al-Isra` 17:96

AYAH al-Isra` 17:96	17:97 <= Next ayah Prev ayah => 17:95
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Arabic Source and Roman Transliteration

Arabic		قُلْ كَفَىٰ بِاللَّهِ شَهِيدًا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ بِعِبَادِهِ خَبِيرًا بَصِيرً
Transliteration		Qul kafa biAllahi shaheedan baynee wabaynakum innahu kana biAAibadihi khabeeran baseeran
Transliteration-2		qul kafā bil-lahi shahīdan baynī wabaynakum innahu kāna biʿibādihi khabīran baṣīra
Word for Word Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more		Say, "Sufficient is Allah (as) a witness between me and between you. Indeed, He is of His slaves All-Aware, All-Seer."

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Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad		Say: "None can bear witness between me and you as God does: verily, fully aware is He of His creatures, and He sees all [that is in their hearts]."
M. M. Pickthall		Say: Allah sufficeth for a witness between me and you. Lo! He is Knower, Seer of His slaves
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)		Say: "Enough is Allah for a witness between me and you: for He is well acquainted with His servants, and He sees (all things)
Shakir		Say: Allah suffices as a witness between me and you; surely He is Aware of His servants, Seeing
Wahiduddin Khan		Say, God suffices as a witness between me and you [all]. He is informed about and observant of His servants
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar		Say: God sufficed as a Witness between me and between you. Truly, He had been of His servants Aware, Seeing.
T.B.Irving		SAY: "God suffices as a Witness between me and you (all). He is Informed, Observant about His servants."
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab		Say, “Sufficient is Allah as a Witness between me and you. He is certainly All-Knowing, All-Seeing of His servants.”
Safi Kaskas		Say, "God is sufficient witness between you and me; truly, he is fully aware of His worshipers and He sees all."
Abdul Hye		Say: “Allah is sufficient as a witness between me and between you. Surely! He is All-Knower, the All-Seer of His servants.”
The Study Quran		Say, “God suffices as a Witness between you and me. Verily, of His servants He is Aware, Seeing.
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)		Say: "God suffices as a witness between me and you. He is Expert and Watcher over His servants."
Abdel Haleem		Say, ‘God is witness enough between me and you. He knows and observes His servants well.&rsquo
Abdul Majid Daryabadi		Say thou: Allah sufficeth as a witness between me and you; verily He is in respect of His bondmen ever the Aware, the Beholder
Ahmed Ali		Tell them: "God is sufficient witness between me and you, for He knows His creatures well, and is well-informed."
Aisha Bewley		Say: ´Allah is a sufficient witness between me and you. He is certainly aware of and sees His slaves.´
Ali Ünal		Say: "God suffices for a witness between me and you. Surely He is fully aware of His servants, and sees them well."
Ali Quli Qara'i		Say, ‘Allah suffices as a witness between me and you. Indeed He is well aware and percipient of His servants.&rsquo
Hamid S. Aziz		Say, "Allah is sufficient witness between me and you; verily, He is Knower, Seer of His servants."
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali		Say, " Allah suffices as an Ever-Present Witness between you and me; surely He has been Ever-Cognizant of (and) Ever-Beholding His bondmen."
Muhammad Sarwar		Say, "God is a sufficient Witness between me and you. He certainly sees and knows all about His servants
Muhammad Taqi Usmani		Say, .Allah is sufficient as witness between me and you. Surely, He is All-Aware, All-Watchful to His servants
Shabbir Ahmed		Tell them, "Allah suffices as witness between me and you. Verily, fully Aware He is of His servants." (The outcome according to His Law will prove who is right)
Syed Vickar Ahamed		Say: "Allah is enough for a witness between me and you: Verily, He is the totally-Informed (Khabeer), the All Seer (Baseer, Well Acquainted, seeing all things)
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)		Say, "Sufficient is Allah as Witness between me and you. Indeed he is ever, concerning His servants, Acquainted and Seeing."
Farook Malik		Say: "Sufficient is Allah as a witness between me and you. He is the One Who is Aware and Observant of His servants."
Dr. Munir Munshey		Say, "Allah is a sufficient witness between you and me. Indeed He watches over His servants and is well Aware."
Dr. Kamal Omar		Say: “It became sufficient for Allah to be a Witness between me and between you. Verily, He is, regarding His Ibad, All-Knower, All-Seer
Talal A. Itani (new translation)		Say, 'God is enough witness between you and me. He is fully aware of His servants, and He sees them well.'
Maududi		Tell them, (O Prophet): "Allah suffices as a witness between me and you. Allah is well aware and fully observes everything pertaining to His servants."
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad		Say: God is enough as witness between me and you, indeed He is informed and watchful of His servants
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)		Say, “Enough is God for a witness between you and me, for He is well acquainted with His servants, and He sees all things.
Musharraf Hussain		Say: “Allah is sufficient witness for me and you.” He is aware and sees His servants.
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)		Say: "God suffices as a witness between me and you. He is Expert and Seer over His servants."
Mohammad Shafi		Say, "Allah suffices as a witness between me and you. HE is indeed well aware and minutely observant of all His human creatures."

Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
Bijan Moeinian		Say: “I take only God as my witness (for your reaction to the Message as He is the One Who is going to judge you.) He sees His worshipping creatures (all creature worship God by submitting themselves to the biological laws imposed upon them by the Lord) and knows how they behave
Faridul Haque		Proclaim, "Allah is Sufficient as Witness between me and you all; indeed He is Well Aware of, the Beholder of His bondmen."
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah		Say: 'Allah is sufficient as a witness between me and you. He knows and observes His worshipers.
Maulana Muhammad Ali		Say: Allah suffices for a witness between me and you. Surely he is ever Aware of His servants, Seeing
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira		Say: "Enough/sufficient with God, (as) a witness/testifier between me and between you, that He truly was/is with His worshippers/slaves expert/experienced, seeing/knowing."
Sher Ali		Say, `Sufficient is ALLAH for a Witness between me and you; surely, HE knows and sees HIS servants full well.
Rashad Khalifa		Say, "GOD suffices as a witness between me and you. He is fully Cognizant of His worshipers, Seer."
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)		Say you, 'sufficient is Allah for a witness between me and you, undoubtedly He knows and sees His bondmen.
Amatul Rahman Omar		Say, `Allah suffices as a witness between me and you. Surely, He is Ever Aware of and sees His servants full well.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri		Say: ‘Sufficient is Allah for a witness between me and you. Surely, He is Well Aware of His servants, All-Seeing
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali		Say: "Sufficient is Allah for a witness between me and you. Verily! He is the All-Knower, the All-Seer of His slaves."

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry		Say: 'God suffices as a witness between me and you; surely He is aware of and sees His servants.
Edward Henry Palmer		Say, 'God is witness enough between me and you; verily, He is ever of His servants well aware, and sees.
George Sale		Say, God is a sufficient witness between me and you: For He knoweth and regardeth his servants
John Medows Rodwell		SAY: God is witness enough between you and me. His servants He scanneth, eyeth
N J Dawood (2014)		Say: ‘Sufficient is God as my witness, and your witness. He well knows and closely observes His servants.&lsquo

New and/or Partial Translations, and works in progress
Linda “iLHam” Barto		Say, “Allah is sufficient as a witness between me and you. Indeed, He is Fully Aware of His servants, and All-seeing.”
Sayyid Qutb		Say, 'Sufficient is God for a witness between me and you. He is indeed fully aware of His ser- vants, and He sees all things.'
Ahmed Hulusi		Say, “Sufficient is Allah, as my essential reality with His Names, as Witness between me and you! Indeed, He is Habir, Basir concerning His servants.”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli		Say: 'Allah suffices as a witness between me and you; verily He, of his servants, is All- Aware, All- Seeing.
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim		Say to them: "Enough is Allah to be my witness and your witness; He is indeed Khabirun (Omniscient) and Bassirun (Omnipresent) Whose constant vigilance is extended to all His creatures. "
Mir Aneesuddin		Say, “Allah is sufficient as a witness between me and you, He is certainly informed of and seeing His servants.”

AYAH al-Isra` 17:96

17:97 <= Next ayah Prev ayah => 17:95

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