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| بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ |
| 1. [43:13] | Litastawoo AAala thuhoorihithumma tathkuroo niAAmata rabbikum itha istawaytumAAalayhi wataqooloo subhana allathee sakhkhara lanahatha wama kunna lahu muqrineena |  لتستووا على ظهوره ثم تذكروا نعمة ربكم إذا استويتم عليه وتقولوا سبحان الذي سخر لنا هذا وما كنا له مقرنينلِتَسْتَوُوا عَلَى ظُهُورِهِ ثُمَّ تَذْكُرُوا نِعْمَةَ رَبِّكُمْ إِذَا اسْتَوَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَتَقُولُوا سُبْحانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ | |||||
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| Tahir ul Qadri | تاکہ تم ان کی پشتوں (یا نشستوں) پر درست ہو کر بیٹھ سکو، پھر تم اپنے رب کی نعمت کو یاد کرو، جب تم سکون سے اس (سواری کی نشست) پر بیٹھ جاؤ تو کہو: پاک ہے وہ ذات جس نے اِس کو ہمارے تابع کر دیا حالانکہ ہم اِسے قابو میں نہیں لا سکتے تھے | ||||||
| Yousuf Ali | In order that ye may sit firm and square on their backs, and when so seated, ye may celebrate the (kind) favour of your Lord, and say, "Glory to Him Who has subjected these to our (use), for we could never have accomplished this (by ourselves),
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| Ahmed Ali | تاکہ ان کی پیٹھ پر چڑھ کر اپنے رب کا احسان یاد کرو جب کہ تم ان پر خوب بیٹھ جاؤ اورکہو وہ ذات پاک ہے جس نے ہمارے لیے اسے مطیع کر دیا اور ہم اسے قابو میں لانے والے نہ تھے | ||||||
| Ahmed Raza Khan | کہ تم ان کی پیٹھوں پر ٹھیک بیٹھو پھر اپنے رب کی نعمت یاد کرو جب اس پر ٹھیک بیٹھ لو اور یوں کہو پاکی ہے اسے جس نے اس سواری کو ہمارے بس میں کردیا اور یہ ہمارے بوتے (قابو) کی نہ تھی، | ||||||
| Shabbir Ahmed | تا کہ تم چڑھو ان کی پیٹھ پر پھر یاد کرو اپنے رب کی نعمت جب بیٹھ جاؤ اس پر اور کہو: پاک ہے وہ جس نے مسخر کردیا ہے ہمارے لیے اسے حالانکہ نہ رکھتے تھے ہم اسے قابو میں رکھنے کی طاقت۔ | ||||||
| Fateh Muhammad Jalandhary | تاکہ تم ان کی پیٹھ پر چڑھ بیٹھو اور جب اس پر بیٹھ جاؤ پھر اپنے پروردگار کے احسان کو یاد کرو اور کہو کہ وہ (ذات) پاک ہے جس نے اس کو ہمارے زیر فرمان کر دیا اور ہم میں طاقت نہ تھی کہ اس کو بس میں کرلیتے | ||||||
| Mehmood Al Hassan | تاکہ چڑھ بیٹھو تم اسکی پیٹھ پر پھر یاد کرو اپنے رب کا احسان جب بیٹھ چکو اُس پر اور کہو پاک ذات ہے وہ جس نے بس میں کر دیا ہمارے اسکو اور ہم نہ تھے اسکو قابو میں لا سکتے | ||||||
| Abul Ala Maududi | اور جب اُن پر بیٹھو تو اپنے رب کا احسان یاد کرو اور کہو کہ "پاک ہے وہ جس نے ہمارے لیے اِن چیزوں کو مسخر کر دیا ورنہ ہم انہیں قابو میں لانے کی طاقت نہ رکھتے تھے | ||||||
| Farooq S. Khan | |||||||
| Mohammad Shaikh | |||||||
| Literal | To sit on on its backs/surfaces , then you remember/mention your Lord's blessing/goodness when you sat on it, and you say: "Praise/glory (to) who humiliated/subjugated for us this, and we were not to it overpowering/connecting (without God) ." | ||||||
| Yusuf Ali | In order that ye may sit firm and square on their backs, and when so seated, ye may celebrate the (kind) favour of your Lord, and say, "Glory to Him Who has subjected these to our (use), for we could never have accomplished this (by ourselves), | ||||||
| Pickthal | That ye may mount upon their backs, and may remember your Lord's favour when ye mount thereon, and may say: Glorified be He Who hath subdued these unto us, and we were not capable (of subduing them); | ||||||
| Arberry | that you may be seated on their backs and then remember your Lord's blessing when you are seated on them, and say, 'Glory be to Him, who has subjected this to us, and we ourselves were not equal to it; | ||||||
| Shakir | That you may firmly sit on their backs, then remember the favor of your Lord when you are firmly seated thereon, and say: Glory be to Him Who made this subservient to us and we were not able to do it | ||||||
| Sarwar | so that perhaps when you ride them, you will recall the bounties of your Lord and when you establish your control over it you would say, "Glory belongs to Him who has made it subservient to us when we would not have been able to do so ourselves. | ||||||
| H/K/Saheeh | That you may settle yourselves upon their backs and then remember the favor of your Lord when you have settled upon them and say. "Exalted is He who has subjected this to us, and we could not have [otherwise] subdued it. | ||||||
| Malik | so that you may firmly sit on their backs, then as you mount, recall the goodness of your Lord and say: "Glory be to Him Who has subjected these to Our use, otherwise We could not have brought them under our control,[13] | ||||||
| Maulana Ali** | That you may sit firm on their backs, then remember the favour of your Lord, when you are firmly seated thereon, and say: Glory be to Him Who made this subservient to us and we were not able to do it, | ||||||
| Free Minds | So that you may settle on their backs; and then when you have settled on them you may recall your Lord's blessing, by saying: "Glory be to the One who commits this for us, and we could not have done so by ourselves." | ||||||
| Qaribullah | so that you can sit upon their backs and then remember the Favors of your Lord and say: 'Exaltations to Him who has subjected these to us otherwise, we ourselves were not capable of it, | ||||||
| George Sale | that ye may sit firmly on the backs thereof, and may remember the favour of your Lord, when ye sit thereon, and may say, praise be unto Him, Who hath subjected these unto our service! For we could not have mastered them by our own power: | ||||||
| JM Rodwell | That ye may sit balanced on their backs and remember the goodness of your Lord as ye sit so evenly thereon, and say: "Glory to Him who hath subjected these to us! We could not have attained to it of ourselves: | ||||||
| Asad | in order that you might gain mastery over them, [Lit., "over its backs" - i.e., according to all classical commentators, the "backs" of the above-mentioned animals and ships alike, the singular form of the pronoun ("its") relating to the collective entity comprised in the concept of "all whereon you ride" (ma tarkabun): in other words, "all that you use or may use by way of transport". As regards my rendering of li-tastau as "so that you might gain mastery", I should like to point out that the verb istawa (lit., "he established himself") has often the connotation adopted by me: see Jawhari, Raghib and Lisan al-Arab, art. sawa; also Lane IV, 1478.] and that, whenever you have mastered them, you might remember your Sustainer's blessings and say: "Limitless in His glory is He who has made [all] this subservient to our use - since [but for Him,] we would not have been able to attain to it. | ||||||
| Khalifa** | As you rest on top of them, you shall appreciate such a blessing from your Lord, and say, "Glory be to the One who subdued this for us. We could not have controlled them by ourselves. | ||||||
| Hilali/Khan** | In order that you may mount firmly on their backs, and then may remember the Favour of your Lord when you mount thereon, and say: "Glory to Him who has subjected this to us, and we could never have it (by our efforts)." | ||||||
| QXP Shabbir Ahemd** | So that you might have control of the means of transport, and that upon gaining control of them you might remember your Lord's Blessings, and say, "Glorified is He Who has made all this of service to us. (Against His Laws) we would not have been able to attain this control. ('Alayehi': The singular form here refers to 'transport' including the ships, the quadrupeds, and all else). | ||||||
| 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 : 43 - Az-Zukhruf | Showing verse 13 of 89 in chapter 43 | |||||
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