Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
notwithstanding that they had been wont [to enjoy Our blessings and] to hew out dwellings from the mountains, [wherein they could live] in securit
M. M. Pickthall
And they used to hew out dwellings from the hills, (wherein they dwelt) secure
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Out of the mountains did they hew (their) edifices, (feeling themselves) secure
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
They carved their homes in the mountains, feeling secure.
Safi Kaskas
They carved dwellings in the mountains, thinking themselves secure
Wahiduddin Khan
They carved out dwellings in the mountains, and lived in securit
Shakir
And they hewed houses in the mountains in security
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
And they had been carving out safe houses from mountains,
T.B.Irving
They had confidently hewn houses out of the mountains.
Abdul Hye
And they used to cut out secure homes in the mountains.
The Study Quran
And they would hew dwellings in the mountains, [feeling] secure
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
They used to carve secure homes into the mountains.
Talal Itani (2012)
They used to carve homes in the mountains, feeling secure
Dr. Kamal Omar
And they used to carve and hew out residential suites in the mountains (feeling) fully secure (against natural calamity)
They hewed their homes in the mountains for safety
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And they used to hew the mountains into homes, (therein dwelling) securely
Muhammad Sarwar
They would carve secure houses out of the mountains
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
They used to hew out houses from the hills peacefully
Shabbir Ahmed
Even as they (with power given by Us) used to carve homes in the mountains for security
Dr. Munir Munshey
They used to carve safe and secure homes in the mountains
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And they cut out large houses out of the mountains, (trying to become safe and) secure
And they used to carve from the mountains, houses, feeling secure
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
And they used to sculpt from the mountains dwellings that were secure
Abdel Haleem
They carved out dwellings in the mountains, and lived in security
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And they were hewing out houses from mountains feeling secure
Ahmed Ali
They used to hew dwellings in the mountains to live in security
Aisha Bewley
They carved out houses from the mountains, feeling safe,
Ali Ünal
They hewed out dwellings in the mountains, feeling themselves secure (against any calamity)
Ali Quli Qara'i
They used to hew out dwellings from mountains feeling secure
Hamid S. Aziz
And they used to hew out dwellings from the mountain to dwell in safety
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
And they carved safe (and secure) houses in the mountains.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Out of the mountains, they carved secure edifices
Musharraf Hussain
They carved houses in the mountains, living safely
Maududi
They used to hew out houses from the mountains and lived in security
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
Andthey used to carve from the mountains homes, to be secure.
Mohammad Shafi
And they were wont to hew houses in the mountains for security
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And they used to hew out houses in the mountains without fear.
They used to carve secure homes out of the mountains.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
They hewed their dwellings out of the mountains in safety
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And they hewed houses in the mountains, in security
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
And they were carving out/cutting from the mountains houses/homes safely/securely
Bijan Moeinian
They used to carve secure houses inside the mountains
Faridul Haque
And they used to carve dwellings in the hills, without fear
Sher Ali
And they used to hew out houses in the mountains, in security
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And they used to carve out houses in the mountains without any threat and fear
Amatul Rahman Omar
And they (in search of a life of peace and security,) used to hew some parts of the mountains into houses feeling secure (therein)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
And they used to hew out dwellings from the mountains (feeling themselves) secure
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
And they used to carve out of the mountains houses feeling secure.
Munir Mezyed
They used to grave houses out of the mountains, therein dwelling safely;
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
And they carved out safe homes from the mountains.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Out of the mountains, they cut secure housing.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
And of the mountains they used to carve homes, feeling safe.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
They had confidently hewn houses out of the mountains.
Samy Mahdy
And They were carving from the mountains, homes, secured.
Sayyid Qutb
Out of the mountains did they hew their dwellings, leading a life of security.
Ahmed Hulusi
They used to carve secure houses from mountains.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
And they used to hew secure houses in the mountains.
And they were carving the mountains into homes wherein they made abode and enjoyed safety and security
Mir Aneesuddin
And they used to carve out houses in the mountains (for their) security.
The Wise Quran
And they used to hew out houses from the mountains, secure.