English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ra
But he attempted not the ascent courageously.
English - Five Volume Translation
But he attempted not the steep ascent.
Important Words:
اقتحم (attempted). They say اقتحم فی الامر i.e. he rushed or plunged into the affair without consideration. اقتحم المنزل means, he entered the place suddenly and without permission; rushed suddenly upon the place; he invaded or attacked the place. اقتحم العقبة means, he ascended or attacked or rushed upon عقبه which means, hill; mountain; high place; steep road (Lane & Aqrab).
Commentary:
The verse means that through the Holy Prophet God had opened up for the Arabs all the ways and means by using which they could make unlimited spiritual and material progress but they refused to make the necessary sacrifices required to achieve the two objectives. See also next verse.
English - Short Commentary Translation
But he attempted not the steep ascent;
Through the Holy Prophet, God had opened up all the ways and means by using which man could make unlimited spiritual and material progress, but he refused to make the necessary sacrifices to achieve this object.
اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ
پس وہ عَقَبَہ پر نہیں چڑھا۔
French
Mais il ne s’est pas engagé avec rigueur dans Al-̒Aqabah.
German
doch er unternahm das Erklimmen nicht.
Italian
Ma egli non ha seguito il cammino di ‘Aqabah.
Spanish
Pero no siguió el camino de “Aqabah”.
اردو تفسیرِ صغیر
(مگر) وہ پھر بھی چوٹی پر نہ چڑھا۔
یعنی باوجود اتنے نیک سامانوں کے کافر انسان پھر بھی ترقی کی چوٹی پر نہ چڑھا۔ بلکہ گمراہی کے گڑھے میں گرا رہا۔
اردو ترجمہ مودودی
مگر اس نے دشوار گزار گھاٹی سے گزرنے کی ہمت نہ کی
English - Sahih
But he has not broken through the difficult pass.
اردو ترجمہ احمد علی
پس وہ (دین کی) گھاٹی میں سے نہ ہو کر نکلا
English - Talal Itani
But not he has attempted the steep path.
English - Arberry
Yet he has not assaulted the steep;
English - Maududi
But he did not venture to scale the difficult steep.
English - Ahmed Ali
But he could not scale the steep ascent.
English - Yusuf Ali
But he hath made no haste on the path that is steep.
English - Five Volume Commentary *
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Important Words:
اقتحم (attempted). They say اقتحم فی الامر i.e. he rushed or plunged into the affair without consideration. اقتحم المنزل means, he entered the place suddenly and without permission; rushed suddenly upon the place; he invaded or attacked the place. اقتحم العقبة means, he ascended or attacked or rushed upon عقبه which means, hill; mountain; high place; steep road (Lane & Aqrab).
Commentary:
The verse means that through the Holy Prophet God had opened up for the Arabs all the ways and means by using which they could make unlimited spiritual and material progress but they refused to make the necessary sacrifices required to achieve the two objectives. See also next verse.
English - Short Commentary Notes *
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Through the Holy Prophet, God had opened up all the ways and means by using which man could make unlimited spiritual and material progress, but he refused to make the necessary sacrifices to achieve this object.
English - Pickthall
But he hath not attempted the Ascent -
English - Muhammad Ali ra
But he attempts not the uphill road;
English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ra
But he attempted not the scaling of the height.