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سورة البَقَرَة

Surah Al-Baqarah 2:156

The Cow · Verse 156 of 286

الَّذِينَ إِذَا أَصَابَتْهُمْ مُصِيبَةٌ قَالُوا إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

Who, when a calamity befalls them, say, `Surely, we belong to Allâh and to Him, of course, we return (and in His will is our peace).´

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Who say, when afflicted with calamity: "To Allah We belong, and to Him is our return":-

Ali Unal

Those who, when a disaster befalls them, say, "Surely we belong to God (as His creatures and servants) and surely to Him we are bound to return." (And they act accordingly.)

11 more translations

Daryabadi

Who, when there afflicteth them an affliction, say: verily we are Allah´s, and verily unto Him we are returners.

Faridul Haque

Those who say when calamity befalls them, "Indeed we belong to Allah and indeed it is to Him we are to return."

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Who, when a misfortune befalls them say: "Surely we are Allah's and to Him we shall return."

Maulvi Sher Ali

Who, when a misfortune overtakes them, say, `Surely, to ALLAH we belong and to HIM shall we return.'

Muhammad Asad

who, when calamity befalls them, say, "Verily, unto God do we belong and, verily, unto Him we shall return."

Muhammad Musin Khan

Who, when afflicted with calamity, say: "Truly! To Allah we belong and truly, to Him we shall return."

Muhammad Pickthall

Who say, when a misfortune striketh them: Lo! we are Allah's and lo! unto Him we are returning.

Muhammad Sarwar

and in difficulty say, "We are the servants of God and to Him we shall all return".

Muhammed ali Shakir

Who, when a misfortune befalls them, say: Surely we are Allah's and to Him we shall surely return.

Rashad Khalifa

When an affliction befalls them, they say, "We belong to GOD, and to Him we are returning."

Shabbir Ahmed

When a calamity befalls them, they do not waver. Rather, they say in word and attitude, "To God we belong, dedicated to His cause, and every step of ours will advance in the direction shown by Him."