Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
[Whereupon] they will exclaim: “O our Sustainer! Twice hast Thou caused us to die, just as twice Thou hast brought us to life! But now that we have acknowledged our sins, is there any way out [of this second death]
M. M. Pickthall
They say: Our Lord! Twice hast Thou made us die, and twice hast Thou made us live. Now we confess our sins. Is there any way to go out
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
They will say: "Our Lord! twice hast Thou made us without life, and twice hast Thou given us Life! Now have we recognised our sins: Is there any way out (of this)?"
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
They will plead, “Our Lord! You made us lifeless twice, and gave us life twice. Now we confess our sins. So is there any way out?”
Safi Kaskas
They will say, "Our Lord, twice You caused us to die, and twice You gave us life. We now admit our transgressions. Is there possibly a way out?"
Wahiduddin Khan
They will say, Our Lord! Twice You have made us die, and twice You have given us life! Now we have confessed our sins: is there any way out [of this]
Shakir
They shall say: Our Lord! twice didst Thou make us subject to death, and twice hast Thou given us life, so we do confess our faults; is there then a way to get out
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
They said: Our Lord! Thou hadst caused us to die two times and Thou hadst given us life two times. We acknowledged our impieties. Then, is there any way of going forth?
T.B.Irving
They will say: Our Lord, You have let us die twice and have revived us twice, and so we [now] acknowledge our sins. Is there no way to escape from here?
Abdul Hye
They will say: “Our Lord! You have made us die twice (dead in the loins of our fathers and dead in this world), and You have given us life twice (when born and when resurrected)! Now we confess our sins, then is there any way to get out (of the fire)?”
The Study Quran
They will say, “Our Lord, Thou hast caused us to die twice over, and given us life twice over; so we admit our sins. Is there any way out?
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
They will plead, “Our Lord, You’ve made us die twice and given us life twice. We now confess our sins; is there any way out?”
Talal Itani (2012)
They will say, 'Our Lord, you made us die twice, and twice you gave us life. Now we acknowledge our sins. Is there any way out?'
Dr. Kamal Omar
They said: “Our Nourisher-Sustainer! You brought death on us twice; and You gave us life twice. So (now) we have confessed our sins; then is there any way for escape (from the punishment of the Fire)?”
They will say: "Our Lord! Twice have You made us die and twice have You given us life. We now confess our sins. Is there any way out?"
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
They will say, "Our Lord, You have caused us twice to die and You have given us life twice; so we (now) confess our guilty (deeds). Is there then any way for going out?"
Muhammad Sarwar
They say, "Lord, You have caused us to die twice and You have brought us back to life twice. We have confessed our sins, so is there any way out of this (hell)?"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
They will say, .Our Lord, You gave us death twice and You gave us life twice. Now we confess our sins. So, is there any way to come out of here?
Shabbir Ahmed
They will say, "Our Lord, twice You have made us die, just as twice You have made us live. But now we confess that we did trail behind in making progress. Is there any way out of this (second death)?"
Dr. Munir Munshey
They will say, "Our Lord, twice You gave us death and twice You brought us back to life! Now, we confess our sins, (oh Lord), is there any option (still open to us) to evade (the torment)?"
Syed Vickar Ahamed
They will say: "Our Lord! Twice have You made us (when we were) without life, and twice You have given us Life! Now we have recognized our sins: Then, is there any way to get out (of this)?"
They will say, "Our Lord, You made us lifeless twice and gave us life twice, and we have confessed our sins. So is there to an exit any way?"
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
They will Say: "Our Lord, You have made us die twice, and You have given us life twice. Now we have confessed our sins. Is there any way out of this path"
Abdel Haleem
They will say, ‘Our Lord, twice You have caused us to be lifeless and twice You have brought us to life. Now we recognize our sins. Is there any way out?’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
They will say: our Lord! Thou hast made us die twice, and Thou hast made us live twice now We confess our sins: there no getting out any way
Ahmed Ali
They say: "O Lord, twice You made us die, and twice You made us live. We admit our sins. Is there still a way out for us?"
Aisha Bewley
They will say, ´Our Lord, twice You caused us to die and twice You gave us life. We admit our wrong actions. Is there no way out?´
Ali Ünal
They will say: "Our Lord! You have made us die twice, and given us life twice, so (we have become fully convinced of the truth of all that You have informed us of, and) we acknowledge our sins (of unbelief). Is there, then, any way to get out (so that we may believe and do good, righteous deeds)?"
Ali Quli Qara'i
They will say, ‘Our Lord! Twice did You make us die, and twice did You give us life. We admit our sins. Is there any way out [from this plight]?’
Hamid S. Aziz
They shall say, "Our Lord! Twice didst Thou makest us die, and twice hast Thou givestn us life, so we do confess our faults; is there then a way to get out?"
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
They say: “Our Lord, You made us die twice and You gave us life twice, and we confess our sins, so is there a way out (of punishment)?”
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
They will say, “Our Lord, twice have You made us without life, and twice have You given us life. Now that we acknowledge our sins, is there any way out?
Musharraf Hussain
They will say, “Our Lord, twice you put us to death and twice you gave life; we now confess our sins, so is there a way out?”
Maududi
They will say: "Our Lord, twice have You caused us to die and twice have You given us life. We have now confessed our sins. Is there, then, any way out?"
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
They will say: "Our Lord, You have made us die twice, and You have given us life twice. Now we have confessed our sins. Is there any way out of this state?
Mohammad Shafi
They say, "Our Lord! Twice have You kept us in a dead state, and twice have You given us life. Now that we do confess to our sins, is there any way out?"
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
They shall say, 'O our Lord, You have caused us to die twice and has given us life twice, now we confess our sins. Is there then any way of getting out of the Fire?
They will say, "Our Lord, you have put us to death twice, and You gave us two lives; now we have confessed our sins. Is there any way out?"
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
They shall say: 'Our Lord, twice You have made us die, and twice You have given us life, now, we confess our sins. Is there any way we can be brought out of this?
Maulana Muhammad Ali
They say: Our Lord, twice has Thou made us die, and twice has Thou given us life; so we confess our sins. Is there then a way of escape
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
They said: "Our Lord You made us die two (twice), and You revived us/gave us life two (twice), so we confessed/acknowledged with our crimes, so is (there) from a way/path to getting out/(an) exit?"
Bijan Moeinian
The disbelievers will implore: “You made us die twice and gave live twice too; we confess to our sins. Is there any way out [another chance]?”
Faridul Haque
They will say, “O Our Lord! Twice You have given us death and twice You have given us life * - we now confess to our sins - so is there a way out of the fire?” (From nothingness to life in this world, to death and then Resurrection.
Sher Ali
They will say, `Our Lord, Thou hast caused us to die twice, and Thou hast given us life twice and now we confess our sins. Is, then, there a way out?
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
They will say: ‘O our Lord, You have caused us to die twice and You have (also) given us life twice. (Now) we confess our sins. So is there any way out (to escape from this chastisement)?
Amatul Rahman Omar
They will say, `Our Lord! twice You have caused us to die (as the state without life before birth is a sort of death and the end of this life is the second) and twice You have given us life. We confess our sins (now). Is then, there, a way out (of the torment)?
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
They will say: "Our Lord! You have made us to die twice (i.e. we were dead in the loins of our fathers and dead after our deaths in this world), and You have given us life twice (i.e. life when we were born and life when we are Resurrected)! Now we confess our sins, then is there any way to get out (of the Fire)?"
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
They said, “O our Lord! You have put us to death twice and You have brought us to life twice so we have admitted to our sins. Now is there any way to get out?”
Munir Mezyed
They will say: “Our Lord, You have caused us to die twice. And You have given us life twice. So we confess our iniquitous deeds. Is there then any way out of this?”
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
They will say: our Lord, you made us die twice and revived us twice, then we acknowledged our sins, so is there a way out?
Linda “iLHam” Barto
They will say, “Our Lord, twice You have made us die, and twice You have given us life. We now recognize our sins. Is there any way out?”
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
They said, “Our Lord, you caused us to die twice, and you gave us life twice. Now we have acknowledged our misdeeds, so is there any way out?”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
They will say: "Our Lord, You have let us die twice and have revived us twice, and so we [now] acknowledge our sins. Is there no way to escape from here?"
Samy Mahdy
They said, “Our Lord, you caused us to die twice, and twice you gave us life. So, we have confessed our misdeeds. So, is there any pathway to an exit.?”
Ahmed Hulusi
They said, “Our Rabb, you have made us die twice (the experience of separation from the body and the state of selfless existence during mahshar [see 6:94]) and brought us to life twice (with a new identity) and we have confessed our inadequacies! So, is there a way out of this state?”
Mir Aneesuddin
They ( will ) say, “Our Fosterer ! twice have You kept us dead and twice have You given us life, so we confess our sins. So is there any way to get out ( from the punishment)?”
They shall say: " O Allah, our Creator, twice did you deprive us of animate existence by death and twice did you bring us into being and caused us to exist, and now we confess our sins and confess to the charge, but is there a way out of this agony and torment? "
The Wise Quran
They will say, 'Our Lord! You have caused us to die twice, and you have given us life twice; and we have confessed our sins. Is there then a way to go out?'