Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
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| Muhammad Asad | | [for] it is God [Himself] who has bestowed revelation from on high, setting forth the truth, and [thus given man] a balance [wherewith to weigh right and wrong]. And for all thou knowest, the Last Hour may well be near |  |
M. M. Pickthall | | Allah it is Who hath revealed the Scripture with truth, and the Balance. How canst thou know? It may be that the Hour is nigh | |
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) | | It is Allah Who has sent down the Book in Truth, and the Balance (by which to weigh conduct). And what will make thee realise that perhaps the Hour is close at hand | |
Shakir | | Allah it is Who revealed the Book with truth, and the balance, and what shall make you know that haply the hour be nigh | |
Wahiduddin Khan | | It is God who has sent down the Book with the truth and the scales of justice. What will make you realize that the Hour might well have drawn near | |
| Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar | | It is God Who caused the Book to descend with The Truth and the Balance. And what causes thee to recognize it so that perhaps the Hour is near? | |
| T.B.Irving | | God is the One Who has sent down the Book as well as the Scales for Truth. What will make you realize that perhaps the Hour may be near | |
| The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab | | It is Allah Who has revealed the Book with the truth and the balance ˹of justice˺. You never know, perhaps the Hour is near. | |
| Safi Kaskas | | It is God who has sent down the Book with the Truth and the Balance. For all you know, the Hour might be near. | |
| Abdul Hye | | It is Allah Who has revealed the book (the Qur’an) in truth and the balance (to distinguish between right and wrong). What will make you realize that perhaps the Hour (of Judgment) is near at hand? | |
| The Study Quran | | God it is Who sent down the Book in truth, and the Balance. And what will apprise thee? Perhaps the Hour is nigh | |
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition) | | God is the One who sent down the Scripture with truth, and the balance. And for all that you know, the Hour may be very near | |
Abdel Haleem | | It is God who has sent down the Scripture with Truth and the Balance. How can you tell? The Last Hour may well be near | |
Abdul Majid Daryabadi | | Allah it is Who hath sent down the Book with the truth and the balance. And what shall make thee know the Hour may haply be nigh | |
Ahmed Ali | | It is God who has sent down the Book with the truth, and the Balance. How do you know the Hour is not near | |
Aisha Bewley | | It is Allah who has sent down the Book with truth and with the Just Balance. What will make you realise? Perhaps the Hour is close. | |
Ali Ünal | | God is He Who has sent down the Book with truth and the Balance, (setting out the truth and what is right in all matters). And for all you know, the Last Hour may well be near | |
Ali Quli Qara'i | | It is Allah who has sent down the Book with the truth and [He has sent down] the Balance. What do you know —maybe the Hour is near | |
Hamid S. Aziz | | Allah it is Who revealed the Book with truth, and the Balance, and what shall make you realise that perhaps the Hour be nigh | |
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali | | Allah is (He) Who has sent down the Book with the Truth, and (also) the Balance; and what makes you realize that possibly the Hour is near | |
Muhammad Sarwar | | It is God who revealed the Book and the Balance for a truthful purpose. You never know. Perhaps the Hour of Doom is close at hand | |
Muhammad Taqi Usmani | | Allah is the One who has sent down the Book with truth, and the Balance as well. And what can let you know? May be, the Hour (the Day of Judgment) is near | |
Shabbir Ahmed | | Allah it is Who has revealed the Book setting forth the Truth, and the Balance (for people to weigh right and wrong.) And what will make you realize that the Hour (the consequence of your actions) might be close | |
Syed Vickar Ahamed | | It is Allah Who has sent down the Book in truth, and the Balance (to weigh human conduct). And what will make you realize that possibly the Hour (of Judgment) is close at hand | |
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) | | It is Allah who has sent down the Book in truth and [also] the balance. And what will make you perceive? Perhaps the Hour is near | |
Farook Malik | | It is Allah Who has revealed this Book (Al- Qur'an) with the truth, and the Balance (to distinguish between right and wrong). What will make you realize that perhaps the hour of doom may be fast approaching | |
| Dr. Munir Munshey | | Allah it is, Who has revealed the Book with the truth and the balance (to weigh and check all your deeds for correctness). You just do not know! The hour (of Judgment) may be very close, right around the corner | |
| Dr. Kamal Omar | | Allah is That Who has sent down Al-Kitab in original, and (He has sent down) Al-Mizan (‘The Balance’. This is also an attribute for Allah’s Scripture). And what will make you realise — perhaps the Hour is close at hand | |
| Talal A. Itani (new translation) | | It is God who revealed the Book with the truth, and the Balance. And what will make you realize that perhaps the Hour is near | |
Maududi | | Allah it is Who sent down this Book with the Truth and the Balance. And what would make you know that the Hour (of Judgement) has drawn near | |
| Ali Bakhtiari Nejad | | God is the One who sent down the book and the scale (of good and bad) with truth. And how would you know, the hour may be near | |
| A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018) | | It is God Who has sent down the Book in truth, and the balance, but what will make you realize that the Hour is nearby | |
| Musharraf Hussain | | Allah sent down the Book with truth and scales of justice, and the Final Hour is near. | |
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) | | God is the One who sent down the Book with the truth, and the balance. And for all that you know, the Hour may be very near | |
| Mohammad Shafi | | It is Allah Who has sent down the Book with the truth and the balance [wherewith to conduct one's life on principles of justice]. And who knows, the Hour (the time when the present world will end and the Hereafter begin) may well be near | |
Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
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Bijan Moeinian | | Know that it is God Who has sent down this Book to be used as a balance [as it is the symbol of any legal system]; as you do not know how close the Hour of Judgment is | |
| Faridul Haque | | It is Allah Who has sent down the Book with the truth, and the Scales of Justice; and what do you know - possibly the Last Day could really be near | |
| Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah | | It is Allah who has sent down the Book in truth and the Scale. And what will let you know? The Hour is near | |
Maulana Muhammad Ali | | Allah is He Who revealed the Book with truth, and the Balance; and what will make thee know that perhaps the Hour is nigh | |
| Muhammad Ahmed - Samira | | God (is) who descended The Book with the truth , and the scale/measuring instrument , and what makes you know/informs you, maybe/perhaps the Hour/Resurrection (is) near/close | |
Sher Ali | | ALLAH is HE Who has sent down the Book with truth and also the Balance. And what will make thee know that the Hour may be nigh | |
Rashad Khalifa | | GOD is the One who sent down the scripture, to deliver the truth and the law. For all that you know, the Hour (Day of Judgment) may be very close. | |
| Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) | | Allah is Who has sent down the Book with the truth and the balance of justice. And what shall make you know that perhaps the Hour may be near. | |
Amatul Rahman Omar | | Allah is He Who has sent down the perfect Book, suiting your requirements, with the lasting truth, and an Equitable law. How should you know that the (promised) Hour may be near at hand | |
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri | | Allah is He Who has revealed the Book with the truth and (also sent down) the balance (of equity and justice). And who has put you on alert—perhaps the Last Hour is near | |
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali | | It is Allah Who has sent down the Book (the Quran) in truth, and the Balance (i.e. to act justly). And what can make you know that perhaps the Hour is close at hand | |
