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| 1. [39:23] | Allahu nazzala ahsana alhadeethikitaban mutashabihan mathaniya taqshaAAirruminhu juloodu allatheena yakhshawna rabbahum thummataleenu julooduhum waquloobuhum ila thikri Allahithalika huda Allahi yahdee bihi man yashaowaman yudlili Allahu fama lahu min hadin |  الله نزل أحسن الحديث كتابا متشابها مثاني تقشعر منه جلود الذين يخشون ربهم ثم تلين جلودهم وقلوبهم إلى ذكر الله ذلك هدى الله يهدي به من يشاء ومن يضلل الله فما له من هاداللَّهُ نَزَّلَ أَحْسَنَ الْحَدِيثِ كِتَابًا مُّتَشَابِهًا مَّثَانِيَ تَقْشَعِرُّ مِنْهُ جُلُودُ الَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُمْ ثُمَّ تَلِينُ جُلُودُهُمْ وَقُلُوبُهُمْ إِلَى ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ ذَلِكَ هُدَى اللَّهِ يَهْدِي بِهِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَمَن يُضْلِلْ اللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُ مِنْ هَادٍ | |||||
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| Tahir ul Qadri | اللہ ہی نے بہترین کلام نازل فرمایا ہے، جو ایک کتاب ہے جس کی باتیں (نظم اور معانی میں) ایک دوسرے سے ملتی جلتی ہیں (جس کی آیتیں) بار بار دہرائی گئی ہیں، جس سے اُن لوگوں کے جسموں کے رونگٹے کھڑے ہوجاتے ہیں جو اپنے رب سے ڈرتے ہیں، پھر اُن کی جلدیں اور دل نرم ہو جاتے ہیں (اور رِقّت کے ساتھ) اللہ کے ذکر کی طرف (محو ہو جاتے ہیں)۔ یہ اللہ کی ہدایت ہے وہ جسے چاہتا ہے اس کے ذریعے رہنمائی فرماتا ہے۔ اور اللہ جسے گمراہ کر دیتا (یعنی گمراہ چھوڑ دیتا) ہے تو اُس کے لئے کوئی ہادی نہیں ہوتا | ||||||
| Yousuf Ali | Allah has revealed (from time to time) the most beautiful Message in the form of a Book, consistent with itself, (yet) repeating (its teaching in various aspects): the skins of those who fear their Lord tremble thereat; then their skins and their hearts do soften to the celebration of Allah's praises. Such is the guidance of Allah: He guides therewith whom He pleases, but such as Allah leaves to stray, can have none to guide.
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| Ahmed Ali | الله ہی نے بہترین کلام نال کیا ہے یعنی کتاب باہم ملتی جلتی ہے (اس کی آیات) دہرائی جاتی ہیں جس سے خدا ترس لوگوں کے رونگٹے کھڑے ہو جاتے ہیں پھر ان کی کھالیں نرم ہوجاتی ہیں اور دل یاد الہیٰ کی طرف راغب ہوتے ہیں یہی الله کی ہدایت ہے اس کے ذریعے سے جسے چاہے راہ پر لے آتا ہے اور جسے الله گمراہ کر دے اسے راہ پر لانے والا کوئی نہیں | ||||||
| Ahmed Raza Khan | اللہ نے اتاری سب سے اچھی کتاب کہ اول سے آخر تک ایک سی ہے دوہرے بیان والی اس سے بال کھڑے ہوتے ہیں ان کے بدن پر جو اپنے رب سے ڈرتے ہیں، پھر ان کی کھالیں اور دل نرم پڑتے ہیں یادِ خدا کی طرف رغبت میں یہ اللہ کی ہدایت ہے راہ دکھائے اس سے جسے چاہے، اور جسے اللہ گمراہ کرے اسے کوئی راہ دکھانے والا نہیں، | ||||||
| Ahmed Raza Khan | اللہ نے اتاری سب سے اچھی کتاب کہ اول سے آخر تک ایک سی ہے دوہرے بیان والی اس سے بال کھڑے ہوتے ہیں ان کے بدن پر جو اپنے رب سے ڈرتے ہیں، پھر ان کی کھالیں اور دل نرم پڑتے ہیں یادِ خدا کی طرف رغبت میں یہ اللہ کی ہدایت ہے راہ دکھائے اس سے جسے چاہے، اور جسے اللہ گمراہ کرے اسے کوئی راہ دکھانے والا نہیں، | ||||||
| Shabbir Ahmed | اللہ نے نازل فرمایا ہے بہترین کلام، ایک ایسی کتاب (جس کے تمام اجزا) ہم رنگ ہیں اور مضامین دہرائے گئے ہیں، رونگٹے کھڑے ہوجاتے ہیں اسے سن کر ان لوگوں کے جسم پر جو ڈرتے ہیں اپے رب سے پھر نرم ہوکر ان کے جسم اور ان کے دل راغب ہوجاتے ہیں اللہ کے ذکر کی طرف۔ یہ ہے ہدایت اللہ کی، راہ دکھاتا ہے وہ اس کے ذریعہ سے جسے چاہتا ہے اور جسے گمراہ کردے اللہ تو نہیں ہے اسے کوئی ہدایت دینے والا۔ | ||||||
| Fateh Muhammad Jalandhary | خدا نے نہایت اچھی باتیں نازل فرمائی ہیں (یعنی) کتاب (جس کی آیتیں باہم) ملتی جلتی (ہیں) اور دہرائی جاتی (ہیں) جو لوگ اپنے پروردگار سے ڈرتے ہیں ان کے بدن کے (اس سے) رونگٹے کھڑے ہوجاتے ہیں۔ پھر ان کے بدن اور دل نرم (ہو کر) خدا کی یاد کی طرف (متوجہ) ہوجاتے ہیں۔ یہی خدا کی ہدایت ہے وہ اس سے جس کو چاہتا ہے ہدایت دیتا ہے۔ اور جس کو خدا گمراہ کرے اس کو کوئی ہدایت دینے والا نہیں | ||||||
| Mehmood Al Hassan | اللہ نے اتاری بہتر بات کتاب کی آپس میں ملتی دہرائی ہوئی بال کھڑے ہوئے ہیں اس سے کھال پر ان لوگوں کے جو ڈرتے ہیں اپنے رب سے پھر نرم ہوتی ہیں ان کی کھالیں اور ان کے دل اللہ کی یاد پر یہ ہے راہ دینا اللہ کا اس طرح راہ دیتا ہے جس کو چاہے اور | ||||||
| Abul Ala Maududi | اللہ نے بہترین کلام اتارا ہے، ایک ایسی کتاب جس کے تمام اجزاء ہم رنگ ہیں اور جس میں بار بار مضامین دہرائے گئے ہیں اُسے سن کر اُن لوگوں کے رونگٹے کھڑے ہو جاتے ہیں جو اپنے رب سے ڈرنے والے ہیں، اور پھر ان کے جسم اور ان کے دل نرم ہو کر اللہ کے ذکر کی طرف راغب ہو جاتے ہیں یہ اللہ کی ہدایت ہے جس سے وہ راہ راست پر لے آتا ہے جسے چاہتا ہے اور جسے اللہ ہی ہدایت نہ دے اس کے لیے پھر کوئی ہادی نہیں ہے | ||||||
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| Literal | God descended the information's/speech's best , a Book looking alike/resembling/ similar doubles of twos Koranic verses , (the) skins (of) those who fear their Lord tremble/shiver from it, then their skins and their hearts/minds soften to God's remembrance/reminder, that (is) God's guidance, He guides with it whom He wills/wants, and who God misguides so (there is) none from a guide for him. | ||||||
| Yusuf Ali | Allah has revealed (from time to time) the most beautiful Message in the form of a Book, consistent with itself, (yet) repeating (its teaching in various aspects): the skins of those who fear their Lord tremble thereat; then their skins and their hearts do soften to the celebration of Allah's praises. Such is the guidance of Allah: He guides therewith whom He pleases, but such as Allah leaves to stray, can have none to guide. | ||||||
| Pickthal | Allah hath (now) revealed the fairest of statements, a Scripture consistent, (wherein promises of reward are) paired (with threats of punishment), whereat doth creep the flesh of those who fear their Lord, so that their flesh and their hearts soften to Allah's reminder. Such is Allah's guidance, wherewith He guideth whom He will. And him whom Allah sendeth astray, for him there is no guide. | ||||||
| Arberry | God has sent down the fairest discourse as a Book, consimilar in its oft-repeated, whereat shiver the skins of those who fear their Lord; then their skins and their hearts soften to the remembrance of God. That is God's guidance, whereby. He guides whomsoever He will; and whomsoever God leads astray, no guide has he. | ||||||
| Shakir | Allah has revealed the best announcement, a book conformable in its various parts, repeating, whereat do shudder the skins of those who fear their Lord, then their skins and their hearts become pliant to the remembrance of Allah; this is Allah's guidance, He guides with it whom He pleases; and (as for) him whom Allah makes err, there is no guide for him. | ||||||
| Sarwar | God has revealed the best reading material in the form of a Book with similar passages which refer to each other and make the skins of those who fear their Lord shiver. Then their skins and hearts incline to the remembrance of God. This is the guidance of God. He guides whomever He wants. No one can guide those whom God has caused to go astray. | ||||||
| H/K/Saheeh | Allah has sent down the best statement: a consistent Book wherein is reiteration. The skins shiver therefrom of those who fear their Lord; then their skins and their hearts relax at the remembrance of Allah. That is the guidance of Allah by which He guides whom He wills. And one whom Allah leaves astray for him there is no guide. | ||||||
| Malik | Allah has revealed the most beautiful message, a Book consistent in its verses yet repeating its teachings in different ways. Those who fear their Lord are filled with awe when they hear it, their skins and their hearts become pliant to the remembrance of Allah. Such is the guidance of Allah: He guides with it whom He pleases. But he to whom He confounds shall have none to guide him.[23] | ||||||
| Maulana Ali** | Allah has revealed the best announcement, a Book consistent, repeating (its injunctions), whereat do shudder the skins of those who fear their Lord, then their skins and their hearts soften to Allah | ||||||
| Free Minds | God has sent down the best narration, a Scripture that is similar with two paths. The skins of those who reverence their Lord shiver from it, then their skins and their hearts soften up to the remembrance of God. Such is God's guidance; He guides with it whoever He wills. And for whomever God misguides, then none can guide him. | ||||||
| Qaribullah | Allah has sent down the best discourse, a Book, consimilar in its oftrepeated (verses) that the skins of those who fear their Lord tremble; and thereafter their skins and hearts soften to the Remembrance of Allah. Such is the Guidance of Allah, whereby He guides whosoever He will; and whosoever Allah leads astray, he has no guide. | ||||||
| George Sale | God hath revealed a most excellent discourse; a book conformable to itself, and containing repeated admonitions. The skins of those who fear their Lord shrink for fear thereat: Afterwards their skins grow soft, and their hearts also, at the remembrance of their Lord. This is the direction of God: He will direct thereby whom He pleaseth; and whomsoever God shall cause to err, he shall have no director. | ||||||
| JM Rodwell | The best of recitals hath God sent down a book in unison with itself, and teaching by iteration. The very skins of those who fear their Lord do creep at it! Then do their skins and their hearts soften at the remembrance of their Lord! This is God's guidanc | ||||||
| Asad | God bestows from on high [Lit., "has been bestowing from on high", i.e., step by step. The verbal form nazzala indicates both gradualness and continuity in the process of divine revelation and may, therefore, be appropriately rendered by the use of the present tense.] the best of all teachings in the shape of a divine writ fully consistent within itself, repeating each statement [of the truth] in manifold forms [This is the most acceptable meaning, in this context, of the term mathani (p1. of mathna), as explained by Zamakhshari in his commentary on the above verse. Another possible meaning, preferred by Razi, is "pairing its statements", i.e., referring to the polarity stressed in all Quranic teachings (e.g., command and prohibition, duties and rights, reward and punishment, paradise and hell, light and darkness, the general and the specific, and so forth). As regards the inner consistency of the Quran, see also 4:82 and 25:32, as well as the corresponding notes.] - [a divine writ] whereat shiver the skins of all who of their Sustainer stand in awe: [but] in the end their skins and their hearts do soften at the remembrance of [the grace of] God. Such is God's guidance: He guides therewith him that wills [to be guided] [Or: "He guides therewith whomever He wills", either of these two formulations being syntactically correct.] - whereas he whom God lets go astray can never find any guide [See note on 14:4.] | ||||||
| Khalifa** | GOD has revealed herein the best Hadith; a book that is consistent, and points out both ways (to Heaven and Hell). The skins of those who reverence their Lord cringe therefrom, then their skins and their hearts soften up for GOD's message. Such is GOD's guidance; He bestows it upon whoever wills (to be guided). As for those sent astray by GOD, nothing can guide them. | ||||||
| Hilali/Khan** | Allah has sent down the best statement, a Book (this Quran), its parts resembling each other in goodness and truth, oft-repeated. The skins of those who fear their Lord shiver from it (when they recite it or hear it). Then their skin and their heart soften to the remembrance of Allah. That is the guidance of Allah. He Guides therewith whom He pleases and whomever Allah sends astray, for him there is no guide. | ||||||
| QXP Shabbir Ahemd** | Allah has now revealed the best HADITH, a Book fully consistent within itself. It marks out both ways (to success and failure) repeating its Messages in diverse forms. Herewith shiver the skins of those who have some idea of the Glory of their Lord, and then, their skins and their hearts soften at Allah's Reminder. This is the Guidance of Allah, and with it He guides him who seeks guidance. Whereas he who follows a path that Allah has declared to be wrong, goes astray and he cannot find a guide. (4:88), (15:87). | ||||||
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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 : 39 - Az-Zumar | Showing verse 23 of 75 in chapter 39 | |||||
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