Quran Ayah al-Ma`arij (The Ascending Stairways, The Ladders) 70:5 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad

Therefore, [O believer,] endure all adversity with goodly patience

Arthur John Arberry

So be thou patient with a sweet patience

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Therefore do thou hold Patience,- a Patience of beautiful (contentment)

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Arabic

فَٱصۡبِرۡ صَبۡرࣰا جَمِیلًا ۝٥

Transliteration (2021)

fa-iṣ'bir ṣabran jamīla

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

So be patient, a patience good.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Asad

Therefore, [O believer,] endure all adversity with goodly patience

M. M. Pickthall

But be patient (O Muhammad) with a patience fair to see

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

So endure ˹this denial, O Prophet,˺ with beautiful patience.

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Therefore do thou hold Patience,- a Patience of beautiful (contentment)

Wahiduddin Khan

Therefore, [O believers] behave with seemly patience

Safi Kaskas

So be patient with gracious patience.

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

So have thou patience with a graceful patience.

T.B.Irving

So act patient with a handsome patience!

Shakir

Therefore endure with a goodly patience

Abdul Hye

So be patient (O Muhammad) with a good patience.

Saeed Malik

So, persevere-- with beautiful perseverance

The Study Quran

So be patient with beautiful patience

Talal Itani (2012)

So be patient, with sweet patience

Talal Itani & AI (2025)

So be patient with graceful patience.

Shabbir Ahmed

Therefore, you shall do your part with a most handsome steadfastness

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

So, observe patience, a good patience

Muhammad Sarwar

(Muhammad), exercise patience with no complaints

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Therefore you stay patient— With a good Patience (of beautiful contentment)

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

So be patient with gracious patience

M. Farook Malik

Therefore, endure with graceful patience

Dr. Kamal Omar

So have patience — a beautiful patience

Dr. Munir Munshey

So endure (all adversity) with grace and patience

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

So (endure) patiently with a becoming patience

Hamid S. Aziz

Therefore endure with a goodly patience

Ali Quli Qara'i

So be patient, with a patience that is graceful

Ali Ünal

So (O Messenger) endure (their insolence) with becoming patience

Aisha Bewley

Therefore be patient with a patience which is beautiful.

Ahmed Ali

So persevere with becoming patience

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Wherefore be thou patient with a becoming patience

Abdel Haleem

So be patient, [Prophet], as befits you

[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)

So be patient with a good patience.

Musharraf Hussain

So Messenger! Be patient in a beautiful manner!

A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Therefore be patient, beautifully patient

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
So, be patient, a nice patience.

Maududi
So, (O Prophet), persevere with gracious perseverance

Mohammad Shafi
So, (O Prophet), be graciously patient [at the disbelievers' deliberate disbelief]

Controversial or status undetermined works

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

So be you patient with a goodly patience.

Rashad Khalifa

Therefore, you shall resort to a gracious patience.

Sher Ali

So be patient with admirable patience

Faridul Haque

Therefore patiently endure, in the best manner (O dear Prophet Mohammed - peace and blessings be upon him)

Bijan Moeinian

Mohammad be the most patient

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

Therefore be patient, with a beautiful patience

Muhammad Ahmed & Samira

So be patient, beautiful/graceful patience

Maulana Muhammad Ali

So be patient with a goodly patience

Edip Yuksel

So be patient with a good patience.

Amatul Rahman Omar

So (while waiting) patiently persevere, an admirable and graceful persevering

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

So, (O Beloved,) observe patience (on the assertions of the disbelievers) without regrets

Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali

So be patient (O Muhammad SAW ), with a good patience

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works

N J Dawood (2014)

Therefore conduct yourself with becoming patience

Arthur John Arberry

So be thou patient with a sweet patience

Edward Henry Palmer

Wherefore be patient with fair patience

George Sale

Wherefore bear the insults of the Meccans with becoming patience

John Medows Rodwell

Be thou patient therefore with becoming patience

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations

Shuaib Abdullahi

Therefore (Fa) be patient (Es'bir') with a beautiful (Jamiilaa) patience (Sob'ran).

Fode Drame

Therefore be patient with a most nicely patience.

Munir Mezyed

Now, therefore, cling to patience with adorable patience.

Sahib Mustaqim Bleher

So have beautiful patience.

Linda “iLHam” Barto

So be patient with a content patience.

Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation

So be^sg patient with beautiful patience.

Irving & Mohamed Hegab

So act patient with a handsome patience!

Samy Mahdy

So be patient, beautiful patience.

Ali Quli Qarai

So be patient, with a patience that is graceful.

Ahmed Hulusi

So be patient with a gracious patience.

Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri

So be patient, with a good patience.

A. S. Mohamed

So be patient; a gracious patience.

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

Therefore endure O Muhammad their attitude with composure, and quietly await the course of events

Mir Aneesuddin

So be patient with the patience that is good.

The Wise Quran Project

So be patient, beautiful patience;

Obsolete and/or older editions

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

Therefore do thou hold Patience,- a Patience of beautiful (contentment)

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

So be patient with a good patience

[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)

So be patient with a good patience

OLD Literal Word for Word

So be patient, a patience good

OLD Transliteration

Faisbir sabran jameelan

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