Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
If He so wills, He can cause you, O mankind, to disappear, and bring forth other beings [in your stead]: for God has indeed the power to do this
M. M. Pickthall
If He will, He can remove you, O people, and produce others (in your stead). Allah is Able to do that
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
If it were His will, He could destroy you, o mankind, and create another race; for He hath power this to do
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
If it is His Will, He can remove you altogether, O humanity, and replace you with others. And Allah is Most Capable to do so.
Safi Kaskas
If He’s willing, He can cause all of you to disappear and replace you with new people: God is fully capable of doing this.
Wahiduddin Khan
If He wanted, He could remove you altogether and replace you with other people: He has the full power to do so
Shakir
If He please, He can make you pass away, O people! and bring others; and Allah has the power to do this
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
If He wills, He will cause you to be put away—O humanity—and approach with others. And over that God had been Powerful.
T.B.Irving
if He wished, He might take you people away and bring in others. God is Capable of that!
Abdul Hye
If He wills, He can take you away, O mankind, and bring others. And Allah is All-Potent over that.
The Study Quran
If He so wills, He can remove you, O mankind, and bring others [in your stead], and God has full power to do so
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
If He wills, He can eliminate you, O people, and bring about others. God has the power to do this.
Talal Itani (2012)
If He wills, He can do away with you, O people, and bring others. God is Able to do that
Dr. Kamal Omar
If He desired, He will remove you, O people, and He shall come with others (who shall replace you). And Allah is All-Capable over this
If He wanted He could destroy you all, O mankind, and bring others. Allah has the power to do so
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
In case He decides, He can put you away, O you mankind, and come up with others; and Allah has been Ever-Determiner over that
Muhammad Sarwar
Had God wanted He could have destroyed you all and replaced you by another people; He has the power to do so
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
If He so wills, He can remove you, O men, and bring others (in your place). Allah has the power to do that
Shabbir Ahmed
If He wills, He can cause you to disappear O Mankind! And bring forth other beings in your stead. Indeed, Allah is Able to do that
Dr. Munir Munshey
Oh you people, if He wills He can make you extinct and bring others in your place! Allah has the power to do (that and) everything (else)
Syed Vickar Ahamed
If He (so) wills, He could destroy you, O Mankind, and create another race; And Allah has the Power to do this
If He wills, He can do away with you, O people, and bring others [in your place]. And ever is Allah competent to do that
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
O you people, if He wills, He could make all of you cease to exist; then He would bring others in your place. God is most capable to do this
Abdel Haleem
If He so willed, He could remove you altogether and replace you with new people: He has full power to do so
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
If He will, He will take you away, O mankind! and bring forward others; and over that Allah is ever Potent
Ahmed Ali
He could take you away if He will, O men, and replace you with others: God has the power to do so
Aisha Bewley
Mankind! if He wanted, He could remove you altogether, and produce others instead. Allah certainly has the power to do that.
Ali Ünal
If He wills, He can remove you, O humankind, and bring in others in your place. God is entirely Able to do that
Ali Quli Qara'i
If He wishes, He will take you away, O mankind, and bring others [in your place]; Allah has the power to do that
Hamid S. Aziz
If He will He can destroy you, O mankind! and can create another race (or community, nation); Allah is able to do all that
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
You people, He will remove you and bring others if He wants. God is capable of that.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
If it were His will, He could eliminate you, and create another race, and He has power to do this
Musharraf Hussain
If He wishes, people, He can get rid of you altogether and replace you with others. Allah has the power to do that
Maududi
If He wills, He has the full power to remove you, O mankind, and bring in others in your place
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
O you people, if He wills, He can make all of you cease to exist; then He will bring others in your place. God is most capable to do this.
Mohammad Shafi
If He so wills, He can take you away, O people, and bring others. And Allah has the power to do this
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
'O people! If He pleases, He can take you away, and bring others. And Allah has full power to do this.
If He wills, He can annihilate you, O people, and substitute others in your place. GOD is certainly able to do this.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
O people, if He will, He could make you extinct, and bring others. Surely, Allah is Powerful over that
Maulana Muhammad Ali
If He please, He will take you away, O people, and bring others. And Allah is ever Powerful to do that
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
If He wills/wants He makes you go away, you the people, and He comes with others, and God was/is on that capable/able
Bijan Moeinian
You mankind should realize that if God wills, He can destroy all of you (as He made the dinosaurs extinct) and replace you by other creatures. He is Powerful enough to do it
Faridul Haque
O people! He can remove you and bring others, if He wills; and Allah is Able to do that
Sher Ali
If HE please, HE can take you away, O people, and bring others in your stead; and ALLAH has the full power to do that
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
O people! If He wills, He may eliminate you and bring others (in your place) and Allah is All-Powerful to do this
Amatul Rahman Omar
If He so will He can make you pass away, O people! and bring another people (in your stead), and Allah is Possessor of power to do all this
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
If He wills, He can take you away, O people, and bring others. And Allah is Ever AllPotent over that
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
If He pleases, He can make you go O you the mankind and bring others and Allah indeed is All-powerful to do that.
Munir Mezyed
If He wills He can (easily) terminate you, O’ people, and bring others instead of you. Lo! Allâh is Ever All-Potent over that.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
If He pleases, oh people, He will take you away and replace you with others, and Allah is capable of doing that.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
If He wanted, He could cause you, O Humanity, to disappear. He could make others. Allah is able to do that.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
If He wills, He can do away with you, O mankind, and bring others. For Allah has always been All-Able to do that.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
if He wished, He might take you people away and bring in others. Allah (God) is Capable of that!
Samy Mahdy
If He wills, He lets you go, O the people, and brings by others. And ever is Allah competent upon that.
Sayyid Qutb
If He so wills, He can take you, mankind, and replace you by others. This He surely has the power to do.
Ahmed Hulusi
O mankind, if He wills He can do away with you and bring others in your place! Allah has the power to do so!
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
If He pleases, He can remove you, O' people! and bring others; and Allah is powerful over that.
If He wills, He can do away with you people and replace you, by others; and Allah is ever Qadirun to bring this to effect
Mir Aneesuddin
If He wills, He can make you pass away, O mankind ! and bring others(in your place), and Allah has power over that.
The Wise Quran
If He wills He can remove you, O mankind! And come with others; and God is powerful over that.