Welcome to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, an annotated linguistic resource for the Holy Quran. This page shows seven parallel translations in English for the 111th 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: And I know not; perhaps it is a trial for you and enjoyment for a time."

Pickthall: And I know not but that this may be a trial for you, and enjoyment for a while.

Yusuf Ali: "I know not but that it may be a trial for you, and a grant of (worldly) livelihood (to you) for a time."

Shakir: And I do not know if this may be a trial for you and a provision till a time.

Muhammad Sarwar: I do not know (why God has commanded me to warn you of the torment). Perhaps it is a trial for you and a respite for an appointed time".

Mohsin Khan: And I know not, perhaps it may be a trial for you, and an enjoyment for a while.

Arberry: I know not; haply it is a trial for you and an enjoyment for a time.

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See Also

• Verse (21:111) Morphology - description of each Arabic word