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English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

And He it is Who has caused the two seas to flow, this palatable and sweet, and that saltish and bitter; and between them He has placed a barrier and a great partition.

اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ

اور وہی ہے جو دو سمندروں کو ملا دے گا۔ یہ بہت میٹھا اور یہ سخت کھارا (اور) کڑوا ہے اور اُس نے ان دونوں کے درمیان (سرِدست) ایک روک اور جدائی ڈال رکھی ہے جو پاٹی نہیں جا سکتی۔

French

Et c’est Lui Qui a fait couler les deux mers, l’une agréable au palais et douce, et l’autre saumâtre et amère ; et entre elles Il a placé pour le moment une barrière et une grande séparation.

German

Er ist es, Der den beiden Gewässern freien Lauf gelassen hat, zu fließen, das eine wohlschmeckend, süß, und das andere salzig, bitter; und zwischen ihnen hat Er eine Schranke gemacht und eine Scheidewand.

Chinese

[a]他就是使二海川流不息的, 这 (海水) 是甜美可口的; 那 (海水) 是咸渍苦涩的。他在两者之间放置了屏障和难以超越的隔离物。

Italian

Ed è Lui che ha fatto fluire i due mari, l'uno gustoso e dolce, e l'altro salato e amaro; e tra essi ha posto una barriera e una grande divisione invalicabile.

Spanish

Él es Quien ha hecho fluir los dos mares, éste sabroso y dulce, y aquél salado y amargo; y entre ellos colocó una barrera y una división infranqueable.

اردو تفسیرِ صغیر

اور وہی ہے جس نے دو سمندروں[1] کو چلایا ہے جن میں سے ایک تو بہت میٹھا[2] ہے‘ اور دوسرا [3]نمکین (اور) کڑوا ہے اور اس (اللہ) نے ان دونوں کے درمیان ایک روک بنا دی ہے اور ایسا سامان بنایا ہے کہ وہ ایک دوسرے کو پرے [4]رکھتے ہیں‘ ملنے نہیں دیتے۔

English - Short Commentary Translation

[a]And He it is Who has caused the two seas to flow, this palatable and sweet, and that salt and bitter; and between them He has placed a barrier and an insurmountable partition.[2085]

English - Five Volume Translation

[a]And He it is Who has caused the two seas to flow, this palatable and sweet, and that saltish and bitter; and between them He has placed a barrier and a great partition.[2685]

35:13; 55:20, 21.

Important Words:

مرج (caused to flow) means, he mixed two things together. مرج الشیء بالشیء means, he mixed one thing with another. مرج الدابةmeans, he sent a beast to pasture wherever it would. They say مرج لسانه فی اعراض الناس i.e. he let go his tongue in abusing people and backbiting them. مرج البحرین means, He (God) has mixed the two seas; He has let them flow freely (Lane & Aqrab).

فرات (sweet) is derived from فرت (faruta). They say فرت الماء i.e. the water was or became sweet or very sweet. فرات applied to water means sweet, very sweet or of the sweetest kind that which subdues thirst by its excessive sweetness (Lane & Aqrab).

أجاج (bitter) is derived from أج . They say أجت النار i.e. the fire burned or burned brightly or fiercely. أج الماء means, the water was or became saltish or bitter. أجاج means, anything burning to the mouth whether saltish bitter or hot. ماء أجاج means, water that burns by its saltishness; or salt water or very bitter water like the water of the sea, or water of which no use is made for drinking or for watering seed-product or other purposes; or very hot water (Lane, Aqrab & Mufradat). See also 21:97.

برزخ (partition) is a thing that intervenes between any two things; a bar; an obstruction; or a thing that separates two things i.e. a partition (Lane). See also 23:101.

Commentary:

Taking "two waters" in the verse to represent the true religion and the false one, the verse signifies that both Islam, the true religion, and other corrupted faiths will continue to exist side by side, the former yielding sweet fruit and slaking the thirst of the spiritual wayfarers and the latter barren and bitter, incapable of producing any good results.

The "two waters" may also signify the water of the sea and that of the river. The former is saltish and bitter to taste while the latter is drinkable and sweet. When the sweet water of the river flows into the sea and becomes mixed with its saltish water, it also becomes bitter. As long as these two waters keep themselves separate, they have different tastes. Similarly, when the teaching of a true religion becomes mixed up with the teachings of false religions, it loses its sweetness and usefulness. But God has so ordained that in spite of its close proximity to false religions Islam will never lose its sweet taste as God has taken upon Himself to protect and guard it (15:10). There is an unbridgeable barrier between the two which keeps them apart. Or the word بحر meaning both river and sea, the verse may signify that under the system instituted by God rivers are fed by rain and snow and their water is always fresh, and though they fall into the sea, sea water is always saltish and bitter. This is in effect an illustration of Divine guidance, which when it is constantly reinforced by fresh revelation remains fresh, sweet and life-giving, but when it becomes stale, it loses all value.

اردو ترجمہ مودودی

اور وہی ہے جس نے دو سمندروں کو ملا رکھا ہے ایک لذیذ و شیریں، دوسرا تلخ و شور اور دونوں کے درمیان ایک پردہ حائل ہے ایک رکاوٹ ہے جو انہیں گڈ مڈ ہونے سے روکے ہوئے ہے

English - Sahih

And it is He who has released [simultaneously] the two seas, one fresh and sweet and one salty and bitter, and He placed between them a barrier and prohibiting partition.

اردو ترجمہ احمد علی

اور وہی ہے جس نے دو دریاؤں کو آپس میں ملا دیا یہ میٹھا خوشگوار ہے او ریہ کھاری کڑوا ہے اوران دونوں میں ایک پردہ اور مستحکم آڑ بنا دی

English - Talal Itani

And He (is) the One Who (has) released the two seas [this] (one) palatable and sweet and [this] (one) salty (and) bitter, and He has made between them a barrier and a partition forbidden.

Chinese Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

a

35:13; 55:20, 21.

اردہ تفصیرِ صغیر نوٹس ^*

1

اس جگہ پر بَحْرٌ کا لفظ ہے اور عربی زبان میں بَحْرٌ سمندر اور دریا دونوں کو کہتے ہیں۔ اصل میں یہاں مذہبوں کا مقابلہ ہے۔ یعنی کسی کی تعلیم اچھی ہوتی ہے کسی کی ُبری لیکن تمثیلی طور پر بتایا ہے کہ دیکھتے نہیں سمندر کا پانی کتنا کڑوا ہوتا ہے اور دریا جو اس میں آکر گرتے ہیں ان کا پانی میٹھا ہوتا ہے اللہ ہی نے یہ تدبیر کی ہے کہ وہ ہمیشہ میٹھے ہی رہتے ہیں اور سمندر ہمیشہ کڑوا رہتا ہے کیونکہ دریا بارش کے پانی اور برفوں سے بنتے ہیں اور سمندر کی تہ میں ان گنت پہاڑ نمک کے ہیں۔ اسی طرح جو تعلیمات براہِ راست خدا کی طرف سے آتی ہیں وہ میٹھی ہوتی ہیں اور جو تعلیمیں دیر سے دنیا

2

فُرَاتٌ کے معنے بھی میٹھے کے ہیں اور عَذْبٌ کے معنے بھی میٹھے کے۔ اس لئے ہم نے ترجمہ ’’بہت میٹھا ہے‘‘ کے الفاظ سے کیا ہے۔

3

قرآن کریم کے لفظ تو ھٰذَا کے ہیں جس کا ترجمہ ’’یہ‘‘ اور ’’وہ‘‘ ہے۔ مگر اردو میں ’’ایک اور دوسرا کے الفاظ‘‘ٹھیک رہتے ہیں۔ پس چونکہ اس سے معنوں میں فرق نہیں پڑتا ہم نے ’’ایک دوسرے کے لفظ کو اختیار کیا ہے۔

4

یعنی دریاؤں اور سمندروں کو بظاہر ملایا ہے لیکن ایسا انتظام کیا ہے کہ نہ دریا نمکین ہوتے ہیں نہ سمندر میٹھے۔

English - Arberry

And it is He who let forth the two seas, this one Sweet, grateful to taste, and this salt, bitter to the tongue, and He set between them a barrier, and a ban forbidden.

English - Maududi

And it is He, Who has let loose the two seas, one palatable and sweet, the other bitter and saltish, and there is a partition between them, which is an insurmountable barrier.

English - Ahmed Ali

It is He who made two bodies of water flow side by side, one fresh (and) sweet, the other brine (and) bitter, and has placed an interstice, a barrier between them.

English - Yusuf Ali

It is He Who has let free the two bodies of flowing water: One palatable and sweet, and the other salt and bitter; yet has He made a barrier between them, a partition that is forbidden to be passed.

English - Five Volume Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

a

35:13; 55:20, 21.

2685

Important Words:

مرج (caused to flow) means, he mixed two things together. مرج الشیء بالشیء means, he mixed one thing with another. مرج الدابةmeans, he sent a beast to pasture wherever it would. They say مرج لسانه فی اعراض الناس i.e. he let go his tongue in abusing people and backbiting them. مرج البحرین means, He (God) has mixed the two seas; He has let them flow freely (Lane & Aqrab).

فرات (sweet) is derived from فرت (faruta). They say فرت الماء i.e. the water was or became sweet or very sweet. فرات applied to water means sweet, very sweet or of the sweetest kind that which subdues thirst by its excessive sweetness (Lane & Aqrab).

أجاج (bitter) is derived from أج . They say أجت النار i.e. the fire burned or burned brightly or fiercely. أج الماء means, the water was or became saltish or bitter. أجاج means, anything burning to the mouth whether saltish bitter or hot. ماء أجاج means, water that burns by its saltishness; or salt water or very bitter water like the water of the sea, or water of which no use is made for drinking or for watering seed-product or other purposes; or very hot water (Lane, Aqrab & Mufradat). See also 21:97.

برزخ (partition) is a thing that intervenes between any two things; a bar; an obstruction; or a thing that separates two things i.e. a partition (Lane). See also 23:101.

Commentary:

Taking "two waters" in the verse to represent the true religion and the false one, the verse signifies that both Islam, the true religion, and other corrupted faiths will continue to exist side by side, the former yielding sweet fruit and slaking the thirst of the spiritual wayfarers and the latter barren and bitter, incapable of producing any good results.

The "two waters" may also signify the water of the sea and that of the river. The former is saltish and bitter to taste while the latter is drinkable and sweet. When the sweet water of the river flows into the sea and becomes mixed with its saltish water, it also becomes bitter. As long as these two waters keep themselves separate, they have different tastes. Similarly, when the teaching of a true religion becomes mixed up with the teachings of false religions, it loses its sweetness and usefulness. But God has so ordained that in spite of its close proximity to false religions Islam will never lose its sweet taste as God has taken upon Himself to protect and guard it (15:10). There is an unbridgeable barrier between the two which keeps them apart. Or the word بحر meaning both river and sea, the verse may signify that under the system instituted by God rivers are fed by rain and snow and their water is always fresh, and though they fall into the sea, sea water is always saltish and bitter. This is in effect an illustration of Divine guidance, which when it is constantly reinforced by fresh revelation remains fresh, sweet and life-giving, but when it becomes stale, it loses all value.

English - Short Commentary Notes ^*

Cross Refs:

a

35:13; 55:20, 21.

2085

Taking 'two waters' in the verse to represent the true religion and the false, the verse signifies that both Islam, the true religion, and other corrupted Faiths will continue to exist side by side, the former yielding sweet fruit and slaking the thirst of the spiritual wayfarers and the latter barren and bitter, incapable of producing any good result. The 'two waters' may also signify the water of the sea and that of the river. The former is saltish and bitter to taste while the latter is drinkable and sweet. When the sweet water of the river flows into the sea and becomes mixed with its saltish water, it also becomes bitter. As long as these two waters keep themselves separate, they have different tastes. Similarly, when the teaching of a true religion becomes mixed up with the teachings of false religions, it loses its sweetness and usefulness. But God has so ordained that in spite of its close proximity to false religions, Islam will never lose its sweet taste as God has taken upon Himself to protect a

English - Pickthall

And He it is Who hath given independence to the two seas (though they meet); one palatable, sweet, and the other saltish, bitter; and hath set a bar and a forbidding ban between them.

English - Muhammad Ali ^ra

And He it is Who has made the two seas to flow freely, the one sweet, very sweet, and the other saltish, bitter. And between the two He has made a barrier and inviolable obstruction.

English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ^ra

He it is Who has caused the two waters to flow, one of the rivers and springs, sweet and palatable, and the other of the oceans, salt and bitter; and between them He has placed as a barrier a system that keeps them apart.

ROOT م ر ج

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مَّارِج

مَرَجَ

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