Quran Ayah al-Mudathir (The Cloaked One, The Man Wearing a Cloak, The Clothed One) 74:25 - 70+ Translation Comparison


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Muhammad Asad   
This is nothing but the word of mortal man!"
Arthur John Arberry   
'this is nothing but mortal speech.
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"

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Arabic   
إِنۡ هَـٰذَاۤ إِلَّا قَوۡلُ ٱلۡبَشَرِ ۝٢٥
Transliteration (2021)   
in hādhā illā qawlu l-bashar
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
  
Not (is) this but (the) word (of) a human being."

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
This is nothing but the word of mortal man!"
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
M. M. Pickthall   
This is naught else than speech of mortal man
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
This is no more than the word of a man.”
Wahiduddin Khan   
This is nothing but the word of a mortal
Safi Kaskas   
This is not but the word of a human being."
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
This is nothing but the saying of a mortal.
T.B.Irving   
this is merely a statement made by some human being!
Shakir   
This is naught but the word of a mortal
Abdul Hye   
this is nothing but the word of a human being.”
Saeed Malik   
This here is nothing but the word of a mortal."
The Study Quran   
this is naught but the speech of a human being.
Talal Itani & AI (2025)   
"This is nothing but human speech."
Talal Itani (2012)   
This is nothing but the word of a mortal.'
M. Farook Malik   
this is nothing but the word of a human being."
Dr. Kamal Omar   
It is nothing but a statement of a human being.”
Dr. Munir Munshey   
"It, (the Qur´an), is merely the word of a mortal."
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
"This is nothing but the word of a (mere) human being!"
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
This is not but the word of a human being."
Muhammad Sarwar   
These are only words from a mere mortal"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
this is nothing but saying of a mortal
Shabbir Ahmed   
This is nothing but the speech of a human."
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Decidedly this is nothing except the speech of mortals."
Hamid S. Aziz   
"This is naught but the word of a mortal."
Abdel Haleem   
just the talk of a mortal!’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Naught is this but the word of Man
Ahmed Ali   
Nothing more than the speech of a man!"
Aisha Bewley   
This is nothing but the words of a human being.´
Ali Ünal   
"This is nothing but the word of a mortal."
Ali Quli Qara'i   
It is nothing but the speech of a human being.’
[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)   
This is nothing except the saying of a mortal.
Musharraf Hussain   
the speech of a mere mortal!
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
“This is nothing but the word of a mortal.
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
this is nothing but the word of a human being.”
Maududi   
this is nothing but the word of a mere mortal!"
Mohammad Shafi   
"— Nothing but word of the mortal man!"

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
'This is not but the word of man'.
Rashad Khalifa   
"This is human made."
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
It is nothing but the word of a mortal!
Faridul Haque   
“This is nothing but the speech of a man.”
Bijan Moeinian   
Then he said: “These words are not from the Lord; they are fabricated by a human being”
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
This is naught but the word of a mortal
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
That truly that (is) except the human's word/opinion and belief
Sher Ali   
`This is nothing but the word of a man
Edip Yuksel   
"This is nothing but the words of a human."
Amatul Rahman Omar   
`This is nothing but mere words of a human being.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
This (Qur’an) is nothing (else) but the words of a human being.
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
"This is nothing but the word of a human being!"

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
N J Dawood (2014)   
this is but the utterance of a mortal!‘
Arthur John Arberry   
'this is nothing but mortal speech.
Edward Henry Palmer   
this is only mortal speech!'
George Sale   
These are only the words of a man
John Medows Rodwell   
It is merely the word of a mortal."

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Shuaib Abdullahi   
‘This (Haazaa) is only (In' illa) the word of a human (Qaw'lul' Bashar).’
Fode Drame   
It is nothing but word of mortal humans. ”
Munir Mezyed   
This is not more than a word of human being."
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
It is only the speech of a human.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
“This is only the word of a man.”
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
This is nothing but the word of a human being.”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
this is merely a statement made by some human being!
Samy Mahdy   
This is nothing except a humankind's saying.”
Ali Quli Qarai   
It is nothing but the speech of a human.’
Ahmed Hulusi   
“It is no other than the words of a mortal!”
Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri   
"This is nothing but the word of a human being!"
A. S. Mohamed   
This is nothing other than the words of humans."
Mir Aneesuddin   
this is nothing but the statement of man.”
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
Then he added, "it is nothing but words expressed by mortals; words which to our beliefs do not accord."
The Wise Quran Project   
This is not except the speech of mortals.'

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
"This is nothing but the word of a mortal!"
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
"This is nothing except the saying of a human being."
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
"This is nothing but the words of a human."
OLD Literal Word for Word   
Not (is) this but (the) word (of) a human being.
OLD Transliteration   
In hatha illa qawlu albashari