Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

The Almighty established Himself upon the Throne;

اَلرَّحْمٰنُ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ اسْتَوٰى
Arrahmanu AAalaalAAarshi istawa
#wordmeaningroot
1al-raḥmānuThe Most Graciousرحم
2ʿalāover
3l-ʿarshithe Throneعرش
4is'tawāis establishedسوي
  • Aisha Bewley

    the All-Merciful, established firmly upon the Throne.

  • Progressive Muslims

    The Almighty, on the throne He settled.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    The Beneficent, established on the throne of His Almightiness. (He maintains Supreme Control over all that He has created).

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    The Almighty established Himself upon the Throne;

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    The Almighty, upon the Throne He settled.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    The Gracious, on the throne He settled.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    The Most Gracious; He has assumed all authority.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    The ever-merciful, established on the throne (of authority).

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

    The Most Merciful above the Throne established.

  • Muhammad Asad

    the Most Gracious, established on the throne of His almightiness?

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    The Beneficent One, Who is established on the Throne.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    The Most Compassionate Lord is settled on the Throne (of the Universe).

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    AL-Rahman Who set Himself on the Throne of supremacy and dominion, of grace and mercy,

  • Bijan Moeinian

    The Merciful is ruling his realm of creation and has power over everything in the heaven and earth…

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    The Most Gracious (Allâh) rose over (Istawâ) the (Mighty) Throne (in a manner that suits His Majesty).

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    (Allah) Most Gracious is firmly established on the throne (of authority).

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    the Most Compassionate, ˹Who is˺ established on the Throne.

  • Taqi Usmani

    The RaHmān (Allah, the All-Merciful) has positioned Himself on the Throne.

  • Abdul Haleem

    the Lord of Mercy, established on the throne.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    the All-compassionate sat Himself upon the Throne; to Him belongs

  • E. Henry Palmer

    the Merciful settled on the throne!

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    Descending (as a revelation) from Him who created the earth and the high heavens,

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    The All-Merciful has upon the Throne leveled Himself (How He has done so is beyond human understanding).

  • George Sale

    The Merciful sitteth on his throne:

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    (Allah) the Most Gracious (Ar-Rahmán) rose over the Throne (of authority).

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    (He is) the Most Gracious (God, Who) is firmly and flawlessly established on (His) Throne (of Power).

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    —the All-beneficent, settled on the Throne.