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Muhammad Asad   
Say: “Go all over the earth and behold how [wondrously] He has created [man] in the first instance: and thus, too, will God bring into being your second life for, verily, God has the power to will anything
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Travel throughout the land and see how He originated the creation, then Allah will bring it into being one more time. Surely Allah is Most Capable of everything.
Safi Kaskas   
Say, "Travel throughout the earth and observe how He brings life into being. Then God will bring the next life into being, for God has power over all things."

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قُلۡ سِیرُوا۟ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَیۡفَ بَدَأَ ٱلۡخَلۡقَۚ ثُمَّ ٱللَّهُ یُنشِئُ ٱلنَّشۡأَةَ ٱلۡءَاخِرَةَۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَیۡءࣲ قَدِیرࣱ ۝٢٠
Transliteration (2021)   
qul sīrū fī l-arḍi fa-unẓurū kayfa bada-a l-khalqa thumma l-lahu yunshi-u l-nashata l-ākhirata inna l-laha ʿalā kulli shayin qadīru
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Say, "Travel in the earth and see how He originated the creation, Then Allah will produce the creation the last. Indeed, Allah on every thing (is) All-Powerful."

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
Say: “Go all over the earth and behold how [wondrously] He has created [man] in the first instance: and thus, too, will God bring into being your second life for, verily, God has the power to will anything
M. M. Pickthall   
Say (O Muhammad): Travel in the land and see how He originated creation, then Allah bringeth forth the later growth. Lo! Allah is Able to do all things
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
Say: "Travel through the earth and see how Allah did originate creation; so will Allah produce a later creation: for Allah has power over all things
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Travel throughout the land and see how He originated the creation, then Allah will bring it into being one more time. Surely Allah is Most Capable of everything.
Safi Kaskas   
Say, "Travel throughout the earth and observe how He brings life into being. Then God will bring the next life into being, for God has power over all things."
Wahiduddin Khan   
Tell them, Roam the earth and see how He originated creation. Then God will bring into being your second life. God has power over all things
Shakir   
Say: Travel in the earth and see how He makes the first creation, then Allah creates the latter creation; surely Allah has power over all things
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
Say: Journey through the earth; then, look on how He began the creation. Again, God will cause the last growth to grow. Truly, God is Powerful over everything.
T.B.Irving   
SAY: "Travel around the earth and see how He began with creation; later on God raises up fresh growth. God is Capable of everything!
Abdul Hye   
Say: “Travel in the land and see how (Allah) originated the creation, then Allah will bring forth the creation last (of the Hereafter). Surely, Allah has power over everything.
The Study Quran   
Say, “Journey upon the earth and observe how He originated creation. Then God shall bring the next genesis into being. Truly God is Powerful over all things.
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
Say, “Travel through the earth and observe how He initiated creation.” Then, God will produce the next existence. God has power over everything.
Talal Itani (2012)   
Say, 'Roam the earth, and observe how He originated the creation.' Then God will bring about the next existence. God has power over all things.'
Dr. Kamal Omar   
Say: “Travel through the world, then watch how He originated the creation. Afterwards will Allah spread the later creation. Surely Allah is All-Capable over every thing
M. Farook Malik   
Say to them: "Travel through the earth and see how Allah originates the creation, then creates the later creation. Surely Allah has power over everything
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Say, "Travel in the earth, then look how He began creation. Thereafter Allah brings into being the last bringing up. Surely Allah is Ever-Determiner of everything
Muhammad Sarwar   
(Muhammad), say to them, "Travel through the land and see how He has begun the creation and how He will invent the next life. God has power over all things
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
Say, .Go about in the land and look how He has originated the creation. Then Allah will create the subsequent creation. Surely Allah is powerful to do everything
Shabbir Ahmed   
Say, "Travel in the earth and find out how He originated creation. And how afterward, Allah brings forth entirely new forms. Verily, Allah is the Designer of all things."
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Say, "Move about in the land and see how He originates the creation. Allah will call the creation into existence yet another time. Indeed, Allah is capable of doing everything!"
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
Say: "Travel through the earth and see how (Allah) originated the creation; Like this Allah will bring forth a later creation (Hereafter): Verily, Allah is Able (Khadir) to do all things
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
Say, [O Muhammad], "Travel through the land and observe how He began creation. Then Allah will produce the final creation. Indeed Allah , over all things, is competent."
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
Say: "Roam the Earth and observe how the creation was initiated. Thus God will establish the final creation. God is capable of all things."
Abdel Haleem   
Say, ‘Travel throughout the earth and see how He brings life into being: and He will bring the next life into being. God has power over all things
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Say thou: go about in the land and behold what wise He hath originated creation; and then Allah shall produce another production; verily Allah is over everything Potent
Ahmed Ali   
Say: "Travel on the earth and see how He originated creation. Then (you will know) how God will raise the last raising (of the dead). Surely God has power over everything
Aisha Bewley   
Say: ´Travel about the earth and see how He brought creation out of nothing. Then later Allah will bring about the next existence. Allah has power over all things.
Ali Ünal   
Say: "Go about on the earth and see how God originated creation. Then God will bring forth the other (second) creation (in the form of the Hereafter). Surely God has full power over everything
Ali Quli Qara'i   
Say, ‘Travel over the land and then observe how He has originated the creation.’ Then Allah shall bring about the genesis of the Hereafter. Indeed Allah has power over all things
Hamid S. Aziz   
Say, "Travel you in the earth, and behold how Allah originated creation; so will He produce a later creation. Verily, Allah has power over all things."
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
Say: “Travel throughout the earth and see how He started the creation, then God will bring into being another creation (in the Hereafter), God is capable of everything.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
Say, “Travel through the earth and see how God originated creation, as will God produce a later creation, for God has power over all things
Musharraf Hussain   
Say: “Wander about the land and see how He previously set creation in motion. Then Allah will bring into being the life of the Hereafter.” Allah has power over everything.
Maududi   
Say: "Go about the earth and see how He created for the first time, and then Allah will recreate life." Surely, Allah has power over everything
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
Say: "Roam the earth and observe how the creation was initiated. Thus God will establish the final creation. God is capable of all things.
Mohammad Shafi   
Say, "Travel on the earth and see how He has originated creation. And then Allah shall raise another type of existence. Indeed, Allah can do anything!"

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Say you, 'travel in the earth, then see, how Allah makes first, then Allah up brings the second growth. Undoubtedly Allah can do everything.
Rashad Khalifa   
Say, "Roam the earth and find out the origin of life." For GOD will thus initiate the creation in the Hereafter. GOD is Omnipotent.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
Say: 'Travel in the land and see how He started the Creation. Then Allah will originate the Everlasting Life. Allah has power over all things
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
Say: Travel in the earth then see how He makes the first creation, then Allah creates the latter creation. Surely Allah is Possessor of power over all things
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
Say: "Walk/move/ride in the earth/Planet Earth, so see/wonder about how He began/initiated the creation, then God creates/originates the creation/origination the end/last, that (E) God (is) on every thing capable/able
Bijan Moeinian   
Ask them to travel on earth and study how God initiated the creation. The same God who initiated life is capable of recreating life [we know today that it is possible to recreate a being from the smallest part of his body, i.e., his D.N.A.]
Faridul Haque   
Proclaim (O dear Prophet Mohammed - peace and blessings be upon him), “Travel in the land and see how He creates for the first time, then Allah brings forth the next development; indeed Allah is Able to do all things.”
Sher Ali   
Say, `Travel in the earth, and see how HE originated the creation. Then will ALLAH create the second creation. Surely, ALLAH has power over all things
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
Say: ‘Travel in the land (to study life in the universe), then observe (i.e., meditate and research) as to how He initiated (the life of) Creation and how He raises and nourishes the second life (passing it through evolutionary stages). Surely, Allah has perfect power over all things
Amatul Rahman Omar   
Say, `Travel through the earth and observe how He brought about the first creation. Allah will as well bring about the second creation in the Hereafter. Verily, Allah is Possessor of (prudential) powers over all (His) desired things
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
Say: "Travel in the land and see how (Allah) originated creation, and then Allah will bring forth (resurrect) the creation of the Hereafter (i.e. resurrection after death). Verily, Allah is Able to do all things."

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
Say: Journey in the land, then behold how He originated creation; then God causes the second growth to grow; God is powerful over everything
George Sale   
Say, go through the earth, and see how He originally produceth creatures: Afterwards will God reproduce another production; for God is almighty
Edward Henry Palmer   
Say, 'Journey ye on in the land, and behold how the creation appeared; then God produces another production: verily, God is mighty over all!
John Medows Rodwell   
SAY, Go through the earth, and see how he hath brought forth created beings. Hereafter, with a second birth will God cause them to be born again; for God is Almighty
N J Dawood (2014)   
Say: ‘Roam the earth and see how God has brought the Creation into being. Then will God initiate the Latter Creation. God has power over all things

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
Say, “Travel in the earth and look at how He started the creation. Then Allah will raise the last creation.” Truly Allah has power over everything.
Munir Mezyed   
Say, "Travel through the land and observe how Allâh originated the creation. Then He will create the latter creation. Indeed, Allâh is Most Capable of doing whatsoever He desires.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
Say: travel on earth and see how He initiated the creation, then Allah brings about the final existence, for Allah is able to do anything.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
Say, “Travel through the land and see how He originated creation. Allah will produce a later creation like it. Allah truly has power over everything.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
Say, “Journey throughout the earth and look how He started creation.” Then Allah will bring about the next existence; Allah is indeed All-Powerful over everything.”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
SAY: "Travel around the earth and see how He began with creation; later on Allah (God) raises up fresh growth. Allah (God) is Capable of everything!
Samy Mahdy   
Say, “Walk on the earth, so observe how the creation was started.” Then Allah institutes the hereafter’ instituting. Surely Allah, over everything, is competent.”
Sayyid Qutb   
Say: 'Go all over the earth and see how God has originated His creation in the first instance; and then He will certainly bring about the second life. Most certainly, God has the power over all things.
Ahmed Hulusi   
Say, “Examine the earth (the body) and look at how He originated creation... After this Allah will form your second life (the body of your future life)... Indeed, Allah is Qadir over all things.”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
Say: 'Travel in the earth and see how He has originated the creation, then Allah brings forth the later creation; verily Allah is powerful over everything'
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
Say to them -the pagans -"Journey the land and open your minds' eyes to see how he generated creation and it is Allah who shall originate the last creation -Resurrection. He is indeed Qadirun (Omnipotent) enough to accomplish all things."
Mir Aneesuddin   
Say, “Travel in the earth and see how He began the creation, then Allah produces the later generations, Allah certainly has power over everything.

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
Say: "Travel through the earth and see how God did originate creation; so will God produce a later creation: for God has power over all things
OLD Literal Word for Word   
Say, "Travel in the earth and see how He originated the creation, Then Allah will produce the creation the last. Indeed, Allah on every thing (is) All-Powerful.
OLD Transliteration   
Qul seeroo fee al-ardi faonthuroo kayfa badaa alkhalqa thumma Allahu yunshi-o alnnash-ata al-akhirata inna Allaha AAala kulli shay-in qadeerun