Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
Has he, perchance, attained to a realm which is beyond the reach of a created being's perception? or has he concluded a covenant with the Most Gracious
M. M. Pickthall
Hath he perused the Unseen, or hath he made a pact with the Beneficent
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Has he penetrated to the Unseen, or has he taken a contract with (Allah) Most Gracious
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
Has he looked into the unseen or taken a pledge from the Most Compassionate?
Safi Kaskas
Has he received extrasensory knowledge, or has he received a pledge from the Merciful-to-all?
Wahiduddin Khan
Has he looked to the unseen, or has he made a pledge to the Merciful One
Shakir
Has he gained knowledge of the unseen, or made a covenant with the Beneficent Allah
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Perused he the unseen or took he to himself a compact from The Merciful?
T.B.Irving
Has he probed the Unseen or made a pled with the Mercy-giving?
Abdul Hye
Has he known the unseen or has he taken a Covenant from the Gracious (Allah)?
The Study Quran
Has he penetrated the Unseen, or made a pact with the Compassionate
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Did he look into the unseen or receive a guarantee from the Merciful?
Talal Itani (2012)
Did he look into the future, or did he receive a promise from the Most Merciful
Dr. Kamal Omar
Has he become acquainted with the Unseen or has he taken (in advance) from Ar-Rahman , a promise
Has he gained knowledge of the Unseen or has he been awarded a contract by the Compassionate (Allah)
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Has he viewed the Unseen or taken to himself a covenant from the Providence of The All-Merciful
Muhammad Sarwar
Has he the knowledge of the unseen or has the Beneficent God established such a binding agreement with Him
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Has he peeped into the Unseen or taken a covenant with the All-Merciful (Allah)
Shabbir Ahmed
Do they know the realm of the Unseen? Have they taken a promise from the Beneficent
Dr. Munir Munshey
Has he peeked into the unseen? or has he entered into a contract with Rehman
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Has he gone into the Unseen (Ghaib), or has he taken a promise from (Allah) Most Gracious (Ar-Rahman)
Has he looked into the unseen, or has he taken from the Most Merciful a promise
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
Did he look into the future Or has he taken a pledge with the Almight
Abdel Haleem
Has he penetrated the unknown or received a pledge to that effect from the Lord of Mercy
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Hath he looked unto the Unseen, or hath he taken of the Compassionate a covenant? *Chapter:1
Ahmed Ali
Has he peeped into the Unknown, or obtained a promise from Ar-Rahman
Aisha Bewley
Has he surveyed the Unseen or has he a contract with the All-Merciful?
Ali Ünal
Has he gained knowledge of the Unseen, or has he made a (particular, private) covenant with the All-Merciful
Ali Quli Qara'i
Has he come to know the Unseen, or taken a promise from the All-beneficent
Hamid S. Aziz
Has he become acquainted with the Unseen, or has he made a pact with the Beneficent
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
Did he know the unseen, or did he take a promise from the beneficent?
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Has he seen the unseen, or has he taken a contract with God, the Merciful Benefactor
Musharraf Hussain
Has he got knowledge of the unseen? Or has he taken a pledge from the Kind?
Maududi
Has he obtained knowledge of the Unseen, or has he taken a covenant with the Most Compassionate Lord
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
Did he look into the future? Or has he taken a pledge with the Almighty
Mohammad Shafi
Has he gained knowledge of the unseen, or made a pact with the Gracious Allah
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Has he looked into the unseen or has he taken any covenant with the Most Affectionate?
Has he seen the future? Has he taken such a pledge from the Most Gracious?
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
Has he gained knowledge of the Unseen? Or taken a covenant with the Merciful
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Has he gained knowledge of the unseen, or made a covenant with the Beneficent
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
Has he seen/been informed (of) the unseen/absent , or he took/received at the merciful a promise/contract
Bijan Moeinian
Does he know his future? Has he received such a pledge from the Most Gracious
Faridul Haque
Has he seen the Hidden, or has he made a pact with the Most Gracious
Sher Ali
Has he got knowledge of the unseen or has he taken a promise from the Gracious God
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Is he aware of the unseen, or has he taken any promise from the Most Kind (Lord)
Amatul Rahman Omar
Has he looked into and gained knowledge of the unseen or has he taken a promise from the Most Gracious (God)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Has he known the unseen or has he taken a covenant from the Most Beneficent (Allah)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
Has he espied the unseen or has he taken a covenant with Ar-Rahman (The All-merciful)?
Munir Mezyed
Has he obtained (the knowledge of the) unseen? Or has he made a covenant with the True Merciful (God)?
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
Does he access the unseen or has he entered into an agreement with the Merciful?
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Has he/she gazed into the unseen, or has he/she made a contract with the Most Gracious?
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
Has he viewed the hidden realm, or has he taken with the All-Merciful a covenant?
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
Has he probed the Unseen or made a pled with the Mercy-giving?
Samy Mahdy
Has he perused the Unseen, or has he taken with Al-Rahman (The Widely Merciful) a covenant?
Sayyid Qutb
Has he, perchance, attained to a realm which is beyond the reach of a created being's perception? Or has he concluded a covenant with the Most Merciful?
Ahmed Hulusi
Has he attained knowledge from the unknown or taken word from the Rahman?
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
Has he got the (knowledge of) Unseen, or has taken from the Beneficent (Allah) a promise
How insolent to presume upon Providence! Has he been given divine knowledge of the unknown or the ability to realize the unseen or has he entered into a covenant with Allah, AL-Rahman
Mir Aneesuddin
Is the unseen disclosed to him or has he made an agreement with the Beneficent (Allah)?
The Wise Quran
Has he become acquainted with the unseen, or has he taken a covenant with the Merciful?