Arabic Source and Roman Transliteration Arabic أَوْ تُسْقِطَ السَّمَاءَ كَمَا زَعَمْتَ عَلَيْنَا كِسَفًا أَوْ تَأْتِيَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةِ قَبِيلً Transliteration Aw tusqit a al ssama a kama zaAAamta AAalayna kisafan aw ta/tiya biA lla hi waa lmala -ikati qabeela n Transliteration-2 aw tus'qiṭa l-samāa kamā zaʿamta ʿalaynā kisafan aw tatiya bil-lahi wal-malāikati qabīla Word for Word Or you cause to fall the sky, as you have claimed, upon us (in) pieces or you bring Allah and the Angels before (us).
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Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning Muhammad Asad or thou cause the skies to fall down upon us in smithereens, as thou hast threatened, or [till] thou bring God and the angels face to face before us M. M. Pickthall Or thou cause the heaven to fall upon us piecemeal, as thou hast pretended, or bring Allah and the angels as a warrant Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) "Or thou cause the sky to fall in pieces, as thou sayest (will happen), against us; or thou bring Allah and the angels before (us) face to face Shakir Or you should cause the heaven to come down upon us in pieces as you think, or bring Allah and the angels face to face (with us) Wahiduddin Khan or you cause the heavens to fall down on us in pieces, as you have claimed; or you bring God and the angels before us face to face Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar Or hast thou caused heaven to drop on us in pieces as thou hadst claimed? Or hast thou brought God and the angels as a warranty? T.B.Irving or you cause the sky to fall in pieces on us just as you claim, bring God and His angels to vouch for you, The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab or cause the sky to fall upon us in pieces, as you have claimed, or bring Allah and the angels before us, face to face, Safi Kaskas Or, until the skies fall down upon us-crushing us, as you have threatened to do. Or [until] you bring God and the angels face to face before us, Abdul Hye or you cause to fall the heaven upon us in pieces as you have claimed, or you bring Allah and the angels (face to face) before us, The Study Quran or till you make the sky fall upon us in pieces, as you have claimed, or you bring God and the angels before us [The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition) "Or that you make the heaven fall upon us in pieces as you claimed, or that you bring God and the Angels before us." Abdel Haleem or make the sky fall on us in pieces, as you claimed will happen; or bring God and the angels before us face to face Abdul Majid Daryabadi Or thou causest the heaven to fall upon us, as thou assertest, in pieces, or thou bringest God and the angels face to face Ahmed Ali Or, let chunks of sky fall over us, as you assert (you will); or, bring God and the angels as a surety Aisha Bewley or make the sky, as you claim, fall down on us in lumps; or bring Allah and the angels here as a guarantee; Ali Ünal "Or you cause the heaven to fall upon us in pieces, as you have claimed (could happen), or bring God and the angels as a warrant (before our eyes proving the truth of your message) Ali Quli Qara'i Or until you cause the sky to fall in fragments upon us, just as you would aver. Or until you bring Allah and the angels [right] in front of us Hamid S. Aziz Or you make the sky to fall down upon us in pieces, as you have warned; or you bring us Allah and the angels before us face to face Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali Or you make the heaven to fall down, as you have asserted, on us in lumps, or you come up with Allah, and the Angels and their (dependent) tribes Muhammad Sarwar or cause the sky to fall into pieces on us - as you believe you can - or bring God and the angels face to face with us Muhammad Taqi Usmani Or you cause the sky to fall upon us in pieces, as you claimed, or you bring Allah and angels before us face to face Shabbir Ahmed "Or you make the sky fall on us, as you keep warning us about retribution, or bring Allah and the angels face to before us." (26:187), (6:35) Syed Vickar Ahamed "Or you make the sky to fall in pieces, as you say (it will happen), against us; Or you bring Allah and the angels before (us), face to face Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) Or you make the heaven fall upon us in fragments as you have claimed or you bring Allah and the angels before [us] Farook Malik or until you cause the sky to fall upon us in pieces as you have threatened us; or you bring Allah and the angels before us face to face Dr. Munir Munshey "Or (else, we dare you to) make the sky tumble down upon us in pieces _ like you claim it might _ and have Allah and His angels appear (face to face) before us." Dr. Kamal Omar Or you cause the heaven to fall upon us in pieces as you boasted, or you come with Allah and the angels (before us) face to face Talal A. Itani (new translation) Or make the sky fall on us in pieces, as you claim, or bring God and the angels before us Maududi or cause the sky to fall on us in pieces as you claimed, or bring Allah and the angels before us, face to face Ali Bakhtiari Nejad or you make the sky fall on us in pieces as you claimed, or bring God and angels face to face (with us) A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018) “Or you cause the sky to fall into pieces on us as you say, or you bring God and the angels before us face to face Musharraf Hussain or you cause a piece of the sky to fall on us as you claim, or bring Allah and the angels before us, [The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) "Or that you make the heaven fall upon us in pieces as you claimed, or that you bring God and the angels before us." Mohammad Shafi "Or you cause the heaven to come down upon us in pieces as you think it would, or you bring Allah and the angels before us."
Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works Bijan Moeinian You cause the heaven to fall upon us in pieces, as you are threatening us with. You bring God and the angels face to face before us; or … Faridul Haque "Or you cause the sky to fall upon us in pieces like you said - or bring Allah and the angels as Witness." Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah or, until you cause the sky to fall upon us in pieces, as you have claimed, or, as a surety bring Allah with the angels in front Maulana Muhammad Ali Or thou cause the heaven to come down upon us in pieces, and thou thinkest, or bring Allah and the angels face to face (with us) Muhammad Ahmed - Samira Or you drop the sky pieces on us as you claimed/alleged , or you come with God and the angels facing/from front Sher Ali `Or, thou cause the heaven to fall upon us in pieces, as thou hast claimed, or, thou bring ALLAH and the angels before us face to face Rashad Khalifa "Or unless you cause masses from the sky, as you claimed, to fall on us. Or unless you bring GOD and the angels before our eyes. Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) Or you may cause the heaven to fall upon us in pieces as you have asserted, or bring Allah and the angels as surety. Amatul Rahman Omar `Or, as you assert (and claim that it shall happen), cause the heaven to fall down upon us in fragments, or bring Allah and the angels face to face with us Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri Or, as you have an idea, cause some pieces of the sky to fall upon us (just now) or bring Allah and the angels before us Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali "Or you cause the heaven to fall upon us in pieces, as you have pretended, or you bring Allah and the angels before (us) face to face
Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works Arthur John Arberry or till thou makest heaven to fall, as thou assertest, on us in fragments, or thou bringest God and the angels as a surety Edward Henry Palmer or thou make the sky to fall down upon us in pieces; or thou bring us God and the angels before us George Sale or thou cause the heaven to fall down upon us, as thou hast given out, in pieces; or thou bring down God and the angels to vouch for thee John Medows Rodwell Or thou make the heaven to fall on us, as thou hast given out, in pieces; or thou bring God and the angels to vouch for thee N J Dawood (2014) until you cause the sky to fall upon us in fragments, as you have claimed you would, or bring down God and the angels in our midst
New and/or Partial Translations, and works in progress Linda “iLHam” Barto “Or until you cause the sky to fall in pieces, as you predict, against us, or until you bring Allah and the angels to face us. Sayyid Qutb or you cause the sky to fall upon us in pieces, as you have threatened, or you bring God and the angels face to face before us, Ahmed Hulusi “Or you make the heaven fall upon us in fragments as you have claimed or you bring Allah and the angels before us as warrantors.” (They say this because they fail to understand the One referenced by the name ‘Allah’ and think of Him as a god in the heavens.) Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli Or you cause the heaven, as you think, to fall in pieces upon us, or bring Allah and the angels face to face with us, Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim "Or until you have caused the sky to fall on our heads in pieces as you assumed it would, or until you have brought before our eyes Allah and His angels together" Mir Aneesuddin Or you cause the sky to fall upon us in pieces as you claim, or you bring Allah and the angels face to face (with us).
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