The Quran

سورة صٓ

Surah Sâd 38:10

The Truthful God · Verse 10 of 88

أَمْ لَهُمْ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ۖ فَلْيَرْتَقُوا فِي الْأَسْبَابِ

Abdul Mannan 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).

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)!

Ahmed Ali

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).

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Ali Unal

Or do they own the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them? Then let them ascend to the heavens by ropes (and see if they can prevent the Message from being sent to you).

Daryabadi

Or, is theirs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and that which is in-between the twain? If so, let them ascend by steps.

Faridul Haque

Is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, for them? So would they not just ascend using ropes?

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Or is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and what is between them theirs? Then let them rise higher in means.

Maulvi Sher Ali

Or, is theirs the Kingdom of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them? Then let them ascend with the means at their disposal.

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!

Muhammad Musin 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)!

Muhammad Pickthall

Or is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them theirs? Then let them ascend by ropes!

Muhammad Sarwar

Do they own the heavens and the earth and all that is between them? Let them try on their own to block (the ways of heavens so that Our revelations cannot come to you).

Muhammed ali Shakir

Or is it that theirs is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and what is between them? Then let them ascend by any

Rashad Khalifa

Do they possess the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, and everything between them? Let them help themselves.

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.