Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
He who has created death as well as life, so that He might put you to a test [and thus show] which of you is best in conduct, and [make you realize that] He alone is almighty, truly forgiving
M. M. Pickthall
Who hath created life and death that He may try you which of you is best in conduct; and He is the Mighty, the Forgiving
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
He Who created Death and Life, that He may try which of you is best in deed: and He is the Exalted in Might, Oft-Forgiving;
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
˹He is the One˺ Who created death and life in order to test which of you is best in deeds. And He is the Almighty, All-Forgiving.
Safi Kaskas
He who created death and life to test you as to which of you is best in deed. He is the Revered, the Forgiver,
Wahiduddin Khan
He created death and life so that He might test you, and find out which of you is best in conduct. He is the Mighty, the Most Forgiving One
Shakir
Who created death and life that He may try you-- which of you is best in deeds; and He is the Mighty, the Forgiving
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
He Who created death and this life that He try you as to which of you is fairer in action. And He is The Almighty, The Forgiving,
T.B.Irving
the One Who created death and life, so He may test which of you is finest in action. He is the Powerful, the Forgiving,
Abdul Hye
The One (Allah) who has created death and life, so that He may test you (to find out) which of you are best in deed. And He is the All-Mighty, the Forgiving
The Study Quran
Who created death and life that He may try you as to which of you is most virtuous in deed, and He is the Mighty, the Forgiving
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
He who created life and death to test which of you is best in conduct. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving.
Talal Itani (2012)
He who created death and life—to test you—as to which of you is better in conduct. He is the Almighty, the Forgiving
Dr. Kamal Omar
That One Who created the death and the life, so that He may test you which one of you remained better in performance. And He is the All-Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving
The One Who created death and life, so that He may put you to test, to find out which of you is best in deeds: He is the All-Mighty, the All-Forgiving
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Who created death and life to try you, whichever of you is fairest in deeds; and He is The Ever-Mighty, The Ever-Forgiving
Muhammad Sarwar
It is He who has created death and life to put you to the test and see which of you is most virtuous in your deeds. He is Majestic and All-forgiving
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
the One who created death and life, so that He may test you as to which of you is better in his deeds. And He is the All-Mighty, the Most- Forgiving
Shabbir Ahmed
He has created death and life to distinguish for yourselves who would do better. The Almighty, the Absolver of imperfections, has designed this System in His Infinite Wisdom
Dr. Munir Munshey
(Blessed is) the One Who created the death and life, so He may try and test you; which of you performs the better deeds. He is the most Powerful, and the most Kind
Syed Vickar Ahamed
He Who created Death and Life, that He may test which of you is best in deed: And He is the Almighty (Al-Aziz), the Often Forgiving (Al-Ghafoor)
[He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed - and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
The One who created death and life, that He may test you, which of you will do better works He is the Noble, the Forgiving
Abdel Haleem
who created death and life to test you [people] and reveal which of you does best––He is the Mighty, the Forgiving
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Who hath created death and life that He might prove you, as to which of you is excellent in work. And He is the Mighty, the Forgiver
Ahmed Ali
Who created death and life in order to try you to see who of you are best of deed. He is all-mighty and forgiving
Aisha Bewley
He who created death and life to test which of you is best in action. He is the Almighty, the Ever-Forgiving.
Ali Ünal
He Who has created death and life, so that He may try you (and demonstrate to yourselves) which of you is better in deeds; and He is the All-Glorious with irresistible might (Whose will none can frustrate), the All-Forgiving (Who forgives many of His servants’ sins so that they learn from being tested)
Ali Quli Qara'i
He, who created death and life that He may test you [to see] which of you is best in conduct. And He is the All-mighty, the All-forgiving
Hamid S. Aziz
Who created death and life that He may try you as to which of you is best in conduct; and He is the Mighty, the Forgiving
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
The One Who created death and life to test which one of you does better work. And He is the powerful, the forgiving.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
He Who created death and life, that He may make evident which of you is best in conduct, and He is the Exalted in Might, Oft-Forgiving
Musharraf Hussain
He created death and life to test you – who among you is best in good works. He is the Almighty, the Forgiver;
Maududi
Who created death and life that He might try you as to which of you is better in deed. He is the Most Mighty, the Most Forgiving
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
The One who has created death and life, that He may test you, which of you will do better works? He is the Noble, the Forgiving
Mohammad Shafi
The One Who has created the death and the life to test which of you is good in conduct. And He is the One Omnipotent, Forgiving
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
He, Who has created death and life that He might test you, as to whose work, is excellent among you. And He is the Esteemed one the Forgiving.
The One who created death and life for the purpose of distinguishing those among you who would do better. He is the Almighty, the Forgiving.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
who created death and life that He might examine which of you is best in deeds, and He is the Almighty, the Forgiving
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Who created death and life that He might try you -- which of you is best in deeds. And He is the Mighty, the Forgiving
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
Who created the death/lifelessness and the life to test you which of you (is) better (in) deeds, and He is the glorious/mighty , the forgiving
Bijan Moeinian
God has created the phenomena of death and life in order to see what kind of good deeds man will accomplish. God is Almighty and Forgiving
Faridul Haque
The One Who created death and life to test you - who among you has the better deeds; and He only is the Most Honourable, the Oft Forgiving
Sher Ali
Who has created death and life that HE might try you -which of you is best in deeds; and HE is the Mighty, the Most Forgiving
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
He Who has created death and life (so that) He may test you as to which of you is best in conduct. And He is Almighty, Most Forgiving
Amatul Rahman Omar
It is He Who has created death and life so that He may reward you (after trying you as to) which of you excels in doing good deeds. He is the All-Mighty, the Great Protector
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Who has created death and life, that He may test you which of you is best in deed. And He is the All-Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
He who created the death and the life so that He may try you and mark out who among you is most excellent in work and He it is The All-mighty, The Oft-Forgiving.
Munir Mezyed
He is the One Who created life and death so that He may let you experience hardship in order to identify which of you is best in deeds. Lo! He is the Almighty, the Oft-Forgiving,
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
The One who created death and life to test you as to who does the best deeds, and He is the mighty and forgiving.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
He created death and life so He may test which among you are best in deeds. He is the Victorious, the Most Forgiving.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
the One Who created death and life to test youpl as to which of you is better in conduct, for He is the Almighty, the Oft-Forgiving;
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
the One Who created death and life, so He may test which of you is finest in action. He is the Powerful, the Forgiving,
Samy Mahdy
The one who is created, the death and the life, to try you, which of you excelled work. And He is Al-Aziz (The Almighty), Al-Ghafoor (The Forgiver).
Ahmed Hulusi
It is HU who created life and death to reveal which of you is best in deed. He is the Aziz, the Ghafur.
Mir Aneesuddin
Who created death and life to test you (as to) which of you is best in deeds, and He is the Mighty, the Protectively Forgiving,
It is He Who created death and life from nothingness in order to try you and to determine which of you performs the better deed, and whether his deeds agree with his words and whether his works are imprinted with wisdom and piety; He is AL-Aziz (Almighty) and AL-Ghafur (Forgiving
The Wise Quran
The one who created death and life that He may test you, which of you is best in works; and He is the Mighty, the Forgiving.