Quran Ayah ash-Shu`ara` (The Poets) 26:140 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad

But, verily, thy Sustainer - He alone - is almighty, a dispenser of grace

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

And surely your Lord, He is indeed The Ever-Mighty, The Ever-Merciful

Safi Kaskas

Truly your Lord is the Revered, the Mercy Giver.

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Arabic

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِیزُ ٱلرَّحِیمُ ۝١٤٠

Transliteration (2021)

wa-inna rabbaka lahuwa l-ʿazīzu l-raḥīm

Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more

And indeed, your Lord surely, He (is) the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Asad

But, verily, thy Sustainer - He alone - is almighty, a dispenser of grace

M. M. Pickthall

And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.

Safi Kaskas

Truly your Lord is the Revered, the Mercy Giver.

Wahiduddin Khan

Surely your Lord is the Mighty One, the Merciful

Shakir

And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

And your Lord is the Noble, the Merciful

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

And, truly, thy Lord, He is, certainly, The Almighty, The Compassionate.

T.B.Irving

Yet your Lord is the Powerful, the Merciful!"

Abdul Hye

And surely! Your Lord, He is indeed the All-Mighty, the Merciful.

Saeed Malik

And of certain, your Rabb--HE certainly is the almighty, the ever merciful.

The Study Quran

And truly thy Lord is, indeed, the Mighty, the Merciful

Talal Itani & AI (2025)

Your Lord is the Almighty, the Merciful.

Talal Itani (2012)

Your Lord is the Almighty, the Merciful

Dr. Kamal Omar

And verily, your Nourisher-Sustainer: truly He is the All-Mighty, the continuously Merciful

M. Farook Malik

The fact is that your Lord is the Mighty as well as the Merciful

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

And surely your Lord, He is indeed The Ever-Mighty, The Ever-Merciful

Muhammad Sarwar

Your Lord is Majestic and All-merciful

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

and indeed your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful

Shabbir Ahmed

But, verily, your Lord is Almighty, Merciful. (His Mighty Rule is the Rule of Law)

Dr. Munir Munshey

And indeed your Lord is the One Who is the most Powerful and the most Merciful

Syed Vickar Ahamed

And surely your Lord is He (Who is) the Almighty (Al-Aziz), the Most Merciful (Ar-Raheem)

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful

[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)

And your Lord is the Noble, the Merciful.

Abdel Haleem

your Lord alone is the Almighty, the Merciful

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And verily thy Lord? He is the Mighty, the Merciful

Ahmed Ali

Yet surely your Lord is mighty and merciful

Aisha Bewley

Truly your Lord is the Almighty, the Most Merciful.

Ali Ünal

And surely your Lord is indeed the All-Glorious with irresistible might (able to punish whoever goes against His Glory), the All-Compassionate (especially towards His believing servants)

Ali Quli Qara'i

Indeed your Lord is the All-mighty, the All-merciful

Hamid S. Aziz

And, verily, your Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad

And indeed, your Lord is the powerful and the merciful.

A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)

And indeed your Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, the Merciful Redeemer

Musharraf Hussain

Your Lord is the Almighty, the Caring

Maududi

Verily your Lord is Immensely Mighty, Most Compassionate

Mohammad Shafi

And, indeed, your Lord — He alone — is the Omnipotent, the Merciful

Controversial or status undetermined works

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

And undoubtedly, your Lord He is the Mighty, the Merciful.

Rashad Khalifa

Most assuredly, your Lord is the Almighty, Most Merciful.

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

Surely, your Lord is the Almighty, the Most Merciful

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And surely thy Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful

Muhammad Ahmed & Samira

And that truly your Lord He is (E), the glorious/mighty , the merciful

Bijan Moeinian

The fact is: your Lord is the Almighty, Most Merciful

Faridul Haque

And indeed your Lord - only He is the Almighty, the Most Merciful

Sher Ali

And verily thy Lord - HE is the Mighty, the Merciful

Edip Yuksel

Your Lord is the Noble, the Compassionate.

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

And verily, your Lord alone is Almighty, Ever-Merciful

Amatul Rahman Omar

And infact your Lord, He is the All-Mighty (to crush and obliterate His enemies), and the Ever Merciful (towards His obedient servants)

Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali

And verily! Your Lord, He is indeed the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works

Arthur John Arberry

Surely thy Lord, He is the All-mighty, the All-compassionate

George Sale

Thy Lord is the mighty, the merciful

Edward Henry Palmer

And, verily, thy Lord is mighty, merciful

John Medows Rodwell

But thy Lord! - He is the Mighty, the Merciful

N J Dawood (2014)

Surely your Lord is the Mighty One, the Compassionate

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations

Shuaib Abdullahi

And (Wa) indeed (Inna), your LORD (s) (Rabba-ka) is (Lahuwa) the ALMIGHTY (El' Äziizu), the MERCIFUL (Er' Rahiim). 5

Fode Drame

And truly your Lord indeed it is He who is The All-mighty, The Most Merciful.

Munir Mezyed

Indeed! Your Lord is the One who is absolutely the Almighty, the Most Merciful.

Sahib Mustaqim Bleher

And your Lord is the mighty and merciful.

Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation

And most surely, Your^sg Lord is the Almighty, the Bestower of mercy.

Linda “iLHam” Barto

Truly, your Lord is He, the Victorious, the Most Merciful.

Irving & Mohamed Hegab

Yet your Lord is the Powerful, the Merciful!"

Samy Mahdy

And surely, your Lord is Al-Aziz (The Almighty), Al-Raheem (The merciful to his creation and himself).

Sayyid Qutb

And indeed it is your Lord who is the Mighty One, the Merciful.

Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed your Lord is the All-mighty, the All-merciful.

Ahmed Hulusi

Indeed, your Rabb is HU, the Aziz, the Rahim.

Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri

And verily your Lord, He is indeed the Almighty, the Most Merciful.

A. S. Mohamed

And indeed, your Lord is the Dignified, the Merciful.

Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli

And verily your Lord, certainly He is the Mighty,the Merciful

Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim

And Allah, your Creator, is indeed AL-Aziz and AL-Rahim

Mir Aneesuddin

And your Fosterer, He is certainly the Mighty, the Merciful.

The Wise Quran Project

And indeed, your Lord, surely, He is the Mighty, the Compassionate.

Obsolete and/or older editions

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful

OLD Literal Word for Word

And indeed, your Lord surely, He (is) the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful

OLD Transliteration

Wa-inna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

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