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Muhammad Asad   
It is God who [at all times works wonders for you: thus, He] provides for you [all manner of] livestock, so that on some of them you may ride, and from some derive your food
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
It is Allah Who made cattle for you so that you may ride some and eat others.
Safi Kaskas   
It is God who made the domestic animals, some for you to ride, and some to eat.

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Arabic   
ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِی جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلۡأَنۡعَـٰمَ لِتَرۡكَبُوا۟ مِنۡهَا وَمِنۡهَا تَأۡكُلُونَ ۝٧٩
Transliteration (2021)   
al-lahu alladhī jaʿala lakumu l-anʿāma litarkabū min'hā wamin'hā takulūn
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
  
Allah (is) the One Who made for you the cattle, that you may ride some of them and some of them you eat.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
It is God who [at all times works wonders for you: thus, He] provides for you [all manner of] livestock, so that on some of them you may ride, and from some derive your food
M. M. Pickthall   
Allah it is Who hath appointed for you cattle, that ye may ride on some of them, and eat of some
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
It is Allah Who made cattle for you, that ye may use some for riding and some for food
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
It is Allah Who made cattle for you so that you may ride some and eat others.
Safi Kaskas   
It is God who made the domestic animals, some for you to ride, and some to eat.
Wahiduddin Khan   
It is God who provides livestock for you, some for riding and some for your food
Shakir   
Allah is He Who made the cattle for you that you may ride on some of them, and some of them you eat
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
God is He Who has made for you flocks among which you may ride on them and among which you eat of them.
T.B.Irving   
God is the One Who has granted you livestock so you may ride on some and eat from others.
Abdul Hye   
It is Allah Who has made cattle for you so that you may ride on some of them and eat some of them.
The Study Quran   
God it is Who made cattle for you, that some of them you may ride and some of them you may eat
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
It is God who made for you the livestock, that you may ride some of them and from some you eat.
Talal Itani (2012)   
God is He who created the domestic animals for you—some for you to ride, and some you eat
Dr. Kamal Omar   
Allah is He Who has made quadrupeds for you (so) that you may ride on some of them, and some of them you eat
M. Farook Malik   
It is Allah Who has provided you with cattle, that you may use some for riding and some for food;
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Allah is (The One) Who made for you the cattle (Ancam includes cattle, camels, sheep and goats) that you may ride (some) of them, and of (some) you eat
Muhammad Sarwar   
It is God Who has created cattle for you to ride and to consume as food
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
Allah is the One who made for you the cattle, so that you may ride some of them,__ and of them you eat
Shabbir Ahmed   
(Those who ask for miracles, must know that Allah has placed Signs in the Universe, for example) Allah it is Who has made for you the quadrupeds, that you may ride some of them and from some you derive food
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Allah it is, Who created the cattle so you may ride them, or eat their flesh
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
Allah! It is He Who has made cattle for you, that you may ride on some of them, and some of them for food
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
It is Allah who made for you the grazing animals upon which you ride, and some of them you eat
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
God is the One who made the livestock for you that you may ride on some of them, and some of them you eat
Abdel Haleem   
It is God who provides livestock for you, some for riding and some for your food
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Allah it is Who hath appointed for you cattle, that ye may ride on some of them, and eat of other
Ahmed Ali   
It is God who made the cattle for you so that some you ride and some you eat
Aisha Bewley   
It is Allah who has given you livestock, some for you to ride and some to eat.
Ali Ünal   
God is He Who has made the cattle (for your service), so that you use some of them for riding – and from them you obtain food
Ali Quli Qara'i   
It is Allah who created the cattle for you that you may ride some of them, and some of them you eat
Hamid S. Aziz   
Allah is He Who made the cattle for you that you may ride on some of them, and some of them you eat
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
God is the One Who made the livestock for you so that you ride some of them and you eat some of them,
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
It is God Who made livestock for you, that you might use some for riding and some for food
Musharraf Hussain   
Allah made livestock for you to ride on and to eat from,
Maududi   
Allah it is Who has made cattle for you so that you ride some of them and from some of them you derive food
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
God is the One who made the livestock for you that you may ride on some of them, and some of them you eat
Mohammad Shafi   
It is Allah Who has made cattle for you to ride on some of them — and you eat some of them

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Allah is He Who made for you the cattle that you may ride on some of them and some of them you may eat.
Rashad Khalifa   
GOD is the One who created the livestock for you; some you ride, and some you eat.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
It is Allah who has provided you with cattle, some that you ride and some that you eat
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
Allah is He Who made the cattle for you that you may ride on some of them, and some of them you eat
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
God (is) who made/created for you the camels/livestock to ride from it, and from it you eat
Bijan Moeinian   
God is the One Who has created the cattle for you; some you ride on and some you use as food
Faridul Haque   
It is Allah Who created the animals for you, in order for you to ride some of them, and some to eat
Sher Ali   
ALLAH is HE who has made cattle for you, that you may ride on them, and eat of the flesh of some of them
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
Allah is the One Who has created cattle for you so that you may ride some of them and some of them you eat
Amatul Rahman Omar   
It is Allah Who made for you the cattle so that you may ride on some of them and you obtain your food through some of them
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
Allah, it is He Who has made cattle for you, that you may ride on some of them and of some you eat

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
It is God who appointed for you the cattle, some of them to ride and of some you eat
George Sale   
It is God who hath given you the cattle, that ye may ride on some of them, and may eat of others of them
Edward Henry Palmer   
God it is who has made for you cattle, that ye may ride on some of them;- and of them ye eat
John Medows Rodwell   
It is God who hath given you the cattle that on some of them ye may ride, and of some may eat
N J Dawood (2014)   
It is God who has provided you with beasts, that you may ride on some and eat the flesh of others

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
Allah it is He who made the cattle for you so that some of them you ride and some of them you eat.
Munir Mezyed   
It is Allâh Who appointed for you the cattle so that you may ride some and eat others.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
Allah is who gave you the cattle to ride on and to eat.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
Allah made cattle for you so you may use some for riding and some for food.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
It is Allah who made livestock for youpl, that you may ride some of them and of some you eat.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
Allah (God) is the One Who has granted you livestock so you may ride on some and eat from others.
Samy Mahdy   
Allah is the one He who created the livestock for you, to ride from them, and from them you eat.
Ahmed Hulusi   
It is Allah who made the grazing animals for you, some upon which you ride, and some which you eat.
Mir Aneesuddin   
It is Allah Who has made the cattle for you that you may ride ( some ) of them and eat ( some ) of them,
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
Allah is He Who domesticated for you cattle to hold as property and rear them to ride on some and some would serve as food

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
It is God Who made cattle for you, that ye may use some for riding and some for food
OLD Literal Word for Word   
Allah (is) the One Who made for you the cattle, that you may ride some of them and some of them you eat
OLD Transliteration   
Allahu allathee jaAAala lakumu al-anAAama litarkaboo minha waminha ta/kuloona