Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

God eliminates what He wills, and He confirms; and with Him is the foundation of the Writ.

يَمْحُوا اللّٰهُ مَا يَشَٓاءُ وَيُثْبِتُۚ وَعِنْدَهُٓ اُمُّ الْكِتَابِ
Yamhoo Allahu ma yashaowayuthbitu waAAindahu ommu alkitab
#wordmeaningroot
1yamḥū(Is) eliminatedمحو
2l-lahu(by) Allah
3what
4yashāuHe willsشيا
5wayuth'bituand confirmsثبت
6waʿindahuand with Himعند
7ummu(is) the Mother (of) the Bookامم
8l-kitābi(is) the Mother (of) the Bookكتب
  • Aisha Bewley

    Allah erases whatever He wills or endorses it. The Master Copy of the Book is in His Hands.

  • Progressive Muslims

    God erases what He wishes and affirms, and with Him is the source of the Scripture.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    Allah blots out and establishes communities according to His Laws. Nations rise and fall accordingly, and with Him is the Ultimate Ordinance.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    God eliminates what He wills, and He confirms; and with Him is the foundation of the Writ.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    Goderases and confirms what He wishes, and with Him is the source of the Book.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    God erases what He wishes and affirms, and with Him is the source of the book.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    GOD erases whatever He wills, and fixes (whatever He wills). With Him is the original Master Record.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    God abrogates or confirms whatsoever He will, for He has with Him the Book of Books.

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

    Allah eliminates what He wills or confirms, and with Him is the Mother of the Book.

  • Muhammad Asad

    God annuls or confirms whatever He wills -for with Him is the source of all revelation.

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    Allah effaceth what He will, and establisheth (what He will), and with Him is the source of ordinance.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    Allah effaces whatever He wills and retains whatever He wills. With Him is the Mother of the Book.*

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    Allah deletes -what becomes of secondary character- as He wills and He confirms what He will, and this and that are put on record in the archetypal Book in the realm of Heaven.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    The original source of all Divine Books (referred to as Mother of the Books) is at the disposition of the Lord. He erases (from the previously revealed Books) whatever he decides (in accordance with a planned strategy by Him) and keeps intact whatever He wills.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    Allâh blots out what He wills and confirms (what He wills). And with Him is the Mother of the Book (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfûz)

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    Allah doth blot out or confirm what He pleaseth: with Him is the Mother of the Book.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    Allah eliminates and confirms what He wills, and with Him is the Master Record. 

  • Taqi Usmani

    Allah wipes off what He wills and affirms (what He wills), and with Him is the Mother Book.

  • Abdul Haleem

    God erases or confirms whatever He will, and the source of Scripture is with Him.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    God blots out, and He establishes whatsoever He will; and with Him is the Essence of the Book.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    God blots out what He will, or He confirms; and with Him is the Mother of the Book.

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    Allah blots out what He will, or He establishes (what He wills); and with Him is the Mother of the Book (or Source of Ordinances).

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    Allah erases whatever He decides and He makes firm (whatever He decides), and in His Providence is the Essence (Literally: Mother) of the Book.

  • George Sale

    God shall abolish and shall confirm what he pleaseth. With Him is the original of the book.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    Allah removes and confirms what He pleases: The Mother of the Book is with Him.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    Allâh repeals (the law relating to punishment) what He will and He establishes and confirms (what He pleases) and with Him is the source and origin of all laws and commandments.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    Allah effaces and confirms whatever He wishes and with Him is the Mother Book.