Comparative Study
English Translations of Quran 20:110
16 scholarly English translations of verse 110 from Surah Taha, presented for comparative study.
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Yusuf Ali
Abdullah Yusuf AliHe knows what (appears to His creatures as) before or after or behind them: but they shall not compass it with their knowledge.
Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Hilali & Muhsin KhanHe (Allah) knows what happens to them (His creatures) in this world, and what will happen to them (in the Hereafter), and they will never compass anything of His Knowledge.
He knows what is before them and hidden from them, but they cannot grasp it with their knowledge.
Ahmed Raza Khan
Ahmed Raza KhanHe knows all that is before them and all that is behind them, whereas their knowledge cannot encompass it.
He knows what is before them and behind them, and they comprehend Him not in knowledge.
Daryabadi
Abdul Majid DaryabadiHe knoweth that which is before them and that which is behind them, and they, encompass it not with their knowledge.
He knows what is before them and what is behind them, and they cannot comprehend Him in their knowledge.
He knows all that is ahead of them and all that is behind them, while the others do not know.
Mubarakpuri
Safi-ur-Rahman al-MubarakpuriHe knows what happens to them, and what will happen to them, but they will never encompass anything of His knowledge.
Pickthall
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHe knoweth (all) that is before them and (all) that is behind them, while they cannot compass it in knowledge.
He knows what is before them and behind them, though they do not comprehend Him in their knowledge.
Qaribullah & Darwish
Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad DarwishHe knows what is before them and behind them, and they do not comprehend Him in knowledge.
God knows all that is in front of them and behind them and they can not encompass His knowledge.
Shakir
Mohammad Habib ShakirHe knows what is before them and what is behind them, while they do not comprehend it in knowledge.
Wahiduddin Khan
Wahiduddin KhanHe knows what is before them and what is behind them, but they cannot encompass Him with their knowledge,