The Qur'an

Arabic

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْعَقَبَةُ

Ahmad Ali

How will you comprehend what the Steep ascent is? --

Ali Qarai

And what will show you what is the uphill task?

Amhad Khan

And what have you understood, what the valley is!

Arberry

and what shall teach thee what is the steep?

Corpus

And what can make you know what the steep path (is)?

Daryabadi

And what shall make thee understand that which the steep is?

Hilali & Khan

And what will make you know the path that is steep?

Maududi

And what do you know what that difficult steep is?

Muhammad Sarwar

Would that you knew what Aqaba is!

Muhammad Shakir

And what will make you comprehend what the uphill road is?

Pickthall

Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Ascent is! -

Qaribullah

What could let you know what the height is!

Sahih Intl

And what can make you know what is [breaking through] the difficult pass?

Talal Itani

And what will explain to you what the ascent is?

Transliteration

Wama adraka ma alAAaqabatu

Wahihuddin Khan

What will explain to you what the ascent is?

Yusuf Ali

And what will explain to thee the path that is steep?-