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Verse (21:1) - 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 first verse of chapter 21 (sūrat l-anbiyāa). Click on the Arabic text to below to see word by word details of the verse's morphology.

 

Chapter (21) sūrat l-anbiyāa (The Prophets)

Sahih International: [The time of] their account has approached for the people, while they are in heedlessness turning away.

Pickthall: Their reckoning draweth nigh for mankind, while they turn away in heedlessness.

Yusuf Ali: Closer and closer to mankind comes their Reckoning: yet they heed not and they turn away.

Shakir: Their reckoning has drawn near to men, and in heedlessness are they turning aside.

Muhammad Sarwar: The people's day of reckoning is drawing closer, yet they are heedlessly neglectful.

Mohsin Khan: Draws near for mankind their reckoning, while they turn away in heedlessness.

Arberry: Nigh unto men has drawn their reckoning, while they in heedlessness are yet turning away;

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