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Quran 6:158

Surah Al-An'am (The Cattle), verse 158 of 165 · Juz 8

هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن تَأْتِيَهُمُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ أَوْ يَأْتِىَ رَبُّكَ أَوْ يَأْتِىَ بَعْضُ ءَايَـٰتِ رَبِّكَ ۗ يَوْمَ يَأْتِى بَعْضُ ءَايَـٰتِ رَبِّكَ لَا يَنفَعُ نَفْسًا إِيمَـٰنُهَا لَمْ تَكُنْ ءَامَنَتْ مِن قَبْلُ أَوْ كَسَبَتْ فِىٓ إِيمَـٰنِهَا خَيْرًا ۗ قُلِ ٱنتَظِرُوٓا۟ إِنَّا مُنتَظِرُونَ

Translations of Quran 6:158
EnglishTalal Itani

Are they waiting for anything but for the angels to come to them, or for your Lord to arrive, or for some of your Lord’s signs to come? On the Day when some of your Lord’s signs come, no soul will benefit from its faith unless it had believed previously, or had earned goodness through its faith. Say, “Wait, we too are waiting.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Wait they, indeed, for nothing less than that the angels should come unto them, or thy Lord should come, or there should come one of the portents from thy Lord? In the day when one of the portents from thy Lord cometh, its belief availeth naught a soul which theretofore believed not, nor in its belief earned good (by works). Say: Wait ye! Lo! We (too) are waiting.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Onlar ancak şunu gözetiyorlar: ki kendilerine Melekler geliversin veya Rabbin geliversin veya Rabbinin bazı alâmetleri geliversin, Rabbi'nin bazı alâmetleri geldiği gün, evvelce iman etmemiş veya imanında bir hayır kazanmamış bir nefse o günkü imanı hiç bir fâide vermez, de ki gözetin, çünkü biz şüphesiz gözetiyoruz.

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Attendent—ils que les anges viennent, ou que Dieu vienne lui-même, ou qu’un signe d’entre les signes de ton Seigneur les surprenne ? Le jour où un signe d’entre les signes de ton Seigneur viendra vers eux, la foi ne profitera plus à l’âme qui n’aura pas cru auparavant, ou qui, avec la foi, n’aura fait aucune bonne œuvre. Dis-leur : Si vous attendez, nous attendrons aussi.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Wachten zij tot de engelen tot hen komen, of dat hun Heer komt om hen te straffen, of dat sommige van Gods teekenen hen verrassen? Op den dag waarop sommige van uws Heeren teekenen zullen verschijnen, zal het geloof daaraan geene ziel bevoordeelen, die daaraan niet vroeger geloofde, of in zijn geloof niet goed handelde. Zeg: indien gij wacht, zullen ook wij wachten.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Aspettano forse che gli angeli vengano, o che Iddio stesso venga, o che li sorprenda un segno fra i segni del tuo Signore? Il giorno in cui un segno fra i segni del tuo Signore verrà a loro, la fede non profitterà più all’anima che non avrà creduto prima, o che, con la fede non avrà fatta alcun’opera buona. Di’ loro: Se voi aspettate, noi aspetteremo egualmente.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.