Quran Ayah al-A`la (The Most High, Glory to your Lord in the Highest) 87:13 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad   
wherein he will neither die nor remain alive
Arthur John Arberry   
then he shall neither die therein, nor live
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
In which they will then neither die nor live

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Source Arabic and Literal tools
Arabic   
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ
Arabic   
ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ
www.quran.live   
thumma lā yamūtu fīhā walā yaḥyā
www.quran.live   
then neither will he (i.e., unfortunate one) die therein (i.e., in the Great Fire) and nor will he live
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more   
Then not he will die therein and not will live.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
wherein he will neither die nor remain alive
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
In which they will then neither die nor live
M. M. Pickthall   
Wherein he will neither die nor live
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
where they will not ˹be able to˺ live or die.
Wahiduddin Khan   
where he will neither die nor live
Safi Kaskas   
where he will remain, neither dying nor living.
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
again, neither dying in it nor living.
T.B.Irving   
then he will neither die in it, nor yet live there.
Shakir   
Then therein he shall neither live nor die
Abdul Hye   
where he will neither die in it nor live (a good living).
Saeed Malik   
then in there he will neither die nor live.
The Study Quran   
then neither dies therein nor lives
Talal Itani (2012)   
Where he will neither die, nor live
Talal Itani & AI (2025)   
Then he will neither die in it nor live.
[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)   
Then he will neither die in it nor live.
M. Farook Malik   
where he shall neither die nor live
Dr. Kamal Omar   
then he does not die therein and nor he lives. (It will be a struggle-state ‘between life and death’)
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Where he shall never die; nor be alive
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
In which they will neither die nor live
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
Neither dying therein nor living
Muhammad Sarwar   
wherein they will neither live nor die
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
then he will neither die therein, nor live (a desirable life)
Shabbir Ahmed   
Wherein he neither dies nor lives. Mere survival
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Thereafter he will neither die therein, nor live
Hamid S. Aziz   
Wherein he shall neither die nor live
Abdel Haleem   
where they will neither die nor live
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Wherein he shall neither die nor live
Ahmed Ali   
In which he will neither die nor live
Aisha Bewley   
and then neither die nor live in it.
Ali Ünal   
He will neither die therein (to be saved from punishment) nor live
Ali Quli Qara'i   
then neither live in it, nor die
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
In which they will then neither die nor live
Musharraf Hussain   
no dying and no living
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
he does not die and he does not live in there.
Maududi   
Then he will neither die in it, nor live
Mohammad Shafi   
Then he will neither die in it, nor live

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Then he will neither die there in nor live.
Rashad Khalifa   
Wherein he never dies, nor stays alive
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
in which he will neither die nor live therein
Faridul Haque   
Then he neither dies in it, nor lives
Bijan Moeinian   
… end up in the great Hell Fire where they will neither die nor enjoy the life
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
Then therein he will neither live nor die
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
Then he does not die in it and nor live
Sher Ali   
Then he will neither die therein nor live
Edip Yuksel   
Then he will neither die in it nor live.
Amatul Rahman Omar   
Then he shall neither die therein nor live
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
Then he will neither die nor live in it
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
Wherein he will neither die (to be in rest) nor live (a good living)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
N J Dawood (2014)   
wherein shall he then neither die nor live
Arthur John Arberry   
then he shall neither die therein, nor live
Edward Henry Palmer   
and then therein shall neither die nor live
George Sale   
wherein he shall not die, neither shall he live
John Medows Rodwell   
In which he shall not die, and shall not live

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Shuaib Abdullahi   
and (Thumma) he will neither (Laa) die (Yamuutu) therein (Fiihaa) nor (Walaa) live (Yah'yaa). (20:74)
Fode Drame   
Then he will neither die therein nor will he live.
Munir Mezyed   
Where he will neither die therein nor live.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
Then he will neither die nor live there.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
There they will neither die nor live.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
then he neither dies nor lives.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
then he will neither die in it, nor yet live there.
Samy Mahdy   
Then he will not neither die in it, nor live.
Sayyid Qutb   
in which he shall neither die nor remain alive.
Ali Quli Qarai   
then he will neither live in it, nor die.
Thomas Cleary   
where they neither die nor live.
Ahmed Hulusi   
Then he will neither die therein (be saved) nor live (with the knowledge of the reality)!
Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri   
There he will neither die nor live.
A. S. Mohamed   
Then he will neither die in it nor live.
Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)   
where he will neither die nor live
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
Then he will neither die therein nor will he liv
Mir Aneesuddin   
then he will neither die therein nor live.
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
Wherein he does not die nor live or respire
The Wise Quran Project   
Then he will not die in it nor live.

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
In which they will then neither die nor live
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
Then he will neither die in it nor live.
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
Then he will neither die in it nor live
OLD Literal Word for Word   
Then not he will die therein and not will live
OLD Transliteration   
Thumma la yamootu feeha wala yahya