al-Waqi`ah 56:23

AYAH al-Waqi`ah 56:23	56:24 <= Next ayah Prev ayah => 56:22
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Arabic Source and Roman Transliteration

Arabic		كَأَمْثَالِ اللُّؤْلُؤِ الْمَكْنُون
Transliteration		Kaamthali allu/lui almaknooni
Transliteration-2		ka-amthāli l-lu'lu-i l-maknūn
Word for Word Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more		Like pearls well-protected,

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Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad		like unto pearls [still] hidden in their shells
M. M. Pickthall		Like unto hidden pearls
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)		Like unto Pearls well-guarded
Shakir		The like of the hidden pearls
Wahiduddin Khan		like the pearls in their shells
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar		like the parable of the well-guarded pearls,
T.B.Irving		as a reward for what they have been doing.
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab		like pristine pearls,
Safi Kaskas		like well-protected pearls,
Abdul Hye		like guarded pearls,
The Study Quran		the likeness of concealed pearls
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)		Like pearls which are sheltered
Abdel Haleem		like hidden pearls
Abdul Majid Daryabadi		The likes Unto pearls hidden
Ahmed Ali		Like pearls within their shells
Aisha Bewley		like hidden pearls.
Ali Ünal		Like pearls kept hidden (in their shells)
Ali Quli Qara'i		like guarded pearls
Hamid S. Aziz		The like of the well-preserved pearls
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali		As the likeness of nestled pearls
Muhammad Sarwar		like pearls preserved in their shells
Muhammad Taqi Usmani		all (neat and clean) like a hidden pearl
Shabbir Ahmed		Like unto pearls well-guarded, far from vice
Syed Vickar Ahamed		Like (they are) pearls, well-guarded
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)		The likenesses of pearls well-protected
Farook Malik		as lovely as well guarded pearl
Dr. Munir Munshey		(So beautiful), as if they were pearls preserved in their shells
Dr. Kamal Omar		like the shapes of the pearls, well preserved
Talal A. Itani (new translation)		The likenesses of treasured pearls
Maududi		beautiful as pearls hidden in their shells
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad		like the hidden pearl (inside the shell)
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)		Like pearls well guarded
Musharraf Hussain		like hidden pearls.
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)		Like pearls which are sheltered.
Mohammad Shafi		[The eyes] like pearls hidden in their shell

Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
Bijan Moeinian		… as lovely as well-guarded pearls
Faridul Haque		Like pearls safely hidden
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah		like hidden pearls
Maulana Muhammad Ali		Like to hidden pearls
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira		As/like similar/equal (to) the pearls, the covered/protected
Sher Ali		Like pearls well-preserved
Rashad Khalifa		Like protected pearls.
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)		Like preserved, hidden pearls.
Amatul Rahman Omar		(Chaste) like pearls, well-guarded and well preserved
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri		Like pearls kept hidden, well-guarded
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali		Like unto preserved pearls

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry		as the likeness of hidden pearls
Edward Henry Palmer		like hidden pearls
George Sale		resembling pearls hidden in their shells
John Medows Rodwell		like pearls hidden in their shells
N J Dawood (2014)		chaste as virgin pearls

New and/or Partial Translations, and works in progress
Linda “iLHam” Barto		…will be like safely guarded pearls.
Ahmed Hulusi		Like hidden pearls (raised in the mother of pearl; formations of the Names of Allah [bodies] and the manifestations of their qualities through the human consciousness).
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim		Beauties representing as like precious pearles gracefully adorned as with blazonry affording keen pleasure to the sense of sight, and charming the intellectual and moral faculties
Mir Aneesuddin		resembling in likeness, hidden pearls,

AYAH al-Waqi`ah 56:23

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