Translation comparison for Surah 34. Saba, Ayah 46 | Holy Quran Online

قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَعِظُكُم بِوَٰحِدَةٍ ۖ أَن تَقُومُوا۟ لِلَّهِ مَثْنَىٰ وَفُرَٰدَىٰ ثُمَّ تَتَفَكَّرُوا۟ ۚ مَا بِصَاحِبِكُم مِّن جِنَّةٍ ۚ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ لَّكُم بَيْنَ يَدَىْ عَذَابٍ شَدِيدٍ

Qul innam a aAAi th ukum biw ah idatin an taqoomoo lill a hi mathn a wafur a d a thumma tatafakkaroo m a bi sah ibikum min jinnatin in huwa ill a na th eerun lakum bayna yaday AAa tha bin shadeed in

Say: "I counsel you one thing only: Be [ever-conscious of] standing before God, whether you are in the company of others or alone;⁵⁶ and then bethink yourselves [that] there is no madness in [this pro-phet,] your fellow-man:⁵⁷ he is only a warner to you of suffering severe to come."

- Mohammad Asad

O Prophet say: "I would ask you one thing. For Allah's sake! Think individually or consult one another and ponder whether your companion Muhammad is really mad? You yourself will come to the conclusion that he is nothing but a Warner to you to forewarn you of a sever punishment."

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Say, 'O Prophet,' 'I advise you to do 'only' one thing: stand up for 'the sake of' Allah- individually or in pairs- then reflect. Your fellow man¹ is not insane. He is only a warner to you before 'the coming of' a severe punishment.'

- Mustafa Khattab

Say (unto them, O Muhammad): I exhort you unto one thing only: that ye awake, for Allah's sake, by twos and singly, and then reflect: There is no madness in your comrade. He is naught else than a warner unto you in face of a terrific doom.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

Say: "I do admonish you on one point: that ye do stand up before Allah--(it may be) in pairs or (it may be) singly and reflect (within yourselves): your Companion is not possessed: he is no less than a Warner to you in face of a terrible Penalty." ³⁸⁵⁷ ³⁸⁵⁸

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Surah 34. Saba, Ayah 46

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Say: "I counsel you one thing only: Be [ever-conscious of] standing before God, whether you are in the company of others or alone;⁵⁶ and then bethink yourselves [that] there is no madness in [this pro-phet,] your fellow-man:⁵⁷ he is only a warner to you of suffering severe to come."

- Mohammad Asad

O Prophet say: "I would ask you one thing. For Allah's sake! Think individually or consult one another and ponder whether your companion Muhammad is really mad? You yourself will come to the conclusion that he is nothing but a Warner to you to forewarn you of a sever punishment."

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Say, 'O Prophet,' 'I advise you to do 'only' one thing: stand up for 'the sake of' Allah- individually or in pairs- then reflect. Your fellow man¹ is not insane. He is only a warner to you before 'the coming of' a severe punishment.'

- Mustafa Khattab

Say (unto them, O Muhammad): I exhort you unto one thing only: that ye awake, for Allah's sake, by twos and singly, and then reflect: There is no madness in your comrade. He is naught else than a warner unto you in face of a terrific doom.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

Say: "I do admonish you on one point: that ye do stand up before Allah--(it may be) in pairs or (it may be) singly and reflect (within yourselves): your Companion is not possessed: he is no less than a Warner to you in face of a terrible Penalty." ³⁸⁵⁷ ³⁸⁵⁸

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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Surah 34. Saba, Ayah 46

Surahs

Ayahs

Say: "I counsel you one thing only: Be [ever-conscious of] standing before God, whether you are in the company of others or alone;56 and then bethink yourselves [that] there is no madness in [this pro-phet,] your fellow-man:57 he is only a warner to you of suffering severe to come."

- Mohammad Asad

O Prophet say: "I would ask you one thing. For Allah's sake! Think individually or consult one another and ponder whether your companion Muhammad is really mad? You yourself will come to the conclusion that he is nothing but a Warner to you to forewarn you of a sever punishment."

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Say, 'O Prophet,' 'I advise you to do 'only' one thing: stand up for 'the sake of' Allah- individually or in pairs- then reflect. Your fellow man1 is not insane. He is only a warner to you before 'the coming of' a severe punishment.'

- Mustafa Khattab

Say (unto them, O Muhammad): I exhort you unto one thing only: that ye awake, for Allah's sake, by twos and singly, and then reflect: There is no madness in your comrade. He is naught else than a warner unto you in face of a terrific doom.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

Say: "I do admonish you on one point: that ye do stand up before Allah--(it may be) in pairs or (it may be) singly and reflect (within yourselves): your Companion is not possessed: he is no less than a Warner to you in face of a terrible Penalty." 3857 3858

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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Say: "I counsel you one thing only: Be [ever-conscious of] standing before God, whether you are in the company of others or alone;⁵⁶ and then bethink yourselves [that] there is no madness in [this pro-phet,] your fellow-man:⁵⁷ he is only a warner to you of suffering severe to come."

Say, 'O Prophet,' 'I advise you to do 'only' one thing: stand up for 'the sake of' Allah- individually or in pairs- then reflect. Your fellow man¹ is not insane. He is only a warner to you before 'the coming of' a severe punishment.'

Say: "I do admonish you on one point: that ye do stand up before Allah--(it may be) in pairs or (it may be) singly and reflect (within yourselves): your Companion is not possessed: he is no less than a Warner to you in face of a terrible Penalty." ³⁸⁵⁷ ³⁸⁵⁸