English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ra
Marked for them in the decree of thy Lord. And such punishment is not far from the wrongdoers of the present age.
English - Five Volume Translation
Marked for them in the decree of thy Lord. And such punishment is not far from the wrongdoers of the present age.
Commentary:
The words, marked for them, mean that it had been decreed from eternity that these stones should become the cause for the destruction of Lot’s people.
The latter portion of the verse points out that the account of the destruction of the people of Lot has not been given here as a story but is intended to give a warning that a similar destructive punishment would overtake the disbelieving people of the Holy Prophet’s time if they persisted in rejecting him.
It may also be noted here that there are some serious differences in the accounts about Lot as given in the Quran and the Bible: (1) The Bible represents Lot as a quarrelsome and jealous person, while the Quran says that he was a righteous servant of God. (2) The Bible says that the three visitors partook of the food presented to them by Abraham, declaring at
the same time that one of them was God Himself, the other two being angels. The Quran denies all this. (3) According to the Bible, Lot offered his daughters for fornication, while the Quran declares that they were merely offered as hostages. (4) The Bible says that Lot’s wife was turned into a pillar of salt but the Quran rejects all such puerile stories. Any sensible person can see which of the two accounts is more sensible and correct.
English - Short Commentary Translation
Marked for them in the decree of thy Lord. And such punishment is not far from the wrongdoers of the present age.
اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ
جو تیرے ربّ کے نزدیک نشان لگائے ہوئے تھے۔ اور یہ (سلوک) ظالموں سے بعید نہیں۔
French
Marquées pour eux selon le décret de ton Seigneur. Et de tels châtiments ne sont pas loin des injustes .
German
gezeichnet (für sie) bei deinem Herrn. Und das ist nicht fern von den Frevlern.
Chinese
这是在你的养主的前定中 (为他们所) 固定了的。这惩罚离这个时代的不义者 (也) 是不远的。
Italian
segnati per loro nel decreto del tuo Signore. E una simile punizione non è lontana dai malvagi del nostro tempo.
Spanish
Señaladas para ellos en el decreto de tu Señor. Y uncastigo similar no está lejos de los injustos de esta época.
اردو تفسیرِ صغیر
جو تیرے رب کی تقدیر میں (ان کے لئے ہی) مقدر (اور نامزد) کیے ہوئے تھے۔ اور ان ظالموں سے (بھی) یہ عذاب دور نہیں۔
یعنی محمد رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کے زمانہ کے ظالموں سے بھی یہ عذاب دور نہیں۔
اردو ترجمہ مودودی
جن میں سے ہر پتھر تیرے رب کے ہاں نشان زدہ تھا اور ظالموں سے یہ سزا کچھ دور نہیں ہے
English - Sahih
Marked from your Lord. And Allah 's punishment is not from the wrongdoers [very] far.
اردو ترجمہ احمد علی
جن پر تیرے رب کے ہاں سے خاص نشان بھی تھا اور یہ بستیاں ان ظالموں سے کچھ دور نہیں ہیں
English - Talal Itani
Marked from your Lord. And not it (is) from the wrongdoers far.
English - Arberry
marked with thy Lord, and never far from the evildoers.
English - Maududi
marked from your Lord. Nor is the punishment far off from the wrong-doers.
English - Ahmed Ali
Impressed with (the signs) of your Lord. And such (punishment) is not far for the (other) transgressers.
English - Yusuf Ali
Marked as from thy Lord: Nor are they ever far from those who do wrong!
English - Five Volume Commentary *
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Commentary:
The words, marked for them, mean that it had been decreed from eternity that these stones should become the cause for the destruction of Lot’s people.
The latter portion of the verse points out that the account of the destruction of the people of Lot has not been given here as a story but is intended to give a warning that a similar destructive punishment would overtake the disbelieving people of the Holy Prophet’s time if they persisted in rejecting him.
It may also be noted here that there are some serious differences in the accounts about Lot as given in the Quran and the Bible: (1) The Bible represents Lot as a quarrelsome and jealous person, while the Quran says that he was a righteous servant of God. (2) The Bible says that the three visitors partook of the food presented to them by Abraham, declaring at
the same time that one of them was God Himself, the other two being angels. The Quran denies all this. (3) According to the Bible, Lot offered his daughters for fornication, while the Quran declares that they were merely offered as hostages. (4) The Bible says that Lot’s wife was turned into a pillar of salt but the Quran rejects all such puerile stories. Any sensible person can see which of the two accounts is more sensible and correct.
English - Short Commentary Notes *
English - Pickthall
Marked with fire in the providence of thy Lord (for the destruction of the wicked). And they are never far from the wrong-doers.
English - Muhammad Ali ra
Marked (for punishment) with thy Lord. And it is not far off from the wrongdoers.
English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ra
... marked for them in the decree of thy Lord. Such chastisement is not far from the wrongdoers of any age.