38. Surah Sad, Verse 10
اَمْ لَهُمْ مُلْكُ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا۠ فَلْيَرْتَقُوا فِي الْاَسْبَابِ
Am lahum mulku assamawatiwal-ardi wama baynahuma falyartaqoofee al-asbab
Or does the kingdom of the heavens and earth and everything between them belong to them? Let them, in that case, climb the ropes to heaven!
- Progressive Muslims
Or do they possess the dominion of the heavens and the Earth, and all that is between them Then let them bring their own solutions.
- Shabbir Ahmed
Or is it that theirs is the Kingdom of the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them? If so, let them ascend to Supremacy by all means.
- Sam Gerrans
Or if they have the dominion of the heavens and the earth and what is between them: — then let them ascend into the causes!
- The Monotheist Group
Or do they possess the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them? Then let them bring their own solutions.
- Edip-Layth
Or do they possess the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them? Then let them bring their own solutions.
- Aisha Bewley
Or does the kingdom of the heavens and earth and everything between them belong to them? Let them, in that case, climb the ropes to heaven!
- Rashad Khalifa
Do they possess the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, and everything between them? Let them help themselves.
- Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
Or is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and all that lies between them, theirs? Then let them climb up the ladders (to the heavens).
- Sahih International
Or is theirs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and what is between them? Then let them ascend through [any] ways of access.
- Muhammad Asad
Or [that] the dominion over the heavens and the earth and all that is between them is theirs? Why, then, let them try to ascend [to God-like power] by all [conceivable] means!
- Marmaduke Pickthall
Or is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them theirs? Then let them ascend by ropes!
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
Or do they have the sovereign authority of the heavens and the earth and of all that lies between them! If so then they are given free vent to their enthusiasm to ascend by the means of their choice or to mount up by ropes (or ladders) to reach the realm of heaven to accomplish their end.
- Bijan Moeinian
Or perhaps they think that they own the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. If so, then let them mount up to the throne with ropes!
- Al-Hilali & Khan
Or is it that the dominion of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them is theirs? If so, let them ascend up with means (to the heavens)!
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Or have they the dominion of the heavens and the earth and all between? If so, let them mount up with the ropes and means (to reach that end)!
- Mustafa Khattab
Or ˹is it because˺ the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and everything in between belongs to them? Let them then climb their way ˹to heaven, if their claim is true˺.
- Taqi Usmani
Or do they have the ownership of the heavens and the earth and what lies between them? Then let them ascend (to the sky) by ropes.
- Abdul Haleem
Do they control the heavens and earth and everything between? Let them climb their ropes:
- Arthur John Arberry
Or is theirs the kingdom of the heavens and earth and of what between them is? Why, then let them ascend the cords!
- E. Henry Palmer
or have they the kingdom of the heavens and of the earth, and what is between the two?- then let them climb tip the ropes thereof.
- Hamid S. Aziz
Or is it that theirs is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and what is between them? Then let them ascend by ropes
- Mahmoud Ghali
Or even does the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them belong to them? Then let them ascend the means!
- George Sale
Is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, and of whatever is between them, in their possession? If it be so, let them ascend by steps unto heaven.
- Syed Vickar Ahamed
Or have they the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and all between? If so, let them reach up with the ropes and means (to get there)!
- Amatul Rahman Omar
Or does the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and all that lies between them belong to them? (If so) then let them rise higher with the means (at their disposal and stop the onward march of Islam).
- Ali Quli Qarai
Do they own the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them? [If so, ] let them ascend [to the higher spheres] by the means [of ascension].