It is Allah who revealed the Book with the truth, and the Balance. And what will make you realize that perhaps the Hour is near?
Ash-Shura 42:17
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اللَّهُ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ الْكِتَابَ بِالْحَقِّ وَالْمِيزَانَ ۗ وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّ السَّاعَةَ قَرِيبٌ
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It is God who revealed the Book with the truth, and the Balance. And what will make you realize that perhaps the Hour is near?
Allah is the One Who sent down the Book with truth, and sent down the Balance. And how do you know? Maybe the Hour is near.
Allah is the One Who sent down the Book with truth and the balance of justice. And how do you know? Maybe the Hour is near.
God is the One who sent down the Book with truth and the balance. And what would make you know? Perhaps the Hour is near.
It is Allah who revealed the Book with the truth and the Balance. And what will make you realize, that perhaps the Hour is near?
It is God who revealed the Book with the truth and the Balance. And what will make you realize, that perhaps the Hour is near?
It is Allāh who has sent down the Book in truth and [also] the balance [i.e., justice]. And what will make you perceive? Perhaps the Hour is near.
It is Allâh Who has sent down the Book (the Qur’ân) in truth, and the Balance (i.e. to act justly). And what can make you know that perhaps the Hour is close at hand?
It is Allah Who has sent down the Book with the truth and justice. How could you know that perhaps the Hour is near?
It is Allah Who has sent down the Book in Truth, and the Balance (by which to weigh conduct). And what will make thee realise that perhaps the Hour is close at hand?
Allah it is Who hath revealed the Scripture with truth, and the Balance. How canst thou know? It may be that the Hour is nigh.
It is God who has sent down the Book with the truth and the scales of justice. What will make you realize that the Hour might well have drawn near?
Allah it is Who sent down this Book with the Truth and the Balance. And what would make you know that the Hour (of Judgement) has drawn near?
It is Allah who has sent down the Book with the truth and [He has sent down] the Balance. What do you know—maybe the Hour is near!
Allahu allathee anzala alkitaba bialhaqqi waalmeezani wama yudreeka laAAalla alssaAAata qareebun