Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

An Arabic recitation, free of deviation, that they might be in prudent fear.

قُرْاٰناً عَرَبِياًّ غَيْرَ ذ۪ي عِوَجٍ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ
Qur-anan AAarabiyyan ghayra theeAAiwajin laAAallahum yattaqoon
#wordmeaningroot
1qur'ānanA Quranقرا
2ʿarabiyyan(in) Arabicعرب
3ghayrawithoutغير
4dhīany
5ʿiwajincrookednessعوج
6laʿallahumso that they may
7yattaqūna(become) righteousوقي
  • Aisha Bewley

    an Arabic Qur’an with no distortion in it, so that hopefully they will have taqwa.

  • Progressive Muslims

    A Quran in Arabic, without any crookedness, that they may be righteous.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    This Qur'an in Arabic is a Monograph in plain language free of all deviousness so that they might walk aright. (7:158), (12:3), (13:37), (14:4), (25:1), (39:28), (41:3), (42:7).

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    An Arabic recitation, free of deviation, that they might be in prudent fear.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    A revelation in Arabic, without any crookedness, that they may be righteous.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    A compilation in Arabic, without any distortion, that they may be righteous.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    An Arabic Quran, without any ambiguity, that they may be righteous.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    A clear discourse which expounds all things without any obliquity, so that they may take heed for themselves.

  • Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

    an Arabic Qur'an, without any deviance that they might become righteous.

  • Muhammad Asad

    as a discourse in the Arabic tongue, free of all devious­ness, so that they might become conscious of God.

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    A Lecture in Arabic, containing no crookedness, that haply they may ward off (evil).

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    It is an Arabic Qur'an* free of all crookedness* that they may guard against their evil end.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    A Quran revealed in the Arabic literary form, well founded, constant and resolute, a Quran that does not allow in its structure declension, obliquity or crookedness so that they -people- may hopefully keep in awe of Allah and entertain the profound reverence dutiful to Him.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    Qur’an is revealed in a straight forward Arabic to avoid any misinterpretation; may the righteous ones refer to it for the guidance.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    An Arabic Qur’ân, without any crookedness (therein) in order that they may avoid all evil which Allâh has ordered them to avoid, fear Him and keep their duty to Him.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    (It is) a Qur'an in Arabic, without any crookedness (therein): in order that they may guard against Evil.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    ˹It is˺ a Quran ˹revealed˺ in Arabic without any crookedness, so perhaps they will be conscious ˹of Allah˺.

  • Taqi Usmani

    through an Arabic Qur’ān that has no digression (from the truth), so that they may be God-fearing.

  • Abdul Haleem

    an Arabic Quran, free from any distortion- so that people may be mindful.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    Koran, wherein there is no crookedness; haply they will be godfearing.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    An Arabic Qur'an with no crookedness therein; haply they may fear!

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    A Lecture (Quran) in Arabic, without any crookedness, that they may guard (against evil).

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    An Arabic QuÉran, without comprising any crookedness, that possibly they would be pious.

  • George Sale

    An Arabic Koran, wherein there is no crookedness; that they may fear God.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    (It is purely) a Quran in Arabic, without any (dishonesty or) crookedness in it: In order that they (those who read) may protect (themselves) against evil.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    (We have revealed the) Qur'ân in Arabic, there is no deviation from rectitude (in it and is free from all flaws), that they may guard against sufferings.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    —an Arabic Qur’ān, without any deviousness, so that they may be Godwary.