سورة المعَارج
Surah Al-Ma‘ârij 70:11
The Ways of Ascent · Verse 11 of 44
يُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ ۚ يَوَدُّ الْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ يَفْتَدِي مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِئِذٍ بِبَنِيهِ
Abdul Mannan Omar
(Though) they will be placed in sight of one another. The guilty person would wish to redeem himself from the punishment of that day (even) by (offering) his children (as ransom);
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Though they will be put in sight of each other,- the sinner's desire will be: Would that he could redeem himself from the Penalty of that Day by (sacrificing) his children,
Ahmed Ali
Though within sight of one another. The sinner would like to ransom himself from the torment of that Day by offering his sons,
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Ali Unal
Though they will be in sight of each other. Every disbelieving criminal will yearn to ransom himself from the punishment of that Day even by his sons,
Daryabadi
Though they shall be made to see one another. Fain would the guilty ransom himself from the torment of that Day by his children.
Faridul Haque
They will be seeing them; the guilty will wish if only he could redeem himself from the punishment of that day, by offering his sons.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
(Though) they are made to see them. The guilty one would fain redeem himself from the chastisement of that day by his children,
Maulvi Sher Ali
Though they will be placed in sight of one another. The guilty one would fain ransom himself from the punishment of that day by offering his children,
Muhammad Asad
though they may be in one another's sight: [for,] everyone who was lost in sin will on that Day but desire to ransom himself from suffering at the price of his own children,
Muhammad Musin Khan
Though they shall be made to see one another [(i.e. on the Day of Resurrection), there will be none but see his father, children and relatives, but he will neither speak to them nor will ask them for any help)], - the Mujrim, (criminal, sinner, disbeliever, etc.) would desire to ransom himself from the punishment of that Day by his children.
Muhammad Pickthall
Though they will be given sight of them. The guilty man will long to be able to ransom himself from the punishment of that day at the price of his children
Muhammad Sarwar
though they may see each other. A sinner will wish that he could save himself from the torment of that day by sacrificing his children,
Muhammed ali Shakir
(Though) they shall be made to see each other. The guilty one would fain redeem himself from the chastisement of that day by (sacrificing) his children,
Rashad Khalifa
When they see them, the guilty will wish he could give his own children as ransom, to spare him the retribution of that day.
Shabbir Ahmed
Even though they will be within sight of one another. The guilty will desire to give his own children to ransom himself from suffering of the Day.