Quran Ayah al-Waqi`ah (The Event, The Inevitable, That Which is Coming) 56:88 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad

[ALL OF YOU are destined to die.] Now if one happens to be of those who are drawn close unto God

Arthur John Arberry

Then, if he be of those brought nigh the Throne

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Thus, then, if he be of those Nearest to Allah

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Arabic

فَأَمَّاۤ إِن كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبِینَ ۝٨٨

Transliteration (2021)

fa-ammā in kāna mina l-muqarabīn

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

Then if he was of those brought near,

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Asad

[ALL OF YOU are destined to die.] Now if one happens to be of those who are drawn close unto God

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Thus, then, if he be of those Nearest to Allah

M. M. Pickthall

Thus if he is of those brought nigh

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

So, if the deceased is one of those brought near ˹to Us˺,

Wahiduddin Khan

But if he [the dying person] is one of those brought near to God

Safi Kaskas

If the deceased were of those brought near to God

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

If he had been among the ones who are brought near,

T.B.Irving

Thus if he is one of those who are drawn close

Shakir

Then if he is one of those drawn nigh (to Allah)

Saeed Malik

So in case, if he [i.e., the dying person] be of the ones conferred nearness [to God]--

Abdul Hye

Then, if the dying person be of those brought near (to Allah),

The Study Quran

So if one be among those brought nigh

Talal Itani (2012)

But if he is one of those brought near

Talal Itani & AI (2025)

If he is among those brought near.

M. Farook Malik

Then if the dying person is one of those near to Us

Dr. Kamal Omar

So if it is, if he became of those who have been sanctioned nearness (to Allah)

Dr. Munir Munshey

And if the dying person had been (the one) nearest (to Allah)

[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)

So, if he is one of those who are made near.

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Therefore, if he be among those nearest to Allah

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

And if the deceased was of those brought near to Allah

Muhammad Sarwar

(If a dying soul) is of those near to God

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

So, in case he (the dying person) is from among those blessed with nearness

Shabbir Ahmed

Now, if he is of those drawn near (for having walked aright)

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

So, as for him who in case he is of those brought near (to Us)

Hamid S. Aziz

Then if he is one of those Near to Allah

Abdel Haleem

If that dying person is one of those who will be brought near to God

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Then if he be of the broughtnigh

Ahmed Ali

Then, if he is one of the honoured

Aisha Bewley

But the truth is that if he is one of Those Brought Near,

Ali Ünal

Now, if he (that dying human) is of those near-stationed to God

Ali Quli Qara'i

Then, if he be of those brought near

Musharraf Hussain

So the dying person if they were from the closest to Allah,

A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)

Then if he is of those nearest to God

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad

But if he is one of the close ones (to God),

Maududi

So if he is one of those who are near-stationed (to Allah)

Mohammad Shafi

So if he is one of those near [to Allah

Controversial or status undetermined works

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

Then if the person dying is of the near ones,

Rashad Khalifa

If he is one of those close to Me -

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

If he is among the nea

Faridul Haque

Then if the dying one is of those having proximity,

Bijan Moeinian

If this dying person has [chosen the right path] been close to me, then he will be welcomed with joy,…

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Then if he is one of those drawn nigh (to Allah)

Muhammad Ahmed & Samira

So but if he was from the neared/closer

Sher Ali

Now if he be of those who are near to God

Edip Yuksel

So, if he is one of those who are made near.

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

Then if he (who died) was of those drawn near

Amatul Rahman Omar

And if he (the departed person) belongs to those who have attained nearness (to God and are His chosen ones)

Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali

Then, if he (the dying person) be of the Muqarraboon (those brought near to Allah)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works

N J Dawood (2014)

Thus, if he is favoured

Arthur John Arberry

Then, if he be of those brought nigh the Throne

Edward Henry Palmer

But either, if he be of those brought nigh to God,

George Sale

And whether he be of those who shall approach near unto God

John Medows Rodwell

But as to him who shall enjoy near access to God

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations

Shuaib Abdullahi

And (Fa) if (Ammaa In) he was (Kaana) of (Mina) those nearby (El'Muqarrabiin),

Fode Drame

Thus if he is of those drawn near [unto Allah].

Munir Mezyed

Then if he is one of those who are drawn nigh (to Allâh),

Linda “iLHam” Barto

If someone is brought near to Allah,…

Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation

Yet, if he is one of those brought near (to God),

Sahib Mustaqim Bleher

So if he was of those brought close,

Irving & Mohamed Hegab

Thus if he is one of those who are drawn close [to Allah(God)]

Samy Mahdy

So if he was from the near ones.

Ali Quli Qarai

Then, if he be of those brought near,

Ahmed Hulusi

(Everyone shall taste death) but if he is of those who have attained divine closeness;

Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri

Then, if he be of the Muqarrabin,

A. S. Mohamed

And if he is one of those brought near,

Mir Aneesuddin

Then if he is from among those near (to Allah),

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

If he or she is one of those nearest to Allah s special blessedness and he or she stands high in His favour

The Wise Quran Project

Then as for if he is of those who are brought near,

Obsolete and/or older editions

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

Thus, then, if he be of those Nearest to God

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

So, if he is one of those who are made near.

[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)

So, if he is one of those who are made near

OLD Literal Word for Word

Then if he was of those brought near

OLD Transliteration

Faamma in kana mina almuqarrabeena

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