Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
On the Day when We shall gather the Godconscious unto [Us,] the Most Gracious, as honoured guests
M. M. Pickthall
On the day when We shall gather the righteous unto the Beneficent, a goodly company
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
The day We shall gather the righteous to (Allah) Most Gracious, like a band presented before a king for honours
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
˹Watch for˺ the Day We will gather the righteous before the Most Compassionate as an honoured delegation,
Safi Kaskas
On the Day [of Judgment,] We gather all the righteous as a delegation to the Merciful-to-all
Wahiduddin Khan
The Day will surely come when We shall gather the God-fearing like [honoured] guests before the Compassionate Go
Shakir
The day on which We will gather those who guard (against evil) to the Beneficent Allah to receive honor
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
On the Day We will assemble the ones who are Godfearing to The Merciful like an entourage.
T.B.Irving
Some day We shall summon the heedful in a delegation before the Mercy-giving,
Abdul Hye
The Day We shall gather the pious persons to the Gracious (Allah) like a delegation,
The Study Quran
On the Day We shall gather the reverent to the Compassionate as an honored delegation
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
The Day when We gather the righteous to the Most Merciful as a delegation.
Talal Itani (2012)
On the Day when We will gather the righteous to the Most Merciful, as guests
Dr. Kamal Omar
The Day We shall gather the Muttaqun unto Ar-Rahman as a delegation (being received with honour)
The Day will surely come when We will gather the righteous like honored guests before the Compassionate (Allah)
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
On the Day We will muster the pious to The All-Merciful as a (welcome) deputation
Muhammad Sarwar
On the Day of Judgment, when the pious people will be brought into the presence of the Beneficent God as the guests of hono
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
The day We will assemble the God-fearing before the All-Merciful (Allah) as guests
Shabbir Ahmed
On the Day when We shall gather the righteous unto Us, the Beneficent, like a delegation presented for honors
Dr. Munir Munshey
That day, We will gather the pious (God-fearing) as guests of Rehman
Syed Vickar Ahamed
The Day We shall bring the righteous to (Allah) Most Gracious (Rahman), like a group brought before a king for honors
On the Day We will gather the righteous to the Most Merciful as a delegatio
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
The Day We gather the righteous to the Almighty as a delegation
Abdel Haleem
On the Day We gather the righteous as an honoured company before the Lord of Merc
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
On the Day whereon We shall gather the God-feaing unto the Com- passionate as an embassy. *Chapter:1
Ahmed Ali
The day We shall usher the righteous before Ar-Rahman like envoys into the presence of a king
Aisha Bewley
On that Day We will gather those who have taqwa to the All-Merciful with due ceremony.
Ali Ünal
A Day (will come) when We will gather the God-revering, pious ones as honored guests of the All-Merciful (in Paradise)
Ali Quli Qara'i
The day We shall gather the Godwary toward the All-beneficent, on mounts
Hamid S. Aziz
On the Day when We will gather the righteous unto the Beneficent, honoured as a goodly company
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
The day when We gather those who were cautious (of God) as a delegation to the beneficent,
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
The day We will gather the righteous to God, the Merciful Benefactor, as a dependent
Musharraf Hussain
On the Day We shall ceremoniously gather the pious before the Kind Lord,
Maududi
The Day shall soon come when We shall bring together the God-fearing to the Most Compassionate Lord, as honoured guests
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
The Day We gather the righteous to the Almighty as a delegation
Mohammad Shafi
The Day on which We shall gather before Allah, the Gracious, groups of pious people
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
The day We shall carry the duty-bound (pious) towards the Most Affectionate as guests
The day will come when we summon the righteous before the Most Gracious in a group.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
and on the Day when We will ceremonially gather the righteous to the Merciful
Maulana Muhammad Ali
The day when We gather the dutiful to the Beneficent to receive honours
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
A day We gather the fearing and obeying to the merciful (as) a delegation of dignitaries
Bijan Moeinian
Rest assured, the Day will come when I will gather the righteous ones under the umbrella of My protection
Faridul Haque
On the day when We shall assemble the righteous towards the Most Gracious, as guests
Sher Ali
Remember the day when WE shall gather the righteous before the Gracious God as honoured guest
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
On the Day, when We shall assemble the Godfearing, and take them (as guests of honour) to the presence of the Most Kind (Lord) on carriages
Amatul Rahman Omar
(Look forward to) the day when the Most Gracious (God) shall gather those who guard against evil before Him as honoured delegates (to bestow honours on them)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
The Day We shall gather the Muttaqoon (pious - see V.2:2) unto the Most Beneficent (Allah), like a delegate (presented before a king for honour)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
The day We shall gather those who guard themselves unto Ar-Rahman [The All-merciful] as honored guests.
Munir Mezyed
On the day We gather the Pious before the True Merciful (God) as honorable delegates,
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
On the day We carry those who beware (of Allah) to the Merciful.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
One day We will gather the righteous to the Most Gracious, as an entourage.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
On a day when We herd the ones who were mindful (of God) to the All-Merciful as a delegation,
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
Some day We shall summon the heedful in a delegation before the Mercy-giving,
Samy Mahdy
On a Day when We will muster the pious to Al-Rahman (The Widely merciful), as delegation.
Sayyid Qutb
The day [will surely come] when We shall gather the God-fearing before [God] the Most Merciful, as honoured guests,
Ahmed Hulusi
In the period when We gather the protected ones to the Rahman to receive His offerings!
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
On the day We muster the pious unto the Beneficent (Allah) (like the guest) of honour
The Day shall come when the faithful are assembled before AL-Rahman in a presentable and dignified manner
Mir Aneesuddin
The day We will gather those who guard (against evil, like honourable) guests before the Beneficent (Allah),
The Wise Quran
The day we will gather those who fear to the Merciful as ambassadors,