Quran Ayah al-Qalam (The Pen) 68:5 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad   
and [one day] thou shalt see, and they [who now deride thee] shall see
Arthur John Arberry   
So thou shalt see, and they will see
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
Soon wilt thou see, and they will see

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Source Arabic and Literal tools
Arabic   
فَسَتُبۡصِرُ وَیُبۡصِرُونَ ۝٥
Transliteration (2021)   
fasatub'ṣiru wayub'ṣirūn
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more   
So you will see and they will see,

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
and [one day] thou shalt see, and they [who now deride thee] shall see
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
Soon wilt thou see, and they will see
M. M. Pickthall   
And thou wilt see and they will se
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Soon you and the pagans will see,
Wahiduddin Khan   
Soon you will see, as will they
Safi Kaskas   
You will see and they will see
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
Thou wilt perceive and they will perceive
T.B.Irving   
so you will observe even as they observe,
Shakir   
So you shall see, and they (too) shall see
Abdul Hye   
Soon you will see and they will see
Saeed Malik   
So, shall you see, and they too will see,
The Study Quran   
So thou wilt see and they will se
Talal Itani & AI (2025)   
Soon you will see, and they will see.
Talal Itani (2012)   
You will see, and they will see
M. Farook Malik   
Soon you will see - as they will se
Dr. Kamal Omar   
And very soon you will see, and they will (also) see —
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Soon you will see, and so shall they
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
Soon will you see, and they will see
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
So you will see and they will se
Muhammad Sarwar   
You will see and they will also se
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
So, you will see, and they will se
Shabbir Ahmed   
And soon you will see and they will see
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
So you will behold, and they will behold
Ali Quli Qara'i   
You will see and they will see
Ali Ünal   
Soon you will see and they will se
Aisha Bewley   
So you will see and they will see
Ahmed Ali   
So you will see, and they will realise
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Anon thou wilt see and they will see
Abdel Haleem   
and soon you will see, as will they
Hamid S. Aziz   
Soon will you see, and they too shall see
[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)   
So you will see, and they will see.
Musharraf Hussain   
Soon you will see, and so will they,
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
Soon will you see, and they will see
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
So, you are going to see and they will see,
Maududi   
So you will soon see, and they too will see
Mohammad Shafi   
Soon you will see, and so they will

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Then now you shall soon see and they shall also see;
Rashad Khalifa   
You will see, and they will see.
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
So thou wilt see, and they (too) will see
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
So you will see/look/understand, and they (will) see/look/understand
Sher Ali   
And thou wilt soon see and they, too, will see
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
You shall see and they will se
Faridul Haque   
So very soon, you will see and they too will realise
Bijan Moeinian   
Pretty soon you and them will see…
Edip Yuksel   
So you will see, and they will see.
Amatul Rahman Omar   
And you shall soon know and so will these (- the disbelievers)
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
Soon you will see and they (too) will see
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
You will see, and they will see

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
N J Dawood (2014)   
You shall before long see ― as they will see ―
Arthur John Arberry   
So thou shalt see, and they will see
Edward Henry Palmer   
But thou shalt see and they shall se
John Medows Rodwell   
But thou shalt see and they shall se
George Sale   
Thou shalt see, and the infidels shall see

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Shuaib Abdullahi   
So (Fa) you (s) will see (Sa Tub'siru) and (Wa) they will see (Yub'siruun)
Fode Drame   
So soon you will see and they will see,
Munir Mezyed   
You will see and they will also see
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
So you will see and they will see.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
You will see, and they will see…
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
Thus yousg shall see and they shall see
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
so you will observe even as they observe,
Samy Mahdy   
So you will sight, and they will sight.
Ali Quli Qarai   
You will see and they will see,
Ahmed Hulusi   
Soon you will see and they will see;
Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri   
You will see, and they will see,
A. S. Mohamed   
So you will see, and they will see
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
Soon shall you see and so shall they -your opponent- who is the stray who has erred and strayed from the path of righteousness
Mir Aneesuddin   
So you will see and they (too) will see (as to)
The Wise Quran Project   
So soon you will see and they will see,

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
Soon wilt thou see, and they will see
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
So you will see, and they will see.
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
So you will see, and they will see
OLD Literal Word for Word   
So you will see and they will see
OLD Transliteration   
Fasatubsiru wayubsiroona