# 51. Surah Adh-Dhariyat, Verse 53 - **Surah:** 51. Surah Adh-Dhariyat (The Winnowing Winds) — سورة الذاريات - **Verse:** 53 / 60 · **Juz:** 27 · **Mushaf page:** 522 - **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-adh-dhariyat/verse-53 ## Arabic اَتَوَاصَوْا بِه۪ۚ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ ## Transcription Atawasaw bihi bal hum qawmun taghoon ## Translations ### Aisha Bewley Did they bequeathe this to one another? Indeed they are an unbridled people. ### Progressive Muslims Have they passed down this saying to each other Indeed, they are a wicked people. ### Shabbir Ahmed Have they handed down this (behavior) as a last will from one to another? Nay, but they have been folk who wished to live without moral bounds. ### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation Have they passed it down? The truth is, they are a people transgressing all bounds. ### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation Have they passed down this saying to each other? Indeed, they are a wicked people. ### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament Did they make an agreement with each other? Indeed, they are transgressors. ### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira Is this the legacy they have passed down from one to the other? In fact, they are a rebellious people. ### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley) Did they suggest it to them? Rather, they [themselves] are a transgressing people. ### Muhammad Asad Have they, perchance, handed down this [way of thinking] as a legacy unto one another? Nay, they are people filled with overweening ar­rogance! ### Marmaduke Pickthall Have they handed down (the saying) as an heirloom one unto another? Nay, but they are froward folk. ### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary Have they arrived at a common understanding concerning this? No; but they are a people given to transgression.[1] _Footnotes_ - [1] That is, the fact that the people of different countries and nations adopted the same attitude as against the invitation of the Prophets and opposed them in the same manner in different ages for thousands of years could not be due to the reason that all the former and the latter generations had settled in a conference that whenever a prophet came with his message, he should be given such and such an answer. Then, what could be the reason for the uniformity of their attitude and behavior? There could be no other reason for this than that rebellion and transgression was their common characteristic. As all the ignorant people of every age have been desirous of living a life free of Allah’s service and fearless of His accountability, whoever called them to the service of Allah and to lead a God-conscious life, they gave him one and the same fixed answer. ### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab Is this the legacy of thought they legated one generation to another ! But they are indeed a people given to disobedience, and heaven has laid their transgression to their charge. ### Bijan Moeinian Is it because they have arrived to such after a rational debate? Indeed not. The fact of the matter is that such accusations are the natural reactions of rebellious people. ### Al-Hilali & Khan Have they (the people of the past) transmitted this saying to these (Quraish pagans)? Nay, they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds (in disbelief)! ### Abdullah Yusuf Ali Is this the legacy they have transmitted, one to another? Nay, they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds! ### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran Have they passed this ˹cliché˺ down to one another? In fact, they have ˹all˺ been a transgressing people. ### Taqi Usmani Have they handed down (this saying) to each other as a legacy? Rather they are a rebellious people. ### Abdul Haleem Did they tell one another to do this? No! They are a people who exceed all bounds, ### Arthur John Arberry What, have they bequeathed it one to another? Nay, but they are an insolent people. ### E. Henry Palmer Do they bequeath it to each other? Yea, they are an outrageous people! ### Hamid S. Aziz Is this the legacy (or tradition) they have transmitted to each other? Nay! They are a people extravagant (transgressing beyond bounds). ### Mahmoud Ghali Have they enjoined (this saying) one to another? No indeed, (but) they are an inordinate people. ### George Sale Have they bequeathed this behaviour successively the one to the other? Yea; they are a people who enormously transgress. ### Syed Vickar Ahamed Is this the teaching they have transmitted, one to another? No! They are themselves a people breaking beyond (their) bounds! ### Amatul Rahman Omar Have they bequeathed this (way of saying things) to one another. The fact is they themselves are a people who transgress limits. ### Ali Quli Qarai Did they enjoin this upon one another?! Rather they were a rebellious lot. ### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü Bunu (genetik olarak) birbirlerine tavsiye mi ettiler! Hayır, onlar taşkınlık içinde olan bir toplumdur! ### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı Onlar bunu (tarih boyunca) birbirlerine vasiyet mi ettiler? Hayır; onlar, 'azgın ve taşkın (tağiy)' bir kavimdirler. ### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali Onlar bunu nesilden nesile vasiyet mi etmişlerdi? Doğrusu onlar, haddi aşan bir toplumdur. ### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali Onlar bunu birbirlerine tavsiye mi ettiler (ki hep aynı şeyleri söylüyorlar)? Hayır, onlar azgın bir topluluktur. ### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Hep buna vasıyyetleştiler mi? Hayır hep onlar azgın kavımlar ### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş) Bunu birbirlerine tavsiye mi ettiler! Hayır, onlar azgın kavimler. ### Gültekin Onan Onlar bunu (tarih boyunca) birbirlerine vasiyet mi ettiler? Hayır; onlar, 'azgın ve taşkın (tağiy)' bir kavimdirler. ### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim Hepsi de bunu birbirine tavsiye mi etdiler?! Hayır, onlar (umumiyyetle) azgınlar güruhunun ta kendileridir. ### İbni Kesir Bunu birbirlerine tavsiye mi ettiler? Hayır, onlar; azgın birer topluluktu. ### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı Onlar bu (düşünce tarzı)nı birbirlerine miras olarak mı aktarmışlar? Hayır, onlar azgınca bir küstahlığa kapılmış bir topluluktur! ### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı Bunu birbirlerine mi tavsiye ettiler? Hayır, onlar, taşkın bir toplum idiler. ### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Bunu birbirlerine tavsiye mi ettiler (ki hep aynı şeyi söylüyorlar)? Doğrusu, onlar azgın bir topluluktur. ### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali Bunu aralarında vasiyetleştiler mi? Hayır, azıp sapmış bir topluluk bunlar. ### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an yoksa onlar bunu birbirlerine mi bulaştırdılar? Ama hayır, belli ki onlar (da bunlar da bizzat kendileri) Allah'a başkaldırmış azgın bir topluluktular. ### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Sanki böyle yapmayı sonrakilere vasiyet etmişler! Hayır, onlar azgın bir halktır. ### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek Bunu birbirlerine mi öğrettiler? Hayır, onlar azıtmış toplumlardı. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Ağız birliği mi yapıyorlar? Aslında, onlar azgınlar topluluğudur. ### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir Bunu birbirlerine vasiyet mi ettiler! Doğrusu onlar, azgın bir topluluktur. ### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Sanki böyle yapmayı sonrakilere vasiyet etmişler! Hayır, onlar azgın bir halktır. ### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an Sanki böyle yapmayı sonrakilere vasiyet etmişler! Hayır, onlar azgın bir halktır. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Böyle demeyi birbirlerine vasiyet mi ettiler? Aslında onlar, hadlerini aşan bir topluluktur[1]. _Footnotes_ - [1] [Tur 52/32.](https://quran.so/52/32) ## Words | # | word | meaning | root | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | أَتَوَاصَوْا۟ — atawāṣaw | Have they transmitted it to them | وصي — Vav-Sad-Ye | | 2 | بِهِۦ ۚ — bihi | Have they transmitted it to them | — | | 3 | بَلْ — bal | Nay | — | | 4 | هُمْ — hum | they | — | | 5 | قَوْمٌۭ — qawmun | (are) a people | قوم — Kaf-Vav-Mim | | 6 | طَاغُونَ — ṭāghūna | transgressing | طغي — Ta-Gayn-Ye | --- Previous: https://quran.so/surah-adh-dhariyat/verse-52.md · Next: https://quran.so/surah-adh-dhariyat/verse-54.md Retrieved: 2026-08-15 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.