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| بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ |
| 1. [35:22] | Wama yastawee al-ahyaowala al-amwatu inna Allaha yusmiAAu man yashaowama anta bimusmiAAin man fee alquboori |  وما يستوي الأحياء ولا الأموات إن الله يسمع من يشاء وما أنت بمسمع من في القبوروَمَا يَسْتَوِي الْأَحْيَاءُ وَلَا الْأَمْوَاتُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُسْمِعُ مَن يَشَاءُ وَمَا أَنتَ بِمُسْمِعٍ مَّن فِي الْقُبُورِ | |||||
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| Tahir ul Qadri | اور نہ زندہ لوگ اور نہ مُردے برابر ہو سکتے ہیں، بیشک اﷲ جسے چاہتا ہے سنا دیتا ہے، اور آپ کے ذمّہ ان کو سنانا نہیں جو قبروں میں (مدفون) ہیں (یعنی آپ کافروں سے اپنی بات قبول کروانے کے ذمّہ دار نہیں ہیں) | ||||||
| Yousuf Ali | Nor are alike those that are living and those that are dead. Allah can make any that He wills to hear; but thou canst not make those to hear who are (buried) in graves.
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| Ahmed Ali | اور زندے اور مردے برابر نہیں ہیں بے شک الله سناتا ہے جسے چاہے اور آپ انہیں سنانے والے نہیں جو قبروں میں ہیں | ||||||
| Ahmed Raza Khan | اور برابر نہیں زندے اور مردے بیشک اللہ سنا تا ہے جسے چاہے اور تم نہیں سنانے والے انہیں جو قبروں میں پڑے ہیں | ||||||
| Shabbir Ahmed | اور نہ برابر ہوسکتے ہیں زندے اور نہ مُردے۔ بلاشبہ اللہ سنواتا ہے جسے چاہے اور نہ تم (اے نبی) سنا سکتے ہو ان کو جو قبروں میں (مدفون) ہیں۔ | ||||||
| Fateh Muhammad Jalandhary | اور نہ زندے اور مردے برابر ہوسکتے ہیں۔ خدا جس کو چاہتا ہے سنا دیتا ہے۔ اور تم ان کو جو قبروں میں مدفون ہیں نہیں سنا سکتے | ||||||
| Mehmood Al Hassan | اور برابر نہیں جیتے اور نہ مردے اللہ سناتا ہے جس کو چاہے اور تو نہیں سنانے والا قبر میں پڑے ہوؤں کو | ||||||
| Abul Ala Maududi | اور نہ زندے اور مردے مساوی ہیں اللہ جسے چاہتا ہے سنواتا ہے، مگر (اے نبیؐ) تم اُن لوگوں کو نہیں سنا سکتے جو قبروں میں مدفون ہیں | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
| Literal | And (they) do not become equal/alike, the alive and nor the deads, that truly God makes whom He wills/wants hear/listen , and you are not with making whom (are) in the graves/burial places hear/listen. | ||||||
| Yusuf Ali | Nor are alike those that are living and those that are dead. Allah can make any that He wills to hear; but thou canst not make those to hear who are (buried) in graves. | ||||||
| Pickthal | Nor are the living equal with the dead. Lo! Allah maketh whom He will to hear. Thou canst not reach those who are in the graves. | ||||||
| Arberry | not equal are the living and the dead. God makes to hear whomsoever He will; thou canst not make those in their tombs to hear - | ||||||
| Shakir | Neither are the living and the dead alike. Surely Allah makes whom He pleases hear, and you cannot make those hear who are m the graves. | ||||||
| Sarwar | nor are the living and the dead. God makes to listen whomever He wants. (Muhammad), you cannot make people in the graves to listen. | ||||||
| H/K/Saheeh | And not equal are the living and the dead. Indeed, Allah causes to hear whom He wills, but you cannot make hear those in the graves. | ||||||
| Malik | nor the living and the dead. Certainly Allah can make anyone hear if He so wills; but, O Prophet, you cannot make those who are in the graves hear you.[22] | ||||||
| Maulana Ali** | Neither are the living and the dead alike. Surely Allah makes whom He pleases hear, and thou canst not make those hear who are in the graves. | ||||||
| Free Minds | Nor equal are the living and the dead; God causes whomever He wills to hear. And you cannot make those who are in the graves hear. | ||||||
| Qaribullah | nor are the living and the dead equal. Allah makes to hear whosoever He will, but you cannot make those who are in their graves hear. | ||||||
| George Sale | Neither shall the living and the dead be held equal. God shall cause him to hear whom He pleaseth: But thou shalt not make those to hear who are in their graves. | ||||||
| JM Rodwell | Nor are the living and the dead the same thing! God indeed shall make whom He will to hearken, but thou shalt not make those who are in their graves to hearken; | ||||||
| Asad | and neither are equal the living and the dead [of heart]. Behold, [O Muhammad,] God can make hear whomever He wills, whereas thou canst not make hear such as are [dead of heart like the dead] in their graves: | ||||||
| Khalifa** | Nor are the living and the dead; GOD causes whomever He wills to hear. You cannot make hearers out of those in the graves. | ||||||
| Hilali/Khan** | Nor are (alike) the living (believers) and the dead (disbelievers). Verily, Allah makes whom He will hear, but you cannot make hear those who are in graves. | ||||||
| QXP Shabbir Ahemd** | Nor are the living equal with the dead. Behold, Allah makes him hear who wants to hear. You cannot make hear the dead of heart like those who are in the graves. | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
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| ** - Read with caution - These Translations, specially those which are marked here with **, are considered either incorrect, far-fetched, non-conforming or misleading. For all translations, care must be exercised for certain verses or an alternate translation should be considered. | |||||||
| Verse(s): 1 | Surah : 35 - Fatir | Showing verse 22 of 45 in chapter 35 | |||||
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