Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

Have they not considered the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and what things God has created, and that it may be that their term has drawn nigh? And in what narration after this will they believe?

اَوَلَمْ يَنْظُرُوا ف۪ي مَلَكُوتِ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَمَا خَلَقَ اللّٰهُ مِنْ شَيْءٍۙ وَاَنْ عَسٰٓى اَنْ يَكُونَ قَدِ اقْتَرَبَ اَجَلُهُمْۚ فَبِاَيِّ حَد۪يثٍ بَعْدَهُ يُؤْمِنُونَ
Awalam yanthuroo feemalakooti assamawati wal-ardiwama khalaqa Allahu min shay-in waan AAasaan yakoona qadi iqtaraba ajaluhum fabi-ayyi hadeethinbaAAdahu yu/minoon
#wordmeaningroot
1awalamDo not
2yanẓurūthey lookنظر
3in
4malakūti(the) dominionملك
5l-samāwāti(of) the heavensسمو
6wal-arḍiand the earthارض
7wamāand what
8khalaqahas (been) createdخلق
9l-lahu(by) Allah
10minof
11shayin(every)thingشيا
12wa-anand that
13ʿasāperhapsعسي
14an[that]
15yakūnahasكون
16qadiverily
17iq'tarabacome near قرب
18ajaluhumtheir termاجل
19fabi-ayyiSo in what
20ḥadīthinstatementحدث
21baʿdahuafter thisبعد
22yu'minūnawill they believeامن
  • Aisha Bewley

    Have they not looked into the dominions of the heavens and the earth and what Allah has created, and seen that it may well be that their appointed time is near? In what discourse after this will they have iman?

  • Progressive Muslims

    Did they not look at the dominion of heavens and Earth, and all that God has created Perhaps their time is drawing near; so in which narrations after this one will they believe

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    Can they not see (and correlate what he tells them with) the Dominion of the heavens and the earth and what Allah has created? Does it ever occur to them that the end of their own life may be near (hence the time to make the right decisions is not unlimited)? What HADITH besides the Qur'an, are they going to believe after him?

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    Have they not considered the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and what things God has created, and that it may be that their term has drawn nigh? And in what narration after this will they believe?

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    Have they not looked at the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all that God has created? Perhaps their time is drawing near; so in which narrative after this one will they believe?

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    Do they not look at the dominion of heavens and earth, and all that God has created, and perhaps their time is drawing near? Which hadith after this one will they acknowledge?

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    Have they not looked at the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all the things GOD has created? Does it ever occur to them that the end of their life may be near? Which Hadith, beside this, do they believe in?

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    Have they not contemplated the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and everything created by God, (to educe) that perhaps their own term is drawing to a close? In what lore after this would they then believe?

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

    Do they not look into the realm of the heavens and the earth and everything that Allah has created and that perhaps their appointed time has come near? So in what statement hereafter will they believe?

  • Muhammad Asad

    Have they, then, never considered mighty dominion over the heavens and the earth, and all the things that God has created, and whether, perchance, the end of their own term might already have drawn nigh? In what other tiding, then, will they, after this, believe?

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    Have they not considered the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and what things Allah hath created, and that it may be that their own term draweth nigh? In what fact after this will they believe?

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    Have they not observed the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, and all that Allah has created* and that their term of life might have drawn near* After this warning from the Prophet, what will it be that will make them believe?

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    Do they not see into the immensity of the universe and look with their minds' eyes at the realms of the heavens and the earth and the precision with which structures are related and at the unique government of all that He has created! Do they not ponder that the end of their term of life may well be approaching! Therefore, if they refuse to acknowledge the truth as is featured in these signs, what then will convince them if these signs and this divine discourse do not!

  • Bijan Moeinian

    Have they ever been at awe with the functioning of the heavens and the earth? Have they ever closely observed what God has created? Have they ever considered about their life pretty soon coming to an end? What else can make them to believe then?

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    Do they not look in the dominion of the heavens and the earth and all things that Allâh has created; and that it may be that the end of their lives is near. In what message after this will they then believe?

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    Do they see nothing in the government of the heavens and the earth and all that Allah hath created? (Do they not see) that it may well be that their terms is nigh drawing to an end? In what message after this will they then believe?

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    Have they ever reflected on the wonders of the heavens and the earth, and everything Allah has created, and that perhaps their end is near? So what message after this ˹Quran˺ would they believe in?

  • Taqi Usmani

    Have they not looked into the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, and into the things Allah has created, and into the fact that their time might have possibly drawn near? In which other discourse, then, shall they believe after this?

  • Abdul Haleem

    Have they not contemplated the realm of the heavens and earth and all that God created, and that the end of their time might be near? What will they believe in if they do not believe in this?

  • Arthur John Arberry

    Or have they not considered the dominion of the heaven and of the earth, and what things God has created, and that it may be their term is already nigh? In what manner of discourse then will they after this believe?

  • E. Henry Palmer

    Do they not behold the kingdoms of the heavens and of the earth, and what things God has created, and (see that), it may be, their time is already drawing nigh? in what relation then will they believe?

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    Do they not behold the kingdoms of the heavens and of the earth, and what things Allah has created, and (see that), it may well be that their term is already drawing to its end? In what after this then will they believe?

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    And have they not looked into the Dominion of the heavens and the earth and what things Allah has created, and that may be that their term has already drawn near? So, in whichever discourse after (this) are they to believe?.

  • George Sale

    And do they not look into the Kingdom of the heavens and the earth and all things that Allah has created? And do they not see that, it may be, their own term has already drawn near? Then in what thing after this will they believe?

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    Do they see nothing in the dominion of the heavens and the earth and all things that Allah has created? (Do they not see) that it may really be that their time is nearly coming to an end? In what Message after this will they believe?

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    Have they not pondered over the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and every thing that Allâh has created? And (have they not looked into the fact) that it may be that their (own) term (of destruction) has already drawn nigh? In what announcement other than this (Prophet and the Qur'ân) will they believe?

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    Have they not contemplated the dominions of the heavens and the earth, and whatever things Allah has created, and that maybe their time has already drawn near? So what discourse will they believe after this?!