Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

As a provision for the servants. And therewith gave We life to a dead land. Thus will be the Emergence.

رِزْقاً لِلْعِبَادِۙ وَاَحْيَيْنَا بِه۪ بَلْدَةً مَيْتاًۜ كَذٰلِكَ الْخُرُوجُ
Rizqan lilAAibadi waahyaynabihi baldatan maytan kathalika alkhurooj
#wordmeaningroot
1riz'qanA provisionرزق
2lil'ʿibādifor the slavesعبد
3wa-aḥyaynāand We give lifeحيي
4bihitherewith
5baldatan(to) a landبلد
6maytandeadموت
7kadhālikaThus
8l-khurūju(will be) the coming forthخرج
  • Aisha Bewley

    as provision for Our slaves; by it We brought a dead land to life. That is how the Emergence will take place.

  • Progressive Muslims

    A provision for the servants, and We gave life with it to the land which was dead. Such is the resurrection.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    A provision for My servants. And by all this We revive a dead land. Thus it is: (your) coming forth.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    As a provision for the servants. And therewith gave We life to a dead land. Thus will be the Emergence.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    A provision for the servants, and We gave life with it to the land which was dead. Such is the resurrection.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    A provision for the servants, and We gave life with it to the land which was dead. Such is the resurrection.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    Provisions for the people. And we revive with it dead lands; you are similarly resurrected.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    As a provision for men, and enlivened a region that was dead. Even thus will be the life after death.

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

    As provision for the servants, and We have given life thereby to a dead land. Thus is the resurrection.

  • Muhammad Asad

    as sustenance appor­tioned to men; and by this We bring dead land to life: even so will be coming-forth from death.

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    Provision (made) for men; and therewith We quicken a dead land. Even so will be the resurrection of the dead.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    all this as sustenance for Our servants. And thus We do bring the dead land back to life with water. Such shall be the coming forth (of human beings from the earth).

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    And how with rain We produce victuals for the people and restore life to a dead land ! and so also shall be Resurrection!.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    He will bring you back to life.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    A provision for (Allâh’s) slaves. And We give life therewith to a dead land. Thus will be the resurrection (of the dead).

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    As sustenance for (Allah's) Servants;- and We give (new) life therewith to land that is dead: Thus will be the Resurrection.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    ˹as˺ a provision for ˹Our˺ servants. And with this ˹rain˺ We revive a lifeless land. Similar is the emergence ˹from the graves˺.

  • Taqi Usmani

    as a provision to the servants (of Allah). And We gave life with it to a dead land. Similar will be the exit (of the dead from their graves).

  • Abdul Haleem

    as a provision for everyone; how with water We give life to a land that is dead? This is how the dead will emerge .

  • Arthur John Arberry

    a provision for the servants, and thereby We revived a land that was dead. Even so is the coming forth.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    for a provision to (our) servants; and we quickened thereby a dead land; thus shall the resurrection be!

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    A sustenance for the servants (of Allah), and We give life thereby to a dead land; thus is the Resurrection.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    A provision for the bondmen; and therewith We give life to a deceased country. Thus is the going out (of the graves).

  • George Sale

    as a provision for mankind; and We thereby quicken a dead country: So shall be the coming forth of the dead from their graves.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    As sustenance for (Allah’s) servants— And We give (new) life with it to land that is dead. Thus the New Life (resurrection) begins.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    To serve Our servants for sustenance. And by means of this (water) We raise the dead land to life. That is how the Resurrection shall come to be.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    as a provision for servants; and with it We revive a dead country. Likewise will be the rising .