Surah 17. Al-Israa, Ayah 14
| اقْرَأْ كِتَابَكَ كَفَىٰ بِنَفْسِكَ الْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكَ حَسِيبًا |
| Transliteration | : | iqra' kitaab -ka kafaa bi- nafs -ka al- yawm calay -ka h.aseb(an) |
| Pickthall | : | (And it will be said unto him): Read thy book. Thy soul sufficeth as reckoner against thee this day. |
| Asad | : | [and he will be told:] "Read this thy record! Sufficient is thine own self today to make out thine account!"18 |
| Malik | : | saying: "Here is your book of deeds: read it. Today you yourself are sufficient to take your own account." |
| Yusuf Ali | : | (It will be said to him:) "Read thine (own) record: sufficient is thy soul this day to make out an account against thee." 2189 |
Note - 18The "record" and the subsequent "account" represent man's
total comprehension, on Judgment Day, of all his past
life (Razl). This allegory occurs in the Qur'an in many
formulations, e.g., in 37:19 or 39:68, and perhaps
most incisively in {50: 22}- "now We have lifted from
thee thy veil, and sharp is thy sight today!"
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Note - 2189Our true accusers are our own deeds. Why not look to them
instead of vainly prying into something superstitious
which we call a book of fortune or a book of omens?
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The "record" and the subsequent "account" represent man's total comprehension, on Judgment Day, of all his past life (Razl). This allegory occurs in the Qur'an in many formulations, e.g., in 37:19 or 39:68, and perhaps most incisively in {50: 22}- "now We have lifted from thee thy veil, and sharp is thy sight today!" |
