Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
They answered: “Thus has thy Sustainer decreed; and, verily, He alone is truly wise, all- knowing!”
M. M. Pickthall
They said: Even so saith thy Lord. Lo! He is the Wise, the Knower
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
They said, "Even so has thy Lord spoken: and He is full of Wisdom and Knowledge."
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
They replied, “Such has your Lord decreed. He is truly the All-Wise, All-Knowing.”
Safi Kaskas
They said, "Thus said your Lord; He is the All-Wise, the All-knowing."
Wahiduddin Khan
Such is the will of your Lord, they replied. He is the Wise, the All Knowing
Shakir
They said: Thus says your Lord: Surely He is the Wise, the Knowing
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
They said: Thus, spoke thy Lord. Truly, He is The Wise, The Knowing.
T.B.Irving
They said: "Even so did your Lord say. He is the Wise, the Aware!
Abdul Hye
They said: “Even so says your Lord. Surely, He is the All-Wise, the All-Knower.”
The Study Quran
They said, “Thus has thy Lord decreed. Truly He is the Wise, the Knowing.
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
They responded, “So said your Lord. Indeed, He is the Wise, the Knowing.”
Talal Itani (2012)
They said, 'Thus spoke your Lord. He is the Wise, the Knowing.'
Dr. Kamal Omar
(The angels) said (to the wife): “Thus has uttered your Nourisher-Sustainer! Without doubt He is All-Wise, All-Knowing,”
They replied: "Thus has said your Lord: surely He is the Wise, the Knowledgeable."
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
They said, "Thus your Lord has said; surely He, Ever He, is The Ever-Wise, The Ever-Knowing."
Muhammad Sarwar
They said, "This is true but your Lord has said, (that you will have a son); He is All-wise and All-knowing"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
They said, .This is how your Lord has said. Surely, He is All-Wise, All-Knowing
Shabbir Ahmed
They said, "Thus it is. Your Lord has so decreed. Behold, He, He alone is all-Wise, all-Knowing."
Dr. Munir Munshey
They said, "Despite that, precisely! Your Lord has said that He is the Wisest, the most Aware!"
Syed Vickar Ahamed
They said, "Even so, your Lord has spoken: Verily, He is All Wise (Hakeem) and All Knowing (Aleem)."
They said, "Thus has said your Lord; indeed, He is the Wise, the Knowing."
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
They said: "It was such that your Lord has said. He is the Wise, the Knowledgeable."
Abdel Haleem
but they said, ‘It will be so. This is what your Lord said, and He is the Wise, the All Knowing.’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
They said: even so saith thine Lords Verily He! He is the Wise, the Knower
Ahmed Ali
They said: "Thus said your Lord. He is indeed all-wise and all-knowing."
Aisha Bewley
They said, ´That is what your Lord says. He is the All-Wise, the All-Knowing.´
Ali Ünal
They said: "Thus has your Lord decreed. Surely He is the All-Wise, the All-Knowing."
Ali Quli Qara'i
They said, ‘So has your Lord said. Indeed He is the All-wise, the All-knowing.’
Hamid S. Aziz
They said, "Thus says your Lord: Surely He is the Wise, the Knowing."
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
They said: “That is what your Lord has said, indeed He is the wise, the knowledgeable.”
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
They said, “Even so, your Lord has spoken, and He is Full of Wisdom and Knowledge.” 30 (End of Part 26
Musharraf Hussain
They said, “That’s how your Lord has decreed. Indeed, He is Wise, the Knower.
Maududi
They said: "So has your Lord said (that you shall have a boy). Surely He is Most Wise, All-Knowing."
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
They said: "It was such that your Lord has said. He is the Wise, the Knowledgeable."
Mohammad Shafi
They said, "Your Lord has said so! Indeed He is the One Most Wise, All-Knowing."
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
They said, 'thus has said your Lord. And He is the Wise the Knowing
They said, "Thus said your Lord. He is the Most Wise, the Omniscient."
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
'Such, says your Lord, ' they replied: 'He is the Wise, the Knower.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
They said: Thus says thy Lord. Surely He is the Wise, the Knowing
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
They said: "As/like that your Lord said, that He truly, He is the wise/judicious, the knowledgeable."
Bijan Moeinian
They said: “That is what your Lord has decided; He is the Most Wise, the Most Knowledgeable.”
Faridul Haque
They said, “This is how your Lord has decreed; indeed He only is the Wise, the All Knowing.”
Sher Ali
They said, `Even so has thy Lord said. Surely, HE is the Wise, the All-Knowing.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
The (angels) said: ‘It will happen exactly as your Lord has said; surely, He is Most Wise, All-Knowing.
Amatul Rahman Omar
They said, `Even so has your Lord said.' Surely, He is the All-Wise, the All-Knowing
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
They said: "Even so says your Lord. Verily, He is the All-Wise, the All-Knower."
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
They said [to her], “Thus has your Lord said this. Truly He it is The All-wise, The All-knowing.”
Munir Mezyed
They said: “This is what your Lord has decreed. Most certainly, He is the All-Wise, the All-Knowing".
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
They said: this is what your Lord said, for He is wise and knowing.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
(The angels) said, “Thus your Lord has spoken. Indeed, He is the Perfectly Wise, the All-knowing.”
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
They said, “Thus your Lord has said; He is the All-Wise, the All- Knowing.”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
They said: "Even so did your Lord say. He is the Wise, the Aware!
Samy Mahdy
They said, "Thus has said your Lord; Surely, He is Al-Hakeem (The Wise), Al-Aalim (The Knower).
Ahmed Hulusi
(Abraham’s guests, the angels) said, “Thus it will be! It is what your Rabb said... Indeed, He is the Hakim, the Aleem.”
Mir Aneesuddin
They said, “Thus (it will be), says your Fosterer. He is certainly the Wise, the Knowing.”
They said: "Thus says Allah, your Creator," "He it is, Who is indeed, AL- Hakim (the Wise), AL-Alim (the Omniscient)"
The Wise Quran
They said, 'Thus said your Lord. Indeed He, He is the Wise, the Knowing.'