The Quran

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Surah Al-Wâqi‘ah 56:83

The Great Event · Verse 83 of 96

فَلَوْلَا إِذَا بَلَغَتِ الْحُلْقُومَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

Why, then, when the soul (of the dying person) reaches the throat,

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Then why do ye not (intervene) when (the soul of the dying man) reaches the throat,-

Ahmed Ali

Then how is it that when the (dying) breath is withdrawn into the throat (and rattles),

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Ali Unal

Then, how is it you do not – when the soul comes up to the throat (of a dying human),

Daryabadi

Wherefore then - when the soul cometh up to the wind-pipe -

Faridul Haque

So why was it not, when the soul reaches up to the throat, -

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Why is it not then that when it comes up to the throat,

Maulvi Sher Ali

Why, then, when the soul of the dying man reaches the throat,

Muhammad Asad

Why, then, when [the last breath] comes up to the throat [of a dying man],

Muhammad Musin Khan

Then why do you not (intervene) when (the soul of a dying person) reaches the throat?

Muhammad Pickthall

Why, then, when (the soul) cometh up to the throat (of the dying)

Muhammad Sarwar

Why can you not help a soul dying

Muhammed ali Shakir

Why is it not then that when it (soul) comes up to the throat,

Rashad Khalifa

When the time comes and it (your soul) reaches your throat -

Shabbir Ahmed

Why, then, as the last breath comes up to the throat,