Quran Ayah al-Waqi`ah (The Event, The Inevitable, That Which is Coming) 56:20 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad

and with fruit of any kind that they may choose

Arthur John Arberry

and such fruits as they shall choose

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

And with fruits, any that they may select

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Arabic

وَفَـٰكِهَةࣲ مِّمَّا یَتَخَیَّرُونَ ۝٢٠

Transliteration (2021)

wafākihatin mimmā yatakhayyarūn

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

And fruits of what they select,

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Asad

and with fruit of any kind that they may choose

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

And with fruits, any that they may select

M. M. Pickthall

And fruit that they prefer

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

˹They will also be served˺ any fruit they choose

Wahiduddin Khan

along with fruits of their choice

Safi Kaskas

There will be a selection of fruits

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

and sweet fruit of what they specify

T.B.Irving

and any fruit that they may choose,

Shakir

And fruits such as they choose

Abdul Hye

(They will have) fruits of their own choice

Saeed Malik

And delicious fruits, whichever they deem best

The Study Quran

with fruits as they choose

Talal Itani & AI (2025)

And fruits of their choosing.

Talal Itani (2012)

And fruits of their choice

M. Farook Malik

They shall have fruits of their own choice

Dr. Kamal Omar

And fruits out of that which they shall desire

Dr. Munir Munshey

And (they shall have) fruits, any (kind) they choose

Syed Vickar Ahamed

And with fruits, any that they may select

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

And fruit of what they select

Muhammad Sarwar

Also, they will be served with the fruits of their choice

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

_and with fruits that they choose

Shabbir Ahmed

And fruit of their choice

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

And (such) fruits as they will freely choose

Hamid S. Aziz

And fruits such as they choose

Abdel Haleem

[there will be] any fruit they choose

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And with fruit from that which they choose

Ahmed Ali

And such fruits as they fancy

Aisha Bewley

And any fruit they specify

Ali Ünal

And with fruits such as they choose

Ali Quli Qara'i

and such fruits as they prefer

[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)

And fruits of their choice.

Musharraf Hussain

they will choose to eat fruit of all kinds

A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)

And fruits, any they may select

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad

And (there will be) whatever fruits they choose,

Maududi

they will also go about them with the fruits of which they may choose

Mohammad Shafi

And [they will also be served] with [a variety of] fruits to choose fro

Controversial or status undetermined works

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

And fruits that they like

Rashad Khalifa

Fruits of their choice.

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

with fruits of their own choice

Faridul Haque

And fruits that they may like

Bijan Moeinian

And they will present before them every kind of tasty fruit so that they may choose whichever they desire

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And fruits that they choose

Muhammad Ahmed & Samira

And fruits from what they prefer/choose

Sher Ali

And carrying such fruits as they choose

Edip Yuksel

Fruits of their choice.

Amatul Rahman Omar

And (carrying) such fruits as they choose

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

And (the servants of Paradise) will be (roaming about) with fruits which (the ones drawn near) will like

Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali

And fruit; that they may choose

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works

N J Dawood (2014)

with fruits of their own choice

Arthur John Arberry

and such fruits as they shall choose

Edward Henry Palmer

And fruits such as they deem the best

George Sale

And with fruits of the sorts which they shall choose

John Medows Rodwell

And with such fruits as shall please them best

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations

Shuaib Abdullahi

and (Wa) fruits (Faakihatin) of whatever (Mimmaa) they prefer (Yatakhayyaruun),

Fode Drame

And with fruits of their choice.

Munir Mezyed

They will also be served with the fruits of their choice

Sahib Mustaqim Bleher

And fruit of their choosing.

Linda “iLHam” Barto

They will have any fruits they may select…

Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation

and fruit of their choice,

Irving & Mohamed Hegab

and any fruit that they may choose,

Samy Mahdy

And fruits from which they choose.

Ali Quli Qarai

and such fruits as they prefer

Ahmed Hulusi

Whatever fruit they prefer;

Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri

And with fruit that they may choose.

A. S. Mohamed

And fruits of their choice,

Mir Aneesuddin

And (they will have) fruits from what they choose

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

And they will be served with the fruits of their choice

The Wise Quran Project

And fruit of what they choose;

Obsolete and/or older editions

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

And with fruits, any that they may select

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

And fruits of their choice.

[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)

And fruits of their choice

OLD Literal Word for Word

And fruits of what they select

OLD Transliteration

Wafakihatin mimma yatakhayyaroona

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