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| بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ |
| 1. [2:20] | Yakadu albarqu yakhtafu absarahumkullama adaa lahum mashaw feehi wa-itha athlamaAAalayhim qamoo walaw shaa Allahu lathahababisamAAihim waabsarihim inna Allaha AAalakulli shay-in qadeerun |  يكاد البرق يخطف أبصارهم كلما أضاء لهم مشوا فيه وإذا أظلم عليهم قاموا ولو شاء الله لذهب بسمعهم وأبصارهم إن الله على كل شيء قديريَكَادُ الْبَرْقُ يَخْطَفُ أَبْصَارَهُمْ كُلَّمَا أَضَاءَ لَهُم مَّشَوْاْ فِيهِ وَإِذَا أَظْلَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ قَامُواْ وَلَوْ شَاء اللّهُ لَذَهَبَ بِسَمْعِهِمْ وَأَبْصَارِهِمْ إِنَّ اللَّه عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ | |||||
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| Tahir ul Qadri | یوں لگتا ہے کہ بجلی ان کی بینائی اُچک لے جائے گی، جب بھی ان کے لئے (ماحول میں) کچھ چمک ہوتی ہے تو اس میں چلنے لگتے ہیں اور جب ان پر اندھیرا چھا جاتا ہے تو کھڑے ہو جاتے ہیں، اور اگر اللہ چاہتا تو ان کی سماعت اور بصارت بالکل سلب کر لیتا، بیشک اللہ ہر چیز پر قادر ہے | ||||||
| Yousuf Ali | The lightning all but snatches away their sight; every time the light (Helps) them, they walk therein, and when the darkness grows on them, they stand still. And if Allah willed, He could take away their faculty of hearing and seeing; for Allah hath power over all things.
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| Ahmed Ali | قریب ہے کہ بجلی ان کے آنکھیں اچک لے جب ان پر چمکتی ہے تو اس کی روشنی میں چلتے ہیں اور جب ان پر اندھیرا ہوتا ہے تو ٹھر جاتے ہیں اور اگر الله چاہے تو ان کے کان اور آنکھیں لے جائے بے شک الله ہر چیز پر قادر ہے | ||||||
| Ahmed Raza Khan | بجلی یوں معلوم ہوتی ہے کہ ان کی نگاہیں اچک لے جائے گی جب کچھ چمک ہوئی اس میں چلنے لگے اور جب اندھیرا ہوا کھڑے رہ گئے اور اللہ چاہتا تو ان کے کان اور آنکھیں لے جاتا بیشک اللہ سب کچھ کرسکتا ہے - | ||||||
| Shabbir Ahmed | قریب ہے کہ یہ بجلی اچک لے جائے بصارت ان کی، جب ذرا بجلی چمکی تو چلنے لگتے ہیں اس (کی روشنی) میں اور جونہی اندھیرا چھا جاتا ہے، ان پر تو کھڑے ہوجاتے ہیں حالانکہ اگر چاہتا اللہ تو سلب کرلیتا ان کی سماعت اور بصارت ہی کو۔ یقیناً اللہ ہر چیز پر پوری طرح قادر ہے۔ | ||||||
| Fateh Muhammad Jalandhary | قریب ہے کہ بجلی (کی چمک) ان کی آنکھوں (کی بصارت) کو اچک لے جائے۔ جب بجلی (چمکتی اور) ان پر روشنی ڈالی ہے تو اس میں چل پڑتے ہیں اور جب اندھیرا ہو جاتا ہے تو کھڑے کے کھڑے رہ جاتے ہیں اور اگر الله چاہتا تو ان کے کانوں (کی شنوائی) اور آنکھوں (کی بینائی دونوں) کو زائل کر دیتا ہے۔ بے شک الله ہر چیز پر قادر ہے | ||||||
| Mehmood Al Hassan | قریب ہے کہ بجلی اچک لے ان کی آنکھیں جب چمکتی ہے ان پر تو چلنے لگے ہیں اس کی روشنی میں اور جب اندھیرا ہوتا ہے تو کھڑے رہ جاتے ہیں اور اگر چاہے اللہ تو لیجائے ان کے کان اور آنکھیں بیشک اللہ ہر چیز پر قادر ہے | ||||||
| Abul Ala Maududi | چمک سے ان کی حالت یہ ہو رہی ہے کہ گویا عنقریب بجلی اِن کی بصارت اُچک لے جائے گی جب ذرا کچھ روشنی انہیں محسوس ہوتی ہے تو اِس میں کچھ دور چل لیتے ہیں اور جب ان پر اندھیرا چھا جاتا ہے تو کھڑ ے ہو جاتے ہیں اللہ چاہتا تو ان کی سماعت اور بصارت بالکل ہی سَلب کر لیتا، یقیناً وہ ہر چیز پر قادر ہے | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | ایسا لگتا ہے کہ ہے کہ بجلی ان کی بصارت اچک لے گی، جب ذرا بجلی چمکتی ہے تو اس میں یہ چل پڑتے ہیں، اوران پر اندھیرا چھاتا ہے تو رک جاتے ہیں اور اگر اللہ چاہتا ان کی سماعت اور بصارت ہی چھین چکا ہوتا ۔ یقیناً اللہ تو ہر چیز پر قادر ہے۔ | ||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
| Literal | The lightning almost snatches their eye sights , whenever (it) lit for them they walked in it, and if (it) darkened on them they stood and if God willed/wanted, He would have gone/taken away with their hearing/sense of hearing , and their sights/understanding , that God (is) on every thing capable/powerful . | ||||||
| Yusuf Ali | The lightning all but snatches away their sight; every time the light (Helps) them, they walk therein, and when the darkness grows on them, they stand still. And if Allah willed, He could take away their faculty of hearing and seeing; for Allah hath power over all things. | ||||||
| Pickthal | The lightning almost snatcheth away their sight from them. As often as it flasheth forth for them they walk therein, and when it darkeneth against them they stand still. If Allah willed, He could destroy their hearing and their sight. Lo! Allah is able to do all things. | ||||||
| Arberry | the lightning wellnigh snatches away their sight; whensoever it gives them light, they walk in it, and when the darkness is over them, they halt; had God willed, He would have taken away their hearing and their sight. Truly, God is powerful over everything. | ||||||
| Shakir | The lightning almost takes away their sight; whenever it shines on them they walk in it, and when it becomes dark to them they stand still; and if Allah had pleased He would certainly have taken away their hearing and their sight; surely Allah has power over all things. | ||||||
| Sarwar | The lightning almost takes away their vision. When the lightning brightens their surroundings, they walk and when it is dark, they stand still. Had God wanted, He could have taken away their hearing and their vision. God has power over all things. | ||||||
| H/K/Saheeh | The lightning almost snatches away their sight. Every time it lights [the way] for them, they walk therein; but when darkness comes over them, they stand [still]. And if Allah had willed, He could have taken away their hearing and their sight. Indeed, Allah is over all things competent. | ||||||
| Malik | The lightning terrifies them as if it was going to snatch away their eyesight; whenever it flashes they walk on; when it becomes dark, they stand still. And if Allah wanted He could have totally taken away their hearing and their sight; for Allah has power over everything.[20] | ||||||
| Maulana Ali** | The lightening almost takes away their sight. Whenever it shines on them they walk in it, and when it becomes dark to them they stand still. And if Allah has pleased, He would have taken away their hearing and their sight. Surely Allah is Possessor of power over all things. | ||||||
| Free Minds | The lightning nearly snatches away their sight, whenever it lights the path they walk in it, and when it becomes dark for them they stand. Had God willed, He would have taken away their hearing and their sight; God is capable of all things. | ||||||
| Qaribullah | The lightning almost snatches away their sight, whenever it flashes upon them they walk on, but as soon as it darkens they stand still. Indeed, if Allah willed, He could take away their sight and hearing. Allah has power over all things. | ||||||
| George Sale | the lightning wanteth but little of taking away their sight; so often as it enlighteneth them, they walk therein, but when darkness cometh on them, they stand still; and if God so pleased, he would certainly deprive them of their hearing and their sight, for God is almighty. | ||||||
| JM Rodwell | The lightning almost snatcheth away their eyes! So oft as it gleameth on them they walk on in it, but when darkness closeth upon them, they stop! And if God pleased, of their ears and of their eyes would he surely deprive them: verily God is Almighty! you | ||||||
| Asad | The lightning well-nigh takes away their sight; whenever it gives them light, they advance therein, and whenever darkness falls around them, they stand still. And if God so willed, He could indeed take away their hearing and their sight: for, verily, God has the power to will anything. | ||||||
| Khalifa** | The lightning almost snatches away their eyesight. When it lights for them, they move forward, and when it turns dark, they stand still. If GOD wills, He can take away their hearing and their eyesight. GOD is Omnipotent. | ||||||
| Hilali/Khan** | The lightning almost snatches away their sight, whenever it flashes for them, they walk therein, and when darkness covers them, they stand still. And if Allah willed, He could have taken away their hearing and their sight. Certainly, Allah has power over all things. | ||||||
| QXP Shabbir Ahemd** | (People who reject the Divine Revelation and rely solely on their intellect, do not realize that Revelation is to the intellect what sunlight is to the human eye. It takes them out of darkness into Light (2:257)). They walk a few steps, as if in flashes of lightning, in a stop and go fashion. And when darkness prevails, they stand still. It is the Law of Allah that those who defy Reason eventually have the proper use of their perceptual senses, hearing and vision, taken away. Behold, Allah is the All-Powerful Designer of His Laws and He has Supreme Control over all things. ((2:201), (7:183), (11:15), (17:18-21), (29:54), (30:24), (42:20), (79:36), (82:16)). | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | The lightening almost snatches away their sight. Whenever it flashes over them they walk under it, and when it darkens over them they stand still. And if Allah had willed, He would certainly have taken away their hearing and their sight. Allah, indeed, has control over everything. | ||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
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