Quran 12 : 39

O my two companions (of) the prison! Are lords separate better or Allah, the One the Irresistible?
يَٰصَىٰحِبَىِ
Yaāṣaāāḥibaāi
ٱلسِّجْنِ
Assijni
ءَأَرْبَابٌ
ʾAarbābun
مُّتَفَرِّقُونَ
Mmutafarriqūna
خَيْرٌ
Khayrun
أَمِ
Aami
ٱللَّهُ
Allahu
ٱلْوَٰحِدُ
Alwaāḥidu
ٱلْقَهَّارُ
Alqahhāru

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

"Omy fellow inmates, are various lords better, or God, the One, the Supreme?"

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

"O my two companions of the prison! (I ask you): are many lords differing among themselves better, or the One Allah, Supreme and Irresistible

Wahiduddin Khan

O my two fellow-prisoners! Are many diverse lords better, or God, the One, the Almighty

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

O [my] two companions of prison, are separate lords better or Allah , the One, the Prevailing

The Wise Quran

O my two companions of the prison! Are separate lords better, or God, the One, the Subduer?

The Study Quran

O my fellow prisoners! Are diverse lords better, or God, the One, the Paramount

Talal Itani (2012)

'O My fellow inmates, are diverse lords better, or God, the One, the Supreme?'

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

“My fellow inmates, are many different lords better, or God, the One, the Supreme?

T.B.Irving

"Both my jailmates, are separate lords better than God Alone, the Irresistible?

Syed Vickar Ahamed

"O, the two companions of prison! Are many different lords (gods, who differ among themselves) better or Allah, the One Supreme and Irresistible

Sher Ali

`O my two companions of the prison, are many lords differing among themselves better or ALLAH, the One, the Most Supreme

Shakir

O my two mates of the prison! are sundry lords better or Allah the One, the Supreme

Shabbir Ahmed

"O My prison mates! Are several masters better, or Allah, the One, the Dominant?"

Samy Mahdy

“O my two jail companions, are separate lords better, or Allah, Al-Wahid (The One), Al-Qahar (The Supreme)?”

Safi Kaskas

Fellow prisoners, which is more reasonable: [belief in the existence of numerous divine] lords that are different from one another, or [in] the One God, who holds absolute power over all that exists?

Rashad Khalifa

"O my prison mates, are several gods better, or GOD alone, the One, the Supreme?

N J Dawood 2014

‘Fellow prisoners! Are sundry gods better than God, the One who conquers all

Mustaqim

Oh my companions in prison, are different masters better or Allah, the one and dominant?

Mustafa Khattab 2018

O my fellow-prisoners! Which is far better: many different lords or Allah—the One, the Supreme?

Musharraf Hussain

My fellow prisoners, tell me, are many gods better or the one, Allah, the Supreme?

MunirMezyed2023

O’ my two fellow-prisoners! (Ask yourselves), which is better, many gods at variance, or Allâh the One, the Omnipotent?

Munir Mezyed

O’ my two fellow-prisoners, are various (mythological) lords better or Allâh the One, the Omnipotent?

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

O my fellow prisoners, are different gods better or Allah, the One, the All-Dominant

Muhammad Sarwar

"My fellow-prisoners can many different masters be considered better than One All-dominant God

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

O my fellow-prisoners! Are divers lords better, or Allah the One, Almighty

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

O (you) two companions of the prison! Are (some) disunited lords more charitable (i.e., better) or Allah, The One, The Superb Vanquisher

Muhammad Asad

"O my companions in imprisonment! Which is more reasonable: [belief in the existence of numerous divine] lords, each of them different from the other" -or [in] the One God, who holds absolute sway over all that exists

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

You my two companions/friends (of) the prison/jail, are separate Lords better or God the one, the defeater/conqueror

Mohammad Shafi

"O my two prison mates! Are sundry lords better or Allah the One, the Almighty?"

Mir Aneesuddin

O my two companions of the prison ! are different masters better or Allah, the One, the Omnipotent?

Maulana Muhammad Ali

O my two fellow-prisoners, are sundry lords better or Allah the One, the Supreme

Maududi

Fellow-prisoners! Is it better that there be diverse lords, or just Allah, the One, the Irresistible

Linda "iLham" Barto

“O my two companions of prison, are many different lords better than Allah, the Only One, the Prevailing Force?

John Medows Rodwell

O my two fellow prisoners! are sundry lords best, or God, the One, the Mighty

Irving/Hegab

"Both my jailmates, are separate lords better than Allah (God) Alone, the Irresistible?

Hilali - Khan

"O two companions of the prison! Are many different lords (gods) better or Allah, the One, the Irresistible

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

My fellowprisoners, say which is better, many gods at variance, or Allah the One, the Conqueror

Hamid S. Aziz

O you two fellow-prisoners! Are manifold lords better, or Allah, the One, the Almighty

George Sale

O my fellow-prisoners, are sundry lords better, or the only true and mighty God

Fode Drame

“O my two companions of the prison. Are multiple and diverse Lords better or Allah, The One, The All Over-powering.

Faridul Haque

"O both my fellow-prisoners! Are various lords better, or One Allah, the Dominant above all?"

Edward Henry Palmer

O ye twain fellow-prisoners! Are manifold lords better, or God, the one, the dominant

Dr. Munir Munshey

"Oh my companions of prison! Isn´t one God, Allah the Omnipotent, better than several independent gods?"

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

O my two companions of the prison! (Say:) Are many separate gods better or One Allah, Who dominates and controls all

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

O my two prison companions! Are ones that are different masters better or God, The One, The Omniscient?

Dr. Kamal Omar

O two companions of the prison! Are many different nourishers-sustainers better (as a concept) or Allah, the One, the Irresistible (Who Alone is the Reality)

Corpus.Quran

O my two companions (of) the prison Are lords separate better or Allah the One the Irresistible

Bilal Muhammad 2018

“O my two companions of the prison. Are many lords differing among themselves better, or One God, Supreme and Irresistible

Bijan Moeinian

“Tell me my fellow prisoners, which belief is better: belief in many gods or relying upon One Supreme God?”

Bakhtiari Nejad

My two prison mates, are several different masters better or the one dominant God?

Arthur John Arberry

Say, which is better, my fellow-prisoners -- many gods at variance, or God the One, the Omnipotent

Amatul Rahman Omar

`My two fellow-prisoners! what is better? Diverse and numerous gods or Allah, the One, the Most Supreme

Ali Ünal

"O my two fellow-prisoners! Are many diverse lords more reasonable and better (to attribute creation to and believe in and obey), or God, the One, the All-Overwhelming (holding absolute sway over all that exists)

Ali Quli Qara'i

O my prison mates! Are different masters better, or Allah, the One, the All-paramount

Aisha Bewley

My fellow-prisoners, are many lords better, or Allah, the only One, the Conqueror?

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

'O my two fellow prisoners; are separate Lords better or Allah the One Omnipotent?

Ahmed Hulusi

(Joseph said), “O my companions of prison... Are diverse Rabbs of differing qualities better, or Allah, the Wahid’ul Qahhar (the only ONE under whose command lays all things)?”

Ahmed Ali

(Tell me) O fellow-prisoners, are a number of gods better, or one God omnipotent

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

O My two fellow-prisoners! are sundry lords better of Allah, the One, the Subdue

Abdul Hye

O my 2 companions of the prison! Are many different Lords (worthy of worship) better or Allah, the One, the Irresistible?

Abdel Haleem

Fellow prisoners, would many diverse gods be better than God the One, the All Powerful? [No indeed!]