Quran 21:109 Word by Word & Translations

21:109 Word by Word (2021)

But if they turn away then say, "I (have) announced to you over equally And not I know whether is near or far what you are promised.


21:109 Arabic

فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَقُلْ ءَاذَنتُكُمْ عَلَىٰ سَوَآءٍ وَإِنْ أَدْرِىٓ أَقَرِيبٌ أَم بَعِيدٌ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ

21:109 Transliteration

Fa-in tawallaw faqul athantukum AAala sawa-in wa-in adree aqareebun am baAAeedun ma tooAAadoona
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
So if they turn away, then say: "I have given you notice sufficiently, and I do not know if what you are promised is near or far."
Abdel Haleem
But if they turn away, say, ‘I have proclaimed the message fairly to you all. I do not know whether the judgement you are promised is near or far
Abdul Hye
But if they (disbelievers) turn away (from Islam), then say (to them O Muhammad): “I give you a notice (warning) all alike. I don’t know whether what you are promised (punishment) is near or far
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Then if they turn away, say thou: I have proclaimed unto you all alike, and I know not whether nigh or far is that which ye are promised
Ahmed Ali
If they turn away, tell them: "I have warned you all alike. I do not know if what has been promised you is near or far away
Ahmed Hulusi
If they turn away say, “I have informed you all in fairness... I do not know if what you have been promised (death) is near or far.”
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
But if they turn away their faces, then say, 'I have proclaimed war against you on equal basis, and I know not whether that which you are promised is near or far.
Aisha Bewley
If they turn their backs, then say: ´I have informed all of you equally and I do not know if what you have been promised is near or far.
Ali Ünal
If they still turn away, say: "I have conveyed to you all that I must convey, and warned you all alike. But I do not know if that with which you are threatened (whether it be the destruction or the Last Judgment,) is near or far
Ali Quli Qara'i
But if they turn away, say, ‘I have proclaimed to you all alike, and I do not know whether what you have been promised is far or near
Amatul Rahman Omar
But if they still turn back say, `I have given you clear warning in all fairness. I do not know, however, whether that threat held out to you will be (fulfilled in the) near or distant (future)
Arthur John Arberry
Then, if they should turn their backs, say: 'I have proclaimed to you all equally, even though I know not whether near or far is that you are promised.
Bakhtiari Nejad
So, if they turn away, then say: “I have announced to you equally, and I do not know whether what you are promised is near or far.”
Bijan Moeinian
Now if they turn away, say to them: “I have conveyed the Message. I do not know how soon or late, the punishment of the Lord will descend upon you.”
Bilal Muhammad 2018
But if they turn back say, “I have proclaimed the message to you all alike and in truth, but I know not whether that which you are promised is near or far
Corpus.Quran
But if they turn away then say I (have) announced to you equally equally And not I know whether is near or far what you are promised
Dr. Kamal Omar
Then if they turned away, then say: “I have proclaimed (the Message) to you all alike; and I know not whether that which you are promised is near or far
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
But if they turned away, then, say: I proclaimed to you all equally. And I am not informed whether what you are promised is near or far.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Then, if they turn away, say: ‘I have conveyed to you all alike, and I do not know (on my own) whether that (torment) which you are promised is near or far
Dr. Munir Munshey
If they turn their backs, say, "I have notified you _ all of you, together. I have no idea whether that which is being promised to you, (the day of Reckoning), is close by or far in the future."
Edward Henry Palmer
But if they turn their backs say, 'I have proclaimed (war) against all alike, but I know not if what ye are threatened with be near or far!
Faridul Haque
Then if they turn away, proclaim, "I have proclaimed a war against you on equal terms; and what do I know whether the promise which is given to you, is close or far?"
Fode Drame
And if they turn away then say, “I inform you all the same. However I do not know whether it is near or far that which you are promised.”
George Sale
But if they turn their backs to the confession of God's unity, say, I proclaim war against you all equally: But I know not whether that which ye are theatened with be nigh, or whether it be far distant
Hamid S. Aziz
But if they turn their backs, then say, "I have proclaimed the message to you all alike, though I know not if what you are promised be near or far."
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
If they turn back, say: 'I have warned you all alike, though I cannot tell whether what you are promised is imminent or distant
Hilali - Khan
But if they (disbelievers, idolaters, Jews, Christians, polytheists, etc.) turn away (from Islamic Monotheism) say (to them O Muhammad SAW): "I give you a notice (of war as) to be known to us all alike. And I know not whether that which you are promised (i.e. the torment or the Day of Resurrection) is near or far."
Irving/Hegab
If they should turn away, then SAY: "I have announced it to you all alike. I do not knew whether what you are promised is near or far away!"
John Medows Rodwell
But if they turn their backs, then SAY: I have warned you all alike; but I know not whether that with which ye are threatened be nigh or distant
Linda "iLham" Barto
If they turn away, however, say, “I have proclaimed [the message] to you all equally. I do not know whether what you are promised is near or far.
Maududi
If they turn away, say to them: "I have warned you all alike; and I cannot say whether what you have been promised is near or distant
Maulana Muhammad Ali
But if they turn back, say: I have warned you in fairness, and I know not whether that which you are promised is near or far
Mir Aneesuddin
Say, "It is communicated to me that the God of you all is only One God. Will you then submit (as Muslims)?"
Mohammad Shafi
But if they turn back, say, "I have given you a warning in fairness and I know not what you are warned of is near or far."
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
So if they turned away , so say: "I informed you on equality/straightness , and I do not know is what you are being promised, near/close, or distant/far?"
Muhammad Asad
But if they turn away, say: “I have proclaimed this in equity unto all of you alike; but I do not know whether that [judgment] which you are promised [by God] is near or far [in time]
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
So if they turn away, then say, "I have notified you (all) equally, and decidedly I do not realize whether what you are promised is near or far
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
But if they are averse, then say: I have warned you all alike, although I know not whether nigh or far is that which ye are promised
Muhammad Sarwar
If they turn away, tell them, "I have warned every one of you equally. I do not know when the torment which you have to suffer will take place
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
But, if they turn away, then say (to them), .I have warned you all alike, and I do not know whether what you have been warned of is near or far
Munir Mezyed
But if it happens they turn back, say unto them: "I have conveyed to you all that I must convey, and warned you all alike. I know not whether that which you are promised is near or far.
MunirMezyed2023
But if it happens that they fall away (from the Faith), then say unto them: “I have faithfully conveyed to you (the messages of my Lord). Both you and I equally know of what I have warned you against, and I don’t know whether that which you are promised is near or far.
Musharraf Hussain
If they turn away, say: “I have declared what you’ve been promised; I am not sure whether it is near or far.
Mustafa Khattab 2018
If they turn away, then say, “I have warned you all equally. I do not know if what you are threatened with is near or far.
Mustaqim
Then if they turn away, say: I told you anyway, and I have no idea whether what you have been promised is close or far off.
N J Dawood 2014
If they pay no heed, say: ‘I have warned you all alike, though I cannot tell whether the scourge you are promised is imminent or far off
Rashad Khalifa
If they turn away, then say, "I have warned you sufficiently, and I have no idea how soon or late (the retribution) will come to you.
Safi Kaskas
But, if they turn away, then say, "I have proclaimed the message equally to [all of] you. And I do not know if what you have been promised is near or far.
Samy Mahdy
So, if they turned away, say, “I have warned you in equality. And I do not cognize whether it is near or far, what you have been promised.”
Shabbir Ahmed
If they still turn away, then say, "I have conveyed the Message to all of you alike. But I do not know whether near or far is that which you are promised."
Shakir
But if they turn back, say: I have given you warning in fairness and I do not know whether what you are threatened with is near or far
Sher Ali
But if they turn back, say, `I have warned you all alike and I know not whether that which you are promised is near or far
Syed Vickar Ahamed
But if they turn back, say (to them): "I have proclaimed the Message to you all alike and in truth; And I do not know whether what you are promised is near or far
T.B.Irving
If they should turn away, then SAY: "I have announced it to you all alike. If I only knew whether what you are promised is near or far away!"
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
If they turn away, say, “I have warned you adequately, and I don’t know if what you’re promised is near or far.
Talal Itani (2012)
But if they turn away, say, 'I have informed you sufficiently. Although I do not know whether what you are promised is near or far.'
The Study Quran
But if they turn away, say, “I have proclaimed to you all equally. I know not whether that which you are promised is nigh or far off
The Wise Quran
But if they turn their backs then say, 'I have proclaimed to you equally, and I do not know if what you are threatened with is near or far.'
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
But if they turn away, then say, "I have announced to [all of] you equally. And I know not whether near or far is that which you are promised
Wahiduddin Khan
If they turn away, say, I have warned you all alike, though I do not know whether [the scourge] which you are promised is near at hand or far off
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
But if they turn back, Say: "I have proclaimed the Message to you all alike and in truth; but I know not whether that which ye are promised is near or far