Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And as for him who is given his writ behind his back:

وَاَمَّا مَنْ اُو۫تِيَ كِتَابَهُ وَرَٓاءَ ظَهْرِه۪ۙ
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraathahrih
#wordmeaningroot
1wa-ammāBut as for
2man(him) who
3ūtiyais givenاتي
4kitābahuhis recordكتب
5warāabehindوري
6ẓahrihihis backظهر
  • Aisha Bewley

    But as for him who is given his Book behind his back,

  • Progressive Muslims

    And as for he who is given his record behind his back.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    But as for him who is given his Book behind his back (he who has turned his back to the Book, looking back to the ancestral traditions),

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    And as for him who is given his writ behind his back:

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    Andas for he who is given his record behind his back.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    As for he who is given his record behind his back.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    As for the one who receives his record behind his back,

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    But he who is given his ledger from behind his back

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

    But as for he who is given his record behind his back,

  • Muhammad Asad

    But as for him whose record shall be given to him behind his back;

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    But whoso is given his account behind his back,

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    But he who is given the Record behind his back,*

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    But he who is given his book, bearing his record in his left hand from the back,

  • Bijan Moeinian

    As for the one whose record….

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    But whosoever is given his Record behind his back,

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    But he who is given his Record behind his back,-

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    And as for those who are given their record ˹in their left hand˺ from behind their backs,

  • Taqi Usmani

    As for the one whose book (of deeds) will be given to him from his backside,

  • Abdul Haleem

    but whoever is given his record from behind his back

  • Arthur John Arberry

    But as for him who is given his book behind his back,

  • E. Henry Palmer

    But as for him who is given his book behind his back,

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    But as for him who is given his book behind his back,

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    And as for him who is brought his Book beyond his back,

  • George Sale

    But he who shall have his book given him behind his back,

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    But he who is given his record behind his back,

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    But as for the one who will have his record (of deeds) given to him behind his back (as a sign that he had thrown the divine teachings behind his back),

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    But as for him who is given his record from behind his back,