English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ra
‘Aye, move on towards a shadow which has three sections,
English - Five Volume Translation
Aye, move on towards a three-pronged shadow,
Commentary:
ظل (shadow), as given under Important Words, serves three main purposes: it is cool; gives protection and is a means of comfort. As is mentioned in the following two verses disbelievers will be denied all these three things. The verse may also have reference to the wrong beliefs; evil deeds; usages, and practices of disbelievers which would take the form of three-pronged shadow in the next world. Or, according to some authorities, Ibn ‘Abbas being prominent among them, the reference in the verse may be to the Christian doctrine of the Trinity. Or the verse may mean that disbelievers will be punished from the right, the left and from above.
English - Short Commentary Translation
‘Aye, move on towards a three-pronged shadow,
The wrong beliefs, foolish usages and practices, of disbelievers will take the form of three-pronged shadow in the next world. Or, according to Ibn-e-‘Abbas the reference is to the Christian doctrine of the Trinity. Or, the verse may mean that disbelievers will be punished from the right, the left and from above. Moreover, teachers of moral wisdom point to three factors which operate against the development of proper awareness of one’s duties—lack of sensitivity, lack of thought and lack of judgment. Similarly, three factors are said to operate against moral impulses having their course—fear, arrogance and sensual desires. In the language of psychology we could say that three factors are responsible for sending a man to Hell—errors of perception and reasoning, delinquencies of sex and weaknesses of will.
اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ
ایسے سائے کی طرف چلو جو تین شاخوں والا ہے۔
French
Oui, avancez vers une sorte d’ombre qui a trois parties,
German
Gehet hin zu einem Schatten, der drei Wandlungen hat,
Italian
Su, muovetevi verso l'ombra che ha tre parti,
Spanish
“Ay, dirigios hacia la sombra que tiene tres partes”,
اردو تفسیرِ صغیر
یعنی اس سائے کی طرف جاؤ‘ جس کے تین پہلو ہیں۔
یعنی آخری زمانہ میں منکرین اسلام کی پناہ ایسی ہوگی جو پناہ نہیں کہلا سکتی بلکہ تکلیف کا موجب ہوگی۔
اردو ترجمہ مودودی
چلو اُس سائے کی طرف جو تین شاخوں والا ہے
English - Sahih
Proceed to a shadow [of smoke] having three columns
اردو ترجمہ احمد علی
ایک سائبان کی طرف چلو جسکے تین حصے ہیں
English - Talal Itani
Proceed to a shadow having three columns
English - Arberry
Depart to a triple-massing shadow
English - Maududi
proceed towards the three-pronged shadow,
English - Ahmed Ali
Go to the shadow with three ramifications,
English - Yusuf Ali
"Depart ye to a Shadow (of smoke ascending) in three columns,
English - Five Volume Commentary *
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Commentary:
ظل (shadow), as given under Important Words, serves three main purposes: it is cool; gives protection and is a means of comfort. As is mentioned in the following two verses disbelievers will be denied all these three things. The verse may also have reference to the wrong beliefs; evil deeds; usages, and practices of disbelievers which would take the form of three-pronged shadow in the next world. Or, according to some authorities, Ibn ‘Abbas being prominent among them, the reference in the verse may be to the Christian doctrine of the Trinity. Or the verse may mean that disbelievers will be punished from the right, the left and from above.
English - Short Commentary Notes *
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The wrong beliefs, foolish usages and practices, of disbelievers will take the form of three-pronged shadow in the next world. Or, according to Ibn-e-‘Abbas the reference is to the Christian doctrine of the Trinity. Or, the verse may mean that disbelievers will be punished from the right, the left and from above. Moreover, teachers of moral wisdom point to three factors which operate against the development of proper awareness of one’s duties—lack of sensitivity, lack of thought and lack of judgment. Similarly, three factors are said to operate against moral impulses having their course—fear, arrogance and sensual desires. In the language of psychology we could say that three factors are responsible for sending a man to Hell—errors of perception and reasoning, delinquencies of sex and weaknesses of will.
English - Pickthall
Depart unto the shadow falling threefold,
English - Muhammad Ali ra
Walk on to the shadow, having three branches,
English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ra
Proceed towards a shelter which has three sections,