Al-Qur'an Surah Al-Ma'arij Verse 2

Mufti Taqi Usmani

the disbelievers; there is no one to avert it,

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

for the disbelievers—to be averted by none—

Ruwwad Translation Center

upon the disbelievers, which none can avert,

A. J. Arberry

for the unbelievers, which none may avert,

Abdul Haleem

It will fall on the disbelievers––none can deflect it––

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

The infidels, of which there is no averter.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

The Unbelievers, the which there is none to ward off,-

Abul Ala Maududi

(a chastisement meant) for the unbelievers, one which none can avert;

Ahmed Ali

Upon the infidels -- which none would be able to repel --

Ahmed Raza Khan

- Upon the disbelievers – the punishment that none can avert.

Ali Quli Qarai

—which none can avert from the faithless —

Ali Ünal

(And prepared for) the unbelievers; none can ward it off (from them).

Amatul Rahman Omar

(Let him know) there will be none to ward it off from the disbelievers.

English Literal

To the disbelievers (there) is not for it (a) repeller/pusher.

Faridul Haque

- Upon the disbelievers – the punishment that none can avert.

Hamid S. Aziz

The unbelievers, which none can avert,

Hilali & Khan

Upon the disbelievers, which none can avert,

Maulana Mohammad Ali

To Him ascend the angels and the Spirit in a day the measure of which is fifty thousand years.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

The unbelievers-- there is none to avert it--

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Upon the disbelievers, which none can repel,

Muhammad Sarwar

which will inevitably seize the disbelievers.

Qaribullah & Darwish

the unbelievers which none can prevent.

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

Upon the disbelievers, which none can avert,

Wahiduddin Khan

to those who deny the truth. No power can hinder God

Talal Itani

For the disbelievers; none can repel it.

Tafsir jalalayn

-- which in the case of the disbelievers none can avert; this was al-Nadr b. al-Hrith who said, `O God, if this be indeed the truth from You ... [then rain down upon us stones from the heaven' [Q. 8;32],

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

لِّلْكَافِرينَ

about to befall (Waqi`) upon the disbelievers,

means, it is waiting in preparation for the disbelievers.

Ibn `Abbas said, "Waqi` means coming."

لَيْسَ لَهُ دَافِعٌ



which non can avert,

meaning, there is no one who can repel it if Allah wants it to happen. Thus, Allah says,

مِّنَ اللَّهِ ذِي الْمَعَارِجِ