Quran 3:169 Translations ⓘ

Ali 'Imran (House of Imran) 3:169

وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوَاتًا بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَ

Transliteration

Wala tahsabanna allatheena qutiloo fee sabeeli Allahi amwatan bal ahyaon AAinda rabbihim yurzaqoona

Ahmad Ali

Never think that those who are killed in the way of God are dead. They are alive, getting succour from their Lord,

Ali Qarai

Do not suppose those who were slain in the way of Allah to be dead; no, they are living and provided for near their Lord,

Amhad Khan

And do not ever assume that those who are slain in Allah's cause, are dead; in fact they are alive with their Lord, receiving sustenance. (Death does not mean extinction, it is the passing of the soul from this world to another. In case of virtuous believers, their bodies do not rot after death and they remain “alive”, in the manner Allah has ordained for them.)

Arberry

Count not those who were slain in God's way as dead, but rather living with their Lord, by Him provided,

Corpus Quran

And (do) not think (of) those who are killed in (the) way (of) Allah (as) dead. Nay! They are alive, near their Lord; they are given provision.

Daryabadi

And reckon not thou those slain in the way of Allah to be dead. Nay, they are alive, and with their Lord, and provided for.

Hilali & Khan

Think not of those who are killed in the Way of Allah as dead. Nay, they are alive, with their Lord, and they have provision.

Maududi

Think not of those slain in the way of Allah as dead. Indeed they are living, and with their Lord they have their sustenance,

Muhammad Sarwar

Do not think of those slain for the cause of God as dead. They are alive with their Lord and receive sustenance from Him.

Muhammad Shakir

And reckon not those who are killed in Allah's way as dead; nay, they are alive (and) are provided sustenance from their Lord;

Pickthall

Think not of those, who are slain in the way of Allah, as dead. Nay, they are living. With their Lord they have provision.

Qaribullah

You must not think that those who were killed in the way of Allah are dead. But rather, they are alive with their Lord and have been provided for,

Sahih Intl

And never think of those who have been killed in the cause of Allah as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision,

Talal Itani

Do not consider those killed in the cause of God as dead. In fact, they are alive, at their Lord, well provided for.

Wahihuddin Khan

Do not think of those who have been killed in God's cause as dead. They are alive, and well provided for by their Lord;

Yusuf Ali

Think not of those who are slain in Allah's way as dead. Nay, they live, finding their sustenance in the presence of their Lord;