The Quran

سورة الزّخرُف

Surah Al-Zukhruf 43:60

The Ornaments · Verse 60 of 89

وَلَوْ نَشَاءُ لَجَعَلْنَا مِنْكُمْ مَلَائِكَةً فِي الْأَرْضِ يَخْلُفُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And if We so willed We could make some from among you (like) angels who could be Our vicegerents in the land.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And if it were Our Will, We could make angels from amongst you, succeeding each other on the earth.

Ahmed Ali

If We pleased We could have put angels in place of you as trustees on the earth.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

If We had so willed, We could have made some from among you angels, succeeding each other on the earth.

Daryabadi

And had We willed We could have appointed angels born of you in the earth to succeed each other.

Faridul Haque

And if We willed, We could have established angels on the earth instead of you.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And if We pleased, We could make among you angels to be (Our) vicegerents in the land.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And if WE so willed, WE could make from among you angels to be your successors in the earth.

Muhammad Asad

And had We so willed, [O you who worship angels,] We could indeed have made you into angels succeeding one another on earth!

Muhammad Musin Khan

And if it were Our Will, We would have [destroyed you (mankind) all, and] made angels to replace you on the earth.

Muhammad Pickthall

And had We willed We could have set among you angels to be viceroys in the earth.

Muhammad Sarwar

Had We wanted, We could have made the angels as your successors on the earth.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And if We please, We could make among you angels to be successors in the land.

Rashad Khalifa

If we willed, we could have made you angels who colonize and reproduce on earth.

Shabbir Ahmed

Had We so willed We could have made you humans into angels succeeding one another on earth.