Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

Who created seven heavens in harmony. Thou seest not in the creation of the Almighty any imperfection. So return thou thy vision: seest thou any rifts?

اَلَّذ۪ي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمٰوَاتٍ طِبَاقاًۜ مَا تَرٰى ف۪ي خَلْقِ الرَّحْمٰنِ مِنْ تَفَاوُتٍۜ فَارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَۙ هَلْ تَرٰى مِنْ فُطُورٍ
Allathee khalaqa sabAAa samawatintibaqan ma tara fee khalqi arrahmanimin tafawutin farjiAAi albasara hal taramin futoor
#wordmeaningroot
1alladhīThe One Who
2khalaqacreatedخلق
3sabʿasevenسبع
4samāwātinheavensسمو
5ṭibāqanone above anotherطبق
6Not
7tarāyou seeراي
8in
9khalqi(the) creationخلق
10l-raḥmāni(of) the Most Graciousرحم
11minany
12tafāwutinfaultفوت
13fa-ir'jiʿiSo returnرجع
14l-baṣarathe visionبصر
15halcan
16tarāyou seeراي
17minany
18fuṭūrinflawفطر
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  • Progressive Muslims

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  • Shabbir Ahmed

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  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

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  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

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  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

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  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

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  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

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

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  • Muhammad Asad

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  • Marmaduke Pickthall

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  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

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  • Al-Hilali & Khan

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  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    He Who created the seven heavens one above another: No want of proportion wilt thou see in the Creation of (Allah) Most Gracious. So turn thy vision again: seest thou any flaw?

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    ˹He is the One˺ Who created seven heavens, one above the other. You will never see any imperfection in the creation of the Most Compassionate. So look again: do you see any flaws?

  • Taqi Usmani

    who has created seven skies, one over the other. You will see nothing out of proportion in the creation of the RaHmān (the All-Merciful Allah). So, cast your eye again. Do you see any rifts?

  • Abdul Haleem

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  • Arthur John Arberry

    who created seven heavens one upon another. Thou seest not in the creation of the All-merciful any imperfection. Return thy gaze; seest thou any fissure?

  • E. Henry Palmer

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  • Hamid S. Aziz

    Who created the seven heavens one above the other in harmony; you see no incongruity in the creation of the Beneficent Allah; then look again, can you see any flaw?

  • Mahmoud Ghali

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  • George Sale

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