Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
for, behold, unto thy Sustainer all must return
M. M. Pickthall
Lo! unto thy Lord is the return
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all)
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
˹But˺ surely to your Lord is the return ˹of all˺.
Safi Kaskas
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.
Wahiduddin Khan
truly, all will return to your Lord
Shakir
Surely to your Lord is the return
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Truly, to thy Lord is the returning.
T.B.Irving
Yet to your Lord will be the Return!
Abdul Hye
surely, to your Lord is the return.
The Study Quran
Truly unto thy Lord is the return
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Yet, to your Lord is the return.
Talal Itani (2012)
But to your Lord is the return
Dr. Kamal Omar
Surely, unto your Nourisher-Sustainer would be the Final Return
although surely towards your Lord is his return
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Surely to your Lord is the Returning
Muhammad Sarwar
However, (all things) will return to your Lord
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Surely to your Lord is the return
Shabbir Ahmed
Behold, unto your Lord is the return. (Everything that exists goes back to the Creator as its Source and is bound by His Law. All people will be returned to Him for Judgment. Mankind will eventually return to the Divine System of life)
Dr. Munir Munshey
(Even though his final) return is towards your Lord
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Surely, to your Lord is the return (of all)
Indeed, to your Lord is the return
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
To your Lord is the return
Abdel Haleem
[Prophet], all will return to your Lord
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Verily Unto thy Lord is the return
Ahmed Ali
Surely your returning is to your Lord
Aisha Bewley
Truly it is to your Lord that you will return.
Ali Ünal
But to your Lord surely is the return (when everyone will account for their life)
Ali Quli Qara'i
Indeed to your Lord is the return
Hamid S. Aziz
Verily, unto your Lord is the return
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
Indeed, the return is to your Lord.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Indeed, to your Lord is the return
Musharraf Hussain
Yet the final return is to your Lord.
Maududi
Surely to your Lord is your return
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
To your Lord is the return.
Mohammad Shafi
Indeed, to your Lord is the return
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Undoubtedly, unto your Lord is the return. Taught man what he knew
To your Lord is the ultimate destiny
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
Indeed, to your Lord is the returning
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Surely to thy Lord is the return
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
That truly to your Lord (is) the return
Bijan Moeinian
Beware mankind that one day you have to meet your creator
Faridul Haque
Indeed towards your Lord only is the return
Sher Ali
Surely, unto thy Lord is the return
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Surely, (every man) has to return to your Lord
Amatul Rahman Omar
(Mankind!) surely, to your Lord is the ultimate return (of you all to be accounted for your deeds)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Surely! Unto your Lord is the return
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
Truly the returning is unto your Lord.
Munir Mezyed
Verily, to your Lord, (O' man), is the return.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
For to your Lord is the return.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
Indeed, to yoursg Lord is the ultimate return.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Truly, to your Lord is the return.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
Yet to your Lord will be the Return!
Samy Mahdy
Surely to your Lord is the returning.
Sayyid Qutb
Surely to your L rd all must return.
Thomas Cleary
in fact the return is to your Lord.
Ahmed Hulusi
Indeed, to your Rabb is the return!
Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)
Surely the return (of all things) is to Allah
But then it is to Allah, your Creator, shall the return be in the end
Mir Aneesuddin
Certainly, towards your Fosterer is the return.
The Wise Quran
Indeed, to your Lord is the return.