Surah 15. Al-Hijr, Ayah 99
| وَاعْبُدْ رَبَّكَ حَتَّىٰ يَأْتِيَكَ الْيَقِينُ |
| Transliteration | : | wa- ucbud rabb -ka h.attaa ya'tiya -ka al- yaqen |
| Pickthall | : | And serve thy Lord till the inevitable cometh unto thee. |
| Asad | : | and worship thy Sustainer till death comes to thee.70 |
| Malik | : | and worship your Rabb until there come to you which is certain (death). |
| Yusuf Ali | : | And serve thy Lord until there come unto thee the Hour that is Certain. 2018 |
Note - 70Lit., "till there comes unto thee that which is certain
(al-yaqin)" - a term which in the Qur'an is often used as
a metonym for "death" (Bukhari, Kitah-at-Tafsir).
However, see also the earliest occurrence of this term in
74:47.
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Note - 2018Yaqin: Certainty; the Hour that is Certain; death.
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Lit., "till there comes unto thee that which is certain (al-yaqin)" - a term which in the Qur'an is often used as a metonym for "death" (Bukhari, Kitah-at-Tafsir). However, see also the earliest occurrence of this term in 74:47. |
