Quran Ayah al-`Adiyat (The Courser, The Chargers, The Assulters) 100:5 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad

thereby storming [blindly] into any host

Arthur John Arberry

cleaving there with a host

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

And penetrate forthwith into the midst (of the foe) en masse;

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Arabic

فَوَسَطْنَ بِهِ جَمْعًا

Arabic

فَوَسَطْنَ بِهِۦ جَمْعًا

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fawasaṭna bihi jamʿan

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and penetrating in the center ˹of the enemy˺ thereby collectively

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Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more

Then penetrate (in the) center thereby collectively

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Asad

thereby storming [blindly] into any host

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

And penetrate forthwith into the midst (of the foe) en masse;

M. M. Pickthall

Cleaving, as one, the centre (of the foe)

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

and penetrating into the heart of enemy lines!

Wahiduddin Khan

forcing their way into the midst of the enemy

Safi Kaskas

spreading and infecting communities.

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

and they penetrated the center with it, a multitude.

T.B.Irving

as they dash into the middle of the troops with it;

Shakir

Then rush thereby upon an assembly

Abdul Hye

as they penetrate directly into the middle (of the enemy).

Saeed Malik

cutting thereby a dense assembly through the middle,

The Study Quran

penetrating to the center altogether

Talal Itani (2012)

Storming into the midst

Talal Itani & AI (2025)

Plunging into the midst of the gathering.

[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)

Penetrating to the midst together.

M. Farook Malik

as they dash into the middle of the enemy troops

Dr. Kamal Omar

so those (steeds) penetrated through that (attachead of state assault) a large collection (of the enemy force)

Dr. Munir Munshey

And storming blindly into the crowds

Syed Vickar Ahamed

And penetrate straight in the middle (of enemies) in formation—

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

Arriving thereby in the center collectively

Muhammad Sarwar

which engulfs the enemy

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

then enter, at the same time, into the centre of the (opposing) host

Shabbir Ahmed

Storming into any community

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Then they push forward therewith into the midst of the (enemy) gathering

Hamid S. Aziz

And cleave through a host therein

Abdel Haleem

and plunging into the midst of the enemy

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And cleaving their way therein into the host

Ahmed Ali

Penetrating deep into the armies

Aisha Bewley

cleaving through the middle of the foe,

Ali Ünal

Storming thereby into a host, cleaving it

Ali Quli Qara'i

and cleaving therein a host

A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)

And move forward en masse

Musharraf Hussain

then dashing into the centre of the enemy.

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad

and penetrate to the middle of it (the battle) together,

Maududi

and penetrate deep into a host

Mohammad Shafi

Then charging into the midst collectively therewith

Controversial or status undetermined works

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

Then penetrate into the center of the forces of enemy

Rashad Khalifa

Penetrating to the heart of their territory

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

dividing the gathering

Faridul Haque

Then penetrate to the centre of the enemy army

Bijan Moeinian

…. and the army that penetrates to the heart of the rival clan’s territory

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Then penetrate thereby gatherings -

Muhammad Ahmed & Samira

So they were in the middle with it all together/(in) a group

Sher Ali

And thus penetrate into the centre of the enemy ranks

Edip Yuksel

Penetrating into the midst together.

Amatul Rahman Omar

They penetrate thus right into the middle of the (enemy) ranks

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

And then simultaneously pierce into (the enemy) ranks

Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali

Penetrating forthwith as one into the midst (of the foe)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works

N J Dawood (2014)

cleave a massed army

Arthur John Arberry

cleaving there with a host

Edward Henry Palmer

And cleave through a host therein

George Sale

and therein pass through the midst of the adverse troops

John Medows Rodwell

And cleave therein their midway through a host

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations

Shuaib Abdullahi

and (Fa) centring (centering) (Wasat'na) a gathering (Jam'ää) thereby (Bihi).

Fode Drame

And they make their encounter in the midst thereof.

Munir Mezyed

They penetrate in the center collectively.

Sahib Mustaqim Bleher

And breaking through the crowd,

Linda “iLHam” Barto

Together, they penetrate into the midst [of the enemy troops]!

Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation

and storming into the midst of the crowd—

Irving & Mohamed Hegab

as they dash into the middle of the troops with it;

Samy Mahdy

Then they got in the middle of it altogether.

Sayyid Qutb

cleaving into the center ofthe enemy

Ali Quli Qarai

and cleaving therein a host!

Thomas Cleary

plunged into the midst of a multitude.

Ahmed Hulusi

And push and hustle their way among the people in that state... (woe to them)!

Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri

And penetrating forthwith as one into the midst.

A. S. Mohamed

then penetrating collectively through the centre:

Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)

rushing straight on (into the enemy)

Mir Aneesuddin

then penetrate into the midst of an assembly.

Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim

And assemble to penetrate into their midst to put them to rout with an effective thrust

The Wise Quran Project

Then they are in the midst of it gathering.

Obsolete and/or older editions

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

And penetrate forthwith into the midst (of the foe) en masse;

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

Penetrating to the midst together.

[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)

Penetrating to the midst together

OLD Literal Word for Word

Then penetrate (in the) center thereby collectivel

OLD Transliteration

Fawasatna bihi jamAAan

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