Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
[And yet,] some say, "What! Are we indeed to be restored to our former state –
M. M. Pickthall
(Now) they are saying: Shall we really be restored to our first stat
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
They say (now): "What! shall we indeed be returned to (our) former state
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
˹But now˺ they ask ˹mockingly˺, “Will we really be restored to our former state,
Safi Kaskas
They say, "Are we to be restored to the original condition”?
Wahiduddin Khan
They say, What? shall we be brought back to life
Shakir
They say: Shall we indeed be restored to (our) first state
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
They say: Will we be restored to our original state
T.B.Irving
They will say: "Will we be restored to our original state
Abdul Hye
They (disbelievers) say: “Shall we really be returned to the former state of life,
The Study Quran
They will say, “Are we to be restored as we were before
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
They question, “Are we to be restored from the hollow?
Talal Itani (2012)
They say, 'Are we to be restored to the original condition
Dr. Kamal Omar
They say: “Shall indeed, we be surely those who have been returned back to the ditch of the earth? [The first blowing of the Trumpet makes every body dead; the 2nd blowing which follows it, revives the dead. The dead when revived from their burial places are confused and agitated. Out of fear and anxiety they utter these statements]
The unbelievers say: "Shall we really be restored to our former state (life)
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
They will say, "will we surely be turned back to our former state? (Some interpret the Arabic to mean "in the grave" or "gravediggers")
Muhammad Sarwar
(The disbelievers) say, "Shall we be brought back to life agai
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
They (the infidels) say, .Are we going to be brought back to our former state (of Life)
Shabbir Ahmed
They say, "What! Shall we ever be returned to the ditch of anonymity?" ('Hufrah' = Ditch = Not noteworthy = Lowly = Unremarkable = Insignificant)
Dr. Munir Munshey
They are saying, "What? Would we really be restored back to our former (state of) existence?"
Syed Vickar Ahamed
(Now) they say: "What! Shall we really be returned to (our) former state
They are [presently] saying, "Will we indeed be returned to [our] former state [of life]
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
They will Say: "Shall we be returned to live our lives."
Abdel Haleem
They say, ‘What? shall we be brought back to life
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
They say: shall we indeed be restored to the first state
Ahmed Ali
They say: "Shall we go back to our original stat
Aisha Bewley
They will say, ´Are we to be restored to how we were?
Ali Ünal
Yet, they (the unbelievers) say: "Will we really be restored to our former state (of life)
Ali Quli Qara'i
They will say, ‘Are we being returned to our earlier state
Hamid S. Aziz
They say, "Shall we indeed be restored to our first state
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
they say: “Will we be restored to the original form,
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
They say, “What, will we indeed be returned to our former state
Musharraf Hussain
Today they ask, “Will we be returned to our previous state,
Maududi
They say: "Shall we indeed be restored to life
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
They say: "Shall we be returned to live our lives."
Mohammad Shafi
They ask, "Shall we be brought back to life [after death?]"
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
The infidels say. "shall we really be restored to our former state"?
They will say, "We have been recreated from the grave
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
They say: 'What, are we being restored as we were before
Maulana Muhammad Ali
They say: Shall we indeed be restored to (our) first state
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
They say: "Are we returning (E) in the first creation ?"
Bijan Moeinian
t that time the disbelievers will say: “Now we believe being called back from our graves is a truth.”
Faridul Haque
The disbelievers say, “Will we really return to our former state?”
Sher Ali
They say, `Shall we really be restored to our former state
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
The disbelievers say: ‘Shall we be reverted to the former life
Amatul Rahman Omar
(These are the people) who say, `Shall we (really) be restored to (our) former state (after we are dead)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
They say: "Shall we indeed be returned to (our) former state of life
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
They will say, “Are we surely going to be brought back in our graves to our former state?
Munir Mezyed
They say: “What! Are we really brought back to our former state?
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
They will say: are we to be returned to our prior state,
Linda “iLHam” Barto
They say, “Will we really be returned to the former state?
Samy Mahdy
They say, “Are we being returned to the ancient state?
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
They will say: "Will we be restored to our original state
Sayyid Qutb
They say, 'What! Are we being restored to our former state,
Ahmed Hulusi
Yet still they say, “Will we really be returned to our former state (back to life, after having become dust); is resurrection really true?”
Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)
"(Now) they say, 'Shall we really be returned to the way we were before,"
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
They say (now): What! shall we indeed he returned to (our) former state
Yet people in their doubt, wonder whether after interment they could be restored to their former state
Mir Aneesuddin
They say, “Shall we be restored to our first state,
The Wise Quran
They say, 'Will we indeed be surely sent back to the former state?