Quran 43:52 Translations ⓘ

Az-Zukhruf (Gold Ornaments) 43:52

أَمْ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ هَذَا الَّذِي هُوَ مَهِينٌ وَلَا يَكَادُ يُبِينُ

Transliteration

Am ana khayrun min hatha allathee huwa maheenun wala yakadu yubeenu

Ahmad Ali

Am I (not) better than him who is contemptible, and cannot even express himself clearly?

Ali Qarai

Am I not better than this wretch who cannot even speak clearly?

Amhad Khan

“Or that I am better than him, for he is lowly – and he does not seem to talk plainly.”

Arberry

Or am I better than this man, who is contemptible and scarcely makes things clear?

Corpus Quran

Or am I better than this, one who - he (is) insignificant and hardly clear?

Daryabadi

Aye! I am better than this one who is depicable, and well- nigh cannot make himself plain.

Hilali & Khan

"Am I not better than this one [Musa (Moses)], who is Mahin [has no honour nor any respect, and is weak and despicable] and can scarcely express himself clearly?

Maududi

Am I better or this contemptible man who is scarcely able to express himself?

Muhammad Sarwar

Am I not better than this lowly man who can barely express himself?

Muhammad Shakir

Nay! I am better than this fellow, who is contemptible, and who can hardly speak distinctly:

Pickthall

I am surely better than this fellow, who is despicable and can hardly make (his meaning) plain!

Qaribullah

Am I not better than this contemptible (man), who can scarcely make things clear (because of the impediment of his speech)?

Sahih Intl

Or am I [not] better than this one who is insignificant and hardly makes himself clear?

Talal Itani

Am I not better than this miserable wretch, who can barely express himself?

Wahihuddin Khan

Am I not better than this contemptible man who can hardly make his meaning clear:

Yusuf Ali

"Am I not better than this (Moses), who is a contemptible wretch and can scarcely express himself clearly?