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Verse (42:17) - 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 seventeenth verse of chapter 42 (sūrat l-shūrā). Click on the Arabic text to below to see word by word details of the verse's morphology.

 

Chapter (42) sūrat l-shūrā (Consultation)

Sahih International: It is Allah who has sent down the Book in truth and [also] the balance. And what will make you perceive? Perhaps the Hour is near.

Pickthall: Allah it is Who hath revealed the Scripture with truth, and the Balance. How canst thou know? It may be that the Hour is nigh.

Yusuf Ali: It is Allah Who has sent down the Book in Truth, and the Balance (by which to weigh conduct). And what will make thee realise that perhaps the Hour is close at hand?

Shakir: Allah it is Who revealed the Book with truth, and the balance, and what shall make you know that haply the hour be nigh?

Muhammad Sarwar: It is God who revealed the Book and the Balance for a truthful purpose. You never know. Perhaps the Hour of Doom is close at hand.

Mohsin Khan: It is Allah Who has sent down the Book (the Quran) in truth, and the Balance (i.e. to act justly). And what can make you know that perhaps the Hour is close at hand?

Arberry: God it is who has sent down the Book with the truth, and also the Balance. And what shall make thee know? Haply the Hour is nigh.

See Also

Language Research Group
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