Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

If: He who made the earth a fixed lodging, and made rivers in its midst, and made firm mountains therein, and made a barrier between the two seas: is there any god with God? The truth is, most of them know not.

اَمَّنْ جَعَلَ الْاَرْضَ قَرَاراً وَجَعَلَ خِلَالَـهَٓا اَنْهَاراً وَجَعَلَ لَهَا رَوَاسِيَ وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ حَاجِزاًۜ ءَاِلٰهٌ مَعَ اللّٰهِۜ بَلْ اَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَۜ
Amman jaAAala al-arda qararanwajaAAala khilalaha anharan wajaAAala laharawasiya wajaAAala bayna albahrayni hajizana-ilahun maAAa Allahi bal aktharuhum layaAAlamoon
#wordmeaningroot
1ammanOr Who
2jaʿalamadeجعل
3l-arḍathe earthارض
4qarārana firm abodeقرر
5wajaʿalaand madeجعل
6khilālahā(in) its midstخلل
7anhāranriversنهر
8wajaʿalaand madeجعل
9lahāfor it
10rawāsiyafirm mountainsرسو
11wajaʿalaand madeجعل
12baynabetweenبين
13l-baḥraynithe two seasبحر
14ḥājizana barrierحجز
15a-ilāhunIs there any godاله
16maʿawith
17l-lahiAllah
18balNay
19aktharuhummost of themكثر
20(do) not
21yaʿlamūnaknowعلم
  • Aisha Bewley

    He Who made the earth a stable dwelling place and appointed rivers flowing through its midst and placed firmly embedded mountains on it and set a barrier between the two seas. Is there another god besides Allah? No indeed, but most of them do not know it!

  • Progressive Muslims

    The One who made the Earth a habitat, and He made in it rivers and He made for it stabilizers, and He made between the two seas a barrier. Is there a god with God No. But most of them do not know.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    Nay, who is it that has made the earth habitable, and caused rivers to run through it, and has set upon it firm mountains, and has set a barrier between two great bodies of water - any god beside Allah? (25:53). Nay, most of them do not use their knowledge.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    If: He who made the earth a fixed lodging, and made rivers in its midst, and made firm mountains therein, and made a barrier between the two seas: is there any god with God? The truth is, most of them know not.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    The One who made the earth a habitat, and He made in it rivers and He made for it stabilizers, and He made between the two seas a barrier. Is there a god with God? No. But most of them do not know.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    The One who made the earth a habitat, and He made in it rivers and He made for it stabilizers, and He made between the two seas a barrier. Is there a god with God? No. But most of them do not know.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    Who is the One who made the earth habitable, caused rivers to run through it, placed on it mountains, and created a barrier between the two waters? Is it another god with GOD? Indeed, most of them do not know.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    Who then made the earth a habitable place, and made the rivers (flow) in its valleys and dales, and placed upon it firm stabilisers, and kept a barrier between two bodies of water? Is there any other god along with God? In reality most of them do not know.

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

    Is He who made the earth a stable ground and placed within it rivers and made for it firmly set mountains and placed between the two seas a barrier? Is there a deity with Allah ? , but most of them do not know.

  • Muhammad Asad

    Nay - who is it that has made the earth a fitting abode , and has caused running waters in its midst, and has set upon it moun­tains firm, and has placed a barrier between the two great bodies of water? Could there be any divine power besides God? Nay, most of those do not know !

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    Is not He (best) Who made the earth a fixed abode, and placed rivers in the folds thereof, and placed firm hills therein, and hath set a barrier between the two seas? Is there any Allah beside Allah? Nay, but most of them know not!

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    Who is it Who has made the earth a place of resort,* and has caused rivers to flow in its midst, and has placed upon it firm mountains, and has placed a barrier between two masses of water?* Is there any god associated with Allah (in these tasks)? Nay; but most of them do not know.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    Who was He Who set the earth at Creation in the order of a settled habitation** where you established your abode and He permeated into it rivers and placed in it stays –mountains*- in a certain setting, fixed as with an anchor, and installed a natural barrier*** between the two waters -the fresh and the salt-! Was it another Ilah with the Almighty Allah! The truth is that most of them are ignorant of the facts.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    Who has made the earth habitable for you? Who has made the water run for you in the rivers? Whose has set the mountains on the earth? Who is preventing the two running water from mixing together? Is there any other god beside God? What a shame that most people do not get it.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    Is not He (better than your gods) Who has made the earth as a fixed abode, and has placed rivers in its midst, and has placed firm mountains therein, and has set a barrier between the two seas (of salt and sweet water)? Is there any ilâh (god) with Allâh? Nay, but most of them know not!

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    Or, Who has made the earth firm to live in; made rivers in its midst; set thereon mountains immovable; and made a separating bar between the two bodies of flowing water? (can there be another) god besides Allah? Nay, most of them know not.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    Or ˹ask them,˺ "Who made the earth a place of settlement, caused rivers to flow through it, placed firm mountains upon it, and set a barrier between ˹fresh and salt˺ bodies of water? Was it another god besides Allah?" Absolutely not! But most of them do not know.

  • Taqi Usmani

    Or the One who made the earth a place to settle and made rivers amidst it and made mountains for (making) it (firm), and made a barrier between two seas? Is there any god along with Allah? No, but most of them do not have knowledge.

  • Abdul Haleem

    Who is it that made the earth a stable place to live? Who made rivers flow through it? Who set immovable mountains on it and created a barrier between the fresh and salt water? Is it another god beside God? No! But most of them do not know.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    He who made the earth a fixed place and set amidst it rivers and appointed for it firm mountains and placed a partition between the two seas. Is there a god with God? Nay, but the most of them have no knowledge.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    He who made the earth, settled, and placed amongst it rivers; and placed upon it firm mountains; and placed between the two seas a barrier; is there a god with God? nay, but most of them know not!

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    He who created the heavens and the earth; and sends down upon you water from the sky wherewith We cause to grow beautiful orchards, whose trees it has never been yours to grow; is there a God besides Him? Nay, but they are a people who ascribe equals with Him!

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    Is not He (Most Charitable) Who made the earth a residence, and made amidst it rivers, and made for it anchorages, (i. e., firm mountains) and made a partition between the two seas? Is there a god with Allah? No indeed, (but) most of them do not know.

  • George Sale

    Is not He more worthy to be adored, who hath established the earth, and hath caused rivers to flow through the midst thereof, and placed thereon immovable mountains, and set a bar between the two seas? Is there any other god equal with the true God? Yet the greater part of them know it not.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    "Is it not He, Who has made the earth strong to live on; Made rivers in its middle; Set mountains firmly upon it; And made a separating boundary between the two expanses of flowing water? (Is there another) god with Allah?" — No! Most of them do not know.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    Or Who is it that made the earth a resting place; and made the rivers flow in it; and raised (on the earth) firm mountains for its advantage; and put a barrier between the two waters? Is there a god with Allâh (as an associate with Him in His works)? Nay, not so, yet most of them do not know (the truth).

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    Is He who made the earth an abode , and made rivers through it, and set firm mountains for it, and set a barrier between the two seas.. . ? What! Is there a god besides Allah? Rather most of them do not know.