Quran Ayah an-Nazi`at (Those Who Drag Forth, Soul-snatchers, Those Who Pulled Out) 79:4 - 70+ Translation Comparison

Popular and/or Featured Works

Muhammad Asad

and yet overtake [one another] with swift overtaking

Arthur John Arberry

and those that outstrip suddenl

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Then press forward as in a race

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Arabic

فَالسَّابِقَاتِ سَبْقًا

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فَالسَّابِقَاتِ سَبْقًا

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fal-sābiqāti sabqan

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and those racers, racing

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

And those who race each other (in) a race,

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Asad

and yet overtake [one another] with swift overtaking

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Then press forward as in a race

M. M. Pickthall

By the angels hastening

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

and those taking the lead vigorously,

Wahiduddin Khan

by those that outstrip them suddenly

Safi Kaskas

and yet Some overtake [others] swiftly

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

the ones who take the lead, taking the lead,

T.B.Irving

and still others racing past,

Shakir

Then those who are foremost going ahead

Abdul Hye

by those (angels) who press forward in a race (to fulfill Allah’s orders),

Saeed Malik

And by the precedents, having preceded

The Study Quran

by those that race to the fore, outstripping

Talal Itani & AI (2025)

By those who race ahead.

Talal Itani (2012)

And those who race swiftly

M. Farook Malik

then speed headlong to carry out the commands of Allah

Dr. Kamal Omar

So (also) those who race on as if in a race (when moving in space)

Dr. Munir Munshey

Those who rush to carry out

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Then move swiftly as if they were in a race

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

And those who race each other in a race

Muhammad Sarwar

by the angels who hasten alone

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

then proceed forward quickly

Shabbir Ahmed

And then together racing to progress

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Then (by) the outstrippers outstripping (smoothly)

Hamid S. Aziz

Then press forward as in a race

Abdel Haleem

overtaking swiftly

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And then they speed with foremost speed

Ahmed Ali

Then outpace the others swiftly

Aisha Bewley

and those who outrun easily,

Ali Ünal

And so hasten along as if in a race

Ali Quli Qara'i

by those who take the lead, racing

[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)

And those that press forward in a race.

A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)

Then press forward as in a race

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad

and by those who move ahead, outpacing

Musharraf Hussain

the angels speeding ahead,

Maududi

and vie with the others (in carrying out their Lord´s behests)

Mohammad Shafi

And then overtake others, leaving the latter behind

Controversial or status undetermined works

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

Then they reach soon by advancing.

Rashad Khalifa

Eagerly racing with one another

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

and the outstrippers (angels), outstripping

Faridul Haque

And who quickly present themselves

Bijan Moeinian

Engaged in a friendly race among themselves

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And those that are foremost going ahead

Muhammad Ahmed & Samira

So the racing/surpassing/preceding, racing/surpassing/preceding

Sher Ali

Then they advance and greatly excel others

Edip Yuksel

Those that press forward in a race.

Amatul Rahman Omar

Then those who going foremost greatly excel (all others and attain the topmost positions)

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

Then by the (angels) who with burst of speed sprint past others, Or By the waves of energy that surpass other waves in speed, force and assimilation

Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali

And by those that press forward as in a race (i.e. the angels or stars or the horses, etc.)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works

N J Dawood (2014)

and those who speed headlong

Arthur John Arberry

and those that outstrip suddenl

Edward Henry Palmer

And the preceders who precede

George Sale

and those who precede and usher the righteous to paradise

John Medows Rodwell

By those who are foremost with foremost speed

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations

Shuaib Abdullahi

and (Fa) those who compete (Es'Saabiqaati) by racing (Sab'qaa),

Fode Drame

By the souls that race swiftly.

Munir Mezyed

And those taking the lead strenuously:

Sahib Mustaqim Bleher

Then move ahead,

Linda “iLHam” Barto

They press forward as in a race.

Irving & Mohamed Hegab

and still others racing past [the universe],

Samy Mahdy

And by the racers (Angels), racingly.

Sayyid Qutb

and those that outstrip swiftly,

Ali Quli Qarai

by those who, racing, take the lead,

Ahmed Hulusi

And the (forces) that race ahead (Mercury – Venus),

Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri

And by the racers, racing.

A. S. Mohamed

and those who outrun easily,

Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)

"by those who hurry forward,"

Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli

Then press forward as in a race

Mir Aneesuddin

then those who are ahead, being ahead,

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

Then they press forward competing to be foremost

The Wise Quran Project

By the preceders, preceding.

Obsolete and/or older editions

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

Then press forward as in a race

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

And those that press forward in a race.

[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)

And those that press forward in a race

OLD Literal Word for Word

And those who race each (in) a race

OLD Transliteration

Faalssabiqati sabqan

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