Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
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Muhammad Asad | | Now [as for those who did come after him,] I allowed them - as [I had allowed] their forebears - to enjoy their lives freely until the truth should come unto them through an apostle who would make all things clear: |  |
M. M. Pickthall | | Nay, but I let these and their fathers enjoy life (only) till there should come unto them the Truth and a messenger making plain. | |
Shakir | | Nay! I gave them and their fathers to enjoy until there came to them the truth and a Messenger making manifest (the truth). | |
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) | | Yea, I have given the good things of this life to these (men) and their fathers, until the Truth has come to them, and a messenger making things clear. | |
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938) | | Yea, I have given the good things of this life to these (men) and their fathers, until the Truth has come to them, and an apostle making things clear. | |
| Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar | | Nay! I gave enjoyment to these and to their fathers until The Truth drew near them and a clear Messenger. | |
Wahiduddin Khan | | Yes, I gave the good things of this life to these [men] and their fathers, until the truth came to them, and a messenger expounding things clearly, | |
| T.B.Irving | | Indeed I have let those (men) as well as their forefathers enjoy things until Truth and a plain messenger should come to them. | |
[Al-Muntakhab] | | But the idolaters ignored Ibrahim's great legacy and so did their successors. Yet I made them both enjoy life until the truth has come to them at the hands of a reputable and esteemed Messenger, | |
[Progressive Muslims] | | Indeed, I have given these people and their fathers to enjoy, until the truth came to them, and a clarifying messenger. | |
Abdel Haleem | | I have let these people and their fathers enjoy long lives, and now I have given them the Truth and a messenger to make things clear- | |
Abdul Majid Daryabadi | | Aye! I let these and their fathers enjoy life, until there hath come Unto them the truth and an apostle manifest. | |
Ahmed Ali | | In fact, I allowed them and their fathers to enjoy this life till the truth, and the apostle preaching it lucidly, came to them. | |
Aisha Bewley | | I let those people and their forefathers enjoy themselves until the truth came to them and a Messenger to make it clear. | |
Ali Ünal | | Indeed I have allowed these (people of Makkah), as I had allowed their forefathers, to enjoy their lives until when the truth and a Messenger came to them, making the truth clear, (and embodying it in every element of his life and character). | |
Ali Quli Qara'i | | Rather I provided for these and their fathers until there came to them the truth and a manifest apostle. | |
Hamid S. Aziz | | Nay! I let them and their fathers enjoy life until there came to them the Truth and a Messenger making things clear. | |
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali | | No indeed, (but) I made these and their fathers enjoy (life) until the Truth came to them and an evident Messenger. | |
Muhammad Sarwar | | In fact, We allowed them and their fathers to enjoy themselves until the truth and a strong Messenger came to them. | |
Muhammad Taqi Usmani | | But, I gave these and their fathers enjoyment, until the truth came to them, and a messenger as well who explains (it). | |
Shabbir Ahmed | | As it is, I have let these people, and their fathers get along with their lives, until the Truth has come to them and a Messenger making things clear (and afford them a chance to achieve true success). | |
Syed Vickar Ahamed | | Nay (in reality)! I (reference to Allah), have given the good things of this life. To these (men) and their fathers, until the Truth has come to them and a messenger who makes things clear. | |
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) | | However, I gave enjoyment to these [people of Makkah] and their fathers until there came to them the truth and a clear Messenger. | |
Farook Malik | | But they started worshipping others, and rather than punishing I kept on providing them and their forefathers the comfort of this life, until there came to them the truth and a Messenger to expound it clearly. | |
| Dr. Munir Munshey | | In fact, I let these people and their forefathers enjoy (the pleasures of) life. Now the truth (this Qur´an) has come to them, as well as the messenger explaining (everything) clearly. | |
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri | | In truth, I bestowed upon these people and their ancestors (worldly) provision (for the sake of and due to the mediation of Ibrahim [Abraham]) until there came to them the truth (the Qur’an) and the Messenger (blessings and peace be upon him) with clear and illumining exposition. | |
| Dr. Kamal Omar | | Nay! (It is) I (Who) made these people enjoy (the life of this world) until Al-Haqq as well as a Manifestly-evident Messenger came to them . | |
| Talal A. Itani (new translation) | | I gave these and their forefathers some enjoyment, until the truth and a manifest messenger came to them. | |
| Bilal Muhammad (2013 Edition) | | Yes, I have given the good things of this life to these people and their parents, until the truth has come to them, and a messenger making things clear. | |
Maududi | | (Even when they began worshipping others than Allah We did not destroy them) but bestowed sustenance on them and on their forefathers until there came to them the Truth and a Messenger who clearly expounded things to them. | |
Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
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Bijan Moeinian | | Although these people [in Arabian Peninsula] turned away from Abraham’s path, and followed their forefathers, I (God) sustained them until I sent them the Truth through a clarifying messenger (Mohammad). | |
| Faridul Haque | | In fact I gave them and their forefathers the usage of this world until the truth and the Noble Messenger who conveyed the message clearly, came to them. | |
| Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah | | I gave them and their fathers days of enjoyment until the truth and a clear Messenger came to them. | |
Maulana Muhammad Ali | | Nay! I let these and their fathers enjoy till there came to them the Truth and a Messenger making manifest. | |
| Muhammad Ahmed - Samira | | But I gave those a long life/made those enjoy, and their fathers, until the truth and a clear/evident messenger came to them. | |
Sher Ali | | Nay, but I bestowed upon these disbelievers and their fathers worldly provision until there comes to them the truth and a Messenger who makes his Message clear. | |
Rashad Khalifa | | Indeed, I have given these people and their ancestors sufficient chances, then the truth came to them, and a clarifying messenger. | |
| Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) | | In fact I gave them and their forefathers the usage of this world until the truth and the Noble Messenger who conveyed the message clearly, came to them. | |
Amatul Rahman Omar | | (Yet when these disbelievers took to idol-worship I did not obliterate them) rather I allowed them and their fathers to enjoy worldly provisions until there came to them this lasting truth and a great Messenger who tells the right from the wrong. | |
Muhsin Khani & Muhammad al-Hilali | | Nay, but I gave (the good things of this life) to these (polytheists) and their fathers to enjoy, till there came to them the truth (the Quran), and a Messenger (Muhammad SAW) making things clear. | |
