|  Compared Translations of the meaning of the Quran -  43:4 | |
| < 43:5  43:3 > | 
| Transliteration | Wa-innahu fee ommi alkitabi ladayna laAAaliyyun hakeemun | 
| Literal | And that it truly is in The Books' mother/origin at Us (The Book's origin is at Us), height and mighty (E) ,wise/judicious (full of wisdom). | 
| Yusuf Ali | And verily, it is in the Mother of the Book, in Our Presence, high (in dignity), full of wisdom. | 
| Pickthal | And Lo! in the Source of Decrees, which We possess, it is indeed sublime, decisive. | 
| Arberry | and behold, it is in the Essence of the Book, with Us; sublime indeed, wise. | 
| Shakir | And surely it is in the original of the Book with Us, truly elevated, full of wisdom. | 
| Sarwar | It (the Quran) exists in the original Book with Us which is certainly Most Exalted, full of wisdom and (beyond linguistic structures). | 
| Khalifa | It is preserved with us in the original master, honorable and full of wisdom. | 
| Hilali/Khan | And Verily, it (this Quran) is in the Mother of the Book (i.e. Al-Lauh Al-Mahfooz), before Us, indeed Exalted, full of Wisdom. | 
| H/K/Saheeh | And indeed it is, in the Mother of the Book with Us, exalted and full of wisdom. | 
| Malik | Surely, it is a transcript of the Mother Book in Our keeping, which is sublime and full of wisdom.[4] | 
| QXP | And, verily, in the Source of Decrees with Us, it is indeed sublime, decisive. | 
| Maulana Ali | And it is in the Original of the Book with Us, truly elevated, full of wisdom. | 
| Free Minds | And it is held honourable and wise in the master record with Us. | 
| Qaribullah | It is in the Origin of the Book with Us, sublime and wise. | 
| George Sale | And it is certainly written in the original book, kept with Us, being sublime and full of wisdom. | 
| JM Rodwell | And it is a transcript of the archetypal Book, kept by us; it is lofty, filled with wisdom, | 
| Asad | And, verily, [originating as it does] in the source, with Us, of all revelation, [Cf. last clause of 13:39 - "with Him (indahu) is the source (umm) of all revelation". The term umm (lit., "mother") has often the idiomatic connotation of "origin" or "source" (asl), and sometimes - as in 3:7 - of "essence". In the present context, only the former meaning is applicable. See also note on the last verse 22 of surah 85.] it is indeed sublime, full of wisdom. | 
| Add this page to your FavoritesClose |