Quran Ayah al-Waqi`ah (The Event, The Inevitable, That Which is Coming) 56:75 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad

NAY, I call to witness the coming-down in parts [of this Qur’an]

Arthur John Arberry

No! I swear by the fallings of the star

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Furthermore I call to witness the setting of the Stars,

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Arabic

۞ فَلَاۤ أُقۡسِمُ بِمَوَ ٰقِعِ ٱلنُّجُومِ ۝٧٥

Transliteration (2021)

falā uq'simu bimawāqiʿi l-nujūm

Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more

But nay, I swear by setting (of) the stars,

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Asad

NAY, I call to witness the coming-down in parts [of this Qur’an]

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Furthermore I call to witness the setting of the Stars,

M. M. Pickthall

Nay, I swear by the places of the stars

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

So I do swear by the positions of the stars—

Wahiduddin Khan

Nay, I swear by the setting of the star

Safi Kaskas

I swear by the positioning of the stars,

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

But no! I swear by the orbit of the stars

T.B.Irving

Yet I swear by the stars´ positions

Shakir

But nay! I swear by the falling of stars

Abdul Hye

Surely I swear by the setting of the stars,

Saeed Malik

So, no! [Man is not his own provider.]. I swear by the instances of the stars--

The Study Quran

I swear by the places where the stars descend

Talal Itani & AI (2025)

I swear by the positions of the stars.

Talal Itani (2012)

I swear by the locations of the stars

M. Farook Malik

I swear by the setting of the stars

Dr. Kamal Omar

So no (blind Faith)! I bring to evidence the shooting of the stars

Dr. Munir Munshey

No, of course not! I swear by the position of the stars

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Next, I swear by the setting of the Stars—

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

Then I swear by the setting of the stars

Muhammad Sarwar

I do not need to swear by the setting of the star

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

So, I swear by the setting places of the stars

Shabbir Ahmed

Nay, I present the stellar orbits as witness. ('Mawaqi' = Different locations in the orbits)

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Then no! I swear by the sites of the stars

Hamid S. Aziz

But nay! I swear by the setting (or falling or fading) of stars

Abdel Haleem

I swear by the positions of the stars

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

I swear by the setting of the stars

Ahmed Ali

So I call the placement of the stars to witness -

Aisha Bewley

And I swear by the falling of the stars —

Ali Ünal

I swear by the locations of the stars (and their falling)

Ali Quli Qara'i

So I swear by the places where the stars set

[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)

I do swear by the positions of the stars.

Musharraf Hussain

I swear by the positions of the stars,

A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)

Furthermore, I call to witness the setting of the stars

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad

So, I swear by positions of the stars,

Maududi

No! I swear by the positions of the stars

Mohammad Shafi

Then why should I [Allah] not swear by the existence of the [innumerable] stars [in the sky]

Controversial or status undetermined works

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

Then I swear by the places where the stars set.

Rashad Khalifa

I swear by the positions of the stars.

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

I swear by the fallings of the star

Faridul Haque

So I swear by the setting places of the stars

Bijan Moeinian

No disbelievers; I (God) swear by the moment that the star explodes [and turns into a Nova]

Maulana Muhammad Ali

But nay, I swear by revelation of portions (of the Qur’an)! -

Muhammad Ahmed & Samira

So I do not (many translations disagree on the use of the negative in this verse it could possibly mean emphasis) swear/make oath with the stars'/planets' positions

Sher Ali

Nay, I cite as proof the shooting of the stars

Edip Yuksel

I do swear by the positions of the stars.

Amatul Rahman Omar

As to me, I swear by the places and times of the revelation of the portions of the Qur'an

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

So I swear by the places where different portions of the Qur’an descend (on the Arab Messenger).

Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali

So I swear by Mawaqi (setting or the mansions, etc.) of the stars (they traverse)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works

N J Dawood (2014)

I swear by the shelter of the star

Arthur John Arberry

No! I swear by the fallings of the star

Edward Henry Palmer

So I will not swear by the positions of the stars

George Sale

Moreover I swear by the setting of the stars

John Medows Rodwell

It needs not that I swear by the setting of the stars

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations

Shuaib Abdullahi

Therefore (Fa) I swear (Laa' Uq'simu) by (Bi) the positions (Mawaaqie) of the stars (En'Nujuum).

Fode Drame

Lo! I swear by the setting of the stars.

Munir Mezyed

Nay, but I swear by the positions of the stars.

Sahib Mustaqim Bleher

But I swear by the locations of the stars,

Linda “iLHam” Barto

Furthermore, I call to witness the setting of the stars.

Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation

I swear by the locations of the stars—

Irving & Mohamed Hegab

Yet I swear by the stars' positions

Samy Mahdy

So I will not swear by the stars' sites.

Ali Quli Qarai

I swear by the places where the stars set!

Ahmed Hulusi

I swear by the universe full of stars (where the Names become manifest)!

Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri

Fala! I swear by the Mawaqi` of the stars.

A. S. Mohamed

I swear by the positions of the stars.

Mir Aneesuddin

So I do swear by the places of existence of the stars,

Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim

I swear by the location of the stars; -see introduction

The Wise Quran Project

So I swear by the positions of the stars;

Obsolete and/or older editions

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

Furthermore I call to witness the setting of the Stars,

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

I do swear by the positions of the stars.

[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)

I do swear by the positions of the stars

OLD Literal Word for Word

But nay, I swear by setting (of) the stars

OLD Transliteration

Fala oqsimu bimawaqiAAi alnnujoomi

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