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Compared Translations of the meaning of the Quran - 40:20 | |
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| 40:20 والله يقضي بالحق والذين يدعون من دونه لايقضون بشئ ان الله هو السميع البصير | |
| Transliteration | WaAllahu yaqdee bialhaqqi waallatheena yadAAoona min doonihi la yaqdoona bishay-in inna Allaha huwa alssameeAAu albaseeru |
| Literal | And God passes judgment/orders with the truth , and those whom they call from other than Him, they do not pass judgment/order/accomplish with a thing, that truly God, He is the hearing/listening, the seeing/knowing . |
| Yusuf Ali | And Allah will judge with (justice and) Truth: but those whom (men) invoke besides Him, will not (be in a position) to judge at all. Verily it is Allah (alone) Who hears and sees (all things). |
| Pickthal | Allah judgeth with truth, while those to whom they cry instead of Him judge not at all. Lo! Allah, He is the Hearer, the Seer. |
| Arberry | God shall decide justly, and those they call on, apart from Him, shall not decide by any means. surely God is the All-hearing, the All-seeing. |
| Shakir | And Allah judges with the truth; and those whom they call upon besides Him cannot judge aught; surely Allah is the Hearing, the Seeing. |
| Sarwar | God judges with Truth but those whom they worship besides God can have no Judgment. God is certainly All-hearing and All-aware. |
| Khalifa | GOD judges equitably, while the idols they implore beside Him cannot judge anything. GOD is the One who is the Hearer, the Seer. |
| Hilali/Khan | And Allah judges with truth, while those to whom they invoke besides Him, cannot judge anything. Certainly, Allah! He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer. |
| H/K/Saheeh | And Allah judges with truth, while those they invoke besides Him judge not with anything. Indeed, Allah He is the Hearing, the Seeing. |
| Malik | and Allah will judge with all fairness. As for those whom the unbelievers invoke besides Him, will not be in a position to judge at all. Surely it is Allah Alone Who Hears all and Sees all.[20] |
| QXP | Allah alone secures all things as the hinges secure the controlled freedom of a swinging door. Whereas those whom they call instead of Him, can secure nothing, for, behold, Allah! He alone is the Hearer, the Seer. (The common rendering here, that Allah judges while others cannot, is linguistically deficient and fails to stand up to reason). |
| Maulana Ali | And Allah judges with truth. And those whom they call upon besides Him judge naught! Surely Allah is the Hearing, the Seeing. |
| Free Minds | And God judges with the truth, while those they call on besides Him do not judge with anything. Certainly, God is the Hearer, the Seer. |
| Qaribullah | With justice Allah will judge, but those upon whom they call, other than Him, can not judge anything at all! Allah is the Hearer, the Seer. |
| George Sale | and God will judge with truth: But the false gods which they invoke, besides Him, shall not judge at all; for God is He who heareth and seeth. |
| JM Rodwell | God knoweth the deceitful of eye, and what men's breasts conceal. And everything will God decide with truth: But nothing shall those gods whom men call on beside him, decide. Verily, God! the Hearer, the Beholder, He! |
| Asad | And God will judge in accordance with truth and justice, whereas those [beings] whom they invoke beside Him cannot judge at all: for, verily, God alone is all-hearing, all-seeing. [I.e., saints, whether real or imaginary, or angels. (The pronoun alladhina is used only with reference to sentient beings endowed with reason.)] |
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