75. Surah Al-Qiyamah, Verse 5
بَلْ يُر۪يدُ الْاِنْسَانُ لِيَفْجُرَ اَمَامَهُۚ
Bal yureedu al-insanu liyafjura amamah
Yet man still wants to deny what is ahead of him,
- Progressive Muslims
No, man desires that he continue committing sins.
- Shabbir Ahmed
But man is after subverting his own future.
- Sam Gerrans
The truth is, man intends to continue unrestrained;
- The Monotheist Group
No, man desires that he continues committing sins.
- Edip-Layth
No, the human being desires to exceed the limits.
- Aisha Bewley
Yet man still wants to deny what is ahead of him,
- Rashad Khalifa
But the human being tends to believe only what he sees in front of him.
- Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
Yet man is sceptical of what is right before him.
- Sahih International
But man desires to continue in sin.
- Muhammad Asad
None the less man chooses to deny what lies ahead of him,
- Marmaduke Pickthall
But man would fain deny what is before him.
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
Indeed, impudent is he who has no shame of his sins,
- Bijan Moeinian
The reason for which man is denying Resurrection is because he wants to continue living in sin and does not like the idea of being held accountable for his actions.
- Al-Hilali & Khan
Nay! Man (denies Resurrection and Reckoning. So he) desires to continue committing sins.
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in front of him.
- Mustafa Khattab
Still people want to deny what is yet to come,
- Taqi Usmani
But man wishes to go on violating Allah’s injunctions (even in future) ahead of him.
- Abdul Haleem
Yet man wants to deny what is ahead of him:
- Arthur John Arberry
Nay, but man desires to continue on as a libertine,
- E. Henry Palmer
Nay, but man wishes to be wicked henceforward!
- Hamid S. Aziz
Nay! Man desires to give the lie to what is before him.
- Mahmoud Ghali
No indeed, but man would (like) to act impiously in the (life) before him.
- George Sale
But man chooseth to be wicked, for the time which is before him.
- Syed Vickar Ahamed
But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time (now) for the time that is to come.
- Amatul Rahman Omar
(His denial of Resurrection is because) a human being likes to continue in his evil ways in (the life) that is before him (without fearing the consequences of his deeds).
- Ali Quli Qarai
Rather man desires to go on living viciously.