Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And whether We show thee some of what We promise them, or We take thee: to Us is their return; then is God witness over what they do.

وَاِمَّا نُرِيَنَّكَ بَعْضَ الَّذ۪ي نَعِدُهُمْ اَوْ نَتَوَفَّـيَنَّكَ فَاِلَيْنَا مَرْجِعُهُمْ ثُمَّ اللّٰهُ شَه۪يدٌ عَلٰى مَا يَفْعَلُونَ
Wa-imma nuriyannaka baAAdaallathee naAAiduhum aw natawaffayannaka fa-ilaynamarjiAAuhum thumma Allahu shaheedun AAala mayafAAaloon
#wordmeaningroot
1wa-immāAnd whether
2nuriyannakaWe show youراي
3baʿḍasomeبعض
4alladhī(of) that which
5naʿiduhumWe promised themوعد
6awor
7natawaffayannakaWe cause you to dieوفي
8fa-ilaynāthen to Us
9marjiʿuhum(is) their returnرجع
10thummathen
11l-lahuAllah
12shahīdun(is) a Witnessشهد
13ʿalāover
14what
15yafʿalūnathey doفعل
  • Aisha Bewley

    Whether We show you something of what We have promised them or take you back to Us, they will still return to Us. Then Allah will be witness against what they are doing.

  • Progressive Muslims

    And if We show you some of what We promise them, or We let you pass away, then to Us is their return and God is witness over what they do.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    Whether We let you (O Messenger), behold something of what We promise them, or cause you to die, unto Us is their return (and the Law of Requital is ever vigilant). Allah is the Watcher over what they do.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    And whether We show thee some of what We promise them, or We take thee: to Us is their return; then is God witness over what they do.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    And if We show you some of what We promise them, or We terminate your life, to Us is their return. Then God is a witness over what they do.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    Whether We show you some of what We promise them, or We let you pass away, then to Us is their return and God is witness over what they do.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    Whether we show you some (of the retribution) we promise them, or terminate your life before that, to us is their ultimate return. GOD witnesses everything they do.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    Whether We show you some of the promise (of punishment in wait) for them, or take you to Ourself, their returning is to Us in the end; and God is a witness to all they do.

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

    And whether We show you some of what We promise them, , or We take you in death, to Us is their return; then, , Allah is a witness concerning what they are doing

  • Muhammad Asad

    And whether We show thee , or whether We cause thee to die , it is unto Us that they must return; and God is witness to all that they do.

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    Whether We let thee (O Muhammad) behold something of that which We promise them or (whether We) cause thee to die, still unto Us is their return, and Allah, moreover, is Witness over what they do.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    Whether We let you see (during your lifetime) some of the chastisement with which We threaten them, or We call you unto Us (before the chastisement strikes them), in any case they are bound to return to Us. Allah is witness to all what they do.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    We either show you, in your life time O Muhammad some part of the promised retributive punishment, or occasion your death before you witness this punishment. Then to us they are destined to return, and Allah is Shahidun (Omnipresent) and He witnesses all that they do.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    It does not matter whether You live long enough to see how they will pay for their evil deeds or not live long enough to witness it. The fact of the matter is, they have to return to Me so that I show what evils they have been doing.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    Whether We show you (in your lifetime, O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) some of what We promise them (the torment), or We cause you to die - still unto Us is their return, and moreover, Allâh is Witness over what they used to do.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    Whether We show thee (realised in thy life-time) some part of what We promise them,- or We take thy soul (to Our Mercy) (Before that),- in any case, to Us is their return: ultimately Allah is witness, to all that they do.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    Whether We show you ˹O Prophet˺ some of what We threaten them with, or cause you to die ˹before that˺, to Us is their return and Allah is a Witness over what they do.

  • Taqi Usmani

    No matter whether We show you (during your life) some of what We warn them of, or We take you back to Us (before it), in any case, they have to return to Us. Then, Allah is witness to what they do.

  • Abdul Haleem

    Whether We let you see some of the punishment We have threatened them with, or cause you to die , they will return to Us: God is witness to what they do.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    Whether We show thee a part of that We promise them, or We call thee unto Us, to Us they shall return; then God is witness of the things they do

  • E. Henry Palmer

    Either we will show thee something of that with which we threatened them, or we will take thee to ourself, for unto us is their return; then is God a witness to what they do.

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    And on the day when We will gather them together, it will be as though they had not stayed save an hour of the day. They shall know each other. Lost will be those who denied the meeting with Allah, and were not guided!

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    And whether We definitely show you something (i. e., some form of punishment) of what We promise them, or We definitely take you up to Us, then to Us will be their return; thereafter Allah is Ever-Witnessing over whatever they perform.

  • George Sale

    Whether We cause thee to see a part of the punishment wherewith We have threatened them, or whether We cause thee to die before thou see it; unto Us shall they return: Then shall God be witness of that which they do.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    Whether We show you (in this life) some part of what We promise them (that is the punishment)— Or We take (back your) soul— (to Our Mercy before that) in any case, their return is to Us: In the end, Allah is witness to all that they used to do.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    And We shall show you (O Muhammad! the visitation on them of) some of that (punishment) with which We have threatened these (disbelievers) before We cause you to die. Anyhow they shall all have to return to Us. Moreover Allâh is Witness to all that they do.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    Whether We show you a part of what We promise them, or take you away , their return will be to Us. Then Allah will be witness to what they do.