Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

Does man think that he is left to no purpose?

اَيَحْسَبُ الْاِنْسَانُ اَنْ يُتْرَكَ سُدًىۜ
Ayahsabu al-insanu an yutrakasuda
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1ayaḥsabuDoes thinkحسب
2l-insānumanانس
3anthat
4yut'rakahe will be leftترك
5sudanneglectedسدي
  • Aisha Bewley

    Does man reckon he will be left to go on unchecked?

  • Progressive Muslims

    Did man think that he will be left neglected

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    Does man think he will be left alone like a soundless broken musical string?

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    Does man think that he is left to no purpose?

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    Did man think that he will be left neglected?

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    Did the human being think that he will be left neglected?

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    Does the human being think that he will go to nothing?

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    Does man think that he will be left alone to himself, free?

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

    Does man think that he will be left neglected?

  • Muhammad Asad

    DOES MAN, then, think that he is to be left to himself to go about at will?

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    Thinketh man that he is to be left aimless?

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    Does man think that he will be left alone, unquestioned?

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    Does man think he could do what he will and act without restriction or limitation and neglect his duties and his obligations to Allah, and get away with it ?.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    Does man think that he will be given his freedom of choice forever?

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    Does man think that he will be left neglected (without being punished or rewarded for the obligatory duties enjoined by his Lord Allâh on him)?

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled, (without purpose)?

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    Do people think they will be left without purpose?

  • Taqi Usmani

    Does man presume that he will be left unchecked?

  • Abdul Haleem

    Does man think he will be left alone?

  • Arthur John Arberry

    What, does man reckon he shall be left to roam at will?

  • E. Henry Palmer

    Does man think that he shall be left to himself?

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    Does man think that he is to be left to wander aimless (or purposeless)?

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    Does man reckon that he will be left in vain?

  • George Sale

    Doth man think that he shall be left at full liberty, without control?

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    Does man think that he will be neglected (and left alone), (without purpose for which he was created)?

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    Does a person think that he will be left alone without purpose.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    Does man suppose that he would be abandoned to futility?