Arabic Source and Roman Transliteration Arabic إِن نَّشَأْ نُنَزِّلْ عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ آيَةً فَظَلَّتْ أَعْنَاقُهُمْ لَهَا خَاضِعِين Transliteration In nasha/ nunazzil AAalayhim mina al ssama -i a yatan fath a quhum laha khad iAAeena Transliteration-2 in nasha nunazzil ʿalayhim mina l-samāi āyatan faẓallat aʿnāquhum lahā khāḍiʿīn Word for Word If We will, We can send down to them from the sky a Sign so would bend their necks to it (in) humility.
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Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning Muhammad Asad Had We so willed, We could have sent down unto them a message from the skies, so that their necks would [be forced to] bow down before it in humility M. M. Pickthall If We will, We can send down on them from the sky a portent so that their necks would remain bowed before it Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) If (such) were Our Will, We could send down to them from the sky a Sign, to which they would bend their necks in humility Shakir If We please, We should send down upon them a sign from the heaven so that their necks should stoop to it Wahiduddin Khan But if We had so willed, We could have sent down to them a sign from the heavens so that their heads would be bowed down before it in utter humility Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar If We will, We send down to them from heaven a sign so that perhaps their necks would stay to it, ones that are bent in humility. T.B.Irving If We so wished, We might send a sign down to them from Heaven so they would bow their heads submissively before it. The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab If We willed, We could send down upon them a ˹compelling˺ sign from the heavens, leaving their necks bent in ˹utter˺ submission to it. Safi Kaskas If We so will, We can send down from heaven a miracle that will force their necks to remain bowed in humility. Abdul Hye If We will, We could send down a Verse to them from the heaven so their necks would bend to it in humility. The Study Quran If We will, We will send down a sign from Heaven and their heads would remain bowed before it in humility [The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition) If We wish, We could send down for them from the heavens a sign, to which they would bend their necks in humility Abdel Haleem If We had wished, We could have sent them down a sign from heaven, at which their necks would stay bowed in utter humility Abdul Majid Daryabadi If We list, We can send down unto them a sign from the heaven so that their necks would became to it submissive Ahmed Ali We could send down from the heavens a sign to them if We pleased, before which their heads would remain bowed Aisha Bewley If We wished We could send down a Sign to them from heaven, before which their heads would be bowed low in subjection. Ali Ünal If We will, We can send down a (compelling) sign on them from heaven, so that they are forced to bow their necks before it (in humility) Ali Quli Qara'i If We wish We will send down to them a sign from the sky before which their heads will remain bowed in humility Hamid S. Aziz If We will, We can send down upon them from heaven a sign which would bend their necks in humility Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali In case We (so) decide, We will be sending down on them from the heaven a sign so their necks linger subdued to it Muhammad Sarwar Had We wanted, We would have sent them a miracle from the sky to make their heads hang down in submission Muhammad Taqi Usmani If We so will, We can send down to them a sign from the sky, for which their necks will stay bent in submission Shabbir Ahmed Had We so Willed, We could have sent down to them a Sign from the sky, to which they would have bent their necks in humility. (But, that is not Our Design. We expect them to use their reason (12:108)) Syed Vickar Ahamed If (it) was Our Will, We can send down a Sign from the heaven to them, to which they will bow their necks in humility Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) If We willed, We could send down to them from the sky a sign for which their necks would remain humbled Farook Malik If We wanted, We could send down upon them a sign from the heaven before which they would bend their necks in submission, but that is not what We want Dr. Munir Munshey We can, if We want, reveal to them a sign from the heavens, which would cause their heads to bow down (in submission) Dr. Kamal Omar If We thought proper We could send unto them from the heaven a Sign so their necks instantly bent under its effect as (of) those who are in humility and submission Talal A. Itani (new translation) If We will, We can send down upon them a sign from heaven, at which their necks will stay bent in humility Maududi If We will, We can send down a Sign to them from heaven, so their necks will be humbled to it Ali Bakhtiari Nejad If We want, We send down a sign to them from the sky so their necks bend in humility for it A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018) If it were Our will, We could send down to them from the sky, a sign to which they would bend their necks in humility Musharraf Hussain Had We wished, We could have sent down to them from the sky a sign to which their necks will bow humbly; [The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) IfWe wish, We could send down for them from the heavens a sign, to which they would bend their necks in humility Mohammad Shafi Had We so willed, We could have sent down to them a Message from on high, and then their necks would submissively bow to it
Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works Bijan Moeinian If I (God) wanted to make the disbelievers to believe [out of fear], I could have sent them such a terrible sign from the heaven that they would have bowed down being humiliated Faridul Haque If We will, We can send down on them a sign from the sky so that their leaders would remain bowed before it Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah If We will, We can send down on them a sign from heaven before which their necks will remain humbled Maulana Muhammad Ali If We please, We could send down on them a sign from heaven, so that their necks would bend before it Muhammad Ahmed - Samira If We want We descend on them from the sky an evidence/sign , so their necks continued/became to it bending/leaning Sher Ali If WE please, WE can send down to them a Sign from the Heaven, so that their necks will bow down before it Rashad Khalifa If we will, we can send from the sky a sign that forces their necks to bow. Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) If We willed, We could send down any sign upon them from the heavens, so that their high ones would remain bowed down before it. Amatul Rahman Omar If We so please We can send down upon them such a sign from above that their necks would bend (and heads bow down) in submission to it Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri If We intend, We should send down upon them (such) a sign from heaven as their necks would not but bow down before it Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali If We will, We could send down to them from the heaven a sign, to which they would bend their necks in humility
Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works Arthur John Arberry If We will, We shall send down on them out of heaven a sign, so their necks will stay humbled to it Edward Henry Palmer If we please we will send down upon them from the heaven a sign, and their necks shall be humbled thereto George Sale If We pleased, We could send down unto them a convincing sign from heaven, unto which their necks would humbly submit John Medows Rodwell Were it our will we could send down to them a sign from Heaven, before which they would humbly bow N J Dawood (2014) If We will, We can reveal to them a sign from heaven before which they will bow their necks in utter humility
New and/or Partial Translations, and works in progress Linda “iLHam” Barto If it were Our will, We could send down to them from Heaven a sign to which they would bow their necks in humility. Sayyid Qutb If We will, We can send down to them from the skies a sign before which their necks will remain bent in submission. Ahmed Hulusi If We so will, We could reveal a miracle upon them from the heavens and they will be forced to bend their necks and accept the command! Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli If We please, We should send down upon them a sign from the heaven to which they would bend their necks in humility Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim If We will, We could easily send down to them from heaven a physical sign revealing to them Our Omnipotence and Authority, a sign to which they will have to bend their necks in subjugation and submission Mir Aneesuddin You will perhaps kill yourself with grief because they do not believe.
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