Al-Qur'an Surah Al-Furqan Verse 10

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Glorious is the One who, if He so wills, would give you better than that - gardens beneath which rivers flow, and would give you palaces.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Blessed is the One Who—if He wills—can give you far better than ˹all˺ that: gardens under which rivers flow, and palaces as well.

Ruwwad Translation Center

Blessed is He Who, if He wills, could give you better than that: gardens under which rivers flow, and could give you palaces.

A. J. Arberry

Blessed be He who, if He will, shall assign to them better than that -- gardens underneath which rivers flow, and he shall assign to thee palaces.

Abdul Haleem

Exalted is He who can, if He wishes, give you better things than these: Gardens graced with flowing streams, and palaces too.

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Blest is He Who, if He willed, shall appoint for them something better than that: gardens whereunder the rivers flow, and appoint for them palaces.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Blessed is He who, if that were His will, could give thee better (things) than those,- Gardens beneath which rivers flow; and He could give thee palaces (secure to dwell in).

Abul Ala Maududi

Highly blessed is He, Who, if He wills, could give you much more and better things than what they propose for you: (Not one but) many gardens, beneath which rivers flow; and big castles:

Ahmed Ali

Blessed be He who, if He pleased, could give you better than that, -- gardens with rivers flowing by; and make palaces for you.

Ahmed Raza Khan

Most Auspicious is He Who, if He wills, may make it much better for you – Gardens beneath which rivers flow, and may create high palaces for you.

Ali Quli Qarai

Blessed is He who will grant you better than that if He wishes—gardens with streams running in them, and He will make for you palaces.

Ali Ünal

Blessed and Supreme is He Who, if He wills, can grant you (O Messenger) better than all that (they propose): gardens through which rivers flow, and grant you palaces.

Amatul Rahman Omar

Blessed is He Who is pleased to assign to you (at the time of the Final victory of the Muslims) better than that (garden they devise for you) gardens (of Mesopotamia) served with running streams (rivers like Euphrates, Tigris and Jihûn and Sihûn), and will also assign to you palaces (of the Persian and Byzantine Emperors, and also the treasures of Chosroes and Caesars would be placed at your feet).

English Literal

Blessed (is) who, if He willed/wanted He made/created for you better than that, treed gardens/paradises, the rivers/waterways run/flow from below/beneath it, and He makes/puts for you castles/palaces .

Faridul Haque

Most Auspicious is He Who, if He wills, may make it much better for you - Gardens beneath which rivers flow, and may create high palaces for you.

Hamid S. Aziz

See how they coin similitudes for you, so that they are all astray and cannot find a way!

Hilali & Khan

Blessed be He Who, if He will, will assign you better than (all) that, - Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise) and will assign you palaces (i.e. in Paradise).

Maulana Mohammad Ali

See what parables they set forth for thee -- they have gone astray, so they cannot find a way.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

Blessed is He Who, if He please, will give you what is better than this, gardens beneath which rivers flow, and He will give you palaces.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Blessed is He Who, if He will, will assign thee better than (all) that - Gardens underneath which rivers flow - and will assign thee mansions.

Muhammad Sarwar

Blessed is He who could give you palaces and gardens wherein streams would flow, far better than what they want you to have.

Qaribullah & Darwish

Blessed be He who, if He wills, can assign you better things than these; gardens underneath which rivers flow, and He shall assign for you palaces.

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

Blessed be He Who, if He wills, will assign you better than (all) that -- Gardens under which rivers flow and will assign you palaces.

Wahiduddin Khan

Blessed is He who, if He please, can give you better things than that; gardens watered by flowing streams, and palaces too.

Talal Itani

Blessed is He who, if He wills, can provide you with better than that—gardens beneath which rivers flow—and He will give you palaces.

Tafsir jalalayn

Blessed is He, abundant is the good of God, Who, if He will, will give you better than that, treasure or orchard which they mentioned -- gardens underneath which rivers flow, in this world, for He has already willed to give him such things in the Hereafter, and will give (read apocopated form wa-yaj`al) you palaces, as well (a variant reading [of the apocopated yaj`al] is yaj`alu, `He will give', beginning a new sentence).

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

تَبَارَكَ الَّذِي إِن شَاء جَعَلَ لَكَ خَيْرًا مِّن ذَلِكَ

Blessed be He Who, if He wills, will assign you better than (all) that...

"This means in this world."

جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الاَْنْهَارُ وَيَجْعَل لَّكَ قُصُورًا



-- Gardens under which rivers flow and will assign you palaces.

Mujahid said,

"The Quraysh used to call every house that was made of stone a `palace', whether it was large or small.