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Help please , which is of these the Quran English translations you feel is the best?

1-(41) Behold! the angels said: "O Mary! Allah hath chosen thee and purified thee- chosen thee above the women of all nations. (42) "O Mary! worship Thy Lord devoutly: Prostrate thyself, and bow down (in prayer) with those who bow down." (43) This is part of the tidings of the things unseen, which We reveal unto thee (O Messenger!) by inspiration: Thou wast not with them when they cast lots with arrows, as to which of them should be charged with the care of Mary: Nor wast thou with them when they disputed (the point). (44) Behold! the angels said: "O Mary! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a Word from Him: his name will be Christ Jesus, the son of Mary, held in honour in this world and the Hereafter and of (the company of) those nearest to Allah; (45)

2-And when the angels said: O Mary! Lo! Allah hath chosen thee and made thee pure, and hath preferred thee above (all) the women of creation. (42) O Mary! Be obedient to thy Lord, prostrate thyself and bow with those who bow (in worship). (43) This is of the tidings of things hidden. We reveal it unto thee (Muhammad). Thou wast not present with them when they threw their pens (to know) which of them should be the guardian of Mary, nor wast thou present with them when they quarrelled (thereupon). (44) (And remember) when the angels said: O Mary! Lo! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a word from him, whose name is the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, illustrious in the world and the Hereafter, and one of those brought near (unto Allah). (45)

3- (41) "Behold," the angels told Mary, "God had chosen you, purified you, and given you distinction over all women. (42) Mary, pray devotedly to your Lord, prostrate yourself before Him and bow down with those who bow down before Him." (43) (Muhammad), that was some of the news about the unseen, that We have revealed to you. You were not among those who cast lots by throwing their arrows to find out who would take custody of Mary, nor were you among those who disputed the matter. (44) "Behold," the angels told Mary, "God has given you the glad news of the coming birth of a son whom He calls His Word, whose name will be Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, who will be a man of honor in this life and the life to come, and who will be one of the ones nearest to God. (45)

4-(41) AND LO! The angels said: "O Mary! Behold, God has elected thee and made thee pure, and raised thee above all the women of the world. (42) O Mary! Remain thou truly devout unto thy Sustainer, and prostrate thyself in worship, and bow down with those who bow down [before Him]." (43) This account of something that was beyond the reach of thy perception We [now] reveal unto thee: for thou wert not with them when they drew lots as to which of them should be Mary's guardian, and thou wert not with them when they contended [about it] with one another. (44) Lo! The angels said: "O Mary! Behold, God sends thee the glad tiding, through a word from Him, [of a son] who shall become known as the Christ Jesus, son of Mary, of great honour in this world and in the life to come, and [shall be] of those who are drawn near unto God. (45)

5- (41) And (remember) when the angels said: "O Maryam (Mary)! Verily, Allah has chosen you, purified you (from polytheism and disbelief), and chosen you above the women of the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns) (of her lifetime)." (42) O Mary! "Submit yourself with obedience to your Lord (Allah, by worshipping none but Him Alone) and prostrate yourself, and Irka'i (bow down etc.) along with Ar-Raki'un (those who bow down etc.)." (43) This is a part of the news of the Ghaib (unseen, i.e. the news of the past nations of which you have no knowledge) which We inspire you with (O Muhammad SAW). You were not with them, when they cast lots with their pens as to which of them should be charged with the care of Maryam (Mary); nor were you with them when they disputed. (44) (Remember) when the angels said: "O Maryam (Mary)! Verily, Allah gives you the glad tidings of a Word ["Be!" - and he was! i.e. 'Iesa (Jesus) the son of Maryam (Mary)] from Him, his name will be the Messiah 'Iesa (Jesus), the son of Maryam (Mary), held in honour in this world and in the Hereafter, and will be one of those who are near to Allah." (45)

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    buy Sahih international......its considered as the best Quran translation.

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  • Kobun
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    They all have terrible flaws, interpolations in parentheses (and out of parentheses) and opinions ingrained.

    The best of those listed is 2, Pickthall, as it's often the closest in language to the 'Arabic original. As a general rule, scrap anything in parentheses, as it's almost certainly not in the original text and try to clear out the awful attempts at olde English, that make the meaning unclear and are inconsistent anyway.

    5, Hilali/Khan's is by far the worst around and interpolates endless extra-Quraanic material throughout the whole book.

    Read independent of hadith and tafseer and you'll get a very different picture of what the Quraan is relating.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Religious scripture can be interpreted in any way by any one, so the best translation, is subjective.

  • 1 decade ago

    http://tanzil.info/

    The above site has many translations, it will help you better understand the meanings.

    The below article is helpful.

    http://www.meforum.org/717/assessing-english-trans...

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    asalam alaikum,

    i chose number 3.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    friendly advice mate.... this might not be the best place for Quran questions... people here are mostly bigots of the highest order... I have no idea why any one would generalize to the extent of hating an entire people................. any who............... FCK THE JEW BA$TARDS!!!!

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