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| بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ |
| 1. [13:16] | Qul man rabbu alssamawatiwaal-ardi quli Allahu qul afaittakhathtummin doonihi awliyaa la yamlikoona li-anfusihimnafAAan wala darran qul hal yastawee al-aAAmawaalbaseeru am hal tastawee alththulumatuwaalnnooru am jaAAaloo lillahi shurakaakhalaqoo kakhalqihi fatashabaha alkhalqu AAalayhim quliAllahu khaliqu kulli shay-in wahuwa alwahidualqahharu |  قل من رب السماوات والأرض قل الله قل أفاتخذتم من دونه أولياء لا يملكون لأنفسهم نفعا ولا ضرا قل هل يستوي الأعمى والبصير أم هل تستوي الظلمات والنور أم جعلوا لله شركاء خلقوا كخلقه فتشابه الخلق عليهم قل الله خالق كل شيء وهو الواحد القهارقُلْ مَن رَّبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ قُلِ اللّهُ قُلْ أَفَاتَّخَذْتُم مِّن دُونِهِ أَوْلِيَاءَ لاَ يَمْلِكُونَ لِأَنفُسِهِمْ نَفْعًا وَلاَ ضَرًّا قُلْ هَلْ يَسْتَوِي الْأَعْمَى وَالْبَصِيرُ أَمْ هَلْ تَسْتَوِي الظُّلُمَاتُ وَالنُّورُ أَمْ جَعَلُواْ لِلّهِ شُرَكَاءَ خَلَقُواْ كَخَلْقِهِ فَتَشَابَهَ الْخَلْقُ عَلَيْهِمْ قُلِ اللّهُ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُوَ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ | |||||
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| Tahir ul Qadri | (ان کافروں کے سامنے) فرمایئے کہ آسمانوں اور زمین کا رب کون ہے؟ آپ (خود ہی) فرما دیجئے: اﷲ ہے۔ (پھر) آپ (ان سے دریافت) فرمایئے: کیا تم نے اس کے سوا (ان بتوں) کو کارساز بنا لیا ہے جو نہ اپنی ذاتوں کے لئے کسی نفع کے مالک ہیں اور نہ کسی نقصان کے۔ آپ فرما دیجئے: کیا اندھا اور بینا برابر ہو سکتے ہیں یا کیا تاریکیاں اور روشنی برابر ہو سکتی ہیں۔ کیا انہوں نے اﷲ کے لئے ایسے شریک بنائے ہیں جنہوں نے اﷲ کی مخلوق کی طرح (کچھ مخلوق) خود (بھی) پیدا کی ہو، سو (ان بتوں کی پیدا کردہ) اس مخلوق سے ان کو تشابُہ (یعنی مغالطہ) ہو گیا ہو، فرما دیجئے: اﷲ ہی ہر چیز کا خالق ہے اور وہ ایک ہے، وہ سب پر غالب ہے | ||||||
| Yousuf Ali | Say: "Who is the Lord and Sustainer of the heavens and the earth?" Say: "(It is) Allah." Say: "Do ye then take (for worship) protectors other than Him, such as have no power either for good or for harm to themselves?" Say: "Are the blind equal with those who see? Or the depths of darkness equal with light?" Or do they assign to Allah partners who have created (anything) as He has created, so that the creation seemed to them similar? Say: "Allah is the Creator of all things: He is the One, the Supreme and Irresistible."
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| Ahmed Ali | کہو آسمانوں اور زمین کا رب کون ہے کہہ دو الله کہو پھر کیا تم نے الله کے سوا ان چیزوں کو معبود نہیں بنا رکھا جو اپنے نفسوں کے نفع اور نقصان کےبھی مالک نہیں کہو کیا اندھا اور دیکھنے والا برابر ہوسکتا ہے یا کہیں اندھیرا اور روشنی برابر ہو سکتے ہیں کیا جنہیں انہوں نے الله کا شریک بنا رکھا ہے انہو ں نے بھی الله کی مخلوق جیسی کوئی مخلوق بنائی ہے پھر مخلوق ان کی نظر میں مشتبہ ہو گئی ہے پیدا کرنے والااللہ ہے اور وہ اکیلا زبردست ہے | ||||||
| Ahmed Raza Khan | تم فرماؤ کون رب ہے آسمانوں اور زمین کا، تم خود ہی فرما ؤ اللہ تم فرما ؤ تو کیا اس کے سوا تم نے وہ حمایتی بنائے ہیں جو اپنا بھلا برا نہیں کرسکتے ہیں تم فرما ؤ کیا برابر ہوجائیں گے اندھا اور انکھیارا (بینا) یا کیا برابر ہوجائیں گی اندھیریاں اور اجالا کیا اللہ کے لیے ایسے شریک ٹھہراتے ہیں جنہوں نے اللہ کی طرح کچھ بنایا تو انہیں ان کا اور اس کا بنانا ایک سا معلوم ہوا تم فرما ؤ اللہ ہر چیز کا بنانے والا ہے اور وہ اکیلا سب پر غالب ہے | ||||||
| Shabbir Ahmed | پُوچھو! کون ہے رب آسمانوں کا اور زمین کا؟ کہو اللہ۔ کہو! کیا پھر بھی تم نے بنا رکھے ہیں اللہ کے سوا ایسے کار ساز، جو نہیں اختیار رکھتے خود کو بھی نفع پہنچانے کا اور نہ نقصان پہنچانے کا؟ کہو! کیا برابر ہوسکتا ہے اندھا اور آنکھوں والا یا کہیں برابر ہوسکتی ہیں تاریکیاں اور روشنی؟ کیا ٹھہرا رکھے ہیں اُنہوں نے اللہ کے ایسے شریک جنہوں نے پیدا کیا ہے کچھ، جس طرح اللہ نے پیدا کیا ہے جس کی وجہ سے مشتبہ ہوگیا ہے تخلیق کا معاملہ ان پر؟ کہو اللہ ہی ہے پیدا فرمانے والا ہر چیز کا اور وہ ہے یکتا اور زبر دست۔ | ||||||
| Fateh Muhammad Jalandhary | ان سے پوچھو کہ آسمانوں اور زمین کا پروردگار کون ہے؟ (تم ہی ان کی طرف سے) کہہ دو کہ خدا۔ پھر (ان سے) کہو کہ تم نے خدا کو چھوڑ کر ایسے لوگوں کو کیوں کارساز بنایا ہے جو خود اپنے نفع ونقصان کا بھی اختیار نہیں رکھتے (یہ بھی) پوچھو کیا اندھا اور آنکھوں والا برابر ہیں؟ یا اندھیرا اور اُجالا برابر ہوسکتا ہے؟ بھلا ان لوگوں نے جن کو خدا کا شریک مقرر کیا ہے۔ کیا انہوں نے خدا کی سی مخلوقات پیدا کی ہے جس کے سبب ان کو مخلوقات مشتبہ ہوگئی ہے۔ کہہ دو کہ خدا ہی ہر چیز کا پیدا کرنے والا ہے اور وہ یکتا (اور) زبردست ہے | ||||||
| Mehmood Al Hassan | پوچھ کون ہے رب آسمان اور زمین کا کہدے اللہ ہے کہہ پھر کیا تم نے پکڑے ہیں اس کے سوا ایسے حمایتی جو مالک نہیں اپنے بھلے اور برے کے کہہ کیا برابر ہوتا ہے اندھا اور دیکھنے والا یا کہیں برابر ہے اندھیرا اور اجالا کیا ٹھہرائے ہیں انہوں نے اللہ کے لئے ش | ||||||
| Abul Ala Maududi | اِن سے پوچھو، آسمان و زمین کا رب کون ہے؟ کہو، اللہ پھر ان سے کہو کہ جب حقیقت یہ ہے تو کیا تم نے اُسے چھوڑ کر ایسے معبودوں کو اپنا کارساز ٹھیرا لیا جو خود اپنے لیے بھی کسی نفع و نقصان کا اختیار نہیں رکھتے؟ کہو، کیا اندھا اور آنکھوں والا برابر ہوا کرتا ہے؟ کیا روشنی اور تاریکیاں یکساں ہوتی ہیں؟ اور اگر ایسا نہیں تو کیا اِن ٹھیرائے ہوئے شریکوں نے بھی اللہ کی طرح کچھ پیدا کیا ہے کہ اُس کی وجہ سے اِن پر تخلیق کا معاملہ مشتبہ ہو گیا؟ کہو، ہر چیز کا خالق صرف اللہ ہے اور وہ یکتا ہے، سب پر غالب! | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
| Literal | Say: "who (is) the skies'/space's and the earth's/Planet Earth's Lord?" Say: "God." Say: "So did you take/receive from other than Him guardians/allies they do not own/possess to themselves benefit/usefulness and nor harm?" Say: "Do the blind and the seeing become equal/alike? Or do the darknesses and the light become equal/alike? Or they made/put to God partners (that) created like/as His creation so the creation looked alike/resembled on (to) them?" Say: "God (is) creator (of) every thing, and He is the one, the defeater/conqueror ." | ||||||
| Yusuf Ali | Say: "Who is the Lord and Sustainer of the heavens and the earth?" Say: "(It is) Allah." Say: "Do ye then take (for worship) protectors other than Him, such as have no power either for good or for harm to themselves?" Say: "Are the blind equal with those who see? Or the depths of darkness equal with light?" Or do they assign to Allah partners who have created (anything) as He has created, so that the creation seemed to them similar? Say: "Allah is the Creator of all things: He is the One, the Supreme and Irresistible." | ||||||
| Pickthal | Say (O Muhammad): Who is Lord of the heavens and the earth? Say: Allah. Say: Take ye then (others) beside Him for protectors, which, even for themselves, have neither benefit nor hurt? Say: Is the blind man equal to the seer, or is darkness equal to light? Or assign they unto Allah partners who created the like of His creation so that the creation (which they made and His creation) seemed alike to them? Say: Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the One, the Almighty. | ||||||
| Arberry | Say: 'Who is the Lord of the heavens and of the earth?' Say: 'God.' Say: 'Then have you taken unto you others beside Him to be your protectors, even such as have no power to profit or hurt themselves?' Say: 'Are the blind and the seeing man equal, or are the shadows and the light equal? Or have they ascribed to God associates who created as He created, so that creation is all alike to them?' Say: 'God is the Creator of everything, and He is the One, the Omnipotent.' | ||||||
| Shakir | Say: Who is the Lord of the heavens and the earth?-- Say: Allah. Say: Do you take then besides Him guardians who do not control any profit or harm for themselves? Say: Are the blind and the seeing alike? Or can the darkness and the light be equal? Or have they set up with Allah associates who have created creation like His, so that what is created became confused to them? Say: Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the One, the Supreme. | ||||||
| Sarwar | (Muhammad), ask them, "Who is the Lord of the heavens and the earth?" Say, "It is God." Ask them, "Why then have you taken guardians other than God when such guardians can neither benefit nor harm themselves?" Ask them, "Are the seeing and the blind equal? Is light equal to darkness?" Do they consider that their idols have created anything like that of God, thus, both creations appear to them to be alike?" Say, "God alone is the Creator of all things and He is the One, the All-Dominant." | ||||||
| H/K/Saheeh | Say, "Who is Lord of the heavens and earth?" Say, "Allah." Say, "Have you then taken besides Him allies not possessing [even] for themselves any benefit or any harm?" Say, "Is the blind equivalent to the seeing? Or is darkness equivalent to light? Or have they attributed to Allah partners who created like His creation so that the creation [of each] seemed similar to them?" Say, "Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the One, the Prevailing." | ||||||
| Malik | Ask them: "Who is the Lord of the heavens and the earth?" If they hesitate to respond, say: "Allah." Then ask them: "When this is the fact, why do you take other deities, besides Him, who do not control any benefit or harm even to themselves, as your protectors?" Say: "Are the blind and the seeing equal? Or can darkness and light be equal?" If that is not so, then, have their shoraka' (other deities they worship) created any thing like His creation which has made the matter of creation doubtful for them? Say: "Allah Alone is the Creator of everything and He is the One, the Irresistible."[16] | ||||||
| Maulana Ali** | Say: Who is the Lord of the heavens and the earth? Say: Allah. Say: Do you then take besides Him guardians who control no benefit or harm even for themselves? Say: Are the blind and the seeing alike? Or, are darkness and light equal? Or, have they set up with Allah associates who have created creation like His, so that what is created became confused to them? Say: Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the One, the Supreme. | ||||||
| Free Minds | Say: "Who is the Lord of the heavens and Earth," Say: "God." Say: "Have you taken besides Him allies who do not posses for themselves any benefit or harm?" Say: "Is the blind and the seer the same?, or does the darkness and the light equate? Or have they made partners with God who have created like His creation, so the creations all seemed the same to them?" Say: "God has created all things, and He is the One, the Supreme." | ||||||
| Qaribullah | Say: 'Who is the Lord of the heavens and the earth? ' Say: 'Allah. ' Say: 'Why then have you chosen guardians other than Him, even though they have neither the power to benefit nor harm themselves? ' Say: 'Are the blind and the seeing equal? Are darkness and light equal? Or, have they ascribed to Allah associates who create as He creates so that all creation is alike to them?" Say: 'Allah is the Creator of everything. He is the One, the Conqueror. ' | ||||||
| George Sale | Say, who is the Lord of heaven and earth? Answer, God. Say, have ye therefore taken unto your selves protectors beside Him, who are unable either to help, or to defend themselvs from hurt? Say, shall the blind and the seeing be esteemed equal? Or shall darkness and light be accounted the same? Or have they attributed companions unto God who have created as He hath created, so that their creation bear any resemblance unto His? Say, God the creator of all things; he is the one, the victorious God. | ||||||
| JM Rodwell | And unto God doth all in the Heavens and on the Earth bow down in worship, willingly or by constraint: their very shadows also morn and even! | ||||||
| Asad | Say: "Who is the Sustainer of the heavens and the earth?" Say: "[It is] God." Say: "[Why,] then, do you take for your protectors, instead of Him, such as have it not within their power to bring benefit to, or avert harm from, themselves?" Say: "Can the blind and the seeing be deemed equal? -or can the depths of darkness and the light be deemed equal?" Or do they [really] believe that there are, side by side with God, other divine powers35 that have created the like of what He creates, so that this act of creation appears to them to be similar [to His]?-6 Say: "God is the Creator of all things; and He is the One who holds absolute sway over all that exists." | ||||||
| Khalifa** | Say, "Who is the Lord of the heavens and the earth?" Say, "GOD." Say, "Why then do you set up besides Him masters who do not possess any power to benefit or harm even themselves?" Say, "Is the blind the same as the seer? Is darkness the same as the light?" Have they found idols besides GOD who created creations similar to His creations, to the point of not distinguishing the two creations? Say, "GOD is the Creator of all things, and He is the One, the Supreme." | ||||||
| Hilali/Khan** | Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Who is the Lord of the heavens and the earth?" Say: "(It is) Allah." Say: "Have you then taken (for worship) Auliya (protectors, etc.) other than Him, such as have no power either for benefit or for harm to themselves?" Say: "Is the blind equal to the one who sees? Or darkness equal to light? Or do they assign to Allah partners who created the like of His creation, so that the creation (which they made and His creation) seemed alike to them." Say: "Allah is the Creator of all things, He is the One, the Irresistible." | ||||||
| QXP Shabbir Ahemd** | Ask them, "Who is the Lord of the Highs and the Lows?" Say, "Allah!" (23:84-90), (29:21-23). Then ask, "Why then, do you take as protectors besides Him those who have neither benefit, nor harm even for themselves?" (When you acknowledge Him as the God of the heavens, what stops you from acknowledging Him as God of the earth, and thus, as the Law-giving Authority? (6:3), (21:21-22), (43:84)). Say, "Is the blind of reason equal to the seer, or is darkness equal to light?" (11:24), (35:19). Have their 'partners' of Allah created something like He has created, so that this act of creation appears to them to be similar? Say, "Allah is the Creator of all things. He is the One, Dominating." | ||||||
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| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
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