English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ra
Nay! I call to witness the Day of Resurrection.
English - Five Volume Translation
Nay! I call to witness the Day of Resurrection.
Commentary:
For the nature, significance and philosophy of Quranic oaths see detailed notes on 91:2 and 37:2. One object of oaths, however, is to lay emphasis on the importance of the subject about which an oath is taken.
لا (nay) is used in different senses. Here it may signify, "it is not like what they think." Sometimes, it is used as an answer to some objection or in repudiation of what is said before. In this and the next verse it is used to refute the disbelievers’ assertion made in v. 4, about the impossibility of the Resurrection and also to emphasize the importance of the oath.
القیامة (the Resurrection) signifying a great and calamitous occurrence, may refer to three events: (a) The death of a person is called القیامة الصغریٰ i.e. the small resurrection. It is to this resurrection that reference is made in the famous hadith, viz. من مات فقد قامت قیامته i.e. he who dies, his resurrection has indeed taken place. (b) The moral death of a whole people or nation. This is called القامة الوسطی i.e. the Middle Resurrection. (c) The Final Resurrection. The word قیامة (resurrection) has been used in the Quran in all these three senses.
English - Short Commentary Translation
Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection.
La here may signify, 'It is not like what they think.' Sometimes it is used as an answer to some objection or in repudiation of what is said before (Lane).
اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ
خبردار! میں قیامت کے دن کی قسم کھاتا ہوں۔
French
Non, mais ! Je cite comme témoin le Jour de la Résurrection.
German
Nein! Ich rufe zum Zeugen den Tag der Auferstehung.
Italian
No, giuro per il Giorno della risurrezione.
Spanish
¡No! Pongo por testigo al Día de la Resurrección.
اردو تفسیرِ صغیر
میں قیامت کے وقت کی قسم کھاتا ہوں (یعنی اسے شہادت کے طور پر پیش کرتا ہوں)
اردو ترجمہ مودودی
نہیں، میں قسم کھاتا ہوں قیامت کے دن کی
English - Sahih
I swear by the Day of Resurrection
English - Talal Itani
Nay! I swear by (the) Day (of) the Resurrection.
English - Arberry
No! I swear by the Day of Resurrection.
English - Maududi
Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection;
English - Ahmed Ali
I CALL TO WITNESS the Day of Resurrection,
English - Yusuf Ali
I do call to witness the Resurrection Day;
English - Five Volume Commentary *
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Commentary:
For the nature, significance and philosophy of Quranic oaths see detailed notes on 91:2 and 37:2. One object of oaths, however, is to lay emphasis on the importance of the subject about which an oath is taken.
لا (nay) is used in different senses. Here it may signify, "it is not like what they think." Sometimes, it is used as an answer to some objection or in repudiation of what is said before. In this and the next verse it is used to refute the disbelievers’ assertion made in v. 4, about the impossibility of the Resurrection and also to emphasize the importance of the oath.
القیامة (the Resurrection) signifying a great and calamitous occurrence, may refer to three events: (a) The death of a person is called القیامة الصغریٰ i.e. the small resurrection. It is to this resurrection that reference is made in the famous hadith, viz. من مات فقد قامت قیامته i.e. he who dies, his resurrection has indeed taken place. (b) The moral death of a whole people or nation. This is called القامة الوسطی i.e. the Middle Resurrection. (c) The Final Resurrection. The word قیامة (resurrection) has been used in the Quran in all these three senses.
English - Short Commentary Notes *
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La here may signify, 'It is not like what they think.' Sometimes it is used as an answer to some objection or in repudiation of what is said before (Lane).
English - Pickthall
Nay, I swear by the Day of Resurrection;
English - Muhammad Ali ra
Nay, I swear by the day of resurrection!
English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ra
I call to witness the Judgment Day;