Quran Ayah an-Najm (The Star) 53:56 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad

THIS IS a warning like those warnings of old

Arthur John Arberry

This is a warner, of the warners of old

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

This is a Warner, of the (series of) Warners of old

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Arabic

هَـٰذَا نَذِیرࣱ مِّنَ ٱلنُّذُرِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰۤ ۝٥٦

Transliteration (2021)

hādhā nadhīrun mina l-nudhuri l-ūl

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

This (is) a warner, from the warners the former.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Asad

THIS IS a warning like those warnings of old

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

This is a Warner, of the (series of) Warners of old

M. M. Pickthall

This is a warner of the warners of old

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

This ˹Prophet˺ is a warner like earlier ones.

Wahiduddin Khan

This is a warning just like those of former times

Safi Kaskas

This is a warning just like the earlier warnings.

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

This is a warner among the previous warnings.

T.B.Irving

This is a warner just like the early warners.

Shakir

This is a warner of the warners of old

Abdul Hye

This (Muhammad) is a Warner just like the old warners.

Saeed Malik

This is a warning from amongst the earliest warnings.

The Study Quran

This is a warning from the warners of old

Talal Itani & AI (2025)

This is a warner like the warners of old.

Talal Itani (2012)

This is a warning, just like the first warnings

M. Farook Malik

This Warner (Muhammad) is just like the earlier warners

Dr. Kamal Omar

This (Al-Kitab) is Nazeer [‘Warner’ (coming)] out of the Nuzur (Warners) of the previous times

Dr. Munir Munshey

This (prophet) is a warner! Like the earlier warners

Syed Vickar Ahamed

This is a warner (the Prophet), from the (number of) warners of old

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

This [Prophet] is a warner like the former warners

Muhammad Sarwar

This is a (Prophet) like that of the ancient warners (Prophets)

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

This (Prophet) is a warner from the (genus of the) previous warners

Shabbir Ahmed

This Prophet is a Warner like the previous Warners

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

This is a Warner, of the earliest Warnings

Hamid S. Aziz

This is a Warner of (the series or like) the Warners of old

Abdel Haleem

This is a warning just like the warnings sent in former times

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

This is a warner of the warners of old

Ahmed Ali

He who warns you is one of the warners of old

Aisha Bewley

This is a warning like the warnings of old.

Ali Ünal

And this (Messenger) is a warner like the warners of old

Ali Quli Qara'i

This is a warner, [in the tradition] of the warners of old

[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)

This is a warning like the old warnings.

Musharraf Hussain

This warner is like the previous warners.

A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)

This is a warner, of the series of warners ahead of him

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad

This is a warner like the previous warners.

Maududi

This is a warning among the warnings of yore

Mohammad Shafi

It is a warning among the warnings of yore

Controversial or status undetermined works

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

This is a warner like the former warners.

Rashad Khalifa

This is a warning like the older ones.

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

This is a warner from the warners of ancient times

Faridul Haque

He (Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him) is a Herald of Warning, like the former Heralds of Warning

Bijan Moeinian

This (Qur’an) is a warning, like the previous warnings

Maulana Muhammad Ali

This is a warner of the warners of old

Muhammad Ahmed & Samira

That (is) a warning/notice from the warnings/notices , the first/beginning

Sher Ali

This Messenger of Ours is a Warner like the Warners of Old

Edip Yuksel

This is a warning like the former ones.

Amatul Rahman Omar

This (Prophet) is a Warner (towards all the peoples of the worlds) from among the (series of) Warners (to one particular people) of old

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

This (Holy Prophet [blessings and peace be upon him]) is also a Warner of the Warners of old

Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali

This (Muhammad SAW) is a warner (Messenger) of the (series of) warners (Messengers) of old

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works

N J Dawood (2014)

He that now warns you is just like those who warned the others before you

Arthur John Arberry

This is a warner, of the warners of old

Edward Henry Palmer

This is a warner, one of the warners of yore

George Sale

This our apostle is a preacher like the preachers who preceded him

John Medows Rodwell

He who warneth you is one of the warners of old

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations

Shuaib Abdullahi

This (Haaza) is a warning (41:43) (Naziirun) of (Mina) the previous (El'Uulaa) warnings (En'Nuzuri).

Fode Drame

This is a warner from the warners of the earlier times.

Munir Mezyed

Now take this as a serious warning like that of the ancient warnings.

Sahib Mustaqim Bleher

This is a warning like the earlier warnings.

Linda “iLHam” Barto

This is a warner among the warners of old.

Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation

This is a warning just like the first warnings.

Irving & Mohamed Hegab

This is a warner just like the early warners.

Samy Mahdy

This is warner, from the prime warnings.

Ali Quli Qarai

This is a warner, [in the tradition] of the warners of old.

Ahmed Hulusi

This is a warner just like the previous warners!

Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri

This is a warner from the warners of old.

A. S. Mohamed

This is a warning like the former warnings.

Mir Aneesuddin

This is a warner like the ancient warners.

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

He, your compatriot Muhammad is a spectacle and a warning of a like kind to the earlier spectacles and warnings to you all

The Wise Quran Project

This is a warner among the former warners.

Obsolete and/or older editions

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

This is a Warner, of the (series of) Warners of old

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

This is a warning like the old warnings.

[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)

This is a warning like the older ones

OLD Literal Word for Word

This (is) a warner, from the warners the former

OLD Transliteration

Hatha natheerun mina alnnuthuri al-oola

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