Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
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| Muhammad Asad | | Behold, the first Temple ever set up for mankind was indeed the one at Bakkah: rich in blessing, and a [source of] guidance unto all the worlds |  |
M. M. Pickthall | | Lo! the first Sanctuary appointed for mankind was that at Becca, a blessed place, a guidance to the peoples | |
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) | | The first House (of worship) appointed for men was that at Bakka: Full of blessing and of guidance for all kinds of beings | |
Shakir | | Most surely the first house appointed for men is the one at Bekka, blessed and a guidance for the nations | |
Wahiduddin Khan | | The first House to be built for mankind was the one at Bakkah [Makkah]. It is a blessed place; a source of guidance for the whole world | |
| Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar | | Truly, the first House set in place for humanity was that which is at Bekka, that which is blessed, and a guidance for the worlds. | |
| T.B.Irving | | The first House [of worship] set up for mankind was the one at Becca (sic); it was blessed and a guidance for [everyone in] the Universe. | |
| The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab | | Surely the first House ˹of worship˺ established for humanity is the one at Bakkah—a blessed sanctuary and a guide for ˹all˺ people. | |
| Safi Kaskas | | The first house of worship established for people was the one in Bakkah. It is blessed and a source of guidance to humanity. | |
| Abdul Hye | | Surely, the first House (of worship) was set up for mankind which is at Bakkah (Makkah), full of blessing, and guidance for all the worlds. | |
| The Study Quran | | Truly the first house established for mankind was that at Bakkah, full of blessing and a guidance for the worlds | |
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition) | | The first sanctuary established for the people is the one in Bakk'a, blessed, and a guidance for the worlds | |
Abdel Haleem | | The first House [of worship] to be established for people was the one at Mecca. It is a blessed place; a source of guidance for all people | |
Abdul Majid Daryabadi | | Verily the first House set apart unto mankind was that at Bakka, blest, and a guidance unto the worlds | |
Ahmed Ali | | The first House of God to be set up for men was at Bakkah the blessed, a guidance for the people of the world | |
Aisha Bewley | | The first House established for mankind was that at Bakka, a place of blessing and a guidance for all beings. | |
Ali Ünal | | Behold, the first House (of Prayer) established for humankind is the one at Bakkah (Makkah), a blessed place and a (center or focus of) guidance for all peoples | |
Ali Quli Qara'i | | Indeed the first house to be set up for mankind is the one at Bakkah, blessed and a guidance for all nations | |
Hamid S. Aziz | | Verily, the first House founded for men was surely that at Bekkah (Mecca), a blessed place and a guidance to the worlds | |
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali | | Surely the first Home laid down for mankind was indeed at Bakkah, (Another name of Makkah) a blessed (place) and a guidance to the worlds | |
Muhammad Sarwar | | The first house (of worship) that God assigned to men was in Bakka (another name of Mecca). It is a blessed one and a guide for all people | |
Muhammad Taqi Usmani | | The first house set up for the people is surely the one in Makkah having blessings and guidance for all the worlds | |
Shabbir Ahmed | | In fact, he erected the first Sanctuary appointed for humankind at Bakkah (later known as Makkah) a blessed Beacon of guidance for all people | |
Syed Vickar Ahamed | | Verily, the first House (of worship) appointed for men was that (one) at Bakkah (Makkah): Full of blessing, and of guidance for all beings | |
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) | | Indeed, the first House [of worship] established for mankind was that at Makkah - blessed and a guidance for the worlds | |
Farook Malik | | The first House (of worship) appointed for men was that at Bakka: Full of blessing and of guidance for all the worlds. | |
| Dr. Munir Munshey | | Of course, the very first house (of worship) built for mankind is certainly the one in Makkah. (It is) full of blessings and guidance for the entire world | |
| Dr. Kamal Omar | | Verily, the first House appointed for mankind — definitely it is that at Bakka (Makka), full of blessing, and a guidance to the worlds | |
| Talal A. Itani (new translation) | | The first house established for mankind is the one at Bekka; blessed, and guidance for all people | |
Maududi | | Behold, the first House (of Prayer) established for mankind is the one at Bakkah: it is full of blessing and a centre of guidance for the whole world | |
| Ali Bakhtiari Nejad | | The first (or best) house set up for the people was the one in Bekkah (Mecca), blessed and a guide for humankind | |
| A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018) | | The first house appointed for humanity was that at Bakkah, full of blessings and of guidance for all the worlds | |
| Musharraf Hussain | | The first house founded for people to worship in was that in Bakka, as a blessing and source of guidance for all people. | |
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) | | The first Sanctuary established for the people is the one in Bakk'a, blessed, and a guidance for the worlds | |
| Mohammad Shafi | | Indeed, the first House built for mankind is at Bakkah, the blessed place that has provided guidance for all the worlds. | |
Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
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Bijan Moeinian | | The first house dedicated to the worship of God [by Abraham] is [still standing] in Mecca; a blessed place [by God] for the guidance of people at large | |
| Faridul Haque | | Indeed the first house that was appointed as a place of worship for mankind, is the one at Mecca (the Holy Ka’aba), blessed and a guidance to the whole world | |
| Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah | | The first House ever to be built for people was that at Bakkah (Mecca) blessed and a guidance for the worlds | |
Maulana Muhammad Ali | | Certainly the first house appointed for men is the one at Bakkah, blessed and a guidance for the nations | |
| Muhammad Ahmed - Samira | | That (the) first House/Home was raised to the people, (is) which (E) (is) with (in) Bekka , blessed and guidance, to the creations altogether/(universes) | |
Sher Ali | | Surely the first House founded for all mankind is that at Becca, abounding in blessings and a guidance for all peoples | |
Rashad Khalifa | | The most important shrine established for the people is the one in Becca; a blessed beacon for all the people. | |
| Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) | | Verily, the first House among all marked for the worship o, the people is that which is in Mecca abounding in blessing and a guide of all world | |
Amatul Rahman Omar | | Verily, the first House founded for the good of mankind is the one at Bakkah (- the valley of Makkah). (It is the House) full of blessings and a means of guidance for all the peoples | |
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri | | The first House ever constructed for mankind (to worship Allah) is indeed the one in Mecca, teeming with blessings and (the centre of) guidance for the whole world | |
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali | | Verily, the first House (of worship) appointed for mankind was that at Bakkah (Makkah), full of blessing, and a guidance for Al-Alameen (the mankind and jinns) | |
