Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
until certainty came upon us [in death]."
M. M. Pickthall
Till the Inevitable came unto us
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
until the inevitable came to us.”
Safi Kaskas
until the Certain End came upon us."
Wahiduddin Khan
until the Inevitable End [death] overtook us
Shakir
Till death overtook us
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
until the certainty of the Hour approached us.
T.B.Irving
until [its] certainty came home to us."
Abdul Hye
until there came to us the certainty (death).”
The Study Quran
until certainty came upon us.
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Until certainty came upon us.”
Talal Itani (2012)
Until the Inevitable came upon us.'
Dr. Kamal Omar
until there came to us the Certainty (i.e., the moment of death).”
until death overtook us."
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Until the Certitude came up to us."
Muhammad Sarwar
until death approached us"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
until when we were overtaken by that which is certain
Shabbir Ahmed
"Till the inevitable Truth came unto us."
Dr. Munir Munshey
"Till the inevitable (death) came upon us!"
Syed Vickar Ahamed
"Until there came upon us (the Hour) that is certain."
Until there came to us the certainty."
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
"Until the certainty came to us."
Abdel Haleem
until the Certain End came upon us.’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
until there came to us the certainty
Ahmed Ali
Until the certainty (of death) had come upon us
Aisha Bewley
until the Certain came to us.´
Ali Ünal
"Until what is certain to come did come upon us."
Ali Quli Qara'i
until death came to us.’
Hamid S. Aziz
"Till the inevitable event (death) overtook us."
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
until the certainty (of death) came to us.”
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
“Until there came to us that which is certain.
Musharraf Hussain
until the inevitable, certain, death came to us.”
Maududi
until the inevitable event overtook us."
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
"Until the certainty came to us."
Mohammad Shafi
"Until there came to us the Certainty."
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
until the certitude [death] came upon us.”
Munir Mezyed
Till the inevitable reality- (death)- overtook us.”
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
Until certainty reached us.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
…until the certainty [of death] came upon us.”
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
until the certitude (of death) came to us.”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
until [its] certainty came home to us."
Samy Mahdy
Until, certainty came to us.”
Ahmed Hulusi
“Until finally there came to us certainty (confrontation of the reality)!”
Mir Aneesuddin
till (death) which is certain came to us.”
" Until we were caught in the jaws of death and were affronted with reality"
The Wise Quran
Until the certainty came to us.'