said to them. So We sent down upon the ones who did injustice chastisement from the heaven for that they used to commit immorality.
Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
Holy Quran Translation
But the wicked changed and perverted the word We had spoken to a word distorted, and We sent from heaven retribution on the wicked, for they disobeyed.
Muhammad Asad
Holy Quran Translation
But those who were bent on evildoing substituted another saying for that which had been given them: and so We sent down upon those evildoers a plague from heaven in requital for all their iniquity.
Progressive Muslims
Holy Quran Translation
But the wicked altered what was said to them to a different saying, thus We sent down upon the wicked an affliction from the heaven for what they had transgressed.
Abdel Khalek Himmat
Al- Muntakhab
But the wrongful of actions had exchanged the virtuous spoken discourse authorized by heaven for the false discourse of their own making and in consequence did Heaven come upon them with a forcible impact of a torturing punishment in requital of their wickedness.
Shabbir Ahmed
Holy Quran Translation
But, the transgressors altered the Word which had been instructed to them for another word and thought changing their attitude of humility. And so, We sent down upon the transgressors a heavenly Requital for their drifting away from the Commands. (You became shaky in your resolve losing courage and the Sacred Land became forbidden for you for forty years (2:61), (3:21), (5:22-26)).
Sahih International
(Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)
But those who wronged changed [those words] to a statement other than that which had been said to them, so We sent down upon those who wronged a punishment from the sky because they were defiantly disobeying.
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Holy Quran Translation
But those who transgressed, changed the words from those (words) that were given to them; So We sent on those who transgressed a plague from heaven, because they disobeyed (Our command) repeatedly.
Sam Gerrans
The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation
Then those who did wrong changed the saying to other than what was said to them, so We sent down a scourge from the sky upon those who did wrong because they were perfidious.