Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
and while We are closer to him than you, although you see [Us] not -
M. M. Pickthall
- And We are nearer unto him than ye are, but ye see not
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
But We are nearer to him than ye, and yet see not,
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
And We are nearer to such a person than you, but you cannot see.
Safi Kaskas
when we’re closer to him than you are, but you do not see.
Wahiduddin Khan
and We are nearer to him than you, although you cannot see U
Shakir
And We are nearer to it than you, but you do not see-
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
And We are nearer to him than you, yet you perceive not.
T.B.Irving
(We are even Nearer to it than you are, even though you do not notice it)-
Abdul Hye
but We are nearer to him than you, but you don’t see (Allah).
The Study Quran
—and We are nearer to him than you, though you see not
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
We are closer to it than you are, yet you don’t perceive.
Talal Itani (2012)
We are nearer to it than you are, but you do not see
Dr. Kamal Omar
and We are nearer to this (dying person) than you (are) — but you see not
- and at that time We are nearer to him than you, although you cannot see Us
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And We are nearer to him than you, but you do not behold
Muhammad Sarwar
We are closer to him than you, but you cannot see
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
And We are closer to him than you, but you do not perceive
Shabbir Ahmed
And We are closer unto him (the dying person) than you are, although you see not
Dr. Munir Munshey
Compared to you, We are closer to the one dying. But you cannot see
Syed Vickar Ahamed
But We are nearer to him than you, and you see not—
And Our angels are nearer to him than you, but you do not see
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
We are closer to it than you are, but you do not see
Abdel Haleem
We are nearer to him than you, though you do not see Us
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And We are nigher Unto him than ye are, but ye behold not
Ahmed Ali
We are closer to him than you, even though you cannot see
Aisha Bewley
and We are nearer him than you but you cannot see —
Ali Ünal
And while We are nearer to him (the dying human) than you are, but you do not see (that) –
Ali Quli Qara'i
—and We are nearer to him than you are, though you do not perceive—
Hamid S. Aziz
And We are nearer to it (the soul) than you, but you see not
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
while We are closer to him than you, but you do not see,
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
But We are nearer to him than you, but you see not
Musharraf Hussain
Though We are closer to him than you, though you can’t see.
Maududi
– at that moment when We are closer to him than you, although you do not see (Us
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
We are closer to it than you are, but you do not see.
Mohammad Shafi
And We are closer to him than you, and you do not see (Us
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And We are near to it than you, but you have no sight.
We are closer to it than you are, but you do not see.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
We are nearer to him than you, but you do not se
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And We are nearer to it than you, but you see not -
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
And We are nearer/closer to it than you, and but you do not see/understand
Bijan Moeinian
I am the closest to the dying person but you can not see
Faridul Haque
And We are nearer to him than you are, but you cannot see
Sher Ali
And WE are nearer to him than you, but you see not
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And We are nearer to him (the dying one) than you but you do not see (Us)
Amatul Rahman Omar
And (when) We are nearer to him than you, though you do not see
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
But We (i.e. Our angels who take the soul) are nearer to him than you, but you see not, (Tafsir At-Tabaree, Vol.27, Page 209
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
And it is We who are closer to him than you but you do not see.
Munir Mezyed
And We are closer to him than you, but you do not see.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
And We are closer to him than you, but you don´t see,
Linda “iLHam” Barto
We are nearer to (the dying person) than you, and you do not see.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
and We are nearer to him than you are, but you do not see—
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
(We are even Nearer to it than you are, even though you do not notice it)-
Samy Mahdy
And We are nearer to him than you, but you do not see.
Ahmed Hulusi
We are closer to it than you are, but you do not see.
Mir Aneesuddin
and We are nearer to the (dying person) than you, but not visible to you,
There and then We are in his or her immediate proximity and far closer to the dying than you can possibly perceive or imagine, but you cannot see
The Wise Quran
And We are nearer to him than you, but you do not see,