Surah Ar-Ra'd — Verse 39

The Thunder · 13:39 · 39/43

يَمْحُوا۟ ٱللَّهُ مَا يَشَآءُ وَيُثْبِتُ ۖ وَعِندَهُۥٓ أُمُّ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ

Yamhoo Allahu ma yashaowayuthbitu waAAindahu ommu alkitab

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

Allāh eliminates what He wills or confirms, and with Him is the Mother of the Book.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

God erases or confirms whatever He will, and the source of Scripture is with Him.

Marmaduke Pickthall

Allah effaceth what He will, and establisheth (what He will), and with Him is the source of ordinance.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Allah doth blot out or confirm what He pleaseth: with Him is the Mother of the Book.

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Allah wipes off what He wills and affirms (what He wills), and with Him is the Mother Book.

Al-Hilali & Khan

Allâh blots out what He wills and confirms (what He wills). And with Him is the Mother of the Book (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfûz)

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

Allah effaces whatever He wills and retains whatever He wills. With Him is the Mother of the Book.

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

God annuls or confirms whatever He wills [of His earlier messages] -for with Him is the source of all revelation.

Rowwad · source edition

Allah eliminates what He wills or affirms it[31], and with Him is the Master Book[32].

Notes

[31] Although everything is set in the Record, He decrees whatever He wishes and the angels erase or affirm in the scrolls whatever He dictates. [32] The Preserved Tablet.

Noor International · source edition

(39) Allāh eliminates what He wills or confirms, and with Him is the Mother of the Book.[644]

Notes

[644]- The Preserved Slate (al-Lawḥ al-Maḥfūẓ), in which is inscribed the original of every scripture revealed by Allāh.