67. Surah Al-Mulk, Verse 2
اَلَّذ۪ي خَلَقَ الْمَوْتَ وَالْحَيٰوةَ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ اَيُّكُمْ اَحْسَنُ عَمَلاًۜ وَهُوَ الْعَز۪يزُ الْغَفُورُۙ
Allathee khalaqa almawta walhayataliyabluwakum ayyukum ahsanu AAamalan wahuwa alAAazeezualghafoor
He who created death and life to test which of you is best in action. He is the Almighty, the Ever-Forgiving.
- Progressive Muslims
The One who created death and life, that He may test you, which of you will do better works He is the Noble, the Forgiving.
- Shabbir Ahmed
He has created death and life to distinguish for yourselves who would do better. The Almighty, the Absolver of imperfections, has designed this System in His Infinite Wisdom.
- Sam Gerrans
Who created death and life, that He might try you, which of you is best in deed! And He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving,
- The Monotheist Group
The One who has created death and life, that He may test you, which of you will do better works? He is the Noble, the Forgiving.
- Edip-Layth
The One who created death and life, that He may test you, which of you will do better works? He is the Noble, the Forgiving.
- Aisha Bewley
He who created death and life to test which of you is best in action. He is the Almighty, the Ever-Forgiving.
- Rashad Khalifa
The One who created death and life for the purpose of distinguishing those among you who would do better. He is the Almighty, the Forgiving.
- Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
Who created death and life in order to try you to see who of you are best of deed. He is all-mighty and forgiving,
- Sahih International
[He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed - and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving -
- Muhammad Asad
He who has created death as well as life, so that He might put you to a test [and thus show] which of you is best in conduct, and [make you realize that] He alone is almighty, truly forgiving.
- Marmaduke Pickthall
Who hath created life and death that He may try you which of you is best in conduct; and He is the Mighty, the Forgiving,
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
It is He Who created death and life from nothingness in order to try you and to determine which of you performs the better deed, and whether his deeds agree with his words and whether his works are imprinted with wisdom and piety; He is AL-Aziz (Almighty) and AL-Ghafur (Forgiving)
- Bijan Moeinian
God has created the phenomena of death and life in order to see what kind of good deeds man will accomplish. God is Almighty and Forgiving.
- Al-Hilali & Khan
Who has created death and life that He may test you which of you is best in deed.[1] And He is the All-Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving;
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
He Who created Death and Life, that He may try which of you is best in deed: and He is the Exalted in Might, Oft-Forgiving;-
- Mustafa Khattab
˹He is the One˺ Who created death and life in order to test which of you is best in deeds. And He is the Almighty, All-Forgiving.
- Taqi Usmani
the One who created death and life, so that He may test you as to which of you is better in his deeds. And He is the All-Mighty, the Most-Forgiving,
- Abdul Haleem
who created death and life to test you [people] and reveal which of you does best––He is the Mighty, the Forgiving;
- Arthur John Arberry
who created death and life, that He might try you which of you is fairest in works; and He is the All-mighty, the All-forgiving --
- E. Henry Palmer
Who created death and life, to try you, which of you does best; for He is the mighty, the forgiving!
- Hamid S. Aziz
Who created death and life that He may try you as to which of you is best in conduct; and He is the Mighty, the Forgiving,
- Mahmoud Ghali
Who created death and life to try you, whichever of you is fairest in deeds; and He is The Ever-Mighty, The Ever-Forgiving.
- George Sale
Who hath created death and life, that He might prove you, which of you is most righteous in his actions: And He is mighty, and ready to forgive.
- Syed Vickar Ahamed
He Who created Death and Life, that He may test which of you is best in deed: And He is the Almighty (Al-Aziz), the Often Forgiving (Al-Ghafoor).
- Amatul Rahman Omar
It is He Who has created death and life so that He may reward you (after trying you as to) which of you excels in doing good deeds. He is the All-Mighty, the Great Protector.
- Ali Quli Qarai
He, who created death and life that He may test you [to see] which of you is best in conduct. And He is the All-mighty, the All-forgiving.