Quran Ayah Nuh (Noah) 71:9 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad

and, behold I preached to them in public; and I spoke to them secretly, in private

Arthur John Arberry

then indeed I spoke publicly unto them, and I spoke unto them secretly

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

"Further I have spoken to them in public and secretly in private

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Arabic

ثُمَّ إِنِّیۤ أَعۡلَنتُ لَهُمۡ وَأَسۡرَرۡتُ لَهُمۡ إِسۡرَارࣰا ۝٩

Transliteration (2021)

thumma innī aʿlantu lahum wa-asrartu lahum is'rāra

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

Then indeed, I announced to them and I confided to them secretly,

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Asad

and, behold I preached to them in public; and I spoke to them secretly, in private

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

"Further I have spoken to them in public and secretly in private

M. M. Pickthall

And lo! I have made public proclamation unto them, and I have appealed to them in private

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

then I surely preached to them publicly and privately,

Wahiduddin Khan

and spoke to them in public and in private

Safi Kaskas

Then I appealed to them publicly, and I spoke to them privately,

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

Again, I spoke openly to them and confided in them, keeping secret our converse.

T.B.Irving

then I broadcast it to them and confided with them privately

Shakir

Then surely I spoke to them in public and I spoke to them in secret

Abdul Hye

then surely, I proclaimed to them in public, and I have appealed to them in private,

Saeed Malik

Then I announced openly unto them, and I confided unto them privately--

The Study Quran

Then I proclaimed to them and confided to them in secret

Talal Itani & AI (2025)

Then I proclaimed to them publicly and spoke to them privately.

Talal Itani (2012)

Then I appealed to them publicly, and I spoke to them privately.

M. Farook Malik

appealed them openly in public and secretly in private

Dr. Kamal Omar

Then surely I, I proclaimed to them in public, and (also) kept it private to them in secrecy

Dr. Munir Munshey

"Indeed, I (not only) declared (and conveyed the message) to them in public, (but) I even reasoned with them in private."

Syed Vickar Ahamed

"Then verily, I have spoken to them in public and secretly in private

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

Then I announced to them and [also] confided to them secretl

Muhammad Sarwar

Then I conveyed the message to them, again, both in public and in private

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

and then I spoke to them in public and spoke to them in private

Shabbir Ahmed

And, behold, I addressed them in gatherings and spoke to them individually in private."

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Thereafter, surely I called them publicly, and I secretly (spoke) to them in private (Literally: in secret "conversation")

Hamid S. Aziz

"And lo! I have made public proclamations unto them, and I have appealed to them in private

Abdel Haleem

I have tried preaching to them in public and speaking to them in private

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Then verily spake Unto them openly, and secretly also I addressed them

Ahmed Ali

And declared to them in public and in private

Aisha Bewley

Then I addressed them publicly and addressed them privately.

Ali Ünal

"Then again, I have called them in public, and I have spoken to them confidentially in private

Ali Quli Qara'i

and again appealed to them publicly and confided with them privately

[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)

Then I declared to them, and I spoke to them in secret.

Musharraf Hussain

then in public, and in private with the utmost discretion

A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)

“Further I have delivered by speaking to them in private

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad

then indeed I made it public for them, and confided in them secretly,

Maududi

and preached to them in public, and also addressed them in secret

Mohammad Shafi

"And then I spoke to them in public; and I confided to them privately."

Controversial or status undetermined works

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

Then I spoke to them publicly and spoke to them in secret too.

Rashad Khalifa

"Then I proclaimed to them loudly, and I spoke to them privately.

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

and indeed, I spoke to them both publicly and in secret

Faridul Haque

“Then I also told them publicly and also spoke to them softly in private.”

Bijan Moeinian

… I have talked to them openly and privately with no result

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Then spoken to them in public and spoken to them in private

Muhammad Ahmed & Samira

Then, that I, I declared/publicized for them, and I confided for them secretly

Sher Ali

`Then preached to them in public, an appealed to them in private.

Edip Yuksel

"Then I announced to them, and I spoke to them in secret."

Amatul Rahman Omar

`Then I spoke to them in public as well as in private (to make them understand the truth somehow)

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

Then I advised them publicly and privately and secretly (as well)

Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali

"Then verily, I proclaimed to them in public, and I have appealed to them in private

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works

N J Dawood (2014)

and appealed to them in public and in private

Arthur John Arberry

then indeed I spoke publicly unto them, and I spoke unto them secretly

Edward Henry Palmer

then I published to them and I spoke to them in secret

George Sale

and I spake to them again in public; and I also secretly admonished them in private

John Medows Rodwell

Then again spake I with plainness, and in private did I secretly address them

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations

Shuaib Abdullahi

"Then (Thumma) I (Innii) announced (A'lantu) to them (Lahum) and (Wa) confided to them (As'rar'tu Lahum’) in secret (Is'raaraa)

Fode Drame

Then I indeed made the call public for them and made the call private for them.

Munir Mezyed

Then surely I preached to them in public and in private.

Sahib Mustaqim Bleher

Then I talked to them frankly and in private.

Linda “iLHam” Barto

“I have spoken to them publicly and privately.

Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation

then I spoke to them publicly and I spoke to them privately,

Irving & Mohamed Hegab

then I broadcast it to them and confided with them privately

Samy Mahdy

Then I announced it to them, and secretly secreted it secretly.

Ali Quli Qarai

and again appealed to them publicly and confided with them privately,

Ahmed Hulusi

“Then I invited them publicly, and I also explained it to them in private.”

Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri

Then verily, I proclaimed to them in public, and I have appealed to them in private.

A. S. Mohamed

Then I announced to them openly and also confided with them privately.

Mir Aneesuddin

then I invited them publicly and secretly in private,

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

"and openly and secretly did I exhort them, and in secret did I share knowledge with a limited number to promote the cause and observe the essential features in order to secure some end"

The Wise Quran Project

Then indeed I, I published to them and I spoke secretly to them, concealing.

Obsolete and/or older editions

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

"Further I have spoken to them in public and secretly in private

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

"Then I announced to them, and I spoke to them in secret.

[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)

"Then I announced to them, and I spoke to them in secret."

OLD Literal Word for Word

Then indeed, I announced to them and I confided to them secretly

OLD Transliteration

Thumma innee aAAlantu lahum waasrartu lahum israran

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