6. Surah Al-An'am, Verse 12
قُلْ لِمَنْ مَا فِي السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضِۜ قُلْ لِلّٰهِۜ كَتَبَ عَلٰى نَفْسِهِ الرَّحْمَةَۜ لَيَجْمَعَنَّكُمْ اِلٰى يَوْمِ الْقِيٰمَةِ لَا رَيْبَ ف۪يهِۜ اَلَّذ۪ينَ خَسِرُٓوا اَنْفُسَهُمْ فَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ
Qul liman ma fee assamawatiwal-ardi qul lillahi kataba AAalanafsihi arrahmata layajmaAAannakum ilayawmi alqiyamati la rayba feehi allatheenakhasiroo anfusahum fahum la yu/minoon
Say: ‘To whom does everything in the heavens and earth belong?’ Say: ‘To Allah. ’ He has made mercy incumbent on Himself. He will gather you to the Day of Rising about which there is no doubt. As for those who have lost their own selves, they have no iman.
- Progressive Muslims
Say: "To whom is all that is in heavens and Earth" Say: "To God. " He has decreed mercy on Himself, that He will gather you to the Day of Resurrection in which there is no doubt. Those who have lost their souls, they do not believe.
- Shabbir Ahmed
(From history, let them turn their attention to the Universe). Say, "To whom belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth?" Say, "To Allah Who has prescribed for Himself Mercy." (He nourishes the entire Universe as a mother's womb nourishes the fetus with no returns, while meeting its needs at all stages of development. He does not task individuals and nations to doom, without giving them a period of respite to mend their behavior). He will assemble all individuals and nations on the Day when humanity stands on its feet, and ultimately on the Day of Resurrection about which there is no doubt. Only those who have destroyed their "Self" will keep denying the Truth.
- Sam Gerrans
Say thou: “To whom belongs what is in the heavens and the earth?” Say thou: “To God.” He has prescribed upon Himself mercy; (He will bring you all together to the Day of Resurrection whereof there is no doubt; those who have lost their souls: they do not believe.
- The Monotheist Group
Say: "To whom is all that is in the heavens and the earth?" Say: "To God." He has decreed mercy on Himself, that He will gather you to the Day of Resurrection in which there is no doubt. Those who have lost their souls, they do not believe.
- Edip-Layth
Say, "To whom is all that is in heavens and earth?" Say, "To God." He has decreed mercy on Himself, that He will gather you to the day of Resurrection in which there is no doubt. Those who have lost themselves, they do not acknowledge.
- Aisha Bewley
Say: ‘To whom does everything in the heavens and earth belong?’ Say: ‘To Allah. ’ He has made mercy incumbent on Himself. He will gather you to the Day of Rising about which there is no doubt. As for those who have lost their own selves, they have no iman.
- Rashad Khalifa
Say, "To whom belongs everything in the heavens and the earth?" Say, "To GOD." He has decreed that mercy is His attribute. He will surely summon you all on the Day of Resurrection, which is inevitable. The ones who lose their souls are those who disbelieve.
- Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
And ask: "To whom belongs what is in the heavens and the earth?" Say: "To God. " He has prescribed grace for Himself. He will gather you on the Day of Resurrection which is certain to come. Only they who are lost of soul will not come to believe.
- Sahih International
Say, "To whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and earth?" Say, "To Allah. " He has decreed upon Himself mercy. He will surely assemble you for the Day of Resurrection, about which there is no doubt. Those who will lose themselves [that Day] do not believe.
- Muhammad Asad
Say: "Unto whom belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth?" Say: "Unto God, who has willed upon Himself the law of grace and mercy. He will assuredly gather you all together on the Day of Resurrection, [the coming of] which is beyond all doubt: yet those who have squandered their own selves-it is they who refuse to believe [in Him],
- Marmaduke Pickthall
Say: Unto whom belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and the earth? Say: Unto Allah. He hath prescribed for Himself mercy, that He may bring you all together to the Day of Resurrection whereof there is no doubt. Those who ruin their souls will not believe.
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
Ask them: "To whom do you think the universe belongs!" and say to them: "Rest assured that all things including the earth and the Heavens and all that is in them, constituting a systematic whole, belong to Allah alone, Who ascribed mercy unto Himself to give people a chance to repent before the undoubted Day of Resurrection when He shall gather you all to His August Presence. There and then shall the infidels who denied Him realize that they were born to be great losers".
- Bijan Moeinian
Ask: "Who owns whatever there is in the heavens and the earth?" Then [when you face their silence] say: "To the Lord; the One Who has decided to be Merciful. He will surely gather you all together on the Day of Judgment. Only those who have lost their souls choose not to believe."
- Al-Hilali & Khan
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "To whom belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth?" Say: "To Allâh. He has prescribed Mercy for Himself.[1] Indeed He will gather you together on the Day of Resurrection, about which there is no doubt. Those who have lost themselves will not believe [in Allâh as being the only Ilâh (God), and Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم as being one of His Messengers, and in Resurrection].
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Say: "To whom belongeth all that is in the heavens and on earth?" Say: "To Allah. He hath inscribed for Himself (the rule of) Mercy. That He will gather you together for the Day of Judgment, there is no doubt whatever. It is they who have lost their own souls, that will not believe.
- Mustafa Khattab
Ask ˹them, O Prophet˺, "To whom belongs everything in the heavens and the earth?" Say, “To Allah!” He has taken upon Himself to be Merciful. He will certainly gather ˹all of˺ you together for the Day of Judgment—about which there is no doubt. But those who have ruined themselves will never believe.
- Taqi Usmani
Say, "To whom belongs all that is in the heavens and on the earth?" Say, “To Allah.” He has prescribed Mercy for Himself. He will surely gather you on the Day of Resurrection in which there is no doubt.Those who have brought loss to themselves are not going to believe.
- Abdul Haleem
Say, ‘To whom belongs all that is in the heavens and earth?’ Say, ‘To God. He has taken it upon Himself to be merciful. He will certainly gather you on the Day of Resurrection, which is beyond all doubt. Those who deceive themselves will not believe.
- Arthur John Arberry
Say: 'To whom belongs what is in the heavens and in the earth?' Say: 'It is God's. He has prescribed for Himself mercy. He will surely gather you to the Resurrection Day, of which is no doubt. Those who have lost their souls, they do not believe.
- E. Henry Palmer
Say, 'Whose is what is in the heavens and the earth?' Say, 'God's, who has imposed mercy on himself. ' He will surely gather you together for the resurrection day. There is no doubt in that, but those who waste their souls will not believe.
- Hamid S. Aziz
Say, "Whose is that which is in the heavens and the earth?" Say, "Allah's. He has imposed (prescribed) mercy on himself." He will surely gather you together on the Day (of Resurrection and Judgment), of which there is no doubt. But those who ruin their own souls will not believe.
- Mahmoud Ghali
Say, "To whom (belongs) whatever is in the heavens and the earth?" Say, "To Allah. " He has prescribed for Himself (the) mercy. Indeed He will definitely gather you to the Day of the Resurrection; there is no suspicion about it. The ones who have lost their (own) selves; so they do not believe.
- George Sale
Say, 'To whom belongs what is in the heavens and the earth?' Say, 'To Allah. ' He has taken upon Himself to show mercy. He will certainly continue to assemble you till the Day of Resurrection. There is no doubt in it. Those who have ruined their souls will not believe.
- Syed Vickar Ahamed
Say: "To whom belongs all that is in the heavens and on the earth?" Say: "To Allah. He has inscribed for Himself (the rule of) Mercy; (and that) He will gather you together for the Day of Judgment, there is no doubt whatever. It is they who have lost their own souls that (they) will not believe.
- Amatul Rahman Omar
Ask (them), `To whom belongs all that lies in the heavens and in the earth?' Then (since they will not be able to answer), say, `(It belongs) to Allâh. ' He has taken upon Himself (the rule of) mercy (so He does not take the sinners to task immediately). He will continue to assemble you together till the Day of Resurrection. There is no doubt in it. Yet those who have lost their souls will not believe.
- Ali Quli Qarai
Say, ‘To whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth?’ Say, ‘To Allah. He has made mercy incumbent upon Himself. He will surely gather you on the Day of Resurrection, in which there is no doubt. Those who have ruined their souls will not have faith.’