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AYAH Fatir 35:22 

Arabic Source and Roman Transliteration
Arabic وَمَا يَسْتَوِي الْأَحْيَاءُ وَلَا الْأَمْوَاتُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُسْمِعُ مَن يَشَاءُ وَمَا أَنتَ بِمُسْمِعٍ مَّن فِي الْقُبُور zoom
Transliteration Wama yastawee al-ahyao wala al-amwatu inna Allaha yusmiAAu man yashao wama anta bimusmiAAin man fee alquboori zoom
Transliteration-2 wamā yastawī l-aḥyāu walā l-amwātu inna l-laha yus'miʿu man yashāu wamā anta bimus'miʿin man fī l-qubūr zoom
Word for Word
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 And not equal (are) the living and not the dead. Indeed, Allah causes to hear whom He wills, and not you can make hear (those) who (are) in the graves. zoom


Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad and neither are equal the living and the dead [of heart]. Behold, [O Muhammad,] God can make hear whomever He wills, whereas thou canst not make hear such as are [dead of heart like the dead] in their graves zoom
M. M. Pickthall Nor are the living equal with the dead. Lo! Allah maketh whom He will to hear. Thou canst not reach those who are in the graves zoom
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) Nor are alike those that are living and those that are dead. Allah can make any that He wills to hear; but thou canst not make those to hear who are (buried) in graves zoom
Shakir Neither are the living and the dead alike. Surely Allah makes whom He pleases hear, and you cannot make those hear who are in the graves zoom
Wahiduddin Khan nor are the living and the dead. God causes whom He will to hear Him, but you cannot make those who are in their graves hear you zoom
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar Nor are the living and the lifeless on the same level. Truly, God causes to hear whom He wills. And thou art not one who causes to hear whoever is in graves. zoom
T.B.Irving The living and the dead are not alike. God lets anyone He wishes listen, while you will not make those in their graves hear. zoom
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab Nor are the dead and the living equal. Indeed, Allah ˹alone˺ makes whoever He wills hear, but you ˹O Prophet˺ can never make those in the graves hear ˹your call˺. zoom
Safi Kaskas nor are the living and the dead alike. God can make anyone He wills hear, but you cannot make those in the grave hear. zoom
Abdul Hye nor the living and the dead. Surely, Allah can make hear whom He wills, but you (O Muhammad) cannot make those hear who are in graves. zoom
The Study Quran Not equal are the living and the dead. Truly God causes whomsoever He will to hear, but thou canst not cause those in graves to hear zoom
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition) Nor equal are the living and the dead; God causes whomever He wills to hear. And you cannot make those who are in the graves hear zoom
Abdel Haleem nor are the living and the dead. God makes anyone He wills hear [His message]: you cannot make those in their graves hear zoom
Abdul Majid Daryabadi Nor alike are the living and the dead. Verily Allah maketh whomsoever He listeth to hear and thou canst not make them hear who are in the graves zoom
Ahmed Ali Equal are not the living and the dead. Verily God makes those He will to listen; but you cannot make those hear who are in their graves zoom
Aisha Bewley The living and dead are not the same. Allah makes anyone He wills hear but you cannot make those in the grave hear. zoom
Ali Ünal And nor are equal the living and the dead. Surely God makes hear whomever He wills; and you are not one to make hear those who are in the graves zoom
Ali Quli Qara'i nor are the living equal to the dead. Indeed Allah makes whomever He wishes to hear, and you cannot make those who are in the graves hear zoom
Hamid S. Aziz Neither are the living and the dead alike. Surely Allah makes whom He pleases hear, and you cannot make those hear who are in the graves zoom
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali And in no way are the living and the dead equal. Surely Allah makes to hear whomever He decides; and in no way can you ever make (the ones) in the tombs to hear zoom
Muhammad Sarwar nor are the living and the dead. God makes to listen whomever He wants. (Muhammad), you cannot make people in the graves to listen zoom
Muhammad Taqi Usmani And the living and the dead are not alike. Allah makes to hear whomsoever He wills. And you cannot make to hear those who are in the graves zoom
Shabbir Ahmed Nor are the living equal with the dead. Behold, Allah makes him hear who wants to hear. You cannot make hear the dead of heart like those who are in the graves zoom
Syed Vickar Ahamed Neither are the same, those who are living and those who are dead. Verily, Allah can make any whom He wills to hear; And you cannot make those who are (buried) in graves to hear zoom
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) And not equal are the living and the dead. Indeed, Allah causes to hear whom He wills, but you cannot make hear those in the graves zoom
Farook Malik nor the living and the dead. Certainly Allah can make anyone hear if He so wills; but, O Prophet, you cannot make those who are in the graves hear you zoom
Dr. Munir Munshey The dead and the living are not equal. Of course Allah can make anyone He wants hear (anything He wants). But, you cannot make people lying in their graves hear anything zoom
Dr. Kamal Omar And do not become equal the (different categories of) living ones, and nor the (different categories of) dead ones. Verily, Allah makes (him) hear whom He thinks proper. And you are not ‘one who makes one hear’ unto that who are in graves zoom
Talal A. Itani (new translation) Nor are equal the living and the dead. God causes whomever He wills to hear, but you cannot make those in the graves hear zoom
Maududi nor are the living and the dead alike. Allah makes to hear whomsoever He wishes, but you, (O Prophet), cannot cause to hear those who are in their graves zoom
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad And the living and the dead are not equal. Indeed God makes anyone He wants listen. And you cannot make those who are in the graves listen zoom
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018) Nor are those alike that are living and those who are dead. God can make any hear whom He wills to hear, but you cannot make those to hear who are in graves zoom
Musharraf Hussain The living and the dead are not the same either. Allah lets him hear, who wants to hear; messenger, the one who is in the grave, you cannot make him hear. zoom
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) Nor equal are the living and the dead; God causes whoever He wills to hear; and you cannot make those who are in the graves hear. zoom
Mohammad Shafi And the living and the dead are not alike. Allah does indeed make one hear whom He wills. And you cannot make those ones hear who are in the graves. zoom

Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
Bijan Moeinian The living [the believer who is attached to the source of life] and the dead [the zombie whose living is reduced only to physical activities] are not equal. God makes those who are willing to hear, to grasp the reality. However, you cannot make a dead person to hear in his grave zoom
Faridul Haque And not equal are the living and the dead! Indeed Allah causes them to listen *, whomever He wills; and you cannot make those who are in the graves ** listen. (* Listen to guidance **The disbelievers are referred to as dead, whose fates are sealed. zoom
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah nor are the living and the dead equal. Allah makes to hear whosoever He will, but you cannot make those who are in their graves hear zoom
Maulana Muhammad Ali Neither are the living and the dead alike. Surely Allah makes whom He pleases hear, and thou canst not make those hear who are in the graves zoom
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira And (they) do not become equal/alike, the alive and nor the deads, that truly God makes whom He wills/wants hear/listen , and you are not with making whom (are) in the graves/burial places hear/listen zoom
Sher Ali Nor alike are the living and the dead. Surely, ALLAH causes him to hear whom HE pleases; and thou canst not make those hear who are in the graves zoom
Rashad Khalifa Nor are the living and the dead; GOD causes whomever He wills to hear. You cannot make hearers out of those in the graves. zoom
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) And equal are not the living and the dead. Undoubtedly, Allah causes him to hear whom He pleases; and you are not to make those who are lying in their graves to hear. zoom
Amatul Rahman Omar The (spiritually) living and the (spiritually) dead are not alike. Allah causes to hear whom He will. But you cannot make those hear who are (lying buried) in the graves (of ignorance and prejudice) zoom
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri Nor can the living and the dead be alike. Surely, Allah makes whom He wills hear, and it is not your responsibility to make those hear who are (like those buried) in the graves* (i.e., you are not responsible to make the disbelievers accept what you say) zoom
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali Nor are (alike) the living (believers) and the dead (disbelievers). Verily, Allah makes whom He will hear, but you cannot make hear those who are in graves zoom

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry not equal are the living and the dead. God makes to hear whomsoever He will; thou canst not make those in their tombs to hear zoom
Edward Henry Palmer nor are the living equal with the dead; verily, God causes whom He pleases to hear, and thou canst not make those who are in their graves hear zoom
George Sale Neither shall the living and the dead be held equal. God shall cause him to hear whom He pleaseth: But thou shalt not make those to hear who are in their graves zoom
John Medows Rodwell Nor are the living and the dead the same thing! God indeed shall make whom He will to hearken, but thou shalt not make those who are in their graves to hearken zoom
N J Dawood (2014) nor are the living and the dead. God can cause whom He will to hear Him, but you cannot make those who are in their graves hear you zoom

New and/or Partial Translations, and works in progress
Linda “iLHam” Barto Not alike are the living and the dead. Allah can certainly make anyone [dead or alive] to hear if He wants, but you cannot make those in the graves hear you. zoom
Sayyid Qutb and neither are equal the living and the dead. God can make hear whoever He wills, whereas you cannot make those who are in their graves hear you. zoom
Ahmed Hulusi And not equal are the living (through the knowledge of the reality) and the dead (those who think they will become inexistent with death)! Indeed, Allah will enable whom He wills to hear... But you do not have the function to make hear those who are in their graves (cocoons – those who are living in the world projected by their brain)! zoom
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli Neither are the living and the dead alike. Verily Allah makes whom He pleases hear, and you cannot make those hear who are in the graves. zoom
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim Nor do the living -a life deserving the name- and the dead physically or spiritually compare. Allah's voice reaches whom He will but your voice O Muhammad shall never reach those deposited in the graves zoom
Mir Aneesuddin And the living and the dead are not equal. Allah certainly makes to listen, whom He wills and you cannot make to listen, those who are in the graves. zoom

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