سورة الزّخرُف
Surah Al-Zukhruf 43:28
The Ornaments · Verse 28 of 89
وَجَعَلَهَا كَلِمَةً بَاقِيَةً فِي عَقِبِهِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
And he (- Abraham) made it (- the Divine Unity) a word to abide (as a permanent legacy) among his posterity, so that they might turn (to One God).
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
And he left it as a Word to endure among those who came after him, that they may turn back (to Allah).
Ahmed Ali
This is the legacy he left to his descendants so that they may turn (to God).
12 more translations
Ali Unal
And He left it as a Word to endure among those who would come after him, so that they may return (from worshipping false deities to the worship of One God).
Daryabadi
And he made it a word lasting among his posterity that haply they should return.
Faridul Haque
And Ibrahim kept this declaration among his progeny, in order that they may desist.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And he made it a word to continue in his posterity that they might return.
Maulvi Sher Ali
And he left this as a permanent legacy among his posterity, that they might turn to God.
Muhammad Asad
And he uttered this as a word destined to endure among those who would come after him, so that they might [always] return [to it].
Muhammad Musin Khan
And he made it [i.e. La ilaha ill-Allah (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah Alone)] a Word lasting among his offspring (True Monotheism), that they may turn back (i.e. to repent to Allah or receive admonition).
Muhammad Pickthall
And he made it a word enduring among his seed, that haply they might return.
Muhammad Sarwar
God made (belief in one God) an everlasting task for his successors, so that perhaps they would return (to Him).
Muhammed ali Shakir
And he made it a word to continue in his posterity that they may return.
Rashad Khalifa
This example (of Abraham) was rendered an everlasting lesson for subsequent generations; perhaps they redeem their souls.
Shabbir Ahmed
And he left an enduring lesson for subsequent generations that they may seek inspiration from it.