Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
They answered: " [This is one of] the most involved and confusing of dreams, and we have no deep knowledge of the real meaning of dreams."
M. M. Pickthall
They answered: Jumbled dreams! And we are not knowing in the interpretation of dreams
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
They said: "A confused medley of dreams: and we are not skilled in the interpretation of dreams."
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
They replied, “These are confused visions and we do not know the interpretation of such dreams.”
Safi Kaskas
“These are confusing dreams, and we have no deep knowledge of dream interpretation.”
Wahiduddin Khan
They said, These are confusing dreams and we do not know the interpretation of such dreams
Shakir
They said: Confused dreams, and we do not know the interpretation of dreams
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
They said: Jumbled nightmares. And we are not of the interpretation of nightmares ones who know.
T.B.Irving
They said: "Jumbles of dreams; we do not know how to interpret dreams."
Abdul Hye
They said: “Mixed up false dreams and we are not skilled in interpretation of dreams.”
The Study Quran
notables! Give me your opinion on my vision, if you can interpret visions.
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
They replied, “A jumble of dreams, and we don’t know the interpretation of dreams.”
Talal Itani (2012)
They said, 'Jumbles of dreams, and we know nothing of the interpretation of dreams.'
Dr. Kamal Omar
They said: “Disturbing thoughts, wild imaginations; and we are not experts in the interpretation of wild disturbing imagination (appearing as dreams or visions).”
They replied: "Confused nightmares! We are not skilled in the interpretation of dreams."
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
They said, "Jumbled dreams. And in no way are we knowledgeable about the interpretation of dreams."
Muhammad Sarwar
They replied, "It is a confused dream and we do not know the meaning of such dreams."
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
They said, .(It seems to be) a mishmash of dreams, and we do not know the interpretation of dreams
Shabbir Ahmed
They answered, "Confused nightmares! We are not skilled in interpreting such dreams."
Dr. Munir Munshey
They said, "Dreams are nothing but scattered meaningless thoughts. We are not aware of any meaning in the dreams!"
Syed Vickar Ahamed
They (the chiefs) said: "A confused mixture of false dreams: And we are not skilled in interpreting the meaning of dreams."
They said, "[It is but] a mixture of false dreams, and we are not learned in the interpretation of dreams."
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
They said: "It is nothing but bad dreams; and we are not knowledgeable in the interpretation of dreams."
Abdel Haleem
They said, ‘These are confusing dreams and we are not skilled at dream-interpretation,’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
They said: medleys of dreams! and in the interpretation of dreams we are not skilled
Ahmed Ali
"They were only confused dreams," they said; "we do not know how to interpret them."
Aisha Bewley
They said, ´A jumbled mass of mixed-up dreams! We do not know the meaning of such things.´
Ali Ünal
They said: "Jumbles of dream images. And we are not knowledgeable in the interpretation of dream images."
Ali Quli Qara'i
They said, ‘[These are] confused nightmares, and we do not know the interpretation of nightmares.’
Hamid S. Aziz
Said they, "Confused dreams! And naught know we of the interpretation of such dreams."
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
They said: “Confused dreams and we do not know the interpretation of the (confused) dreams.”
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
They said, “A confused medley of dreams, and we are not skilled in the interpretation of dreams.
Musharraf Hussain
They replied, “What baffling dreams! We have no expertise in interpreting dreams.”
Maududi
They said: "These are confused dreams, and we do not know the interpretation of such dreams."
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
They said: "It is nothing except bad dreams; and we are not knowledgeable in the interpretation of dreams."
Mohammad Shafi
They said, "Dreams are jumbled, and we do not know the interpretation of dreams."
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
They said, 'these are confused dreams, and we know not the interpretation of dreams.'
They said, "Nonsense dreams. When it comes to the interpretation of dreams, we are not knowledgeable."
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
They said: 'They are confused nightmares, nor do we know anything of the interpretation of visions.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
They said: Confused dreams and we know not the interpretation of dreams
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
They said: "A confused mixture (of) dreams, and we are not with interpreting/explaining the dreams with knowing."
Bijan Moeinian
They replied: “It sounds like a meaningless dream; but again, we do not know anything about the interpretation of the dreams.”
Faridul Haque
They answered, "These are confused dreams - and we do not know the interpretation of dreams."
Sher Ali
They replied, `These are confused dreams and we do not know the interpretation of confused dreams.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
They said: ‘These are confused dreams, and we do not know the interpretation of confused dreams.
Amatul Rahman Omar
They said, `(These are) confused dreams and we do not know the interpretation of such confused dreams.
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
They said: "Mixed up false dreams and we are not skilled in the interpretation of dreams."
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
They said, “Jumbled up dreams and we are not knowledgeable in interpretation of dreams.”
Munir Mezyed
They said: ‘Senseless dreams, and we are not skilled in the interpretation of such dreams’.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
They said: confused dreams, and we do not know the interpretation of dreams.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
They said, “It is a confused medley of dreams, and we are not skilled in such interpretation.”
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
They said, “Jumbles of dreams, and we know nothing of the interpretation of dreams.”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
They said: "Jumbles of dreams; we do not know how to interpret dreams."
Samy Mahdy
They said, “Jumbles of dreams, and we are not with the dreams interpretation, knowers.”
Sayyid Qutb
They replied: 'This is but a medley of dreams, and we have no deep knowledge of the real meaning of dreams.'
Ahmed Hulusi
They said, “It is but a bunch of imaginary fables... And we are not learned in the interpretation of dreams!”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
They said: 'confused medley of dreams(they are), and we do not know the interpretation of(such confused)dreams'.
"These are nothing but confused dreams," they said, "nor are we conversant with the interpretation of dreams."
Mir Aneesuddin
They said, “Confused dreams and we do not have the knowledge of interpreting dreams.”
The Wise Quran
They said, 'A confusion of dreams, and we know not of the interpretation of the dreams.'