Al-Qur'an Surah Al-'Alaq Verse 9

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Have you seen him who forbids

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Have you seen the man who prevents

Ruwwad Translation Center

Have you seen the one who prevents

A. J. Arberry

What thinkest thou? He who forbids

Abdul Haleem

Have you seen the man who forbids

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Bethinkest thou him who forbiddeth,

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Seest thou one who forbids-

Abul Ala Maududi

Did you see him who forbids

Ahmed Ali

Have you seen him who restrains

Ahmed Raza Khan

What is your opinion – regarding him who forbids –

Ali Quli Qarai

Tell me, he who forbids

Ali Ünal

Have you considered the one who would impede and forbid

Amatul Rahman Omar

Have you considered (the case of one) who forbids

English Literal

Did you see/understand who forbids/prevents?

Faridul Haque

What is your opinion – regarding him who forbids -

Hamid S. Aziz

Have you considered him who forbids?

Hilali & Khan

Have you (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) seen him (i.e. Abu Jahl) who prevents,

Maulana Mohammad Ali

A servant when he prays?

Mohammad Habib Shakir

Have you seen him who forbids

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Hast thou seen him who dissuadeth

Muhammad Sarwar

Have you seen the one who prohibits

Qaribullah & Darwish

What do you think? Have you seen he who forbids

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

Have you seen him who prevents

Wahiduddin Khan

Have you seen one who prevents

Talal Itani

Have you seen him who prevents?

Tafsir jalalayn

Have you seen (a-ra'ayta in all three instances [here and below] is an exclamation of wonder) him, namely, Ab Jahl, who forbids

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّى