The Quran

سورة الواقِعَة

Surah Al-Wâqi‘ah 56:60

The Great Event · Verse 60 of 96

نَحْنُ قَدَّرْنَا بَيْنَكُمُ الْمَوْتَ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

It is We that have ordained death for all of you. And We cannot be stopped from (it),

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

We have decreed Death to be your common lot, and We are not to be frustrated

Ahmed Ali

We have incorporated death in your constitution, and We shall not be hindered

12 more translations

Ali Unal

It is also We Who decree death among you – and We cannot be overcome,

Daryabadi

We! it is We Who have decreed death Unto you all. And We are not to be outrun.

Faridul Haque

It is We Who have ordained death among you, and We have not been beaten -

Maulana Muhammad Ali

We have ordained death among you and We are not to be overcome,

Maulvi Sher Ali

WE have ordained death for all of you; and WE cannot be hindered,

Muhammad Asad

We have [indeed] decreed that death shall be [ever-present] among you: but there is nothing to prevent Us

Muhammad Musin Khan

We have decreed death to you all, and We are not unable,

Muhammad Pickthall

We mete out death among you, and We are not to be outrun,

Muhammad Sarwar

We have destined death for you and no one can challenge Us

Muhammed ali Shakir

We have ordained death among you and We are not to be overcome,

Rashad Khalifa

We have predetermined death for you. Nothing can stop us

Shabbir Ahmed

We have decreed death (designed the laws of death) among you. And there is nothing to prevent Us