Quran Ayah al-Mursalat (The Emissaries, Winds Sent Forth) 77:23 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad

Thus have We determined [the nature of man's creation]: and excellent indeed is Our power to determine [what is to be]

Arthur John Arberry

We determined; excellent determiners are We

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

For We do determine (according to need); for We are the best to determine (things)

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Arabic

فَقَدَرۡنَا فَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡقَـٰدِرُونَ ۝٢٣

Transliteration (2021)

faqadarnā faniʿ'ma l-qādirūn

Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more

So We measured, and Best (are We to) measure!

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Asad

Thus have We determined [the nature of man's creation]: and excellent indeed is Our power to determine [what is to be]

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

For We do determine (according to need); for We are the best to determine (things)

M. M. Pickthall

Thus We arranged. How excellent is Our arranging

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

We ˹perfectly˺ ordained ˹its development˺. How excellent are We in doing so!

Wahiduddin Khan

Thus We have determined the stages of development and Our power to determine is excellent indeed

Safi Kaskas

And We determined it, how excellently We determine.

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

And We measured. How bountiful are the ones who measure!

T.B.Irving

We measure it out and how favored are Those Who measure it!

Shakir

So We proportion it-- how well are We at proportioning (things)

Saeed Malik

Thus, do WE measure out-- how perfectly do WE ever measure out [every moment of existence].

Abdul Hye

So We have measured (its term) and We are the best to measure (things).

The Study Quran

Thus do We determine; what excellent determiners

Talal Itani (2012)

We measured precisely. We are the best to measure

Talal Itani & AI (2025)

We determined it, and how excellent are We at determining.

[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)

So We measured, and We are the best to measure.

M. Farook Malik

We have estimated its term - how excellent an estimator We are

Dr. Kamal Omar

Then We assessed and determined (the various stages and processes of intra-uterine life and the signals for delivery); then (We proved to be) the excellent Assessors and those Who determine

Dr. Munir Munshey

This is what We destined! How very excellent is Our destiny

Syed Vickar Ahamed

(And) We decide (the need); For We are the Best to decide (things)

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

And We determined [it], and excellent [are We] to determine

Muhammad Sarwar

Thus did We Plan and how excellent is Our planning

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

Thus We did (all this with perfect) measure; so We are the best to measure

Shabbir Ahmed

Thus We have determined (all things). How excellent is Our determining! (Appointing due measure of all things)

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

So We determined; so Excellent the Determiners are We

Hamid S. Aziz

Thus We arrange things - how well are We at arranging things

Abdel Haleem

We determine [it]: how excellently We determine

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

So We decreed. How excellent are We as decreers

Ahmed Ali

Then We facilitated (your birth). How well do We calculate

Aisha Bewley

It is We who determine. What an excellent Determiner!

Ali Ünal

Thus have We determined (everything related to your existence), and how excellent We are in determining

Ali Quli Qara'i

Then We designed; so how excellent designers We are

A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)

And We decide, for We are the best to decide

Musharraf Hussain

precisely determined by Us; we are excellent at determining its length.

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad

So, We are able, and We are very capable.

Maududi

See that We had the power to do so. Great indeed is Our power to do what We will

Mohammad Shafi

We then fixed terms [for everything in man's life]. And We are the best in fixing terms

Controversial or status undetermined works

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

Then We measured, so what an excellent Measurers are We.

Rashad Khalifa

We measured it precisely. We are the best designer

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

We determined, how excellent a Determiner are We

Faridul Haque

We then calculated; so how excellently do We control

Bijan Moeinian

Then designed it to the best of the proportion

Maulana Muhammad Ali

So We determined -- how well are We at determining

Muhammad Ahmed & Samira

So We evaluated and measured precisely, so blessed/praised (are) the capable/able

Sher Ali

Thus did WE determine; and how excellent Determiner are WE

Edip Yuksel

So We measured, and We are the best to measure.

Amatul Rahman Omar

Thus did We determine, and how good We are at determining

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

Then We determined time periods (for all the stages of growth from conception to birth). And how excellent do We determine

Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali

So We did measure, and We are the Best to measure (the things)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works

N J Dawood (2014)

All this We did; how excellent is Our work

Arthur John Arberry

We determined; excellent determiners are We

Edward Henry Palmer

for we are able and well able too

George Sale

And We were able to do this: For We are most powerful

John Medows Rodwell

Such is our power! and, how powerful are We

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations

Shuaib Abdullahi

and (Fa) We estimated (Qadar'naa), and (Fa) the estimation (El'Qaadiruun) was wonderful (Ni'ma)?

Fode Drame

Thus do We measure [in truth] and We are the best of those who measure [in truth].

Munir Mezyed

We perfectly decreed its process of developing. How Brilliant are We in doing so!.

Sahib Mustaqim Bleher

For We arrange it all in an excellent manner.

Linda “iLHam” Barto

We determine. We are the best to determine.

Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation

And We have determined, so what excellent determiners are We!

Irving & Mohamed Hegab

We measure it out and We are the best to measure it!

Samy Mahdy

So we estimated. So, how graciously is the estimator.

Ali Quli Qarai

Then We determined; and how excellent determiners We are!

Thomas Cleary

For We have determined measures, being the best giver of order.

Ahmed Hulusi

Thus We determined it! And excellent determiners We are!

Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri

So We did measure; and We are the best to measure.

A. S. Mohamed

And We determined precisely. How excellent Determiners We are!

Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli

For We determine; and We are the best to determine (and then Resurrection is easy for Us to portend

Mir Aneesuddin

thus We programmed, for We are Excellent Programmers.

Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim

We then determined, besides the span of this period, the relevant constitution and how right is the determination

The Wise Quran Project

And We measured, and excellent are the measurers.

Obsolete and/or older editions

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

For We do determine (according to need); for We are the best to determine (things)

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

So We measured, and We are the best to measure.

[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)

So We measured, and We are the best to measure

OLD Literal Word for Word

So We measured, and Best (are We to) measure

OLD Transliteration

Faqadarna faniAAma alqadiroona

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