Set, then, thy face steadfastly towards the one ever-true faith, ere there come from God a Day [of reckoning - the Day] which cannot be averted. On that Day all will be sundered
So be steadfast in the Upright Faith ˹O Prophet˺, before the coming of a Day from Allah that cannot be averted. On that Day the people will be divided:
Set, then, thy face steadfastly towards the one ever-true faith, ere there come from God a Day [of reckoning - the Day] which cannot be averted. On that Day all will be sundered
But set thou thy face to the right Religion before there come from Allah the Day which there is no chance of averting: on that Day shall men be divided (in two)
Then turn thy face straight to the right religion before there come from Allah the day which cannot be averted; on that day they shall become separated
So be steadfast in the Upright Faith ˹O Prophet˺, before the coming of a Day from Allah that cannot be averted. On that Day the people will be divided:
So you (O Muhammad) set your face to the right religion before there comes a Day from Allah which none can avert it. On that Day they (people) shall be divided (in 2 groups - a group in Paradise and a group in hell).
Set, then, your whole being on the upright, ever-true Religion before there comes a Day which God will not remove (from them) and none can prevent Him from bringing it. On that Day they will be sundered apart
So set your purpose resolutely to the right religion, before there come from Allah the day which cannot be averted (or is inevitable). On that day they will be sundered
So set your face upright to the most upright religion even before there comes up from Allah a Day without turning (back); upon that Day they will be sundered apart
Be devoted to the upright religion before the coming of the inevitable day when no one can escape from God and people will either be sent to Paradise or hell."
But you set your face (and your sight) to the straight (and the right) religion, before there comes the Day from Allah; (And) no chance, is there of turning away (this Day): On the Day men shall be divided (in two groups, one for the Paradise and one for the Fire of Hell)
Therefore stand firm in your devotion to the true faith before that Day arrives on which there will be no chance of averting from Allah. On that Day, they shall be divided in two groups
Dr. Munir Munshey
So, keep your focus on the straight and simple religion right until that day. Its arrival will not be called off by Allah. That day people will split (into groups)
Dr. Kamal Omar
So make your face (personality) take a stand for the Established Religion before (the stage) that comes to you a Day — no withdrawal of it (is allowed) from Allah. This Day (all people) shall separate (into groups)
So turn your face exclusively towards the True Faith before there comes the Day whose coming from Allah cannot be averted, the Day when people will split into groups
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
So set your course (and purpose) to the lasting religion before a day comes that there is no return for it from God, on that day they are separated
But set your face to the upright way of life, before there comes from God the day that there is no chance of averting. On that day humanity will be divided in two
Set your face resolutely for the Deen (way of life) established (by Allah for mankind), before the Inevitable Day comes from Allah. On that Day people will segregate
Therefore, devote yourself whole heartedly to this perfect religion before the arrival of the Day on which God will not give you any second chance. How shocked will be people on that Day
Faridul Haque
Therefore set your attention for worshipping, before the day from Allah which cannot be averted - on that day people will be split, separated
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
Therefore in purity set your face to the religion, before there comes from Allah a Day that cannot be turned back. On that Day mankind will be separated
Then set thyself, being upright, to the right religion before there come from Allah the day which cannot be averted: on that day they will be separated
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
So keep up your face/front/direction to the religion, the straight/valuable , from before that a day/time comes, (there is) no return to it from God, (on) that day they declare openly/separate
So set thy face to the service of the right religion, before there comes the day from ALLAH for which there will be no averting. On that day believers and disbelievers will be separated from each other
Therefore, you shall devote yourself completely to this perfect religion, before a day comes which is made inevitable by GOD. On that day, they will be shocked.
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Therefore, set your face right for the prayer before there comes a day, which is not to be averted from Allah, on that day they shall be divided.
So pay your whole-hearted attention to (the cause of) the right and perfect faith before there comes from Allah the day for which there will be no averting. On that day they (- the believers and disbelievers) shall split up (into different groups)
So set your (radiant) face to the straight Din (Religion) before that Day comes from Allah which will not avert (at all). On that Day people will separate from one another
So set you (O Muhammad SAW) your face to (the obedience of Allah, your Lord) the straight and right religion (Islamic Monotheism), before there comes from Allah a Day which none can avert it. On that Day men shall be divided ((in two groups), a group in Paradise and a group in Hell)
Set thy face steadfast to the standard religion, before there come a day from God which there is no averting; on that day shall they be parted into two bands
Set thy face therefore towards the right religion, before the day cometh, which none can put back from God. On that day shall they be separated into two companies
Therefore stand firm in your devotion to the Upright Religion before that day arrives which none may put off against the will of God. On that day mankind will be parted in two
Direct your face (consciousness towards) towards the Right Religion (Islam; the reality that everything is in a state of absolute submission to Allah), before there comes from Allah the time (of death) that cannot be repelled, a time when people will be divided into groups.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
Then Set your face to the established religion before there comes a day from Allah which cannot be averted; on that day shall become separated
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim
And set your face and your thoughts O Muhammad upon Allah and set your eyes and your heart sincerely upon His system of faith and worship, the right, the correct and the true religious system that is in accordance with what is authoritatively established. Be a firm adherent thereto, before the inevitable Day which no one can avert nor will it be revoked by Allah. This shall be the Day when they -these people and all people- shall be separated from each other and divided into aggregates of like persons
So set (right) your attention for the established religion, before the coming of the day form Allah from which there is no turning away, on that day they will be split (into groups).
But set thou thy face to the right Religion before there come from God the Day which there is no chance of averting: on that Day shall men be divided (in two)
OLD Literal Word for Word
So set your face to the religion right, before [that] comes a Day not (can be) averted [it] from Allah. That Day, they will be divided
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