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Verse (6:2) - 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 second verse of chapter 6 (sūrat l-anʿām). Click on the Arabic text to below to see word by word details of the verse's morphology.

 

Chapter (6) sūrat l-anʿām (The Cattle)

Sahih International: It is He who created you from clay and then decreed a term and a specified time [known] to Him; then [still] you are in dispute.

Pickthall: He it is Who hath created you from clay, and hath decreed a term for you. A term is fixed with Him. Yet still ye doubt!

Yusuf Ali: He it is created you from clay, and then decreed a stated term (for you). And there is in His presence another determined term; yet ye doubt within yourselves!

Shakir: He it is Who created you from clay, then He decreed a term; and there is a term named with Him; still you doubt.

Muhammad Sarwar: It is He who has created you from clay to live for a life-time and the span of your life is only known to Him. You are still suspicious!.

Mohsin Khan: He it is Who has created you from clay, and then has decreed a stated term (for you to die). And there is with Him another determined term (for you to be resurrected), yet you doubt (in the Resurrection).

Arberry: It is He who created you of clay, then determined a term and a term is stated with Him; yet thereafter you doubt.

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