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Muhammad Asad   
Add Thou through him to my strength
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Uphold my back (i.e., confirm my strength) by him
Safi Kaskas   
Increase my strength through him

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Source Arabic and Literal tools
Arabic   
ٱشۡدُدۡ بِهِۦۤ أَزۡرِی ۝٣١
Transliteration (2021)   
ush'dud bihi azr
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more   
Reinforce through him my strength.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
Add Thou through him to my strength
M. M. Pickthall   
Confirm my strength with hi
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
"Add to my strength through him
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
Strengthen me through him,
Safi Kaskas   
Increase my strength through him
Wahiduddin Khan   
Strengthen me through him
Shakir   
Strengthen my back by him
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
Strengthen my vigor with him
T.B.Irving   
Back me up by means of him "
Abdul Hye   
Increase my strength with him
The Study Quran   
Through him, increase my strength
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
Strengthen me through him.
Talal Itani (2012)   
Strengthen me with him
Dr. Kamal Omar   
give vent to my strength through him
M. Farook Malik   
Grant me strength through hi
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Uphold my back (i.e., confirm my strength) by him
Muhammad Sarwar   
to support me
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
Enhance with him my strength
Shabbir Ahmed   
Strengthen me with him
Dr. Munir Munshey   
"With him, bolster my strength."
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
"Increase my strength with his (strength)
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
Increase through him my strengt
[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)   
So that I may strengthen my resolve through him.
Abdel Haleem   
augment my strength through him
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Strengthen by him my back
Ahmed Ali   
To strengthen m
Aisha Bewley   
Strengthen my back by him
Ali Ünal   
"Confirm my strength with him
Ali Quli Qara'i   
Strengthen my back through him
Hamid S. Aziz   
"Gird up my loins through him
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
to back me up with him,
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
“Add to my strength through him
Musharraf Hussain   
to strengthen my back
Maududi   
Strengthen me through hi
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
"So that I may strengthen my resolve through him."
Mohammad Shafi   
"Strengthen me with his support."

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Strengthen my loin by him.
Rashad Khalifa   
"Strengthen me with him.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
By him confirm my strengt
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
Add to my strength by him
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
Strengthen/support with him my power
Bijan Moeinian   
to make me stronger.”
Faridul Haque   
"Back me up with him."
Sher Ali   
`Increase my strength by him
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
Provide me strength and backup with him
Amatul Rahman Omar   
`Raise my strength through him
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
"Increase my strength with him

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
by him confirm my strength
George Sale   
Gird up my loins by him
Edward Henry Palmer   
gird up my loins through him
John Medows Rodwell   
By him gird up my loins
N J Dawood (2014)   
Grant me strength through hi

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
Buttress my strength through him.
Munir Mezyed   
Grant me strength through him,
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
Increase with him my strength.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
strengthen me with him
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
“Strengthen me through him.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
"Back me up by means of him
Samy Mahdy   
To strengthen my support, by him.
Sayyid Qutb   
Grant me strength through him,
Thomas Cleary   
increase my strength by him,
Ahmed Hulusi   
“Strengthen me through him.”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
Strengthen my back by him
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
"To exert influence, power and effect and to have security of position"
Mir Aneesuddin   
and strengthen through him my back
The Wise Quran   
Reinforce my strength with him

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
"Add to my strength through him
OLD Literal Word for Word   
Reinforce through him my strength
OLD Transliteration   
Oshdud bihi azree