Surah Al-Jinn — Verse 25

The Jinn · 72:25 · 25/28

قُلْ إِنْ أَدْرِىٓ أَقَرِيبٌ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ أَمْ يَجْعَلُ لَهُۥ رَبِّىٓ أَمَدًا

Qul in adree aqareebun ma tooAAadoonaam yajAAalu lahu rabbee amada

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

Say, "I do not know if what you are promised is near or if my Lord will grant for it a [long] period."

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

Say, ‘I do not know whether what you have been warned about is near, or whether a distant time has been appointed for it by my Lord.’

Marmaduke Pickthall

Say (O Muhammad, unto the disbelievers): I know not whether that which ye are promised is nigh, or if my Lord hath set a distant term for it.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Say: "I know not whether the (Punishment) which ye are promised is near, or whether my Lord will appoint for it a distant term.

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Say, “I do not know whether that which you are promised is near, or my Lord has appointed for it a distant term.

Al-Hilali & Khan

Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "I know not whether (the punishment) which you are promised is near or whether my Lord will appoint for it a distant term.

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

Say: “I know not whether what you are promised is near or whether my Lord will prolong its term.

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

Say: "I do not know whether that [doom] of which you were forewarned is near, or whether my Sustainer has set for it a distant term."

Rowwad · source edition

Say, “I do not know if what you are promised is near or my Lord has appointed a distant time for it.

Hilali and Khan · source edition

25. Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "I know not whether (the punishment) which you are promised is near or whether my Lord will appoint for it a distant term.