Stem نُقَلِّبُ - Quranic Morphology

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

Thou mightest deem them awake, whilst they are asleep; and We shall cause them to turn over to the right and to the left, their dog stretching out his forelegs on the threshold. If thou hadst had a look at them, thou wouldst surely have turned away from them in fright, and wouldst surely have been filled with awe of them.

اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ

اور تُو انہیں جاگا ہوا گمان کرتا ہے جبکہ وہ سوئے ہوئے ہیں اور ہم انہیں دائیں اور بائیں ادلتے بدلتے رہتے ہیں اور ان کا کتا چوکھٹ پر اپنی اگلی دونوں ٹانگیں پھیلائے ہوئے ہے۔ اگر تو انہیں جھانک کر دیکھے تو ضرور پیٹھ پھیر کر ان سے بھاگ جائے اور ان کے رعب سے بھر جائے۔

French

Tu pourrais les croire éveillés, alors qu’ils dorment ; et Nous les ferons se retourner à droite et à gauche, leur chien allongeant ses pattes de devant sur le seuil. Si tu avais jeté un regard sur eux, tu te serais assurément détourné d’eux en fuyant, et tu aurais été rempli d’émerveillement et de frayeur à cause d’eux.

German

Du könntest sie für wach halten, indes sie schlafen; und Wir werden sie auf die rechte Seite und auf die linke sich umdrehen lassen, während ihr Hund seine Vorderpfoten auf der Schwelle ausstreckt. Hättest du sie so erblickt, du würdest dich gewiss vor ihnen zur Flucht gewandt haben und wärest mit Grausen vor ihnen erfüllt gewesen.*

Chinese

你认为他们是醒着的, 其实他们是睡着的;[744]我将使他们转向右边和左边。[745] 他们的狗伸张着两条腿卧在天井[746]中。如果你见到他们的情况, 你一定会转身逃离他们, 对他们充满畏惧。[747]

Italian

Tu li potresti ritenere desti, mentre dormono. E Noi li faremo voltare verso destra e verso sinistra, mentre il loro cane stende le sue zampe anteriori sulla soglia. Se tu avessi dato loro un'occhiata, ti saresti certamente allontanato da loro in preda al timore, e saresti rimasto pieno di sgomento per loro.

Spanish

Podrías considerarlos despiertos, cuando están dormidos; pero Nosotros haremos que se muevan a la derecha y a la izquierda; con su perro estirando sus patas delanteras en el umbral. Si los hubieras contemplado, ciertamente te habrías alejado de ellos atemorizado, y en verdad te hubieras sentido aterrado ante ellos.

اردو تفسیرِ صغیر

اور (اے مخاطب) تو انہیں بیدار سمجھتا ہے حالانکہ وہ سوتے ہیں اور ہم [3]انہیں دائیں طرف (بھی) پھرائیں گے اور بائیں طرف (بھی) اور ان[4] کا کتا (بھی ان کے ساتھ ساتھ) صحن میں ہاتھ پھیلائے (موجود) رہے گا۔ اگر تو ان کے حالات سے آگاہ ہو جائے تو تو ان سے بھاگنے [5]کے لئے پیٹھ پھیر لے اور ان کی وجہ سے رعب سے بھر جائے۔

English - Short Commentary Translation

Thou mightest deem them awake, whilst they are asleep;[1675] and We shall cause them to turn over to the right and to the left,[1675A] their dog stretching out its forelegs on the threshold.[1676] If thou hadst had a look at them, thou wouldst surely turn away from them in fright, and wouldst surely be filled with awe of them.[1677]

English - Five Volume Translation

Thou mightest deem them awake, whilst they are asleep; and We shall cause them to turn over to the right and to the left, their dog stretching out his forelegs on the threshold. If thou hadst had a look at them, thou wouldst surely have turned away from them in fright, and wouldst surely have been filled with awe of them.[2059]

Important Words:

ایقاظا (awake) is the plural of یقظ (yaqizun) which is derived fromیقظ (yaqiza) which means, he awoke; he did not sleep. (yaqizun) means, a man waking; a man vigilant, wary, cautious, or in a state of preparation; having his attention roused and possessing knowledge and much intelligence (Lane & Aqrab).

رقود (asleep) is the plural of راقد which is derived from رقد which means, he slept. They say رقد عن الامر i.e. he abstained or held back from the affair; he neglected it. رقدت السوق means, the market became stagnant or dull (Lane & Aqrab).

وصید (threshold) is derived from وصد. They say وصد بالمکان i.e. he remained in the house. اوصد الباب means, he closed the door. وصید means, a court or open space in front of a house; a threshold of a door or entrance; a door or entrance; a fold for sheep or goats; a house of stones made in the mountains for flocks or herds (Lane & Aqrab).

Commentary:

The verse does not refer to the Dwellers of the Cave in the early days of Christianity but to Christian nations in the Holy Prophet’s own time. Muslims of that time were warned that Christian nations in northern regions were then lying in a state of dormancy but they would soon rise from their deep sleep of centuries and would spread all over the world and hold it under their sway. Before that time Muslims should make effective preparation to protect themselves against their devastating onslaughts. Muslims threw this timely Divine warning to the winds. After Caliph Uthman, internecine dissensions rent them. They became heedless of the danger that existed in the shape of the Byzantine Empire by their side. If they then had attacked and conquered it, for which they had quite legitimate reasons as the Romans had first attacked them, the political map of the world would now be quite different from what it is.

The words, their dog stretching out his forelegs on the threshold, refer to the great fondness of Christian peoples for their dogs. The words may also be taken as referring to the Byzantine Empire which then kept guard over Europe on both sides of the Sea of Marmora. This sea looks like a dog keeping watch with his forelegs stretched forth on both sides. The Turks conquered this country in the 15th century but it was too late. By then a great political awakening had taken place among the Christian nations of the northern regions. If in the day of their power and glory the Moors and the Abbasids had made common cause to subdue and crush these nations, Islam would have spread to these parts and mankind would have been spared much misery and bloodshed.

The expression, If thou had had a look at them, thou wouldst surely have turned away from them in fright, refers to the time when Christian nations will have acquired great political power. Till very recently the nationals of all western countries were treated with great respect and fear all over the East. It constitutes a proof positive of the Divine source of the Quran that it foretold this fact hundreds of years ago when Christian nations were yet sunk in a deep sleep of centuries and the wildest stretch of imagination could not have foreseen the power and glory to which they subsequently rose.

اردو ترجمہ مودودی

تم انہیں دیکھ کر یہ سمجھتے کہ وہ جاگ رہے ہیں، حالانکہ وہ سو رہے تھے ہم انہیں دائیں بائیں کروٹ دلواتے رہتے تھے اور ان کا کتا غار کے دہانے پر ہاتھ پھیلائے بیٹھا تھا اگر تم کہیں جھانک کر اُنہیں دیکھتے تو الٹے پاؤں بھاگ کھڑے ہوتے اور تم پر ان کے نظارے سے دہشت بیٹھ جاتی

English - Sahih

And you would think them awake, while they were asleep. And We turned them to the right and to the left, while their dog stretched his forelegs at the entrance. If you had looked at them, you would have turned from them in flight and been filled by them with terror.

اردو ترجمہ احمد علی

اور تو انہیں جاگتا ہوا خیال کرے گا حالانکہ وہ سو رہے ہیں اورہم انہیں دائیں بائیں پلٹتے رہتے ہیں اور ان کا کتا چوکھٹ کی جگہ اپنے دونوں بازو پھیلائے بیٹھا ہے اگر تم انہیں جھانک کر دیکھو تو الٹے پاؤں بھاگ کھڑے ہوئے اورالبتہ تم پر ان کی دہشت چھا جائے

English - Talal Itani

And you (would) think them awake while they (were) asleep. And We turned them to the right and to the left, while their dog stretched his two forelegs at the entrance. If you had looked at them, you (would) have surely turned back from them (in) flight and surely you would have been filled by them (with) terror.

Chinese Commentary ^*

744

穆斯林在穆圣时代受到事先的警告说, 北方地区的基督教民族正在休眠状态, 不过不久他们将从长时期的熟睡中醒来, 而且将遍及全世界并且将它置于他们的统治之下。

745

“我将使他们转向右边和左边” 这句话, 看来指的是, 他们走向世界各处, 向所有方面发展, 寻找新的市场以及作出新的征服。

746

这些话, 除了指西方基督教国家喜受狗以外, 也可以理解为指 (拜占诞) (Byzantine) 帝国而言。这个帝国在玛摩拉海的两侧看守着欧洲, 好像一只狗向两侧伸出两只前腿看守着那样。

747

这些话指的是西方基督教国家将要得到极大的政治权力的时候。«古兰经» 在几百年前当基督教国家尚在长时期的熟睡时就预言了这一事实, 那时即使是想象力最远大的人也没有能力预见到他们最终能上升到如此大的权力和光荣的地步。这节经文包含一幅西方国家支配东方和南方国家的具有特征性的描写、他们的特殊生活方式以及他们在这些地区人民中间引起的畏惧。

اردہ تفصیرِ صغیر نوٹس ^*

3

یعنی اَصحابُ الکہف دنیا کی ہر جہت میں پھیل جائیں گے اور یہ پھیلنے والی قوم یورپ کے مسیحی ہیں پس انہی کی طرف اصحاب کہف سے اشارہ ہے۔

4

پالتو ُکتّے جب گھر کی حفاظت کے لئے باہر بیٹھتے ہیں تو ہاتھ پھیلا کر زمین پر بیٹھتے ہیں اور یورپین لوگ کثرت سے کُتّے رکھتے ہیں۔ اسی کی طرف یہاں اشارہ ہے۔

5

یعنی مغربی یا شمالی لوگ مشرقیوں یا جنوبیوں سے اس طرح بچ کر رہیں گے کہ ان کے گھروں میں بے اطلاع جانا مشرقیوں کے لئے ناممکن ہوگا۔

English - Arberry

Thou wouldst have thought them awake, as they lay sleeping, while We turned them now to the right, now to the left,' and their dog 'stretching its paws on the threshold. Hadst thou observed them surely thou wouldst have turned thy back on them in flight, and been filled with terror of them.

English - Maududi

On seeing them you would fancy them to be awake though they were asleep; and We caused them to turn their sides to their right and to their left, and their dog sat stretching out its forelegs on the threshold of the Cave. Had you looked upon them you would have certainly fled away from them, their sight filling you with terror.

English - Ahmed Ali

You may have thought that they were awake, yet they were asleep. We made them turn right and left, while their dog lay with his forelegs stretched across the threshold. If you had looked at them you would have surely turned away and fled with horror at the sight.

English - Yusuf Ali

Thou wouldst have deemed them awake, whilst they were asleep, and We turned them on their right and on their left sides: their dog stretching forth his two fore-legs on the threshold: if thou hadst come up on to them, thou wouldst have certainly turned back from them in flight, and wouldst certainly have been filled with terror of them.

English - Five Volume Commentary ^*

2059

Important Words:

ایقاظا (awake) is the plural of یقظ (yaqizun) which is derived fromیقظ (yaqiza) which means, he awoke; he did not sleep. (yaqizun) means, a man waking; a man vigilant, wary, cautious, or in a state of preparation; having his attention roused and possessing knowledge and much intelligence (Lane & Aqrab).

رقود (asleep) is the plural of راقد which is derived from رقد which means, he slept. They say رقد عن الامر i.e. he abstained or held back from the affair; he neglected it. رقدت السوق means, the market became stagnant or dull (Lane & Aqrab).

وصید (threshold) is derived from وصد. They say وصد بالمکان i.e. he remained in the house. اوصد الباب means, he closed the door. وصید means, a court or open space in front of a house; a threshold of a door or entrance; a door or entrance; a fold for sheep or goats; a house of stones made in the mountains for flocks or herds (Lane & Aqrab).

Commentary:

The verse does not refer to the Dwellers of the Cave in the early days of Christianity but to Christian nations in the Holy Prophet’s own time. Muslims of that time were warned that Christian nations in northern regions were then lying in a state of dormancy but they would soon rise from their deep sleep of centuries and would spread all over the world and hold it under their sway. Before that time Muslims should make effective preparation to protect themselves against their devastating onslaughts. Muslims threw this timely Divine warning to the winds. After Caliph Uthman, internecine dissensions rent them. They became heedless of the danger that existed in the shape of the Byzantine Empire by their side. If they then had attacked and conquered it, for which they had quite legitimate reasons as the Romans had first attacked them, the political map of the world would now be quite different from what it is.

The words, their dog stretching out his forelegs on the threshold, refer to the great fondness of Christian peoples for their dogs. The words may also be taken as referring to the Byzantine Empire which then kept guard over Europe on both sides of the Sea of Marmora. This sea looks like a dog keeping watch with his forelegs stretched forth on both sides. The Turks conquered this country in the 15th century but it was too late. By then a great political awakening had taken place among the Christian nations of the northern regions. If in the day of their power and glory the Moors and the Abbasids had made common cause to subdue and crush these nations, Islam would have spread to these parts and mankind would have been spared much misery and bloodshed.

The expression, If thou had had a look at them, thou wouldst surely have turned away from them in fright, refers to the time when Christian nations will have acquired great political power. Till very recently the nationals of all western countries were treated with great respect and fear all over the East. It constitutes a proof positive of the Divine source of the Quran that it foretold this fact hundreds of years ago when Christian nations were yet sunk in a deep sleep of centuries and the wildest stretch of imagination could not have foreseen the power and glory to which they subsequently rose.

English - Short Commentary Notes ^*

1675

The Muslims in the Holy Prophet’s time were forewarned that Christian nations in northern regions were lying in a state of dormancy but they would soon rise from their deep sleep of centuries and would spread all over the world and hold it under their sway.

1675A

The words, 'We shall cause them to turn over to the right and to the left' seem to refer to their going about in the world, spreading in all directions in search of new markets and making new conquests.

1676

The words, besides referring to the great fondness of Western Christian nations for dogs, may also be taken as referring to the Byzantine Empire which then kept guard over Europe on both sides of the Sea of Marmora, and which looks like a dog keeping watch with its forelegs stretched forth on both sides.

1677

These words refer to the time when Christian nations of the West were to acquire great political power. The Qur’an foretold this fact hundreds of years ago when Christian nations were yet sunk in a deep sleep of centuries and the wildest stretch of imagination could not have foreseen the power and glory to which they subsequently rose. The verse contains a characteristic picture of the domination of Western nations over Eastern and Southern lands, their peculiar mode of life and the fear and awe they inspire among the peoples of these regions.

English - Pickthall

And thou wouldst have deemed them waking though they were asleep, and We caused them to turn over to the right and the left, and their dog stretching out his paws on the threshold. If thou hadst observed them closely thou hadst assuredly turned away from them in flight, and hadst been filled with awe of them.

English - Muhammad Ali ^ra

And thou mightest think them awake while they were asleep, and We turned them about to the right and to the left, with their dog outstretching its paws at the entrance. If thou didst look at them, thou wouldst turn back from them in flight, and thou wouldst be filled with awe because of them.

English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ^ra

Thou wouldst deem them awake but they are asleep. We shall cause them to turn to the right and to the left; their dog stretching out its forelegs on the threshold. If thou were to come to know of their pomp and power, thou wouldst surely turn away from them in fright, and be filled with awe of them.

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