Surah Yusuf — Verse 39

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يَـٰصَـٰحِبَىِ ٱلسِّجْنِ ءَأَرْبَابٌ مُّتَفَرِّقُونَ خَيْرٌ أَمِ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْوَٰحِدُ ٱلْقَهَّارُ

Ya sahibayi assijniaarbabun mutafarriqoona khayrun ami Allahu alwahidualqahhar

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

O [my] two companions of prison, are separate lords better or Allāh, the One, the Prevailing?

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

Fellow prisoners, would many diverse gods be better than God the One, the All Powerful? [No indeed!]

Marmaduke Pickthall

O my fellow-prisoners! Are divers lords better, or Allah the One, Almighty?

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

"O my two companions of the prison! (I ask you): are many lords differing among themselves better, or the One Allah, Supreme and Irresistible?

Mufti Taqi Usmani

O my fellow prisoners, are different gods better or Allah, the One, the All-Dominant?

Al-Hilali & Khan

"O two companions of the prison! Are many different lords (gods) better or Allâh, the One, the Irresistible?

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

Fellow-prisoners! Is it better that there be diverse lords, or just Allah, the One, the Irresistible?

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

"O my companions in imprisonment! Which is more reasonable: [belief in the existence of numerous divine] lords, each of them different from the other" -or [in] the One God, who holds absolute sway over all that exists?

Rowwad · source edition

O my two fellow prisoners, which is better: many different lords or Allah, the One, the Subjugator?

Noor International · source edition

(39) O [my] two companions of prison, are separate lords better or Allāh, the One,[597] the Prevailing?[598]

Notes

[597]- Single, individual and unique in His attributes and His deeds. [598]- He who subdues doubts and false arguments with clear evidences and who subdues and imposes His will upon all creation.