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Muhammad Asad   
and then they will exclaim, “Could we have a respite?”
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Then they will cry, “Can we be allowed more time?”
Safi Kaskas   
They will say, “May we have more time?”

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Arabic   
فَیَقُولُوا۟ هَلۡ نَحۡنُ مُنظَرُونَ ۝٢٠٣
Transliteration (2021)   
fayaqūlū hal naḥnu munẓarūn
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more   
Then they will say, "Are we (to be) reprieved?"

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
and then they will exclaim, “Could we have a respite?”
M. M. Pickthall   
Then they will say: Are we to be reprieved
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
Then they will say: "Shall we be respited?"
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Then they will cry, “Can we be allowed more time?”
Safi Kaskas   
They will say, “May we have more time?”
Wahiduddin Khan   
Then they will exclaim, Could we have some respite
Shakir   
Then they will say: Shall we be respited
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
Then, they will say: Are we ones who are given respite?
T.B.Irving   
and so they say: "Will we be allowed to wait?"
Abdul Hye   
Then they will say: “Can we be given respite?”
The Study Quran   
Then they will say, “Will we be granted respite?
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
Then, they will exclaim, “Could we be given more time?”
Talal Itani (2012)   
Then they will say, 'Are we given any respite?'
Dr. Kamal Omar   
So they will say: “Will we become those who are granted some respite?”
M. Farook Malik   
Then they will ask: "Can we be given some respite?"
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Then they will say, "will we be respited?"
Muhammad Sarwar   
They will say, "Can we be granted any respite?"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
and (then) they will say, .Is it (possible) that we are given some respite?
Shabbir Ahmed   
Then they will say, "Could we have a respite?"
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Then they shall begin saying, "May we have some respite?"
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
Then they will say: Will we be given some relief
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
And they will say, "May we be reprieved?"
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
Then they would Say: "Can we be given more time"
Abdel Haleem   
and then they will say, ‘Can we have more time?’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Then they will say: are we to be respited
Ahmed Ali   
Then will they say: "Can we be given respite?"
Aisha Bewley   
They will say, ´Can we be granted a reprieve?´
Ali Ünal   
Then they say: "Are we to be granted some respite (so that we might reform ourselves?"
Ali Quli Qara'i   
Thereupon they will say, ‘Shall we be granted any respite?’
Hamid S. Aziz   
They will say, "Shall we be reprieved?"
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
Then they say: “May we be given a delay?”
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
Then they will say, “Shall we have respite?
Musharraf Hussain   
They will say: “Can we be given some more time?”
Maududi   
they say: "Can we be granted some respite?"
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
Thenthey would say: "Can we be given more time?
Mohammad Shafi   
And then they will say, "Could we have some respite?"

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Then they will say, 'shall we be respited?
Rashad Khalifa   
They will then say, "Can we have a respite?"
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
and then they will say: 'Shall we be respited?
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
Then they will say: Shall we be respited
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
So they say: "Are we delayed ?"
Bijan Moeinian   
They will then say: “May we have a second chance?”
Faridul Haque   
They will therefore say, “Will we get some respite?”
Sher Ali   
And they will say, `Shall we be respited?
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
They will then say: ‘Shall we be given respite?
Amatul Rahman Omar   
They will say then, `Shall we be given some respite?
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
Then they will say: "Can we be respited?"

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
and they will say, 'Shall we be respited?
George Sale   
And they shall say, shall we be respited
Edward Henry Palmer   
They will say, 'Shall we be respited?
John Medows Rodwell   
And they will say, "Can we be respited?"
N J Dawood (2014)   
And then they will say: ‘Shall we ever be reprieved?‘

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
Then they will say, “Are we going to be the ones given respite?”
Munir Mezyed   
Then they will say: ‘Are we going to obtain a respite?’
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
Then they will say: will we be given time?
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
Then they will say, “May we have more time?”
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
Then they will say, “Will we be reprieved?”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
and so they say: "Will we be allowed to wait?"
Samy Mahdy   
So, they will say, “Shall we be respited?”
Sayyid Qutb   
And then they will say: 'Could we have a respite?'
Ahmed Hulusi   
And they say, “Will we be given additional time?”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
Then they will say: 'Shall we be respited?
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
There and then they shall change their minds with regard to past action and conduct and express their hope which springs eternal in their breasts and say: "can we be given respite so that we corrects all the wrongs"
Mir Aneesuddin   
then they will say, "Shall we be given time (for amendment)?"
The Wise Quran   
Then they will say, 'Shall we be respited?'

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
Then they will say: "Shall we be respited?"
OLD Literal Word for Word   
Then they will say, "Are we (to be) reprieved?
OLD Transliteration   
Fayaqooloo hal nahnu muntharoona