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14. Surah • 17. Verse
Word Analysis
وَلَا
walā
but not
مِن
min
from
وَمَا
wamā
but not
هُوَ
huwa
he
وَمِن
wamin
And ahead of him
Rashad Khalifa
The Final Testament
He will gulp it down, though he cannot stand it, as death comes to him from every direction, but he will never die. Awaiting him is a terrible retribution.,
The Monotheist Group
The Quran: A Monotheist Translation
He tries to drink it, but it cannot be swallowed, and death comes to him from everywhere, but he will not die; and from behind him is a powerful retribution.
Edip-Layth
Quran: A Reformist Translation
He tries to drink it, but cannot swallow it, and death comes to him from everywhere, but he will not die; and after this is a powerful retribution.
Al-Hilali & Khan
Holy Quran Translation
He will sip it unwillingly, and he will find a great difficulty to swallow it down his throat[1]; and death will come to him from every side, yet he will not die and in front of him, will be a great torment.
Marmaduke Pickthall
Holy Quran Translation
Which he sippeth but can hardly swallow, and death cometh unto him from every side while yet he cannot die, and before him is a harsh doom.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Holy Quran Translation
In gulps will he sip it, but never will he be near swallowing it down his throat: death will come to him from every quarter, yet will he not die: and in front of him will be a chastisement unrelenting.
Taqi Usmani
Holy Quran Translation
which he will arduously sip, and will not be able to swallow. Death will come upon him from every side, yet he will not die, and still a heavy chastisement will be ahead of him.
Abdul Haleem
Holy Quran Translation
which he will try to gulp but scarcely be able to swallow; death will encroach on him from every side, but he will not die; more intense suffering will lie ahead of him.
Abul A'la Maududi
Tafhim commentary
which he will gulp but will scarcely swallow, and death will come upon him from every quarter, and yet he will not be able to die. A terrible chastisement lies ahead in pursuit of him.
Mustafa Khattab
The Clear Quran
which they will sip with difficulty, and can hardly swallow. Death will overwhelm them from every side, yet they will not ˹be able to˺ die. Awaiting them still is harsher torment.
Mahmoud Ghali
Holy Quran Translation
Which he gulps and almost cannot find it palatable; (i. e., He is barely able to drink it) and death comes up to him from every place, and in no way will he be dead; and beyond him is a harsh torment.
George Sale
Holy Quran Translation
He shall sup it up by little and little, and he shall not easily let it pass his throat, because of its nauseousness; death also shall come upon him from every quarter, yet he shall not die; and before him shall there stand prepared a grievous torment.
E. Henry Palmer
Holy Quran Translation
He shall try to swallow it, but cannot gulp it down; and death shall come upon him from every place, and yet he shall not die; and behind him shall be rigorous woe!
Hamid S. Aziz
Holy Quran Translation
Which he sips but cannot swallow; and death comes upon him from every side, and yet he can not die; and before him is unrelenting woe!
Ali Quli Qarai
Holy Quran Translation
gulping it down, but hardly swallowing it: death will assail him from every side, but he will not die, and there is [yet] a harsh punishment ahead of him.
Bijan Moeinian
Holy Quran Translation
He can not bear more than a sip. He will face the agony of the death which will approach him from every direction, yet he will not be terminated. He has to continue suffering.
Arthur John Arberry
Holy Quran Translation
the which he gulps, and can scarce swallow, and death comes upon him from every side, yet he cannot die; and still beyond him is a harsh chastisement.
Amatul Rahman Omar
Holy Quran Translation
He will try to sip it but shall not be able to swallow it easily, and death shall come to him from every quarter; yet he shall not die. Moreover he shall see before him further harsh doom.
Aisha Bewley
Holy Quran Translation
He gulps at it but can hardly swallow it down. Death comes at him from every side but he does not die. And beyond him is relentless punishment.
Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
Holy Quran Translation
He will sip it, yet will not be able to gulp it down. Death will crowd in upon him from every side, but die he will not. A terrible torment trails him.
Abdel Khalek Himmat
Al- Muntakhab
He drinks of it by sips he can hardly swallow but then he shall drink up the dregs of it forever, and over him triumphant death his dart shakes but never shall it strike, and the torment laid upon the damned shall be in his pursuit.
Muhammad Asad
Holy Quran Translation
gulping it [unceasingly, ] little by little, and yet hardly able to swallow it. And death will beset him from every quarter - but he shall not die: for [yet more] severe suffering lies ahead of him.
Shabbir Ahmed
Holy Quran Translation
How difficult it is to swallow the bitterness of self-imposed failure! A life unlived, a mere survival, neither living nor dead (20:74), (87:13). What a heavy retribution!
Progressive Muslims
Holy Quran Translation
He tries to drink it, but it cannot be swallowed, and death comes to him from everywhere, but he will not die; and from behind him is a powerful retribution.
Sahih International
(Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)
He will gulp it but will hardly [be able to] swallow it. And death will come to him from everywhere, but he is not to die. And before him is a massive punishment.
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Holy Quran Translation
He will drink it unwillingly, by the mouthful, but he will never be near to swallowing it down his throat: And death will come to him from every direction, yet, he will not die: And for him will be an unending punishment.
Sam Gerrans
The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation
He will gulp it, but will scarcely swallow it; and death will come at him from every place, but he is not to die. And beyond him is a stern punishment.