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Muhammad Asad   
Behold, it is We Ourselves who have bestowed from on high, step by step, this reminder? and, behold, it is We who shall truly guard it [from all corruption]
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
It is certainly We Who have revealed the Reminder, and it is certainly We Who will preserve it.
Safi Kaskas   
It is We who sent down this Reminder and We will preserve it.

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Arabic   
إِنَّا نَحۡنُ نَزَّلۡنَا ٱلذِّكۡرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَحَـٰفِظُونَ ۝٩
Transliteration (2021)   
innā naḥnu nazzalnā l-dhik'ra wa-innā lahu laḥāfiẓūn
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
  
Indeed, We We have sent down the Reminder, and indeed, We of it (are) surely Guardians.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
Behold, it is We Ourselves who have bestowed from on high, step by step, this reminder? and, behold, it is We who shall truly guard it [from all corruption]
M. M. Pickthall   
Lo! We, even We, reveal the Reminder, and lo! We verily are its Guardian
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
We have, without doubt, sent down the Message; and We will assuredly guard it (from corruption)
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
It is certainly We Who have revealed the Reminder, and it is certainly We Who will preserve it.
Safi Kaskas   
It is We who sent down this Reminder and We will preserve it.
Wahiduddin Khan   
It is We who have sent down the Reminder and We will, most surely, safeguard it
Shakir   
Surely We have revealed the Reminder and We will most surely be its guardian
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
Truly, We, We sent down the Remembrance and, truly, We are ones who guard it.
T.B.Irving   
We Ourself have sent down the Reminder just as We are safeguarding it.
Abdul Hye   
Truly, We have sent down the reminder (the Qur’an), and surely, We will guard it.
The Study Quran   
Truly it is We Who have sent down the Reminder, and surely We are its Preserver
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
Surely, it is We who revealed the Message, and it is We who will preserve it.
Talal Itani (2012)   
Surely We revealed the Message, and We will surely preserve it.
Dr. Kamal Omar   
Surely, We, We, We sent down Az-Zikr (‘The Message’) and surely, We, for it are indeed Protectors
M. Farook Malik   
Surely We have revealed this reminder (The Qur'an); and We will surely preserve it Ourself
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Surely We, Ever We, have been sending down the Remembrance, and surely We are indeed Preservers of it
Muhammad Sarwar   
We Ourselves have revealed the Quran and We are its Protectors
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
We, Ourselves, have sent down the Dhikr (the Qur‘an), and We are there to protect it
Shabbir Ahmed   
Behold, it is We Ourselves Who have sent down this Reminder, and behold, it is We Who shall truly guard it. (6:116)
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Indeed it is We Who revealed this Qur´an, and of course We are its guardian
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
Without doubt, We have sent down the Message; And We will surely guard it (safely from evil)
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
Indeed, it is We who sent down the Qur'an and indeed, We will be its guardian
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
Indeed it is We who have sent down the Reminder, and indeed it is We who will preserve it
Abdel Haleem   
We have sent down the Quran Ourself, and We Ourself will guard it. Even before you [Prophet]
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Verily We! it is We who have revealed the Admonition, and verily We are the guardians thereof
Ahmed Ali   
We have sent down this Exposition, and We will guard it
Aisha Bewley   
It is We Who have sent down the Reminder and We Who will preserve it.
Ali Ünal   
Indeed it is We, We Who send down the Reminder in parts, and it is indeed We Who are its Guardian
Ali Quli Qara'i   
Indeed We have sent down the Reminder, and indeed We will preserve it
Hamid S. Aziz   
Verily, We have revealed (sent down) the Reminder, and, verily, We are its Guardian
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
Indeed, We sent down the reminder (Quran), and We are certainly its guardian.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
We have, without doubt, sent down the message, and We will certainly protect it
Musharraf Hussain   
We revealed the Reminder, and We are its Protectors.
Maududi   
As for the Admonition, indeed it is We Who have revealed it and it is indeed We Who are its guardians
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
Indeed it is Wewho have sent down the Reminder, and indeed it is We who will preserve it.
Mohammad Shafi   
Indeed, We have sent down the Reminder (Qur'aan) and indeed We are most certainly guardians to it

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
No doubt, We have sent down this Quran, and We most surely are its Guardian.
Rashad Khalifa   
Absolutely, we have revealed the reminder, and, absolutely, we will preserve it.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
It is We who sent down the Koran, and We watch over it
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
Surely We have revealed the Reminder, and surely We are its Guardian
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
That We, We descended the reminder/remembrance, and that We (are) for it, protectors/guards (E)
Bijan Moeinian   
I have sent down this Qur’an and I will protect it [what a guarantee more than the promise of Lord All Mighty Himself as a tamper proof ness of Qur’an]
Faridul Haque   
Indeed We have sent down the Qur’an, and indeed We Ourselves surely are its Guardians. (This is one of the miracles of the Qur’an - no one has been able to change even one letter of its text, despite every effort. It has remained in its original form since the 6th Century (A.D) and will remain so forever. Other Holy Books such as the Torah and the Bible have lost their originality.
Sher Ali   
Verily, it is WE Who have sent down this Exhortation, and most surely WE are its Guardians
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
Assuredly, We alone have revealed this Glorious Admonition (the Qur’an), and surely We alone will guard it
Amatul Rahman Omar   
Verily, it was We, We Ourself Who have revealed this Reminder (- the Qur'an); and it is We Who are, most certainly, its Guardian
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
Verily We: It is We Who have sent down the Dhikr (i.e. the Quran) and surely, We will guard it (from corruption)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
then they would not be respited. It is We who have sent down the Remembrance, and We watch over it
George Sale   
We have surely sent down the Koran; and We will certainly preserve the same from corruption
Edward Henry Palmer   
Verily, we have sent down the Reminder, and, verily, we will guard it
John Medows Rodwell   
Verily, We have sent down the warning, and verily, We will be its guardian
N J Dawood (2014)   
It was We that revealed the Admonition, and shall Ourself preserve it

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
Truly it is We Ourselves who have sent down the remembrance and truly it is We who are going to protect it.
Munir Mezyed   
It is We Who have revealed the Book of Enlightenment and surely it is incumbent on us to guard it (against falsehood).
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
For We have revealed the reminder and We guard it.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
We have undoubtedly bestowed the message, and We will most certainly preserve it.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
Indeed, We—We alone—have bestowed the Reminder from on high, and We will most surely preserve it.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
We Ourself have sent down the Reminder (the Quran) just as We are safeguarding it.
Samy Mahdy   
Surely, We sent down the Reminder, and We will be a keeper for it.
Sayyid Qutb   
It is We Ourselves who have bestowed this reminder from on high, and it is We who shall preserve it intact.
Ahmed Hulusi   
Indeed, it is We alone who sent down that dhikr! And, indeed, it is We who will be its guardian!
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
Verily, We Ourself have sent down the Reminder (the Qur'an) and verily We, (Ourself) will be its Guardian
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
We have sent down the Quran featuring the virtuous divine message of truth which shall never suffer eclipse nor shall its spiritual power ever be on the wane and its preservation against loss and corruption is indeed Our concern
Mir Aneesuddin   
We have certainly sent down the reminder and We are its Custodians.

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
We have, without doubt, sent down the Message; and We will assuredly guard it (from corruption)
OLD Literal Word for Word   
Indeed, We We have sent down the Reminder, and indeed, We of it (are) surely Guardians
OLD Transliteration   
Inna nahnu nazzalna alththikra wa-inna lahu lahafithoona