Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
and, behold, Ours is [the dominion over] the life to come as well as [over] this earlier part [of your life]
M. M. Pickthall
And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
And verily unto Us (belong) the End and the Beginning
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
And surely to Us ˹alone˺ belong this life and the next.
Safi Kaskas
And indeed, to Us belong the last life and this first life
Wahiduddin Khan
and to Us belongs the Hereafter as well as the present worl
Shakir
And most surely Ours is the hereafter and the former
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
and, truly, to Us belongs the last and the first.
T.B.Irving
to Us belongs the Hereafter and the very First [of life];
Abdul Hye
and surely, to Us belong the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).
The Study Quran
and truly unto Us belong the Hereafter and this world
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
And to Us belong the Last and the First.
Talal Itani (2012)
And to Us belong the Last and the First
Dr. Kamal Omar
And truly for Us (is) indeed (the ownership of) the Hereafter and the initial, present (world)
and surely to Us belong the end and the beginning
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And surely to Us (belong) indeed the Hereafter and the First (i.e., the present life)
Muhammad Sarwar
and to Us belong the hereafter and the worldly life
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
and in Our control is the Hereafter and the worldly life
Shabbir Ahmed
And behold, unto Us belong the End and the Beginning. (93:4)
Dr. Munir Munshey
Indeed, to Us belongs the afterlife, as well as this one
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And surely to Us (belong both) the end and the beginning
And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life]
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
And to Us is the end and the beginning
Abdel Haleem
this world and the next belong to Us––
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And verify Ours is both the Hereafter and the life present
Ahmed Ali
And to Us belong the End and the Beginning
Aisha Bewley
and both the Last and First belong to Us.
Ali Ünal
And to Us belong the Hereafter as well as the former (life)
Ali Quli Qara'i
and indeed to Us belong the world and the Hereafter
Hamid S. Aziz
And, verily, Ours are the Latter and the Former life
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
And the Hereafter and the first (this world) belong to Us.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
And indeed to Us belong the end and the beginning
Musharraf Hussain
the Hereafter and the world are Ours.
Maududi
and to Us belong the Next Life and the present
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And to Us is the end and the beginning.
Mohammad Shafi
And, certainly indeed, the Dominion over both the Hereafter and the present world is Ours
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And undoubtedly, to Us belongs the Hereafter as well as the present world.
We control the Hereafter, as well as this life
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
and to Us belong the Last and the First
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And surely Ours is the Hereafter and the former
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
And that truly for Us (is) the end (other life) (E), and the first/beginning
Bijan Moeinian
By assuring man that an ever lasting pleasure of Hereafter is better than a few day pleasure of this world
Faridul Haque
And indeed the Hereafter and this world both belong to Us
Sher Ali
And to US belongs the Hereafter as well as the present world
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And indeed, We are the Master of the Hereafter and the world
Amatul Rahman Omar
And to Us belong (all the blessings of) both, the next world and the present
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
And truly for Us is the last and the first.
Munir Mezyed
And surely unto Us belong the End and the Beginning.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
And Ours is the hereafter and this life.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
and indeed, unto Us belong the Last and the First (life) .
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Truly, unto Us are the end and the beginning.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
to Us belongs the Hereafter and the very First [of life];
Samy Mahdy
And surely for Us are the Last and the First.
Sayyid Qutb
and Ours is the life to come, and this first life.
Thomas Cleary
and the hereafter and this world are Ours.
Ahmed Hulusi
And indeed, to Us belongs the eternal life to come and the present one!
Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)
and surely to Us belong the end and the beginning (of all things)
And to Us indeed do the beginning and the end belong, for, one’s own self and all his possessions are not truly his own, but Ours
Mir Aneesuddin
And certainly, Ours is the latter (future) and the former (past).
The Wise Quran
And indeed, for Us is surely the hereafter and the former.