Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And how many a proof is there in the heavens and the earth which they pass by, and from which they turn away!

وَكَاَيِّنْ مِنْ اٰيَةٍ فِي السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضِ يَمُرُّونَ عَلَيْهَا وَهُمْ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضُونَ
Wakaayyin min ayatin fee assamawatiwal-ardi yamurroona AAalayha wahum AAanhamuAAridoon
#wordmeaningroot
1waka-ayyinAnd how many
2minof
3āyatina Signايي
4in
5l-samāwātithe heavensسمو
6wal-arḍiand the earthارض
7yamurrūnathey passمرر
8ʿalayhāover it
9wahumwhile they
10ʿanhā(are) from them
11muʿ'riḍūnathe ones who turn awayعرض
  • Aisha Bewley

    How many Signs there are in the heavens and earth! Yet they pass them by, turning away from them.

  • Progressive Muslims

    And how many a sign in the heavens and the Earth do they pass by, while they are turning away from it.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    How many a Sign is there in the heavens and the earth which they pass by with their faces turned away!

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    And how many a proof is there in the heavens and the earth which they pass by, and from which they turn away!

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    And how many a sign in the heavens and the earth do they pass by, while they are turning away from it.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    How many a sign in the heavens and the earth do they pass by, while they are turning away from it.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    So many proofs in the heavens and the earth are given to them, but they pass by them, heedlessly!

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    How many a sign there is in the heavens and the earth which most men pass by and ignore,

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

    And how many a sign within the heavens and earth do they pass over while they, therefrom, are turning away.

  • Muhammad Asad

    But -how many a sign is there in the heavens and on earth which they pass by , and on which they turn their backs!

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    How many a portent is there in the heavens and the earth which they pass by with face averted!

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    How many are the signs in the heavens and the earth which people pass by without giving any heed!

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    Countless are the convincing divine signs in the heavens and the earth but in some way people go by them unwilling to open their minds' eyes.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    As a matter of fact there are so many signs in the heavens and the earth (which testifies for the existence, greatness, and oneness of the Lord. ) Yet, they pass by and do not show any interest in it.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    And how many a sign in the heavens and the earth they pass by, while they are averse therefrom.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    And how many Signs in the heavens and the earth do they pass by? Yet they turn (their faces) away from them!

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    How many signs in the heavens and the earth do they pass by with indifference!

  • Taqi Usmani

    How many a sign there are in the heavens and the Earth, which they pass by and they are heedless to them;

  • Abdul Haleem

    and there are many signs in the heavens and the earth that they pass by and give no heed to-

  • Arthur John Arberry

    How many a sign there is in the heavens and in the earth that they pass by, turning away from it!

  • E. Henry Palmer

    How many a sign in the heavens and the earth do they pass by and turn away therefrom!

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    You do not ask them a fee for it; it is naught else but a reminder unto the creatures.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    And (similarly) many a sign (there are) in the heavens and the earth that they pass by, and they are veering away from them!.

  • George Sale

    And how many signs soever there be of the being, unity, and providence of God, in the heavens and the earth; they will pass by them, and will retire afar off from them.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    And how many (of Our) Signs in the heavens and the earth do they pass by? Yet they turn (themselves) away from them!

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    And many are the signs in the heavens and the earth, which they pass by turning away (arrogantly) from them.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    How many a sign there is in the heavens and the earth that they pass by while they are disregardful of it!