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Muhammad Asad   
Answered He: “Verily, so [be it:] thou shalt be among those who are granted respit
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Allah said, “You will be delayed
Safi Kaskas   
[God] said, "You are reprieved

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Arabic   
قَالَ فَإِنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُنظَرِینَ ۝٨٠
Transliteration (2021)   
qāla fa-innaka mina l-munẓarīn
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more   
He said, "Then indeed, you (are) of those given respite,

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
Answered He: “Verily, so [be it:] thou shalt be among those who are granted respit
M. M. Pickthall   
He said: Lo! thou art of those reprieve
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
(Allah) said: "Respite then is granted thee
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Allah said, “You will be delayed
Safi Kaskas   
[God] said, "You are reprieved
Wahiduddin Khan   
so He said, You are granted respit
Shakir   
He said: Surely you are of the respited ones
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
He said: Truly, thou art among the ones who are given respite
T.B.Irving   
He said: "You are one of those who may wait
Abdul Hye   
(Allah) said: “Surely! You are of those allowed respite
The Study Quran   
He said, “Then verily thou art among those granted respit
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
He responded, “You are allowed to remain.
Talal Itani (2012)   
He said, 'You are one of those deferred
Dr. Kamal Omar   
(Allah) said: “Then surely you are of those who are given respite —
M. Farook Malik   
Allah said: "Well, you are given respit
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Said He, "So, surely you are of the respited
Muhammad Sarwar   
The Lord said, "You will only be given a respit
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
He said, .Then, you have been given respite
Shabbir Ahmed   
Answered He, "Verily so, you shall be among those who are given respite. (15:36-38)
Dr. Munir Munshey   
(Allah) said, "You are (hereby) being granted the respite."
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
(Allah) said: "Surely, then time is given to you—
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
[ Allah ] said, "So indeed, you are of those reprieve
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
He said: "You are respited."
Abdel Haleem   
so He said, ‘You have respit
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Allah said: verily, thou art of those respited
Ahmed Ali   
(God) said: "You have the respit
Aisha Bewley   
He said, ´You are among the reprieved
Ali Ünal   
(God) said: "You are of the ones granted respit
Ali Quli Qara'i   
Said He, ‘You are indeed among the reprieve
Hamid S. Aziz   
He said, "Surely you are of the reprieved ones
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
He (God) said: “Indeed you are of those given a delay,
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
God said, “Respite is granted you
Musharraf Hussain   
Allah said, “You have it
Maududi   
He said: "You are of those who have been granted respit
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
He said: "You are respited.
Mohammad Shafi   
Allah Ta'ala said, "So shall you indeed be among those given respite"

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Allah said, 'certainly, you are of those that are granted respite'.
Rashad Khalifa   
He said, "You are respited.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
He (Allah) said: 'You are among those that are respite
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
He said: Surely thou art of the respited ones
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
He said: "So that you are from the given time/delayed ."
Bijan Moeinian   
The Lord said: “You will get a relief…
Faridul Haque   
Said Allah, “You are therefore among those given respite.”
Sher Ali   
God said, `Certainly, thou art of the respited ones
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
Allah said: ‘(Be off;) you are surely of those who are granted respite
Amatul Rahman Omar   
(God) said, `You are of course of the reprieved one
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
(Allah) said: "Verily! You are of those allowed respit

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
Said He, 'Thou art among the ones that are respite
George Sale   
God said, verily thou shalt be one of those who are respite
Edward Henry Palmer   
Said He, 'Then thou art amongst the respite
John Medows Rodwell   
He said, "One then of the respited shalt thou be
N J Dawood (2014)   
He said: ‘Reprieved you shall b

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
He said, “So you indeed are among those who are given the respite
Munir Mezyed   
(The Lord) said: “Surely, you are of those who are given respite
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
He said: then you are given time.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
(Allah) said, “Then indeed you are among those given respite…
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
He said, “Then indeed, You are of those reprieved
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
He said: "You are one of those who may wait
Samy Mahdy   
He said, “So, you are among the respite ones.”
Sayyid Qutb   
Said He: 'You are one of those granted respite
Ahmed Hulusi   
(Allah) said, “Indeed, you are of those reprieved!”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
(Allah) said: Verily you are of the respited ones.
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
"You are granted", said Allah, "like those with characteristics befitting you a delay of punishment"
Mir Aneesuddin   
He said, “You are of those who are given time,
The Wise Quran   
He said, 'Then indeed, you are amongst the respited

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
(God) said: "Respite then is granted thee
OLD Literal Word for Word   
He said, "Then indeed, you (are) of those given respite
OLD Transliteration   
Qala fa-innaka mina almunthareena