سورة الاٴعرَاف
Surah Al-A‘râf 7:48
The Elevated Places · Verse 48 of 206
وَنَادَىٰ أَصْحَابُ الْأَعْرَافِ رِجَالًا يَعْرِفُونَهُمْ بِسِيمَاهُمْ قَالُوا مَا أَغْنَىٰ عَنْكُمْ جَمْعُكُمْ وَمَا كُنْتُمْ تَسْتَكْبِرُونَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
The occupants of the elevated places will call out to certain men (from the fellows of the Fire), whom they will recognise by their appearance, `Behold! neither your multitude nor that (amassing) in which you took pride have been of any avail to you.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
The men on the heights will call to certain men whom they will know from their marks, saying: "Of what profit to you were your hoards and your arrogant ways?
Ahmed Ali
Recognising them by their marks the men of al-A´raf will call (to the inmates of Hell): "Of what use was your amassing (of wealth) of which you were proud?"
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Ali Unal
The people of the Heights call out to some men (who were the leaders of unbelief in the world, and) whom they recognize by their marks (on their countenances), saying: "(Now you see that) neither your numbers and the wealth you amassed nor your growing arrogance and vanity have availed you!"
Daryabadi
And the fellows of the heights will cry unto the men whom they would recognise by their mark, and say: your multitude availed you naught nor that over which ye were wont to be stiff-necked.
Faridul Haque
And the men on the Heights will call to some men whom they recognise by their foreheads, and say, "What benefit did your derive from your populace and from what you prided in?"
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And the owners of the Elevated Places call out to men whom they recognize by their marks, saying: Of no avail were to you your amassings and your arrogance.
Maulvi Sher Ali
And the occupants of the Elevated Places will call out to men, whom they will know by their marks, and say, `Your numbers availed you not, nor your arrogance.
Muhammad Asad
And they who [in life] had possessed this faculty of discernment will call out to those whom they recognize by their marks [as sinners], saying: "What has your amassing [of wealth] availed you, and all the false pride of your past?
Muhammad Musin Khan
And the men on Al-A'raf (the wall) will call unto the men whom they would recognise by their marks, saying: "Of what benefit to you were your great numbers (and hoards of wealth), and your arrogance against Faith?"
Muhammad Pickthall
And the dwellers on the Heights call unto men whom they know by their marks, (saying): What did your multitude and that in which ye took your pride avail you?
Muhammad Sarwar
The people of the Heights will say to those (in hell) whose faces they recognize, "Why did your supporters and your pride not help you?".
Muhammed ali Shakir
And the dwellers of the most elevated places shall ca!l out to men whom they will recognize by their marks saying: Of no avail were to you your amassings and your behaving haughtily:
Rashad Khalifa
The dwellers of the Purgatory will call on people they recognize by their looks, saying, "Your great numbers did not avail you in any way, nor did your arrogance.
Shabbir Ahmed
The people on the Heights will recognize another group by their appearance and say to them, “How did your multitude, the wealth you amassed and the things you took pride in, help you?”
Commentary 7:48 Jam‘ukum جَمْعُكُم- “Your multitude” also means your strength in numbers and your amassing of worldly wealth.
وَنَادَىٰ أَصْحَابُ الْأَعْرَافِ رِجَالًا يَعْرِفُونَهُم بِسِيمَاهُمْ قَالُوا مَا أَغْنَىٰ عَنكُمْ جَمْعُكُمْ وَمَا كُنتُمْ تَسْتَكْبِرُونَ
7:48 Jam‘ukum جَمْعُكُم- “Your multitude” also means your strength in numbers and your amassing of worldly wealth.