Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

In the lowest earth; but they, after their defeat, will be victorious

ف۪ٓي اَدْنَى الْاَرْضِ وَهُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ غَلَبِهِمْ سَيَغْلِبُونَۙ
Fee adna al-ardi wahum minbaAAdi ghalabihim sayaghliboon
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2adnā(the) nearestدنو
3l-arḍilandارض
4wahumBut they
5minafter
6baʿdiafterبعد
7ghalabihimtheir defeatغلب
8sayaghlibūnawill overcomeغلب
  • Aisha Bewley

    in the land nearby, but after their defeat they will themselves be victorious

  • Progressive Muslims

    At the lowest point on the Earth. But after their victory, they will be defeated.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    In the lands close-by - yet it is they who despite this defeat of theirs, shall be victorious.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    In the lowest earth; but they, after their defeat, will be victorious

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    At the lowest part on the earth. But after their victory, they will be defeated.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    At the lowest point on the earth. But after their victory, they will be defeated.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    In the nearest land. After their defeat, they will rise again and win.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    In the neighbouring land. But having been conquered they will conquer

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

    In the nearest land. But they, after their defeat, will overcome.

  • Muhammad Asad

    in the lands close-by; yet it is they who, notwithstanding this their defeat, shall be victorious

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    In the nearer land, and they, after their defeat will be victorious

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    in the neighbouring land;* but after their defeat they shall gain victory in a few years.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    3, 4, 5, The Romans -Christians- have been defeated (by the Persians) - Atheists-, in the land near by - (the near end of the Roman Empire, Syria). but the tide of battle shall turn and following their defeat shall victory and fortune sit on their helm, in some few years from hence. to Allah alone. The Ultimate Authority, are committed and submitted all matters and all affairs for consideration, decision and execution in the beginning and the end, past, present and time to come; there and then shall the Muslims rejoice beyond a common joy for the victory of the Romans. Allah gives mastery and triumph to whom. He will and He is AL-Aziz and AL-Rahim (the Almighty and the Merciful). Tide of battle

  • Bijan Moeinian

    in your neighborhood but pretty soon they will be victorious with the help of God……

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    In the nearest land (Syria, Iraq, Jordan, and Palestine), and they, after their defeat, will be victorious.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    In a land close by; but they, (even) after (this) defeat of theirs, will soon be victorious-

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    in a nearby land. Yet following their defeat, they will triumph

  • Taqi Usmani

    in the nearer land; and they, after their defeat, will triumph

  • Abdul Haleem

    in a nearby land. They will reverse their defeat with a victory

  • Arthur John Arberry

    in the nearer part of the land; and, after their vanquishing, they shall be the victors

  • E. Henry Palmer

    in the nighest parts of the land; but after being overcome they shall overcome

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    The Romans are vanquished,

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    In the more adjacent (i. e., more easy to reach; the Levant) (part) of the earth. And even after their being overcome, they will overcome (the others)

  • George Sale

    in the nearest part of the land; but after their defeat, they shall overcome the others in their turn,

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    In a nearby land: And they, after their defeat will be victorious—

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    In the land nearby (- Syria and Palestine); and they after their defeat shall overpower (their enemies, the Persians)

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    in a nearby territory, but following their defeat they will be victors