The Quran

سورة الحِجر

Surah Al-Hijr 15:9

The Rock · Verse 9 of 99

إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا الذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

Verily, it was We, We Ourself Who have revealed this Reminder (- the Qur´ân); and it is We Who are, most certainly, its Guardian.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

We have, without doubt, sent down the Message; and We will assuredly guard it (from corruption).

Ahmed Ali

We have sent down this Exposition, and We will guard it.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

Indeed it is We, We Who send down the Reminder in parts, and it is indeed We Who are its Guardian.

Daryabadi

Verily We! it is We who have revealed the Admonition, and verily We are the guardians thereof.

Faridul Haque

Indeed We have sent down the Qur’an, and indeed We Ourselves surely are its Guardians. (This is one of the miracles of the Qur’an - no one has been able to change even one letter of its text, despite every effort. It has remained in its original form since the 6th Century (A.D) and will remain so forever. Other Holy Books such as the Torah and the Bible have lost their originality.)

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Surely We have revealed the Reminder, and surely We are its Guardian.

Maulvi Sher Ali

Verily, it is WE Who have sent down this Exhortation, and most surely WE are its Guardians.

Muhammad Asad

Behold, it is We Ourselves who have bestowed from on high, step by step, this reminder? and, behold, it is We who shall truly guard it [from all corruption].

Muhammad Musin Khan

Verily We: It is We Who have sent down the Dhikr (i.e. the Qur'an) and surely, We will guard it (from corruption).

Muhammad Pickthall

Lo! We, even We, reveal the Reminder, and lo! We verily are its Guardian.

Muhammad Sarwar

We Ourselves have revealed the Quran and We are its Protectors.

Muhammed ali Shakir

Surely We have revealed the Reminder and We will most surely be its guardian.

Rashad Khalifa

Absolutely, we have revealed the reminder, and, absolutely, we will preserve it.

Shabbir Ahmed

We have sent down this Reminder, and We will guard it.

Commentary 15:9 “It is We Who are, most certainly, its Guardian” is a great prophecy (see also 85:22) from the time when the lives of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) and his…

إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا الذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُونَ

15:9 “It is We Who are, most certainly, its Guardian” is a great prophecy (see also 85:22) from the time when the lives of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) and his followers were in acute danger. In his mystical approach, Rûmî gives yet another interpretation of this verse: “We have placed in you a substance, a desire to seek, a yearning, of which We are the Keepers. We will not allow it to be wasted”.