The Quran

سورة الواقِعَة

Surah Al-Wâqi‘ah 56:3

The Great Event · Verse 3 of 96

خَافِضَةٌ رَافِعَةٌ

Abdul Mannan Omar

(This event shall be) lowering (the status of some and) exalting (that of others).

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

(Many) will it bring low; (many) will it exalt;

Ahmed Ali

Degrading (some) and exalting (others);

12 more translations

Ali Unal

Abasing some and exalting others;

Daryabadi

Abasing exalting.

Faridul Haque

The event will be abasing some, and exalting some.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Abasing (some), exalting (others) --

Maulvi Sher Ali

Some it will bring low, others it will exalt.

Muhammad Asad

abasing [some], exalting [others]!

Muhammad Musin Khan

It will bring low (some); (and others) it will exalt;

Muhammad Pickthall

Abasing (some), exalting (others);

Muhammad Sarwar

It will abase some and exalt others.

Muhammed ali Shakir

Abasing (one party), exalting (the other),

Rashad Khalifa

It will lower some, and raise others.

Shabbir Ahmed

Lowering some, raising others, the great equalizer!