Selected Translation of Quranic Versus
ASCII TEXT
THE MEANINGS OF THE HOLY QUR'AN
BY
ABDULLAH YUSUFALI
021.022 If there were, in the heavens and the earth, other gods besides God, there would have been confusion in both! but glory to God, the Lord of the Throne: (High is He) above what they attribute to Him!
002.163 And your God is One God: There is no god but He, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
002.164 Behold! in the creation of the heavens and the earth;
in the alternation of the night and the day; in the sailing of the
ships through the ocean for the profit of mankind; in the rain which
God Sends down from the skies, and the life which He
gives therewith to an earth that is dead; in the beasts of all kinds
that He scatters through the earth; in the change of the winds, and the
clouds which they Trail like their slaves between the sky and the earth;-
(Here) indeed are Signs for a people that
are wise.
003.079 It is not (possible) that a man, to whom is given the Book, and Wisdom, and the prophetic office, should say to people: "Be ye my worshippers rather than God's": on the contrary (He would say) "Be ye worshippers of Him Who is truly the Cherisher of all: For ye have taught the Book and ye have studied it earnestly."
059.007 And whatever the messenger gives you, take it, and whatever he forbids you, keep back (therefrom). And reverence God, for God is strict in punishment.
005.003 This day, have I perfected for you your faith, and completed My blessings upon you, and have accepted for you Al0Islam as a religion.
022.005 O mankind! if ye have a doubt about the Resurrection,
(consider) that We created you out of dust, then out of sperm, then
out of a leech-like clot, then out of a morsel of flesh, partly formed
and partly unformed, in order that We may manifest (our power) to you;
and We cause whom We will to rest in the wombs for an appointed term, then
do We bring you out as babes, then (foster you) that ye may reach your
age of full strength; and some of you are called to die, and some are sent
back to the feeblest old age, so that they know nothing after having known
(much), and (further), thou seest the earth barren and lifeless, but when
We pour down rain on it, it is stirred (to life), it swells, and it puts
forth every kind of beautiful growth (in
pairs).
002.048 Then guard yourselves against a day when one soul shall not avail another nor shall intercession be accepted for her, nor shall compensation be taken from her, nor shall anyone be helped (from outside).
023.001 The believers must (eventually) win through,-
023.002 Those who humble themselves in their prayers;
023.003 Who avoid vain talk;
023.004 Who are active in deeds of charity;
023.005 Who abstain from sex,
023.006 Except with those joined to them in the marriage bond,
or (the captives) whom their right hands possess,- for (in their case)
they are free from blame,
023.007 But those whose desires exceed those limits are transgressors;-
023.008 Those who faithfully observe their trusts and their covenants;
023.009 And who (strictly) guard their prayers;-
023.010 These will be the heirs,
023.011 Who will inherit Paradise: they will dwell therein (for
ever).
003.110 Ye are the best of peoples, evolved for mankind, enjoining
what is right, forbidding what is wrong, and believing in God. If only
the People of the Book had faith, it were best for them: among them are
some who have faith, but most of them
are perverted transgressors.
003.104 Let there arise out of you a band of people inviting to all that is good, enjoining what is right, and forbidding what is wrong: They are the ones to attain felicity.
016.125 Invite (all) to the Way of thy Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious: for thy Lord knoweth best, who have strayed from His Path, and who receive guidance.
003.103 And hold fast, all together, by the rope which God (stretches
out for you), and be not divided among yourselves; and remember with gratitude
God's favour on you; for ye were enemies and He joined your hearts in love,
so that by His Grace, ye
became brethren; and ye were on the brink of the pit of Fire, and He
saved you from it. Thus doth God make His Signs clear to you: That ye may
be guided.
049.010 The Believers are but a single Brotherhood: So make peace and reconciliation between your two (contending) brothers; and fear God, that ye may receive Mercy.
003.064 Say: "O People of the Book! come to common terms as between us and you: That we worship none but God; that we associate no partners with him; that we erect not, from among ourselves, Lords and patrons other than God." If then they turn back, say ye: "Bear witness that we (at least) are Muslims (bowing to God's Will).
003.065 Ye People of the Book! Why dispute ye about Abraham, when the Law and the Gospel Were not revealed Till after him? Have ye no understanding?
006.108 Revile not ye those whom they call upon besides God, lest
they out of spite revile God in their ignorance. Thus have We made alluring
to each people its own doings. In the end will they return to their Lord,
and We shall then tell them the truth
of all that they did.
020.081 (Saying): "Eat of the good things We have provided for your sustenance, but commit no excess therein, lest My Wrath should justly descend on you: and those on whom descends My Wrath do perish indeed!
007.032 Say: Who hath forbidden the beautiful (gifts) of God,
which He hath produced for His servants, and the things, clean and pure,
(which He hath provided) for sustenance? Say: They are, in the life of
this world, for those who believe, (and)
purely for them on the Day of Judgment. Thus do We explain the signs
in detail for those who understand.
007.033 Say: the things that my Lord hath indeed forbidden are:
shameful deeds, whether open or secret; sins and trespasses against truth
or reason; assigning of partners to God, for which He hath given no authority;
and saying things about God
of which ye have no knowledge.
002.188 And do not eat up your property among yourselves for vanities, nor use it as bait for the judges, with intent that ye may eat up wrongfully and knowingly a little of (other) people's property.
005.032. On that account: We ordained for the Children of Israel that if any one slew a person - unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land - it would be as if he slew the whole people: and if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of the whole people. Then although there came to them Our apostles with clear signs, yet, even after that, many of them continued to commit excesses in the land.
002.256 Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from Error: whoever rejects evil and believes in God hath grasped the most trustworthy hand- hold, that never breaks. And God heareth and knoweth all things.
049.013 O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male
and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each
other (not that ye may despise (each other). Verily the most honoured of
you in the sight of God is (he who
is) the most righteous of you. And God has full knowledge and is well
acquainted (with all things).
070.024 And those in whose wealth is a recognised right.
070.025 For the (needy) who asks and him who is prevented (for
some reason from asking)
004.058 God doth command you to render back your Trusts to those to whom they are due; And when ye judge between man and man, that ye judge with justice: Verily how excellent is the teaching which He giveth you! For God is He Who heareth and seeth all things.
004.135 O ye who believe! stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses
to God, even as against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, and whether
it be (against) rich or poor: for God can best protect both. Follow not
the lusts (of your hearts), lest ye
swerve, and if ye distort (justice) or decline to do justice, verily
God is well-acquainted with all that ye do.
016.097 Whoever works righteousness, man or woman, and has Faith, verily, to him will We give a new Life, a life that is good and pure and We will bestow on such their reward according to the best of their actions.
033.035 For Muslim men and women,- for believing men and women,
for devout men and women, for true men and women, for men and women who
are patient and constant, for men and women who humble themselves, for
men and women who give
in Charity, for men and women who fast (and deny themselves), for men
and women who guard their chastity, and for men and women who engage much
in God's praise,- for them has God prepared forgiveness and great reward.
004.007 From what is left by parents and those nearest related there is a share for men and a share for women, whether the property be small or large,-a determinate share.
060.008 God forbids you not, with regard to those who fight you not for (your) Faith nor drive you out of your homes, from dealing kindly and justly with them: for God loveth those who are just.
060.009 God only forbids you, with regard to those who fight you
for (your) Faith, and drive you out of your homes, and support (others)
in driving you out, from turning to them (for friendship and protection).
It is such as turn to them (in these
circumstances), that do wrong.
008.061 But if the enemy incline towards peace, do thou (also)
incline towards peace, and trust in God: for He is One that heareth and
knoweth (all things).