Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

God desires to make plain to you, and to guide you to the established ways of those who were before you, and to turn towards you; and God is knowing and wise.

يُر۪يدُ اللّٰهُ لِيُبَيِّنَ لَكُمْ وَيَهْدِيَكُمْ سُنَنَ الَّذ۪ينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ وَيَتُوبَ عَلَيْكُمْۜ وَاللّٰهُ عَل۪يمٌ حَك۪يمٌ
Yureedu Allahu liyubayyina lakumwayahdiyakum sunana allatheena min qablikum wayatoobaAAalaykum wallahu AAaleemun hakeem
#wordmeaningroot
1yurīduWishesرود
2l-lahuAllah
3liyubayyinato make clearبين
4lakumto you
5wayahdiyakumand to guide youهدي
6sunana(to) waysسنن
7alladhīna(of) those
8minfrom
9qablikumbefore youقبل
10wayatūbaand (to) accept repentanceتوب
11ʿalaykumfrom you
12wal-lahuAnd Allah
13ʿalīmun(is) All-Knowingعلم
14ḥakīmunAll-Wiseحكم
  • Aisha Bewley

    Allah desires to make things clear to you and to guide you to the correct practices of those before you and to turn towards you. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

  • Progressive Muslims

    God wants to make clear for you and guide you to the ways of those before you, and pardon you, and God is Knowledgeable, Wise.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    Allah would explain to you and guide you by the examples of those who were before you, and turn to you (in Mercy). And Allah is Knower, Wise.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    God desires to make plain to you, and to guide you to the established ways of those who were before you, and to turn towards you; and God is knowing and wise.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    God wants to clarify for you and guide you to the paths of those before you, and pardon you, and God is Knowledgeable, Wise.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    God wants to make clear for you and guide you to the ways of those before you, and pardon you, and God is Knowledgeable, Wise.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    GOD wills to explain things for you, and to guide you through past precedents, and to redeem you. GOD is Omniscient, Most Wise.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    God wishes to make it clear to you and guide you through the example of earlier people, and to forgive you, for God is all-knowing and all-wise.

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

    Allah wants to make clear to you and guide you to the practices of those before you and to accept your repentance. And Allah is Knowing and Wise.

  • Muhammad Asad

    God wants to make clear unto you, and to guide you onto the ways of life of those who preceded you, and to turn unto you in His mercy: for God is all-knowing, wise.

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    Allah would explain to you and guide you by the examples of those who were before you, and would turn to you in mercy. Allah is Knower, Wise.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    Allah wants to make all this clear to you, and to guide you to the ways which the righteous have followed in the past. He will turn graciously towards you. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.*

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    Allah intends to indicate to you the best course of action and to guide you to divine providence and to the habits of life acquired by those who came to this world before you, and to give up resentment against you and pardon your offence. And Allah is 'Alimun and Hakimun.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    It is God’s desire to explain the things for you by referring to its precedents; thus guide you to the way of those before you who were on the right path as God accepted their repentance. God is Knowledgeable and the Most Wise.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    Allâh wishes to make clear (what is lawful and what is unlawful) to you, and to show you the ways of those before you, and accept your repentance, and Allâh is All-Knower, All-Wise.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    Allah doth wish to make clear to you and to show you the ordinances of those before you; and (He doth wish to) turn to you (In Mercy): And Allah is All-knowing, All-wise.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    It is Allah’s Will to make things clear to you, guide you to the ˹noble˺ ways of those before you, and turn to you in mercy. For Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

  • Taqi Usmani

    Allah intends (through this Qur’ān) to explain to you (the rules) and to guide you to the ways of those (prophets who passed) before you, and to turn graciously towards you. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

  • Abdul Haleem

    He wishes to make His laws clear to you and guide you to the righteous ways of those who went before you. He wishes to turn towards you in mercy- He is all knowing, all wise-

  • Arthur John Arberry

    God desires to make clear to you, and to guide you in the institutions of those before you, and to turn towards you; God is All-knowing, All-wise;

  • E. Henry Palmer

    God wishes to explain to you and to guide you into the ordinances of those who were before you, and to turn towards you, for God is knowing, wise.

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    Allah wishes to explain to you and to guide you into the ordinances of those who were before you, and would turn towards you in mercy, for Allah is Knowing, Wise.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    Allah wills to make this evident to you and guide you into the enactments of the ones before you and to relent towards you; and Allah is Ever-Knowing, Ever-Wise.

  • George Sale

    God is willing to declare these things unto you and to direct you according to the ordinances of those who have gone before you, and to be merciful unto you. God is knowing and wise.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    Allah does wish to make clear to you and to show you the faults (ways) of those before you; And (He does wish to) turn to you (in Mercy): And Allah is All Knowing (Aleem), All Wise (Hakeem).

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    Allâh desires to make clear (His commandments) to you, and guide you to the (righteous) ways of your predecessors, and to turn to you with mercy. Verily, Allâh is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    Allah desires to explain to you, and to guide you to the customs of those who were before you, and to turn toward you clemently, and Allah is all-knowing, all-wise.