Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

The desert Arabs are stronger in denial and wavering, and more likely not to know the limits of what God has sent down upon His messenger; and God is knowing and wise.

اَلْاَعْرَابُ اَشَدُّ كُفْراً وَنِفَاقاً وَاَجْدَرُ اَلَّا يَعْلَمُوا حُدُودَ مَٓا اَنْزَلَ اللّٰهُ عَلٰى رَسُولِه۪ۜ وَاللّٰهُ عَل۪يمٌ حَك۪يمٌ
Al-aAArabu ashaddu kufran wanifaqanwaajdaru alla yaAAlamoo hudooda ma anzalaAllahu AAala rasoolihi wallahuAAaleemun hakeem
#wordmeaningroot
1al-aʿrābuThe bedouinsعرب
2ashaddu(are) strongerشدد
3kuf'ran(in) disbeliefكفر
4wanifāqanand hypocrisyنفق
5wa-ajdaruand more likelyجدر
6allāthat not
7yaʿlamūthey knowعلم
8ḥudūda(the) limitsحدد
9(of) what
10anzalaAllah (has) revealedنزل
11l-lahuAllah (has) revealed
12ʿalāto
13rasūlihiHis Messengerرسل
14wal-lahuAnd Allah
15ʿalīmun(is) All-Knowerعلم
16ḥakīmunAll-Wiseحكم
  • Aisha Bewley

    The desert arabs are more obdurate in kufr and hypocrisy and more likely not to know the limits which Allah has sent down to His Messenger. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

  • Progressive Muslims

    The Nomads are the worst in rejection and hypocrisy, and more likely not to know the limits of what God has sent down upon His messenger. God is Knower, Wise.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    The desert Arabs are more hard in rejection and hypocrisy, and more likely to ignore the Limits that Allah has revealed to His Messenger. Allah is Knower, Wise.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    The desert Arabs are stronger in denial and wavering, and more likely not to know the limits of what God has sent down upon His messenger; and God is knowing and wise.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    The Nomads are the worst in rejection and hypocrisy, and more likely not to know the boundaries of what God has sent down upon His messenger. God is Knower, Wise.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    The Arabs are the worst in rejection and hypocrisy, and more likely not to know the limits of what God has sent down upon His messenger. God is Knower, Wise.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    The Arabs are the worst in disbelief and hypocrisy, and the most likely to ignore the laws that GOD has revealed to His messenger. GOD is Omniscient, Most Wise.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    The village Arabs are more obstinate in disbelief and hypocrisy, and impervious to ordinances revealed to His Apostle by God; yet God is aware of everything and is wise.

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

    The bedouins are stronger in disbelief and hypocrisy and more likely not to know the limits of what Allah has revealed to His Messenger. And Allah is Knowing and Wise.

  • Muhammad Asad

    the bedouin are more tenacious in refusal to acknowledge the truth and in hypocrisy , and more liable to ignore the ordinances which God has bestowed from on high upon His Apostle - but God is all-knowing, wise.

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    The wandering Arabs are more hard in disbelief and hypocrisy, and more likely to be ignorant of the limits which Allah hath revealed unto His messenger. And Allah is Knower, Wise.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    The bedouin Arabs surpass all in unbelief and hypocrisy and are most likely to be unaware of the limits prescribed by Allah in what He has revealed to His Messenger. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    The desert Arabs -Bedouins- are more reprehensible morally and more addicted to infidelity and hypocrisy, they are the most fitted to be ignorant and unaware of the divine statutes and legislative provisions sent down to His Messenger, and Allah is 'Alimun and Hakimun.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    The Arabs are worse in disbelief and hypocrisy. They will most likely stay away from a God pleasing way of life that Lord has revealed to His Messenger. God is the Most Knowledgeable, the Most Wise.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    The bedouins are the worst in disbelief and hypocrisy, and more likely to be in ignorance of the limits (Allâh’s Commandments and His Laws) which Allâh has revealed to His Messenger. And Allâh is All-Knower, All-Wise.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    The Arabs of the desert are the worst in Unbelief and hypocrisy, and most fitted to be in ignorance of the command which Allah hath sent down to His Messenger: But Allah is All-knowing, All-Wise.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    The nomadic Arabs ˹around Medina˺ are far worse in disbelief and hypocrisy, and less likely to know the laws revealed by Allah to His Messenger. And Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

  • Taqi Usmani

    The Bedouins are often more strict in disbelief and hypocrisy, and are most likely to be ignorant of the limits of what Allah has sent down to His Messenger. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

  • Abdul Haleem

    The desert Arabs are the most stubborn of all peoples in their disbelief and hypocrisy. They are the least likely to recognize the limits that God has sent down to His Messenger. God is all knowing and all wise.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    The Bedouins are more stubborn in unbelief and hypocrisy, and apter not to know the bounds of what God has sent down on His Messenger; and God is All-knowing, All-wise.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    The Arabs of the desert are keener in misbelief and hypocrisy, and are more likely not to know the bounds which God has sent down to His Apostle; but God is knowing and wise.

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    The wandering Arabs of the desert are keener in disbelief and hypocrisy, and more likely to be ignorant of the limits that Allah has revealed unto His Messenger. Allah is Knower and Wise.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    The Arabs (of the desert) are more strict in disbelief and hypocrisy, and after not to know the bounds of what Allah has sent down on His Messenger; and Allah is Ever-Knowing. Ever-Wise.

  • George Sale

    The Arabs of the desert are more obstinate in their unbelief and hypocrisy; and it is easier for them to be ignorant of the ordinances of that which God hath sent down unto his apostle: And God is knowing and wise.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    The Arabs of the desert are the worst in the lack of belief and in hypocrisy, and most likely to be unaware of the command which Allah has sent down to His Messenger (Muhammad): And Allah is All Knowing (Aleem), All Wise (Hakeem).

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    The (disbelievers among the) Arabs of the desert are the most stubborn in disbelief and hypocrisy and the most prone not to know the limits of (law) which Allâh has revealed to His Messenger. And Allâh is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    The Bedouins are more obdurate in unfaith and hypocrisy, and more apt to be ignorant of the precepts that Allah has sent down to His Apostle, and Allah is all-knowing, all-wise.