Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
to replace them with [people] better than they are; for there is nothing to prevent Us [from doing what We will]
M. M. Pickthall
To replace them by (others) better than them. And we are not to be outrun
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Substitute for them better (men) than they; And We are not to be defeated (in Our Plan)
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
of replacing them with ˹others˺ better than them, and We cannot be prevented ˹from doing so˺.
Safi Kaskas
to replace them with better than they; and nothing can prevent Us from doing this.
Wahiduddin Khan
to replace them with others better than them: nothing can prevent Us from
Shakir
To bring instead (others) better than them, and We shall not be overcome
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
to substitute better for them. And We are not ones who are outrun.
T.B.Irving
to replace them with someone better than they are. We shall never be overruled!
Abdul Hye
and can replace them by others better than them; and We are not to be outrun.
The Study Quran
to replace [them] with what is better than them; and none outstrips Us
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Of replacing them with others better than them. We are not overtaken.
Talal Itani (2012)
To replace them with better than they, and We are not to be outdone
Dr. Kamal Omar
over (this) that We replace (them by people) better than them; and We are not those who are outrun
to destroy them and replace them with others better than them, and nothing can hinder Us from doing so
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
To exchange a more charitable (i.e., better) (people) instead of them, and in no way will We ever be outstripped
Muhammad Sarwar
to replace them by a better people and none can challenge Our power
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
to bring those better than them in their place, and We are not to be frustrated
Shabbir Ahmed
To replace them by others better than they are. For, there is nothing to prevent Us
Dr. Munir Munshey
Of replacing them with (other creations) better than them. We shall certainly not be surpassed
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Substitute them by others better (men) than them; And We are not to be defeated (in Our Plan)
To replace them with better than them; and We are not to be outdone
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
To replace them with better people, We can never be defeated
Abdel Haleem
to substitute for them others better than they are- nothing can prevent Us from doing this
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
To replace them by others better than they; and We are not to be outrun
Ahmed Ali
To bring better people than they in their place; and they will not be able to thwart Us
Aisha Bewley
to replace them with something better than them. We will not be outstripped.
Ali Ünal
To replace them with (others) better than them (in respect of faith in God and in their worship of Him), and We are not to be frustrated (in doing what We will)
Ali Quli Qara'i
to replace them by [others] better than them and We are not to be outmaneuvered
Hamid S. Aziz
To replace them with others better than them, and We shall not be overcome
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
to substitute (them with) better than them, and We are not incapable (and cannot be stopped from doing that).
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Substitute for them better people than them. And We will not be defeated
Musharraf Hussain
of replacing them with people better than them, and no one can stop Us.
Maududi
to replace them by others who would be better than they; and We shall certainly not be overpowered
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
To replace them with better people, We can never be defeated
Mohammad Shafi
Of replacing them by others better than they. And nothing can hinder Us
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
That We may exchange better than they are, and no one can go out of Our hands.
KHALIFA:to substitute better people in your place; we can never be defeated.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
to exchange them with others better than they; nothing can outstrip Us
Maulana Muhammad Ali
To bring in their place (others) better than them, and We shall not be overcome
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
On that (E) We exchange/replace better than them, and We are not with being raced/preceded
Bijan Moeinian
…. He is able to replace them by better creatures
Faridul Haque
To replace them by those better than them; and none can escape from Us
Sher Ali
To bring in their place others better than they, and WE cannot be frustrated in Our plans
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
To replace them with people better than them and We are not at all incapable (of doing it)
Amatul Rahman Omar
To change (them into) better beings than they are and that We can never be frustrated (in Our purpose)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
To replace them by (others) better than them; and We are not to be outrun
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
To replace them with ones better than them and We are not going to be outstripped.
Munir Mezyed
To replace them by others better than them. We are not to be outrun.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
To replace them with better than them, and We will not be outdone.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
…substitute for them better than they. We are not to be defeated.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
to replace them with better than them, and We cannot be outstripped.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
to replace them with someone better than they are. We shall never be overruled!
Samy Mahdy
On that We replace them with better than them, and none will outstrip Us.
Ahmed Hulusi
To replace them with those better than them... We are the irrepressible power!
Mir Aneesuddin
to replace (them by others) better than them and We are not to be overcome.
We are able to replace them -these infidels- by better people and never are We incompetent
The Wise Quran
To exchange with better than them, and We are not to be outrun.