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- EnglishSaheeh International
- To whoever wills among you to proceed or stay behind.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- உங்களில் எவன் (அதை) முன்னோக்கியோ, அல்லது (அதிலிருந்து) பின்வாங்கியோ செல்ல விரும்புகிறானோ அவனை (அது எச்சரிக்கிறது).
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- එය නුඹලා අතරින් පෙරට යාමට හෝ පසුබැස රැඳෙන්නට කැමති අය වෙනුවෙනි.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- (یعنی) اسے جو تم میں سے آگے بڑھنا چاہے یا پیچھے ہٹنا چاہے.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- あなたがたの中，前に進むことを望む者，また後に残ることを願う者への（警告である）。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 警告你们中欲前进者或欲后退者；
Tafsir of 74:37
The Number of Guardians of Hell and what the Disbelievers said about that Allah says, وَمَا جَعَلْنَآ أَصْحَبَ النَّارِ (And We have set none as (Ashab) guardians of the Fire) meaning, its guardians. إِلاَّ مَلَئِكَةً (but angels.) Guardian angels, stern and severe. This is a refutation of the idolators of the Quraysh when they mentioned the number of guardian angels. Abu Jahl said, "O people of Quraysh! Are not every ten among you able to defeat one of them" So Allah said, وَمَا جَعَلْنَآ أَصْحَبَ النَّارِ إِلاَّ مَلَئِكَةً (And We have set none but angels as guardians of the Fire.) meaning, extremely strong in their creation. They cannot be stood against nor defeated. It has been said that Abu Al-Ashaddayn, and his name was Kaladah bin Usayd bin Khalaf, said, "O people of Quraysh! You defend me against two of them and I will defend you against seventeen of them." He said this thinking himself to be very great. For they claimed that he achieved such strength that he would stand on a skin of cow hide and ten people would try to pull it out from under his feet, but the skin would be torn to pieces and still not be removed from under him.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
