Quran 92:20 Word by Word & Translations
92:20 Word by Word (2021)
92:20 Arabic
92:20 Transliteration
Except seeking (the) Countenance (of) his Lord, the Most High.
92:20 Arabic
إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
92:20 Transliteration
Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihi al-aAAla
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
Except the face of His Lord, the Most High.
Abdel Haleem
but for the sake of his Lord the Most High–&ndash
Abdul Hye
except to seek the pleasure of his Lord, the High.
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
But only seeking the Countenance of his Lord the Most High
Ahmed Ali
Other than seeking the glory of his Lord, most high
Ahmed Hulusi
Only for the sake of the countenance of his Rabb, the Most High!
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
But he only seeks the pleasure of his Lord Who is the Most High.
Aisha Bewley
desiring only the Face of their Lord Most High.
Ali Ünal
(Rather, he spends) only in longing for the good pleasure of his Lord, the Most High
Ali Quli Qara'i
but seeks only the pleasure of his Lord, the Most Exalted
Amatul Rahman Omar
But (he spends) only to seek the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High
Arthur John Arberry
only seeking the Face of his Lord the Most High
Bakhtiari Nejad
except (anyone who) looks for pleasure (and attention) of his Lord, the highest,
Bijan Moeinian
They simply do it to please God
Bilal Muhammad 2018
But only the desire to seek for the Countenance of their Lord Most High
Corpus.Quran
Except seeking (the) Countenance (of) his Lord the Most High
Dr. Kamal Omar
except a desire to seek the attention of his Nourisher-Sustainer, the Most High
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
but looking for the Countenance of his Lord, The Lofty,
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Rather (he spends) seeking the pleasure of his Lord, Most High
Dr. Munir Munshey
But because he sought the pleasure of his Lord, the most High
Edward Henry Palmer
but only craving the face of his Lord most High
Faridul Haque
He desires only to please his Lord, the Supreme
Fode Drame
it is just a desire to seek the face of his Lord, The Most-high.
George Sale
but who bestoweth the same for the sake of his Lord, the most High
Hamid S. Aziz
But only desiring the face of his Lord Most High
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
seeking only the Face of his Lord, the Most High
Hilali - Khan
Except only the desire to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High
Irving/Hegab
except through seeking the countenance of his Lord, the All-Highest.
John Medows Rodwell
But only as seeking the face of his Lord the Most High
Linda "iLham" Barto
They only want to seek the countenance of their Lord the Highest.
Maududi
but only to seek the good pleasure of his Lord Most High
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Except the seeking of the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High
Mir Aneesuddin
but he seeks the Attention of his Fosterer, the High.
Mohammad Shafi
And he spends for nothing but to seek the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
Except wishing/desiring his Lord's the highest's/mightiest's/most dignified's face/front (path)
Muhammad Asad
but only out of a longing for the countenance of his Sustainer, the All-Highest
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Except for seeking the Face of his Lord, The Most Exalted
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
Except as seeking (to fulfil) the purpose of his Lord Most High
Muhammad Sarwar
except the pleasure of their Lord, the Most Hig
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
but (he gave his wealth in charity) only to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High
Munir Mezyed
Only seeking the countenance of his Lord, the Most High.
MunirMezyed2023
Only seeking the countenance of his Lord, the Most High.
Musharraf Hussain
but longed for the pleasure of His Lord, the Highest,
Mustafa Khattab 2018
but seeking the pleasure of their Lord, the Most High.
Mustaqim
But seeks the presence of his Lord the most elevated.
N J Dawood 2014
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Rashad Khalifa
Seeking only his Lord, the Most High
Safi Kaskas
but only seeking the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High.
Samy Mahdy
Except seeking his Lord’s face, Al-Aala (The Highest).
Shabbir Ahmed
But only to seek the Approval of his Lord, the Most High
Shakir
Except the seeking of the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High
Sher Ali
But solely to seek the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High
Syed Vickar Ahamed
But only the desire to seek the Approval of their Lord Most High (Rab-Al-A'la)
T.B.Irving
except through seeking the countenance of his Lord, the All-Highest
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, the Most High.
Talal Itani (2012)
Only seeking the acceptance of his Lord, the Most High
The Study Quran
save for seeking the Face of his Lord, the Most High
The Wise Quran
Except seeking the face of his Lord, the Most High.
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High
Wahiduddin Khan
acting only for the sake of his Lord the Most Hig
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
But only the desire to seek for the Countenance of their Lord Most High