Compared Translations of the meaning of the Quran - Sura 87 al-A`la - The Most High, Glory to your Lord in the Highest Total Verses: 19 | |
al-A`la 087:001
87:1 سورة الاعلى بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ٛــــ سبح اسم ربك الاعلى |
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Transliteration | Sabbihi isma rabbika al-aAAla |
Literal | Praise/glorify your Lord's name the highest/mightiest . |
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Yusuf Ali | Glorify the name of thy Guardian-Lord Most High, |
Pickthal | Praise the name of thy Lord the Most High, |
Arberry | Magnify the Name of thy Lord the Most High |
Shakir | Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High, |
Sarwar | (Muhammad), glorify the Name of your lord, the Most High,. |
Khalifa | Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High. |
Hilali/Khan | Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High, |
H/K/Saheeh | Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High, |
Malik | Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High,[1] |
QXP | Strive to raise the Name of your Lord, the Most High. (Establish His Glory on earth (56:96)). |
Maulana Ali | Glorify the name of thy Lord, the Most High! |
Free Minds | Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High. |
Qaribullah | Exalt the Name of your Lord, the Highest, |
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George Sale | Praise the name of thy Lord, the most high; |
JM Rodwell | PRAISE the name of thy Lord THE MOST HIGH, |
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Asad | EXTOL the limitless glory of thy Sustainer's name:[the glory of] the Al-Highest, |
al-A`la 087:002
87:2 الذي خلق فسوى |
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Transliteration | Allathee khalaqa fasawwa |
Literal | Who created, so He straightened. |
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Yusuf Ali | Who hath created, and further, given order and proportion; |
Pickthal | Who createth, then disposeth; |
Arberry | who created and shaped, |
Shakir | Who creates, then makes complete, |
Sarwar | Who has created (all things) proportionately, |
Khalifa | He creates and shapes. |
Hilali/Khan | Who has created (everything), and then proportioned it; |
H/K/Saheeh | Who created and proportioned |
Malik | Who has created all things and perfected them.[2] |
QXP | Who creates and proportions. (So that all things might become what they are meant to be). |
Maulana Ali | Who creates, then makes complete, |
Free Minds | The One who created and developed. |
Qaribullah | who has created and shaped, |
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George Sale | Who hath created, and completely formed his creatures: |
JM Rodwell | Who hath created and balanced all things, |
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Asad | who creates [every thing], and thereupon forms it in accordance with with what it is meant to be, |
al-A`la 087:003
87:3 والذي قدر فهدى |
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Transliteration | Waallathee qaddara fahada |
Literal | And who predestined/evaluated , so He guided. |
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Yusuf Ali | Who hath ordained laws. And granted guidance; |
Pickthal | Who measureth, then guideth; |
Arberry | who determined and guided, |
Shakir | And Who makes (things) according to a measure, then guides (them to their goal), |
Sarwar | decreed their destinies, and provided them with guidance. |
Khalifa | He designs and guides. |
Hilali/Khan | And Who has measured (preordainments for each and everything even to be blessed or wretched); then guided (i.e. showed mankind the right as well as wrong paths, and guided the animals to pasture); |
H/K/Saheeh | And who destined and [then] guided |
Malik | Who has set their destinies and guided them.[3] |
QXP | And Who appoints due measure and then shows the way (to all things as to their functions). |
Maulana Ali | And Who measures, then guides, |
Free Minds | And the One who measured and then guided. |
Qaribullah | who has ordained and guided, |
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George Sale | And Who determineth them to various ends, and directeth them to attain the same; |
JM Rodwell | Who hath fixed their destinies and guideth them, |
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Asad | and who determines the nature [of all that exists], and thereupon guides it [towards its fulfilment], |
al-A`la 087:004
87:4 والذي اخرج المرعى |
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Transliteration | Waallathee akhraja almarAAa |
Literal | And who brought out/made (to) emerge the pasture. |
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Yusuf Ali | And Who bringeth out the (green and luscious) pasture, |
Pickthal | Who bringeth forth the pasturage, |
Arberry | who brought forth the pasturage |
Shakir | And Who brings forth herbage, |
Sarwar | It is He who has caused the grass to grow, |
Khalifa | He produces the pasture. |
Hilali/Khan | And Who brings out the pasturage, |
H/K/Saheeh | And who brings out the pasture |
Malik | Who brings forth green pasture,[4] |
QXP | And Who brings forth the lush pasture. |
Maulana Ali | And Who brings forth herbage, |
Free Minds | And the One who brought out the pasture. |
Qaribullah | who brings forth the pastures, |
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George Sale | and who produceth the pasture for cattle, |
JM Rodwell | Who bringeth forth the pasture, |
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Asad | and who brings forth herbage, |
al-A`la 087:005
87:5 فجعله غثاء احوى |
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Transliteration | FajaAAalahu ghuthaan ahwa |
Literal | So He made/created it rotten/spoiled (thin and dry) green/red with blackness. |
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Yusuf Ali | And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble. |
Pickthal | Then turneth it to russet stubble. |
Arberry | then made it a blackening wrack. |
Shakir | Then makes it dried up, dust-colored. |
Sarwar | then caused it to wither away. |
Khalifa | Then turns it into light hay. |
Hilali/Khan | And then makes it dark stubble. |
H/K/Saheeh | And [then] makes it black stubble. |
Malik | then reduces it to black rubbish.[5] |
QXP | And then turns it into rust-brown residue. (18:45). |
Maulana Ali | Then makes it dried up, dust-coloured. |
Free Minds | So He made it dry-up into hay. |
Qaribullah | then made it dry dark, flaky stubble, |
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George Sale | and afterwards rendereth the same dry stubble of a dusky hue. |
JM Rodwell | And reduceth it to dusky stubble. |
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Asad | and thereupon causes it to decay into rust-brown stubble! |
al-A`la 087:006
87:6 سنقرئك فلا تنسى |
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Transliteration | Sanuqri-oka fala tansa |
Literal | We will make you read, so do not forget. |
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Yusuf Ali | By degrees shall We teach thee to declare (the Message), so thou shalt not forget, |
Pickthal | We shall make thee read (O Muhammad) so that thou shalt not forget |
Arberry | We shall make thee recite, to forget not |
Shakir | We will make you recite so you shall not forget, |
Sarwar | We shall teach you (the Quran) and you will not forget it |
Khalifa | We will recite to you; do not forget. |
Hilali/Khan | We shall make you to recite (the Quran), so you (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) shall not forget (it), |
H/K/Saheeh | We will make you recite, [O Muúammad], and you will not forget, |
Malik | Soon We shall make you recite Our revelations so you shall forget none of them[6] |
QXP | (O Messenger) We shall teach you thus that you will never forget. (Mankind need Guidance like all things in the Universe do). |
Maulana Ali | We shall make thee recite so thou shalt not forget -- |
Free Minds | We will make you study, so do not forget. |
Qaribullah | We shall make you recite so that you will not forget, |
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George Sale | We will enable thee to rehearse our revelations; and thou shalt not forget any part thereof, |
JM Rodwell | We will teach thee to recite the Koran, nor aught shalt thou forget, |
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Asad | WE SHALL teach thee, and thou wilt not forget [aught of what thou art taught], |
al-A`la 087:007
87:7 الا ماشاء الله انه يعلم الجهر ومايخفى |
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Transliteration | Illa ma shaa Allahu innahu yaAAlamu aljahra wama yakhfa |
Literal | Except what God willed/wanted/intended, that He truly knows the declared/publicized and what hides. |
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Yusuf Ali | Except as Allah wills: For He knoweth what is manifest and what is hidden. |
Pickthal | Save that which Allah willeth. Lo! He knoweth the disclosed and that which still is hidden; |
Arberry | save what God wills; surely He knows what is spoken aloud and what is hidden. |
Shakir | Except what Allah pleases, surely He knows the manifest, and what is hidden. |
Sarwar | unless God wills it to be otherwise. He knows all that is made public and all that remains hidden. |
Khalifa | Everything is in accordance with GOD's will; He knows what is declared, and what is hidden. |
Hilali/Khan | Except what Allah, may will, He knows what is apparent and what is hidden. |
H/K/Saheeh | Except what Allah should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden. |
Malik | except what Allah wills. Surely He knows what is open and what is hidden.[7] |
QXP | Allah never Wills you to forget (17:86). Behold, He knows the manifest and what is hidden. |
Maulana Ali | Except what Allah please. Surely He knows the manifest, and what is hidden. |
Free Minds | Except for what God wills, He knows what is declared and what is hidden. |
Qaribullah | except what Allah wills, surely, He knows all that is (spoken) aloud and what is hidden. |
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George Sale | except what God shall please; for He knoweth that which is manifest, and that which is hidden. |
JM Rodwell | Save what God pleaseth; for he knoweth alike things manifest and hidden; |
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Asad | save what God may will [thee to forget] - for, verily, He [alone] knows all that is open to [man's] perception as well as all that is hidden [from it] -: |
al-A`la 087:008
87:8 ونيسرك لليسرى |
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Transliteration | Wanuyassiruka lilyusra |
Literal | And We ease you to the ease/prosperity. |
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Yusuf Ali | And We will make it easy for thee (to follow) the simple (Path). |
Pickthal | And We shall ease thy way unto the state of ease. |
Arberry | We shall ease thee unto the Easing. |
Shakir | And We will make your way smooth to a state of ease. |
Sarwar | We shall make all your tasks easy. |
Khalifa | We will direct you to the easiest path. |
Hilali/Khan | And We shall make easy for you (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) the easy way (i.e. the doing of righteous deeds). |
H/K/Saheeh | And We will ease you toward ease. |
Malik | We shall make it easy for you to follow the easy way.[8] |
QXP | And thus We shall ease your way to the ultimate ease. (To the end that you will establish the Qur'an in the society). |
Maulana Ali | And We shall make thy way smooth to a state of ease. |
Free Minds | And We will make easy for you the way. |
Qaribullah | We shall ease you to the easy. |
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George Sale | And We will facilitate unto thee the most easy way. |
JM Rodwell | And we will make easy to thee our easy ways. |
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Asad | and [thus] shall We make easy for thee the path towards [ultimate] ease. |
al-A`la 087:009
87:9 فذكر ان نفعت الذكرى |
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Transliteration | Fathakkir in nafaAAati alththikra |
Literal | So remind if the remembrance/reminder benefited. |
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Yusuf Ali | Therefore give admonition in case the admonition profits (the hearer). |
Pickthal | Therefor remind (men), for of use is the reminder. |
Arberry | Therefore remind, if the Reminder profits, |
Shakir | Therefore do remind, surely reminding does profit. |
Sarwar | Therefore, keep on preaching as long as it is of benefit. |
Khalifa | Therefore, you shall remind; perhaps the reminder will benefit. |
Hilali/Khan | Therefore remind (men) in case the reminder profits (them). |
H/K/Saheeh | So remind, if the reminder should benefit; |
Malik | Therefore remind, surely reminder does benefit.[9] |
QXP | Therefore, keep reminding, for, the Reminder does benefit. |
Maulana Ali | So remind, reminding indeed profits. |
Free Minds | So remind, perhaps the reminder will help. |
Qaribullah | Therefore remind, if the Reminder benefits, |
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George Sale | Wherefore admonish thy people, if thy admonition shall be profitable unto them. |
JM Rodwell | Warn, therefore, for the warning is profitable: |
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Asad | REMIND, THEN, [others of the truth, regardless of] whether this reminding [would seem to] be of use [or not]: |
al-A`la 087:010
87:10 سيذكر من يخشى |
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Transliteration | Sayaththakkaru man yakhsha |
Literal | Who fears will remember/praise/glorify . |
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Yusuf Ali | The admonition will be received by those who fear (Allah): |
Pickthal | He will heed who feareth, |
Arberry | and he who fears shall remember, |
Shakir | He who fears will mind, |
Sarwar | Those who have fear of God will benefit |
Khalifa | The reverent will take heed. |
Hilali/Khan | The reminder will be received by him who fears (Allah), |
H/K/Saheeh | He who fears [Allah] will be reminded. |
Malik | He who fears Allah will heed the reminder,[10] |
QXP | (Behold), he will heed who fears (the consequences of pre-emptive rejection). |
Maulana Ali | He who fears will mind, |
Free Minds | He who is reverent will remember. |
Qaribullah | and he who fears shall remember, |
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George Sale | Whoso feareth God, he will be admonished: |
JM Rodwell | He that feareth God will receive the warning,- |
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Asad | in mind will keep it he who stands in awe [of God], |
al-A`la 087:011
87:11 ويتجنبها الاشقى |
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Transliteration | Wayatajannabuha al-ashqa |
Literal | And the most miserable/unhappy avoids/distances himself from it. |
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Yusuf Ali | But it will be avoided by those most unfortunate ones, |
Pickthal | But the most hapless will flout it, |
Arberry | but the most wretched shall flout it, |
Shakir | And the most unfortunate one will avoid it, |
Sarwar | but the reprobates will turn away |
Khalifa | The wicked will avoid it. |
Hilali/Khan | But it will be avoided by the wretched, |
H/K/Saheeh | But the wretched one will avoid it |
Malik | and he who is unfortunate will avoid it.[11] |
QXP | And only the unfortunate will stay on the side-lines. |
Maulana Ali | And the most unfortunate one will avoid it, |
Free Minds | And he who is wicked will avoid it. |
Qaribullah | but the most wretched shall avoid it, |
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George Sale | But the most wretched unbeliever will turn away therefrom; |
JM Rodwell | And the most reprobate only will turn aside from it, |
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Asad | but aloof from it will remain that most hapless wretch - |
al-A`la 087:012
87:12 الذي يصلى النار الكبرى |
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Transliteration | Allathee yasla alnnara alkubra |
Literal | Who roasts/suffers the fire , the greatest . |
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Yusuf Ali | Who will enter the Great Fire, |
Pickthal | He who will be flung to the great Fire |
Arberry | even he who shall roast in the Great Fire, |
Shakir | Who shall enter the great fire; |
Sarwar | and suffer the heat of the great fire |
Khalifa | Consequently, he will suffer the great Hellfire. |
Hilali/Khan | Who will enter the great Fire and made to taste its burning, |
H/K/Saheeh | [He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire, |
Malik | The one who will avoid, shall burn in the gigantic fire,[12] |
QXP | He who will be cast into the great Fire. |
Maulana Ali | Who will burn int he great Fire. |
Free Minds | He will enter the great Fire. |
Qaribullah | who will roast in the Great Fire, |
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George Sale | who shall be cast to be broiled in the greater fire of hell, |
JM Rodwell | Who shall be exposed to the terrible fire, |
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Asad | he who [in the life to come] shall have to endure the great fire |
al-A`la 087:013
87:13 ثم لايموت فيها ولايحيى |
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Transliteration | Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya |
Literal | Then he does not die in it and nor live. |
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Yusuf Ali | In which they will then neither die nor live. |
Pickthal | Wherein he will neither die nor live. |
Arberry | then he shall neither die therein, nor live. |
Shakir | Then therein he shall neither live nor die. |
Sarwar | wherein they will neither live nor die. |
Khalifa | Wherein he never dies, nor stays alive. |
Hilali/Khan | Wherein he will neither die (to be in rest) nor live (a good living). |
H/K/Saheeh | Neither dying therein nor living. |
Malik | where he shall neither die nor live.[13] |
QXP | Wherein he neither dies nor lives. Mere survival! |
Maulana Ali | Then therein he will neither live nor die. |
Free Minds | Then he will neither die in it nor live. |
Qaribullah | in which he will neither die nor live therein. |
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George Sale | wherein he shall not die, neither shall he live. |
JM Rodwell | In which he shall not die, and shall not live. |
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Asad | wherein he will neither die nor remain alive. |
al-A`la 087:014
87:14 قد افلح من تزكى |
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Transliteration | Qad aflaha man tazakka |
Literal | Who purified/corrected had succeeded/won. |
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Yusuf Ali | But those will prosper who purify themselves, |
Pickthal | He is successful who groweth, |
Arberry | Prosperous is he who has cleansed himself, |
Shakir | He indeed shall be successful who purifies himself, |
Sarwar | Lasting happiness will be for those who purify themselves, |
Khalifa | Successful indeed is the one who redeems his soul. |
Hilali/Khan | Indeed whosoever purifies himself (by avoiding polytheism and accepting Islamic Monotheism) shall achieve success, |
H/K/Saheeh | He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself |
Malik | The one who will take admonition and purify himself shall be successful,[14] |
QXP | Successful, indeed, is he who primes his 'Self' for development. (Living upright, helping others). |
Maulana Ali | He indeed is successful who purifies himself, |
Free Minds | Whosoever develops will succeed. |
Qaribullah | Prosperous is he who purifies himself, |
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George Sale | Now hath he attained felicity who is purified by faith, |
JM Rodwell | Happy he who is purified by Islam, |
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Asad | To happiness [in the life to come] will indeed attain he who attains to purity [in this world], |
al-A`la 087:015
87:15 وذكر اسم ربه فصلى |
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Transliteration | Wathakara isma rabbihi fasalla |
Literal | And mentioned/remembered his Lord's name, so he prayed. |
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Yusuf Ali | And glorify the name of their Guardian-Lord, and (lift their hearts) in prayer. |
Pickthal | And remembereth the name of his Lord, so prayeth, |
Arberry | and mentions the Name of his Lord, and prays. |
Shakir | And magnifies the name of his Lord and prays. |
Sarwar | remember the name of the Lord, and pray to Him. |
Khalifa | By remembering the name of his Lord and observing the contact prayers (Salat). |
Hilali/Khan | And remembers (glorifies) the Name of his Lord (worships none but Allah), and prays (five compulsory prayers and Nawafil additional prayers). |
H/K/Saheeh | And mentions the name of his Lord and prays. |
Malik | who remembers the name of his Lord and prays.[15] |
QXP | And keeps foremost in mind the Name and the Attributes of his Lord and then follows through. |
Maulana Ali | And remembers the name of his Lord, then prays. |
Free Minds | And remembers the name of his Lord, and reaches out. |
Qaribullah | and remembers the Name of his Lord, so he prays. |
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George Sale | and who remembereth the name of his Lord, and prayeth. |
JM Rodwell | And who remembereth the name of his Lord and prayeth. |
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Asad | and remembers his Sustainer's name, and prays [unto Him]. |
al-A`la 087:016
87:16 بل تؤثرون الحياة الدنيا |
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Transliteration | Bal tu/thiroona alhayata alddunya |
Literal | But you prefer/choose the life the present/worldly life. |
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Yusuf Ali | Day (behold), ye prefer the life of this world; |
Pickthal | But ye prefer the life of the world |
Arberry | Nay, but you prefer the present life; |
Shakir | Nay! you prefer the life of this world, |
Sarwar | However, (the disbelievers) prefer the worldly life |
Khalifa | Indeed, you are preoccupied with this first life. |
Hilali/Khan | Nay, you prefer the life of this world; |
H/K/Saheeh | But you prefer the worldly life, |
Malik | But O men! You prefer the life of this world;[16] |
QXP | But nay, you prefer the life of this world. (Given to instant gains instead of living upright that ensures success in both lives (2:201), (3:147), (4:134), (7:156), (10:64), (17:72), (28:77), (42:22)). |
Maulana Ali | But, you prefer the life of this world, |
Free Minds | No, you desire the worldly life. |
Qaribullah | But you prefer the present life, |
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George Sale | But ye prefer this present life: |
JM Rodwell | But ye prefer this present life, |
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Asad | But nay, [O men,] you prefer the life of this world, |
al-A`la 087:017
87:17 والاخرة خير وابقى |
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Transliteration | Waal-akhiratu khayrun waabqa |
Literal | And the end (other life is) better and more lasting (everlasting). |
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Yusuf Ali | But the Hereafter is better and more enduring. |
Pickthal | Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting. |
Arberry | and the world to come is better, and more enduring. |
Shakir | While the hereafter is better and more lasting. |
Sarwar | even though the life hereafter will be better and will last forever. |
Khalifa | Even though the Hereafter is far better and everlasting. |
Hilali/Khan | Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting. |
H/K/Saheeh | While the Hereafter is better and more enduring. |
Malik | while the Hereafter is better and everlasting.[17] |
QXP | Although the Hereafter is better and more enduring. |
Maulana Ali | While the Hereafter is better and more lasting. |
Free Minds | But the Hereafter is better and more lasting. |
Qaribullah | but the Everlasting Life is better, and more enduring. |
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George Sale | Yet the life to come is better, and more durable. |
JM Rodwell | Though the life to come is better and more enduring. |
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Asad | although the life to come is better and more enduring. |
al-A`la 087:018
87:18 ان هذا لفي الصحف الاولى |
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Transliteration | Inna hatha lafee alssuhufi al-oola |
Literal | That truly that (is) in (E) the written pages (Books/Scriptures) the first/beginning. |
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Yusuf Ali | And this is in the Books of the earliest (Revelation),- |
Pickthal | Lo! This is in the former scrolls. |
Arberry | Surely this is in the ancient scrolls, |
Shakir | Most surely this is in the earlier scriptures, |
Sarwar | This is what is written in the ancient heavenly Books, |
Khalifa | This is recorded in the earlier teachings. |
Hilali/Khan | Verily! This is in the former Scriptures, |
H/K/Saheeh | Indeed, this is in the former scriptures, |
Malik | Surely the same was said in the earlier scriptures;[18] |
QXP | Behold, this has been said in the former Revelations as well. ('Suhuf' = Scrolls = Revelations). |
Maulana Ali | Surely this is in the earlier scriptures |
Free Minds | This is in the previous scripts. |
Qaribullah | Surely, this is in the ancient Scrolls, |
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George Sale | Verily this is written in the ancient books, |
JM Rodwell | This truly is in the Books of old, |
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Asad | Verily, [all] this has indeed been [said] in the earlier revelations - |
al-A`la 087:019
87:19 صحف ابراهيم وموسى |
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Transliteration | Suhufi ibraheema wamoosa |
Literal | Abraham's and Moses' written pages (Books/Scriptures). |
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Yusuf Ali | The Books of Abraham and Moses. |
Pickthal | The Books of Abraham and Moses. |
Arberry | the scrolls of Abraham and Moses. |
Shakir | The scriptures of Ibrahim and Musa. |
Sarwar | the Scriptures of Abraham and Moses. |
Khalifa | The teachings of Abraham and Moses. |
Hilali/Khan | The Scriptures of Ibrahim (Abraham) and Moosa (Moses) ( ). |
H/K/Saheeh | The scriptures of Abraham and Moses. |
Malik | the scriptures of Abraham and Moses.[19] |
QXP | The Revelations of Abraham and Moses. |
Maulana Ali | The scriptures of Abraham and Moses. |
Free Minds | The scripts of Abraham and Moses. |
Qaribullah | the Scrolls of Abraham and Moses. |
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George Sale | the books of Abraham and Moses. |
JM Rodwell | The Books of Abraham and Moses. |
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Asad | the revelations of Abraham and Moses. |
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