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Verse (3:157) - English Translation

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Welcome to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, an annotated linguistic resource for the Holy Quran. This page shows seven parallel translations in English for the 157th verse of chapter 3 (sūrat āl ʿim'rān). Click on the Arabic text to below to see word by word details of the verse's morphology.

 

Chapter (3) sūrat āl ʿim'rān (The Family of Imrān)

Sahih International: And if you are killed in the cause of Allah or die - then forgiveness from Allah and mercy are better than whatever they accumulate [in this world].

Pickthall: And what though ye be slain in Allah's way or die therein? Surely pardon from Allah and mercy are better than all that they amass.

Yusuf Ali: And if ye are slain, or die, in the way of Allah, forgiveness and mercy from Allah are far better than all they could amass.

Shakir: And if you are slain in the way of Allah or you die, certainly forgiveness from Allah and mercy is better than what they amass.

Muhammad Sarwar: If you were to die or to be killed for the cause of God, certainly His forgiveness and mercy is far better than your worldly gains.

Mohsin Khan: And if you are killed or die in the Way of Allah, forgiveness and mercy from Allah are far better than all that they amass (of worldly wealths, etc.).

Arberry: If you are slain or die in God's way, forgiveness and mercy from God are a better thing than that you amass;

See Also

Language Research Group
University of Leeds
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