سورة الطُّور

Surah Al-Tûr 52:38

The Mount · Verse 38 of 49

أَمْ لَهُمْ سُلَّمٌ يَسْتَمِعُونَ فِيهِ ۖ فَلْيَأْتِ مُسْتَمِعُهُمْ بِسُلْطَانٍ مُبِينٍ

Abdul Mannan Omar

Have they the means through which they can overhear (the Lord)? If so, let their listener bring forth a clear authoritative proof (just as the Prophet of God does).

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Or have they a ladder, by which they can (climb up to heaven and) listen (to its secrets)? Then let (such a) listener of theirs produce a manifest proof.

Ahmed Ali

Or do they have a ladder (climbing which) they can hear (the secrets of heaven)? Let one who has heard then bring a clear proof.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

Or do they have a ladder by which (having climbed to heaven) they overhear (the secrets of heaven, confirming their stand against the Messenger and the Qur’an)? Then let their eavesdropper produce some clear authority (to prove what he claims to have heard).

Daryabadi

Have they a stairway whereby they overhear? Then let their listener bring an authority manifest.

Faridul Haque

Or do they have any stairs, climbing upon which they eavesdrop? So their eavesdropper should bring some clear proof!

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Or have they the means by which they listen? Then let their listener bring a clear authority.

Maulvi Sher Ali

Have they a ladder by means of which they can ascend into heaven and overhear the Divine words? Then let their listener bring a manifest proof.

Muhammad Asad

Or have they a ladder by which they could [ascend to ultimate truths and] listen [to what is beyond the reach of human perception]? Let, then, any of them who has listened [to it] produce a manifest proof [of his knowledge]!

Muhammad Musin Khan

Or have they a stairway (to heaven), by means of which they listen (to the talks of the angels)? Then let their listener produce some manifest proof.

Muhammad Pickthall

Or have they any stairway (unto heaven) by means of which they overhear (decrees). Then let their listener produce some warrant manifest!

Muhammad Sarwar

Do they have a ladder (by which they can climb up to the heavens) and listen (to the angels) and come back to the rest of the people with clear authority?.

Muhammed ali Shakir

Or have they the means by which they listen? Then let their listener bring a clear authority.

Rashad Khalifa

Do they climb a ladder that enables them to listen? Let their listeners show their proof.

Shabbir Ahmed

Or do they climb a ladder to listen (to the Revelations)? Let their listeners bring their evidence.