Arabic Source and Roman Transliteration
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Arabic | | فَاصْبِرْ إِنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ فَإِمَّا نُرِيَنَّكَ بَعْضَ الَّذِي نَعِدُهُمْ أَوْ نَتَوَفَّيَنَّكَ فَإِلَيْنَا يُرْجَعُونَ |  | Transliteration | | Faisbir inna waAAda Allahi haqqun fa-imma nuriyannaka baAAda allathee naAAiduhum aw natawaffayannaka fa-ilayna yurjaAAoona | |
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Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
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Muhammad Asad | | HENCE, remain thou patient in adversity - for, verily, God’s promise always comes true. And whether We show thee [in this world] something of what We hold in store for those [deniers of the truth], or whether We cause thee to die [ere that retribution takes place - know that, in the end], it is unto Us that they will be brought back. | | | M. M. Pickthall | | Then have patience (O Muhammad). Lo! the promise of Allah is true. And whether we let thee see a part of that which We promise them, or (whether) We cause thee to die, still unto Us they will be brought back. | | Shakir | | So be patient, surely the promise of Allah is true. So should We make you see part of what We threaten them with, or should We cause you to die, to Us shall they be returned. | | Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) | | So persevere in patience; for the Promise of Allah is true: and whether We show thee (in this life) some part of what We promise them,- or We take thy soul (to Our Mercy) (before that),-(in any case) it is to Us that they shall (all) return. | | Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938) | | So persevere in patience; for the Promise of God is true: and whether We show thee (in this life) some part of what We promise them,- or We take thy soul (to Our Mercy) (before that),-(in any case) it is to Us that they shall (all) return. | | | Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar | | So have thou patience. Truly, the promise of God is true. And whether We cause thee to see some part of what We promise them or We call thee to Us, then, it is to Us they will be returned. | | Wahiduddin Khan | | So be patient [Prophet], for Gods promise is true: whether We show you part of what We have promised them in this life, or cause you to die first, it is to Us that they will be recalled. | | | T.B.Irving | | Yet be patient: God´s promise will come true whether We show you part of what We promise them or recall you to Us; to Us they (too) will be returned. | | [Al-Muntakhab] | | Therefore in patience O Muhammad you possess your soul; the promise of Allah, your Creator, is the absolute truth. We either show you, in your life time, some part of the retributive punishment We have promised them, or cause you to die before you witness this punishment, then to Us they are destined to return. | | [Progressive Muslims] | | So be patient, for the promise of God is true. Either We will show you some of what We have promised them, or We will let you die, then it is to Us that they will be returned. | | Abdel Haleem | | So be patient [Prophet], for God’s promise is sure: whether We show you part of what We have promised them in this life or whether We take your soul back to Us first, it is to Us that they will be returned. | | Abdul Majid Daryabadi | | Wherefore persevere thou; verily the promise of Allah is true; then whether We let thee see a part of that wherewith We have promised them, or whether We cause thee to die, Unto us they all will be caused to retvtn. | | Ahmed Ali | | So you persevere with patience (in your mission). The promise of God is true. Whether We show you some of the punishment We have promised them, or gather you up in death, they have to come back to Us. | | Aisha Bewley | | So be steadfast, Allah´s promise is true. Whether We show you some of what We have promised them, or take you back to Us, they will in any case be returned to Us. | | Ali Ünal | | So, be patient (O Messenger), for surely God’s promise is true. Whether We let you witness some of what We have promised them, or whether We cause you to die (before it befalls them), still it is to Us that they will return. | | Ali Quli Qara'i | | So be patient! Allah’s promise is indeed true. Whether We show you a part of what We promise them, or take you away [before that], [in any case] they will be brought back to Us. | | Amatul Rahman Omar | | Patiently persevere then. Verily, the promise of Allah is bound to be fulfilled, whether We let you see (descend on them in your lifetime) a part of that punishment We have promised them, and whether We cause you to die before (you see it, it matters little), to Us they will be brought back. | | Hamid S. Aziz | | So be patient (O Muhammad), verily the promise of Allah is true. Whether We let you see part of what We promise them, or whether We cause you to die, to Us shall they be returned. | | Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali | | So (endure) patiently; surely the promise of Allah is true. So whether We definitely show you some of (the pains) We promise them or We definitely take you up (to Us), then to Us they will be returned. | | Muhammad Sarwar | | (Muhammad), exercise patience. The promise of God is true. Whether We let you witness the suffering with which they were threatened or because of your death (you do not see them suffering,), We shall still punish them when they return to Us (on the Day of Judgment). | | Muhammad Taqi Usmani | | Therefore, be patient. Surely, Allah‘s promise is true. Then, (O Prophet,) whether We show you (in your life) a part of the promise We are making to them, or make you die (before they are punished), in any case they have to be returned to Us. | | Shabbir Ahmed | | Then, (O Prophet) remain patient, for, verily, Allah's Promise always comes True. Whether We let you witness some of what We promise them, or whether We cause you to die, still unto Us they will be brought back. (10:46), (23:95), (43:42). | | Syed Vickar Ahamed | | So keep (working, O Prophet!) with patience; Verily, the Promise of Allah is True: And whether We show you (in this life) some part of what We promise them— Or We cause you to die (in Our Mercy, in any case), it is to Us that they shall (all) return. | | Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) | | So be patient, [O Muhammad]; indeed, the promise of Allah is truth. And whether We show you some of what We have promised them or We take you in death, it is to Us they will be returned. | | | Dr. Munir Munshey | | So be patient (Oh Muhammad, SAW), Allah´s promise is the absolute truth. We might let you watch them undergo some of the punishment We have promised them. Or else, We might first (recall you and) give you death. After all, towards Us they all have to return. | | Tahir-ul-Qadri Mohammad | | So keep patience. Surely Allah´s promise is true. Then whether We show you a portion of that (torment) which We have promised them or make you depart from visible life before that, (in both cases) they will be returned to Us. | | | Dr. Kamal Omar | | So be patient, the promise of Allah is true. So if whatever We may show you — some of what We promise them, or We cause you to die, then to Us they shall be returned back . | | | Bilal Muhammad (2013 Edition) | | So persevere in patience, for the promise of God is true, and whether We show you some part of what We promise them, or We take your soul before that, it is to Us that they will all return. | | Maududi | | So be patient, (O Prophet). Surely Allah´s promise is true. Whether We show them a part of the woeful consequences against which We warn them (while you are still in their midst) or We recall you (from this world) before that, eventually it is to Us that they shall be brought back. | |
Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
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Bijan Moeinian | | God tells you the truth, so be patient Mohammad. whether I let you see the partial consequence of their disbelief or ordain the death upon you before that, they will be summoned to My court on the Day of Judgment. | | | Faridul Haque | | Therefore be patient (O dear Prophet Mohammed - peace and blessings be upon him), undoubtedly Allah’s promise is true; and whether We show some of what We promise them, or cause you to pass away before it - in any case they will return to Us. | | | Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah | | Therefore have patience, the Promise of Allah is true. Whether We show you something of that We promise them or call you to Us, to Us they shall all return. | | Maulana Muhammad Ali | | Therefore be patient, surely the promise of Allah is true. But whether We make thee see part of what We threaten them with, or cause thee to die, to Us shall they be returned. | | | Muhammad Ahmed - Samira | | So be patient, that truly God's promise (is) true/truth , so either We show you/make you understand some of which We promise them, or We make you die, so to Us they be returned. | | Sher Ali | | So be thou patient. Surely, the promise of ALLAH is bound to be fulfilled. And whether WE show thee in this life part of what WE have promised them or whether WE cause thee to die before the fulfillment of Our promise, to Us will they be brought back. | | Rashad Khalifa | | You shall be patient, for GOD's promise is truth. Whether we show you some of (the retribution) we have promised for them, or terminate your life before that, they will be returned to us. | | | Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) | | Therefore be patient (O dear Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him), undoubtedly Allah’s promise is true; and whether We show some of what We promise them, or cause you to pass away before it – in any case they will return to Us. | | Hilali & Khan | | So be patient (O Muhammad SAW), verily, the Promise of Allah is true, and whether We show you (O Muhammad SAW in this world) some part of what We have promised them, or We cause you to die, then it is to Us they all shall be returned. | |
Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
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Arthur John Arberry | | So be thou patient; surely God's promise is true. Whether We show thee a part of that We promise them, or We call thee unto Us, to Us they shall be returned. | | Edward Henry Palmer | | But be thou patient; verily, the promise of God is true; and whether we show thee a part of what we promised them, or whether we surely take thee to ourself, unto us shall they be returned. | | George Sale | | Wherefore persevere with patience, O Mohammed; for the promise of God is true. Whether We cause thee to see any part of the punishment with which We have threatened them, or whether We cause thee to die before thou see it; before Us shall they be assembled at the last day. | | John Medows Rodwell | | Therefore be thou steadfast in patience: for the promise of God is truth: and whether we shall make thee see part of the woes with which we threatened them, or whether we cause thee first to die, unto us shall they be brought back. | | | N J Dawood (draft) | | Therefore have patience: God's promise is surely true. Whether We let you glimpse in some measure the scourge We promise them, or claim you back before We smite them, to Us shall they be recalled. | |
Partial Translations, or works in progress
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