Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
Yet, verily, thou art bound to die, [O Muhammad,] and, verily, they, too, are bound to die
M. M. Pickthall
Lo! thou wilt die, and lo! they will die
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Truly thou wilt die (one day), and truly they (too) will die (one day)
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
You ˹O Prophet˺ will certainly die, and they will die too.
Safi Kaskas
You will die, and they will die.
Wahiduddin Khan
You will die and they too will die
Shakir
Surely you shall die and they (too) shall surely die
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Truly, thou art mortal and, truly, they are mortal.
T.B.Irving
You are mortal and they are mortal [too].
Abdul Hye
Surely, you (O Muhammad) will die and surely, they too will die.
The Study Quran
Surely thou wilt die, and surely they will die
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
You will surely die, and they, too, will die.
Talal Itani (2012)
You will die, and they will die
Dr. Kamal Omar
Verily, you [O Prophet (the addressee is singular)] are about to die, and surely they (i.e., the other people, too) are about to die
O Prophet, you shall die and they too shall die
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Surely you will be dead: and surely they (also) will be dead
Muhammad Sarwar
(Muhammad), you will die and all of them will also die
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Verily, you are to die and they are to die
Shabbir Ahmed
Behold (O Prophet) you will die, and verily, they will die. (What counts is how people journey through life)
Dr. Munir Munshey
(Oh prophet)! Of course you will die! And for sure, they will die too
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Truly, you will die (one day), and truly they will also die (one day)
Indeed, you are to die, and indeed, they are to die
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
You will die, and they will die
Abdel Haleem
You [Prophet] will certainly die, and so will they
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Verily thou art mortal, and verily they are mortals
Ahmed Ali
Verily you will die, and so will they
Aisha Bewley
You will die and they too will die.
Ali Ünal
You will surely die (one day), and surely they (too) will die
Ali Quli Qara'i
You will indeed die, and they [too] will die indeed
Hamid S. Aziz
Surely you shall die and they too shall surely die
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
Indeed, you die and indeed they die,
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Truly you will die, and truly they will die
Musharraf Hussain
You shall die, so shall they die;
Maududi
(O Prophet), you are destined to die and they too are destined to die
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
You will die, and they will die
Mohammad Shafi
You (Prophet Muhammad) are mortal and so are they
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Undoubtedly, you are to die, and they are too to die.
You (Muhammad) will surely die, just like they will die.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
You are mortal, and they are morta
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Surely thou wilt die and they (too) will die
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
You truly are dying, and that they truly are dying
Bijan Moeinian
You (Mohammad) will die, just like they will die
Faridul Haque
Indeed you (O dear Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him) will taste death, and they (the disbelievers) too will die
Sher Ali
Surely, thou wilt die, and surely, they too, will die
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
(O My Esteemed Beloved!) Surely, you will pass away (only to taste death) but they will certainly die (for everlasting death.* So the difference between the two deaths will be worth seeing)
Amatul Rahman Omar
(One day), you will surely die and so shall they (after a brief span of life)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Verily, you (O Muhammad SAW) will die and verily, they (too) will die
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
Truly you [O Muhammad] are going to die and they too are certainly going to die.
Munir Mezyed
Most surely you are destined to die, and most surely, they, too, are destined to die:
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
You will die, and they will die.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Truly, you will die, and truly, they will die.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
Yousg will certainly die, and they will certainly die.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
You are mortal and they are mortal [too].
Samy Mahdy
You will die, and they will die.
Sayyid Qutb
Indeed you are bound to die, and they too are bound to die;
Ahmed Hulusi
You will most certainly taste death and they will most certainly taste death!
Mir Aneesuddin
You will certainly die and they (too) will certainly die,
You Muhammad are destined to die and so are they
The Wise Quran
Indeed, you shall die, and indeed, they shall die;