Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
[And as for thee,] O Prophet - behold, We have sent thee as a witness [to the truth], and as a herald of glad tidings and a warner
M. M. Pickthall
O Prophet! Lo! We have sent thee as a witness and a bringer of good tidings and a warner
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
O Prophet! Truly We have sent thee as a Witness, a Bearer of Glad Tidings, and Warner,
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
O Prophet! We have sent you as a witness, and a deliverer of good news, and a warner,
Safi Kaskas
It is He Who [in return for your remembrance of Him] bestows His special blessings upon you, with His angels [praying and asking His forgiveness for you], that He may lead you out of darkness into the light [and keep them firm therein]. He is All-Compassionate toward the believers. Prophet, We have sent you as a witness and a bearer of good news and warning
Wahiduddin Khan
O Prophet, We have sent forth you as a witness, as a bearer of good news and a warner
Shakir
O Prophet! surely We have sent you as a witness, and as a bearer of good news and as a warner
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
O Prophet! Truly, We sent thee as one who bears witness and as one who gives good tidings and as a warner
T.B.Irving
0 Prophet, We have sent you as a witness, herald and warner,
Abdul Hye
O Prophet (Muhammad)! Surely, We have sent you as a witness and a bearer of good news and a Warner,
The Study Quran
O Prophet! Truly We have sent thee as a witness, as a bearer of glad tidings, and as a warner
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
O Prophet, We sent you as a witness, a bearer of good news, and a warner.
Talal Itani (2012)
O prophet! We have sent you as a witness, and a bearer of good news, and a warner
Dr. Kamal Omar
O you An-Nabi ! Verily, We, We have sent you as witness and a bearer of glad tidings and a warner
O Prophet! Surely We have sent you as a witness, as a bearer of good news and as a Warner
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
O you Prophet, surely We have sent you as a witness, and a bearer of good tidings, and a constant warner
Muhammad Sarwar
Prophet, We have sent you as a witness, a bearer of glad news, a warner
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
O prophet, We have sent you as a witness and as a bearer of good news and a warner
Shabbir Ahmed
O Prophet! Behold, We have sent you as a witness and a herald of good news and a Warner. (The Divine System that you establish will be a watcher over humanity to ensure international justice and peace. Give them the good news of what the System can accomplish, and warn them of the harm without it 2:143)
Dr. Munir Munshey
Oh prophet! We have sent you as a witness, as a bearer of good news and as a warner
Syed Vickar Ahamed
O Prophet! Truly, We have sent you as a witness, a bearer of happy news (to the believers), and a warner (to the disbelievers)—
O Prophet, indeed We have sent you as a witness and a bringer of good tidings and a warner
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
O prophet, We have sent you as a witness, and a bearer of good news, and a warner
Abdel Haleem
Prophet, We have sent you as a witness, as a bearer of good news and warning
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Prophet! verily We have sent thee a witness and a bearer of glad tidings and a warner
Ahmed Ali
O Prophet, We have sent you as a witness and a bearer of happy tidings and an admonisher
Aisha Bewley
O Prophet! We have sent you as a witness, and a bringer of good news and a warner,
Ali Ünal
O (most illustrious) Prophet! We have surely sent you (with the mission of Messengership) as a witness (to the truth through your life, and through your testimony on Judgment Day for your community concerning their deeds), and as a bearer of glad tidings (of prosperity in return for faith and righteousness) and a warner (against the consequences of misguidance)
Ali Quli Qara'i
O Prophet! Indeed We have sent you as a witness, as a bearer of good news and as a warne
Hamid S. Aziz
O Prophet! Surely We have sent you as a witness, and as a bearer of good news and as a Warner
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
Prophet, We have sent you as a witness and a giver of good news and a warner,
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
O Prophet, truly We have sent you as a witness, a bearer of hope, and a warner
Musharraf Hussain
Prophet, We sent you as a witness, a herald of good news, and a warner,
Maududi
O Prophet, We have sent you forth as a witness, a bearer of good tidings, and a warner
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
O prophet, We have sent you as a witness, and a bearer of good news, and a warner
Mohammad Shafi
O Prophet! We have indeed sent you as a witness, and to convey good news (to the people) and to warn (them)
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
'O prophet! The Communicator of unseen news, no doubt, We have sent you as a present beholder and bearer of glad tiding and a warner.
O prophet, we have sent you as a witness, a bearer of good news, as well as a warner.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
O Prophet, We have sent you as a witness, a bearer of glad tidings, and to bear warning
Maulana Muhammad Ali
O Prophet, surely We have sent thee as a witness, and a bearer of good news and a warner
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
You, you the prophet, that We, We sent you (as) a witness/testifier, and announcer of good news, and a warner/giver of notice
Bijan Moeinian
O’ Prophet (Mohammad), I have sent you as a witness [to verbally explain the truth as you have witnessed it, to conduct a way of life which is a witness to a God pleasing way of life and to be a witness in the Hereafter as to how the people responded to the truth], the bearer of the good news [about the Paradise] and a Warner [explaining the true nature of the Hell for those still have time to save themselves from it.]
Faridul Haque
O Herald of the Hidden! We have indeed sent you as an observing present witness and a Herald of glad tidings and warning
Sher Ali
O Prophet ! truly WE have sent thee as a Witness and a Bearer of glad tidings, and a Warner
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
O (Esteemed) Prophet! Surely, We have sent you as a Witness (to the truth and the creation), a Bearer of glad tidings (of the beauty of the Hereafter) and a Warner (of the torment in the Hereafter)
Amatul Rahman Omar
Prophet! We have sent you to be a Witness, a Bearer of glad tidings and a Warner
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
O Prophet (MuhammadSAW )! Verily, We have sent you as witness, and a bearer of glad tidings, and a warner
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
O prophet! We have sent you as a witness and as a bringer of glad tidings and as a warner
Munir Mezyed
O’ Prophet, Surely We have sent you as a witness, and as a herald of glad tidings and one who gives warning,
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
Oh prophet, We have sent you as a witness, bringer of good news and warner.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
O Prophet, we have truly sent you as a witness, a bearer of glad tidings, a warner.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
O Prophet, We have sent you as a witness and a bearer of glad tidings and a warner,
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
O Prophet, We have sent you as a witness, herald and warner,
Samy Mahdy
O the prophet! We have sent you as a witness, and a preacher, and a warner.
Sayyid Qutb
Prophet! We have sent you as a witness, a hearer of good news and a warner;
Ahmed Hulusi
O Nabi... Indeed, We disclosed you as a witness, a giver of good news and a warner;
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
O Prophet! Verily We have sent you as a witness, and as a bearer of glad tiding and as a warner
O you the Prophet: We have sent you, to the people to be a witness lo their response to the divine message and a spectacle and a warning and a herald of joyful tidings
Mir Aneesuddin
O prophet! We have certainly sent you as a witness and a conveyer of good news and a warner,
The Wise Quran
O prophet! Indeed, We have sent you as a witness and a herald of glad tidings and a warner,