Al-Qur'an Surah Al-Muddaththir Verse 47

Mufti Taqi Usmani

until when we were overtaken by that which is certain.”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

until the inevitable came to us.”

Ruwwad Translation Center

until the certainty [of death] came to us.”

A. J. Arberry

till the Certain came to us.' --

Abdul Haleem

until the Certain End came upon us.’

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

until there came to us the certainty.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

"Until there came to us (the Hour) that is certain."

Abul Ala Maududi

until the inevitable event overtook us.”

Ahmed Ali

Until the certainty (of death) had come upon us.

Ahmed Raza Khan

“Till death overcame us.”

Ali Quli Qarai

until death came to us.’

Ali Ünal

"Until what is certain to come did come upon us."

Amatul Rahman Omar

`Till death overtook us.´

English Literal

Until the assurance/certainty (death) came to us.

Faridul Haque

“Till death overcame us.”

Hamid S. Aziz

"Till the inevitable event (death) overtook us."

Hilali & Khan

"Until there came to us (the death) that is certain."

Maulana Mohammad Ali

Till the inevitable overtook us.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

Till death overtook us.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Till the Inevitable came unto us.

Muhammad Sarwar

until death approached us".

Qaribullah & Darwish

till the certainty (death) overtook us'

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

"Until Al-Yaqin came to us."

Wahiduddin Khan

until the Inevitable End [death] overtook us."

Talal Itani

Until the Inevitable came upon us.”

Tafsir jalalayn

until [finally] the inevitable came to us' -- death.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

And we used to deny the Day of Recompense, until the certainty (Al-Yaqin) came to us.

meaning, death.

This is as Allah says,

وَاعْبُدْ رَبَّكَ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَكَ الْيَقِينُ

and worship your Lord until there comes unto you the certainty. (15;99)

The Messenger of Allah said,

أَمَّا هُوَ يعني عثمان بن مظعون فَقَدْ جَاءَهُ الْيَقِينُ مِنْ رَبِّه

Concerning him verily, Al-Yaqin (death) came to him from his Lord."

Allah then says,

فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمْ شَفَاعَةُ الشَّافِعِينَ