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| بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ |
| 1. [17:57] | Ola-ika allatheena yadAAoonayabtaghoona ila rabbihimu alwaseelata ayyuhum aqrabuwayarjoona rahmatahu wayakhafoona AAathabahuinna AAathaba rabbika kana mahthooran |  أولئك الذين يدعون يبتغون إلى ربهم الوسيلة أيهم أقرب ويرجون رحمته ويخافون عذابه إن عذاب ربك كان محذوراأُولَـئِكَ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ يَبْتَغُونَ إِلَى رَبِّهِمُ الْوَسِيلَةَ أَيُّهُمْ أَقْرَبُ وَيَرْجُونَ رَحْمَتَهُ وَيَخَافُونَ عَذَابَهُ إِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّكَ كَانَ مَحْذُورًا | |||||
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| Tahir ul Qadri | یہ لوگ جن کی عبادت کرتے ہیں (یعنی ملائکہ، جنّات، عیسٰی اور عزیر علیہما السلام وغیرھم کے بت اور تصویریں بنا کر انہیں پوجتے ہیں) وہ (تو خود ہی) اپنے رب کی طرف وسیلہ تلاش کرتے ہیں کہ ان میں سے (بارگاہِ الٰہی میں) زیادہ مقرّب کون ہے اور (وہ خود) اس کی رحمت کے امیدوار ہیں اور (وہ خود ہی) اس کے عذاب سے ڈرتے رہتے ہیں، (اب تم ہی بتاؤ کہ وہ معبود کیسے ہو سکتے ہیں وہ تو خود معبودِ برحق کے سامنے جھک رہے ہیں)، بیشک آپ کے رب کا عذاب ڈرنے کی چیز ہے | ||||||
| Yousuf Ali | Those whom they call upon do desire (for themselves) means of access to their Lord, - even those who are nearest: they hope for His Mercy and fear His Wrath: for the Wrath of thy Lord is something to take heed of.
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| Ahmed Ali | وہ لوگ جنہیں یہ پکارتے ہیں جو ان میں سے زیادہ مقرب ہیں وہ بھی اپنے رب کی طرف نیکیوں کا ذریعہ تلاش کرتے ہیں اور اس کی مہربانی کی امید رکھتے ہیں اور اس کے عذاب سے ڈرتے ہیں بےشک تیرے رب کا عذاب ڈرنے کی چیز ہے | ||||||
| Ahmed Raza Khan | وہ مقبول بندے جنہیں یہ کافر پوجتے ہیں وہ آپ ہی اپنے رب کی طرف وسیلہ ڈھونڈتے ہیں کہ ان میں کون زیادہ مقرب ہے اس کی رحمت کی امید رکھتے اور اس کے عذاب سے ڈرتے ہیں بیشک تمہارے رب کا عذاب ڈر کی چیز ہے، | ||||||
| Shabbir Ahmed | یہ (معبوُد)، جن کو پکارتے ہیں یہ لوگ، وہ خود تلاش کرتے ہیں اپنے رب تک پہنچنے کا ذریعہ کہ کون ان میں سے (اس کا) مقرب ہوتا ہے اور امّیدوار رہتے ہیں اس کی رحمت کے اور ڈرتے ہیں اس کے عذاب سے، بے شک عذاب تیرے رب کا ہے ہی ڈرنے کے لائق۔ | ||||||
| Fateh Muhammad Jalandhary | یہ لوگ جن کو (خدا کے سوا) پکارتے ہیں وہ خود اپنے پروردگار کے ہاں ذریعہ (تقرب) تلاش کرتے رہتے ہیں کہ کون ان میں (خدا کا) زیادہ مقرب ہوتا ہے اور اس کی رحمت کے امیدوار رہتے ہیں اور اس کے عذاب سے خوف رکھتے ہیں۔ بےشک تمہارے پروردگار کا عذاب ڈرنے کی چیز ہے | ||||||
| Mehmood Al Hassan | وہ لوگ جن کو یہ پکارتے ہیں وہ خود ڈھونڈتے ہیں اپنے رب تک وسیلہ کہ کونسا بندہ بہت نزدیک ہے اور امید رکھتے ہیں اس کی مہربانی کی اور ڈرتے ہیں اس کے عذاب سے بیشک تیرے رب کا عذاب ڈرنے کی چیز ہے | ||||||
| Abul Ala Maududi | جن کو یہ لوگ پکارتے ہیں وہ تو خود اپنے رب کے حضور رسائی حاصل کرنے کا وسیلہ تلاش کر رہے ہیں کہ کون اُس سے قریب تر ہو جائے اور وہ اُس کی رحمت کے امیدوار اور اُس کے عذاب سے خائف ہیں حقیقت یہ ہے کہ تیرے رب کا عذاب ہے ہی ڈرنے کے لائق | ||||||
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| Literal | Those are those who call, they desire the means/way of approach to their Lord, which of them (is) nearer/closer, and they hope/expect His mercy, and they fear His torture, that your Lord's torture was/is cautioned/warned/feared of. | ||||||
| Yusuf Ali | Those whom they call upon do desire (for themselves) means of access to their Lord, - even those who are nearest: they hope for His Mercy and fear His Wrath: for the Wrath of thy Lord is something to take heed of. | ||||||
| Pickthal | Those unto whom they cry seek the way of approach to their Lord, which of them shall be the nearest; they hope for His mercy and they fear His doom. Lo! the doom of thy Lord is to be shunned. | ||||||
| Arberry | Those they call upon are themselves seeking the means to come to their Lord, which of them shall be nearer; they hope for His mercy, and fear His chastisement. Surely thy Lord's chastisement is a thing to beware of. | ||||||
| Shakir | Those whom they call upon, themselves seek the means of access to their Lord-- whoever of them is nearest-- and they hope for His mercy and fear His chastisement; surely the chastisement of your Lord is a thing to be cautious of. | ||||||
| Sarwar | Those whom they worship seek to find intercessors for themselves with God. (They try to find out which of the intercessors) are closer to God. They have hope for His mercy and fear of His punishment; the punishment of your Lord is awesome. | ||||||
| H/K/Saheeh | Those whom they invoke seek means of access to their Lord, [striving as to] which of them would be nearest, and they hope for His mercy and fear His punishment. Indeed, the punishment of your Lord is ever feared. | ||||||
| Malik | Those to whom they pray, themselves seek the means of access to their Lord - trying as to who can be more near - they hope for His Mercy and fear His punishment, for the punishment of your Lord is terrible indeed.[57] | ||||||
| Maulana Ali** | Those whom they call upon, themselves seek the means of access to their Lord -- whoever of them is nearest -- and they hope for His mercy and fear His chastisement. Surely the chastisement of thy Lord is a thing to be cautious of. | ||||||
| Free Minds | The ones you call on, they are themselves seeking a path to their Lord which is nearer, and they desire His mercy, and they fear His retribution. The retribution of your Lord is to be feared! | ||||||
| Qaribullah | Those, they call upon are themselves seeking a means to come to their Lord, competing with each other to be nearer; they hope for His Mercy and fear His punishment. Indeed, the punishment of your Lord is the subject of caution. | ||||||
| George Sale | Those whom ye invoke, do themselves desire to be admitted to a near conjunction with their Lord; striving which of them shall approach nearest unto Him: They also hope for his mercy, and dread his punishment; for the punishment of thy Lord is terrible. | ||||||
| JM Rodwell | Those whom ye call on, themselves desire union with their Lord, striving which of them shall be nearest to him: they also hope for his mercy and fear his chastisement. Verily the chastisement of thy Lord is to be dreaded. | ||||||
| Asad | Those [saintly beings] whom they invoke are themselves striving to obtain their Sustainer's favour - [even] those among them who are closest [to Him]" - hoping for His grace and dreading His chastisement: for, verily, thy Sustainer's chastisement is something to beware of! | ||||||
| Khalifa** | Even the idols that they implore are seeking the ways and means towards their Lord. They pray for His mercy, and fear His retribution. Surely, the retribution of your Lord is dreadful. | ||||||
| Hilali/Khan** | Those whom they call upon (like Iesa (Jesus) son of Maryam (Mary), Uzair (Ezra), angel, etc.) desire (for themselves) means of access to their Lord (Allah), as to which of them should be the nearest and they (Iesa (Jesus), Uzair (Ezra), angels, etc.) hope for His Mercy and fear His Torment. Verily, the Torment of your Lord is something to be afraid of! | ||||||
| QXP Shabbir Ahemd** | Even the believing sages whom they call upon, are themselves striving to obtain their Lord's favor and closeness. They hope for His Grace, and fear His Requital. Verily, your Lord's Requital is something to beware of! | ||||||
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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 : 17 - Al-Israa | Showing verse 57 of 111 in chapter 17 | |||||
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