English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ra
And He sent against them swarms of birds,
English - Five Volume Translation
And He sent against them swarms of birds,
Important Words:
أبابیل (swarms): the word is said to have no singular. According to some its singular is أبول which means, a separate or distinct portion of a number of birds or horses or camels following one another. أبابیل signifies, according to some, a company in a state of dispersion, or dispersed companies following one another, or distinct or separate companies like camels. They say جاءت ابلک أبابیل i.e. thy camels came in distinct or separate companies. طیر أبابیل means, birds in separate flocks or bevies, or birds in companies from this or that quarter, or following one another, flock after flock (Lane & Aqrab).
Commentary:
See Introduction.
English - Short Commentary Translation
And He sent against them swarms of birds,
According to some authorities Ababil is the plural of Ibbaul which means, a separate or distinct portion of a number of birds or horses or camels following one another. The words, Tairan Ababil, means, birds in separate flocks or bevies, or birds in companies from this or that quarter, or following one another, flock after flock (Lane).
اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ
اور اُن پر غَول در غَول پرندے (نہیں) بھیجے؟
French
Et Il envoya contre eux des nuées d’oiseaux,
German
Und Er sandte Schwärme von Vögeln wider sie,
Italian
Egli inviò contro di loro sciami d'uccelli,
Spanish
Y envió contra ellos bandadas de pájaros,
اردو تفسیرِ صغیر
اور (اس کے بعد) اُن (کی لاشوں) پر جھنڈ کے جھنڈ پرندے بھیجے۔
اردو ترجمہ مودودی
اور اُن پر پرندوں کے جھنڈ کے جھنڈ بھیج دیے
English - Sahih
And He sent against them birds in flocks,
اردو ترجمہ احمد علی
اور اس نے ان پر غول کے غول پرندے بھیجے
English - Talal Itani
And He sent against them birds (in) flocks.
English - Arberry
And He loosed upon them birds in flights,
English - Maududi
And He sent against them swarms of birds
English - Ahmed Ali
And sent hordes of chargers flying against them,
English - Yusuf Ali
And He sent against them Flights of Birds,
English - Five Volume Commentary *
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Important Words:
أبابیل (swarms): the word is said to have no singular. According to some its singular is أبول which means, a separate or distinct portion of a number of birds or horses or camels following one another. أبابیل signifies, according to some, a company in a state of dispersion, or dispersed companies following one another, or distinct or separate companies like camels. They say جاءت ابلک أبابیل i.e. thy camels came in distinct or separate companies. طیر أبابیل means, birds in separate flocks or bevies, or birds in companies from this or that quarter, or following one another, flock after flock (Lane & Aqrab).
Commentary:
See Introduction.
English - Short Commentary Notes *
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According to some authorities Ababil is the plural of Ibbaul which means, a separate or distinct portion of a number of birds or horses or camels following one another. The words, Tairan Ababil, means, birds in separate flocks or bevies, or birds in companies from this or that quarter, or following one another, flock after flock (Lane).
English - Pickthall
And send against them swarms of flying creatures,
English - Muhammad Ali ra
And send against them birds in flocks?
English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ra
Then He sent upon their corpses swarms of birds,