Quran Ayah Sad (The Letter Sad) 38:67 - 70+ Translation Comparison


Popular and/or Featured Works
Muhammad Asad   
Say: “This is a message tremendous
Arthur John Arberry   
Say: 'It is a mighty tiding
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
Say: "That is a Message Supreme (above all),

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Arabic   
قُلۡ هُوَ نَبَؤٌا۟ عَظِیمٌ ۝٦٧
Transliteration (2021)   
qul huwa naba-on ʿaẓīmu
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
  
Say, "It (is) a news great,

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
Say: “This is a message tremendous
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
Say: "That is a Message Supreme (above all),
M. M. Pickthall   
Say: It is tremendous tiding
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Say, “This ˹Quran˺ is momentous news,
Wahiduddin Khan   
Say, This is momentous news
Safi Kaskas   
Say, "It is tremendous news,
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
Say: It is a serious tiding
T.B.Irving   
SAY: "It is a fateful message you are shunning.
Shakir   
Say: It is a message of importance
Abdul Hye   
Say: “That (the Qur’an) is a great news,
Saeed Malik   
Say, "It [i.e., the Quran] is a transcendent message.
The Study Quran   
Say, “It is a great tiding
Talal Itani & AI (2025)   
Say, "It is a tremendous message."
Talal Itani (2012)   
Say, 'It is a message of great importance
M. Farook Malik   
Say: "This is a supreme message
Dr. Kamal Omar   
Say: “Huwa [That (i.e., the Message which I propagate as the Book of Allah, is the)] News, Supreme
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Say, "That is the greatest news!"
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
Say: "That is a Message Supreme (above all)
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
Say, "It is great new
Muhammad Sarwar   
Say, "It (facts about the supremacy of God) is the greatest message
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
Say, .It is a great new
Shabbir Ahmed   
Say, "That is a Tremendous News
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Say, (This is addressed to the Prophet) "It is a magnificent tiding
Hamid S. Aziz   
Say, "It is a message of great importance
Abdel Haleem   
Say, ‘This message is a mighty one
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Say thou: it is a tiding mighty
Ahmed Ali   
Say: "This is a momentous message
Aisha Bewley   
Say: ´This is momentous news
Ali Ünal   
Say: "This (Qur’an) is a supreme message
Ali Quli Qara'i   
Say, ‘It is a great prophesy
[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)   
Say: "It is significant news."
Musharraf Hussain   
Say: “It’s news of great importance
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
Say, “That is a message supreme
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
Say: “It is a great news,
Maududi   
Say: "This is a tiding of tremendous import
Mohammad Shafi   
Say: "This is a Message of the greatest importance!"

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Say you, 'that is a supreme news'.
Rashad Khalifa   
Say, "Here is awesome news.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
Say: 'This is a mighty message
Faridul Haque   
Say, “That is a great tidings.”
Bijan Moeinian   
(Mohammad) say: “This [Qur’an in general and the followings in particular] is a great news (source of information).”
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
Say: It is a message of importance
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
Say: "Is it (a) great news/information?"
Sher Ali   
Say, `It is a big news
Edip Yuksel   
Say, "It is awesome news."
Amatul Rahman Omar   
Say, `This (universal call of Islam) is a very important announcement
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
Say: ‘That (Day of Rising) is the tremendous piece of news
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
Say: "That (this Quran) is a great news

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
N J Dawood (2014)   
Say: ‘This is a fateful message
Arthur John Arberry   
Say: 'It is a mighty tiding
Edward Henry Palmer   
Say, 'It is a grand story
George Sale   
Say, it is a weighty message
John Medows Rodwell   
SAY: this is a weighty message

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Shuaib Abdullahi   
Say (Qul'): "It (Huwa) is a great (Äziim) news (Nabaun')
Fode Drame   
Say, “That is a magnificent news.”
Munir Mezyed   
Say: "It is the most severe news
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
Say: this is serious news.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
Say, “This is the ultimate message…
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
Saysg, “It is a great tiding
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
SAY: "It is a fateful message
Samy Mahdy   
Say, "It is great news
Sayyid Qutb   
Say: 'This is a great message;
Ali Quli Qarai   
Say, ‘It is a great prophesy,
Ahmed Hulusi   
Say, “(The Truth about) HU is a mighty news!” (If you can comprehend the meaning and value of this news!)
Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri   
Say: "That is a great news,"
A. S. Mohamed   
Say, "It is awesome news
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
Say: It is a message of (great) importance,
Mir Aneesuddin   
Say, “It is a great news
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
Say to them "it is indeed great news symbolized in the divine message sent down to man"
The Wise Quran Project   
Say, 'It is great information,

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
Say: "That is a Message Supreme (above all),
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
Say: "It is an awesome news.
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
Say: "It is an awesome news."
OLD Literal Word for Word   
Say, "It (is) a news great
OLD Transliteration   
Qul huwa nabaon AAatheemun