Comparative Study
English Translations of Quran 2:29
16 scholarly English translations of verse 29 from Surah Al-Baqarah, presented for comparative study.
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Yusuf Ali
Abdullah Yusuf AliIt is He Who hath created for you all things that are on earth; Moreover His design comprehended the heavens, for He gave order and perfection to the seven firmaments; and of all things He hath perfect knowledge.
Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Hilali & Muhsin KhanHe it is Who created for you all that is on earth. Then He Istawa (rose over) towards the heaven and made them seven heavens and He is the All-Knower of everything.
He made for you all that lies within the earth, then turning to the firmament He proportioned several skies: He has knowledge of everything.
Ahmed Raza Khan
Ahmed Raza KhanIt is He Who created for you all that is in the earth; then He inclined towards the heaven, therefore fashioning it as proper seven heavens; and He knows everything.
It is He who created for you all that is in the earth, then He lifted Himself to heaven and levelled them seven heavens; and He has knowledge of everything.
Daryabadi
Abdul Majid DaryabadiHe it is who created for you all that is on the earth, thereafter He turned to the heaven, and formed them seven heavens. And He is of everything the Knower.
It is He who created for you everything on earth, then turned to the heaven, and made them seven heavens. And He is aware of all things.
He it is Who created for you all that there is on the Earth; He then turned to the sky and ordered it into seven heavens. And He has full knowledge of everything.
Mubarakpuri
Safi-ur-Rahman al-MubarakpuriHe it is Who created for you all that is on earth. Then He Istawa ila the heaven and made them seven heavens and He is the Knower of everything.
Pickthall
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHe it is Who created for you all that is in the earth. Then turned He to the heaven, and fashioned it as seven heavens. And He is knower of all things.
It is He who created for you all that is in the earth, then He turned to the heaven and fashioned it into seven heavens, and He has knowledge of all things.
Qaribullah & Darwish
Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad DarwishHe created for you all that is in the earth, then, He willed to the heaven, and leveled them seven heavens. He has knowledge of all things.
It is He who created everything on earth for you. Then, directing His order towards the realm above, He turned it into seven heavens. He has knowledge of all things.
Shakir
Mohammad Habib ShakirHe it is Who created for you all that is in the earth, and He directed Himself to the heaven, so He made them complete seven heavens, and He knows all things.
Wahiduddin Khan
Wahiduddin KhanIt is He who created everything on the earth for you: then He turned towards heaven and fashioned it into the seven heavens. He has knowledge of all things.
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