Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And that it is He who gives death, and gives life,

وَاَنَّهُ هُوَ اَمَاتَ وَاَحْيَاۙ
Waannahu huwa amata waahya
#wordmeaningroot
1wa-annahuAnd that He
2huwa[He]
3amātacauses deathموت
4wa-aḥyāand gives lifeحيي
  • Aisha Bewley

    that it is He Who brings about both death and life;

  • Progressive Muslims

    And He is the One who takes life and gives it.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    - vii And that He it is Who gives death and gives life. (The rise and fall of nations follow His Laws).

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    And that it is He who gives death, and gives life,

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    And He is the One who takes life and gives it.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    He is the One who takes life and gives it.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    He is the One who controls death and life.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    And He who ordains death and life;

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

    And that it is He who causes death and gives life

  • Muhammad Asad

    and that it is He alone who deals death and grants life;

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    And that He it is Who giveth death and giveth life;

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    and that He it is Who causes death and grants life,

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    And that it is He Who caused the assemblage of certain functional activities to manifest the property of-life, and it is He Who deprives of these activities and occasions death.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    Know that God is the One Who gives death and grants life.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    And that it is He (Allâh) Who causes death and gives life.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    That it is He Who granteth Death and Life;

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    And He is the One Who gives life and causes death.

  • Taqi Usmani

    and that He is the One who gives death and gives life,

  • Abdul Haleem

    that it is He who gives death and life;

  • Arthur John Arberry

    and that it is He who makes to die, and that makes to live,

  • E. Henry Palmer

    and that it is He who kills and makes alive;

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    And that He it is Who causes death and gives life;

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    And that He Ever He, makes to die, and He makes to live;

  • George Sale

    and that He putteth to death, and giveth life;

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    That it is He Who causes death and gives life (again);

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    And that it is He alone Who causes death and brings to life.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    and that it is He who brings death and gives life,