Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

“God, the Everlasting Refuge!

اَللّٰهُ الصَّمَدُۚ
Allahu assamad
#wordmeaningroot
1al-lahuAllah
2l-samaduthe Eternal, the Absoluteصمد
  • Aisha Bewley

    Allah, the Everlasting Sustainer of all.

  • Progressive Muslims

    "God, the Absolute,"

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    Allah is Absolute, Eternal, Unique, Self-Sufficient, Perfect, Independent, the Uncaused Cause of all that exists, Besought of all.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    “God, the Everlasting Refuge!

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    "God, the Indivisible,"

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    "God, the Absolute/First-cause,"

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    "The Absolute GOD.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    God the immanently indispensable.

  • Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

    Allah, the Eternal Refuge.

  • Muhammad Asad

    "God the Eternal, the Uncaused Cause of All Being.

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    Allah, the eternally Besought of all!

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    Allah, Who is in need of none and of Whom all are in need;*

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    "He is Infinite, Absolute, and all creatures, spiritual, animate and inanimate, are in need of Him while He is in need of no one".

  • Bijan Moeinian

    God is Solid (and does not need anyone’s help.)

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    "Allâh-us-Samad (السيد الذي يصمد إليه في الحاجات) .

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    Allah, the Eternal, Absolute;

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    Allah—the Sustainer ˹needed by all˺.

  • Taqi Usmani

    Allah is Besought of all, needing none.

  • Abdul Haleem

    God the eternal.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    God, the Everlasting Refuge,

  • E. Henry Palmer

    God the Eternal!

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    Allah the Absolute, on whom all things depend, besought by all!

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    Allah, The Everlasting Sovereign (The Arabic word is sometimes taken to mean all that is mentioned in verses 3 and 4).

  • George Sale

    the eternal God:

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    "Allah the Eternal (Samad, the Ever Enduring), the Absolute (and Alone);

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    `Allâh is that Supreme Being Who is the Independent and Besought of all and Unique in all His attributes.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    Allah is the All-embracing.