Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
It is He who sends down water from the skies; you drink thereof, and thereof [drink] the plants upon which you pasture your beasts
M. M. Pickthall
He it is Who sendeth down water from the sky, whence ye have drink, and whence are trees on which ye send your beasts to pasture
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
It is He who sends down rain from the sky: from it ye drink, and out of it (grows) the vegetation on which ye feed your cattle
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
He is the One Who sends down rain from the sky, from which you drink and by which plants grow for your cattle to graze.
Safi Kaskas
It is He who sends the rains from the skies; some you drink, and from it [grows] the shrubs on which you feed your cattle
Wahiduddin Khan
It is He who sends down water from the sky. From it you drink and with it trees grow on which you pasture your cattle
Shakir
He it is Who sends down water from the cloud for you; it gives drink, and by it (grow) the trees upon which you pasture
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
It is He Who caused water to descend from heaven for you to drink from it and from it, trees wherein you pasture your herds .
T.B.Irving
He is the One Who sends down water from the sky. You have something to drink from it, and from it shrubs you use for forage.
Abdul Hye
It is He Who sends down water (rain) from the sky, from it you drink and from it grows vegetation therein to pasture your cattle.
The Study Quran
He it is Who sends down water from the sky, from which you have drink, and from which comes forth vegetation wherewith you pasture your cattle
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
It is He who sends down rain from the sky, from it you drink, and from it grows vegetation for your livestock to eat.
Talal Itani (2012)
It is He Who sends down for you from the sky water. From it is drink, and with it grows vegetation for grazing
Dr. Kamal Omar
He it is Who sent down (rain-) water from towards the sky; for you, therefrom is (the most vital and indispensable) drink and from it (grows the) vegetation (of every kind like grass, plants, trees and shrubs) in which you send your cattle to pasture
It is He Who sends down water from the sky, which provides drinking water for you and brings forth fodder to pasture your cattle
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
He is The One Who sends down to you from the heaven water of which you have drink, and of which (you have) trees, wherein you mark for (your herds) to graze
Muhammad Sarwar
It is God who sends down water from the sky for you to drink and produces plants as pasture for your cattle
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
He is the One who sent down water from the heavens, of which you have your drink; and with it (you grow) plants on which you pasture your cattle
Shabbir Ahmed
He it is Who sends down water from the sky, from it you drink, and out of it grows the vegetation on which you feed your cattle
Dr. Munir Munshey
He is the One Who sends rain down from the sky. That water you drink, and it grows trees from which you secure forage
Syed Vickar Ahamed
It is He Who sends down water (the rain) from the sky: From it (the rain water) you drink, and out of it (grows) the vegetation with which you feed your cattle
It is He who sends down rain from the sky; from it is drink and from it is foliage in which you pasture [animals]
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
He is the One who sent down water from the sky for you, from it you drink, and from it emerge the trees that you wander around in
Abdel Haleem
It is He who sends down water for you from the sky, from which comes a drink for you, and the shrubs that you feed to your animals
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
He it is who sendeth down from the heaven water for you, wherefrom is drinking and wherefrom are trees whereas ye pasture your herds
Ahmed Ali
It is He who sends down water from the sky of which you drink, and which nourishes the plants you feed your cattle
Aisha Bewley
It is He who sends down water from the sky. From it you drink and from it come the shrubs among which you graze your herds.
Ali Ünal
He it is Who sends down from the sky water; you drink thereof, and thereof (drink) the shrubs on which you pasture your cattle
Ali Quli Qara'i
It is He who sends down water from the sky: from it you get your drink and from it are [sustained] the plants wherein you pasture your herds
Hamid S. Aziz
He it is who sends down water from the sky, whence you have drink, and whence the trees grow whereby you feed your flocks
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
He is the One Who sends down rain from the sky for you to drink from it, and (to grow) vegetation from it that you graze (your livestock) in it.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
It is He who sends down rain from the sky. From it you drink, and out of it grows the vegetation from which you feed your livestock
Musharraf Hussain
He sent water from the sky for you to drink and to grow the grasses on which cattle graze.
Maududi
He it is Who sends down water for you from the sky out of which you drink and out of which grow the plants on which you pasture your cattle
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
He is the One who has sent down water from the sky for you, from it you drink, and from it are woods in which you pasture
Mohammad Shafi
He it is Who sends down water from the sky. You drink thereof, and therefrom you get the shrubbery upon which you let your cattle graze
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
It is He Who sent down water from the heaven, there is drink therefrom for you, and from which are trees by which you pastures.
He sends down from the sky water for your drink, and to grow trees for your benefit.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
It is He who sends down water from heaven, which provides drink for you and brings forth trees on which your herds feed
Maulana Muhammad Ali
He it is who sends down water from the clouds for you; it gives drink, and by it (grow) the trees on which you feed
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
He is who descended from the sky water , for you from it (is) a drink, and from it (are) trees in it you graze/put (to) pasture
Bijan Moeinian
He is the One Who sends down from the sky drinking water for you and by it grows vegetation for you and for your cattle
Faridul Haque
It is He Who sent down water from the sky - you drink from it, and from it are trees you use as pasture
Sher Ali
HE it is who sends down water from the clouds; out of it you have your drink, and there grow from it trees on which you pasture your cattle
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
He is the One Who has sent down for you water from the sky. (Some) of it is to drink and (some) of it is for plantation. (You grow with it plants, vegetation and pastures) wherein you take (your cattle) to graze
Amatul Rahman Omar
He it is Who poured down water from the clouds for you. It provides you with drink; it produces the plants on which you pasture (your herds of cattle)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
He it is Who sends down water (rain) from the sky; from it you drink and from it (grows) the vegetation on which you send your cattle to pasture
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
He it is who sent down water from the heaven from it there is a drink for you and from it are trees with which you graze [your animals].
Munir Mezyed
He is the One Who sends down water from the sky: from which you drink and by which plants grow for your livestock to pasture;
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
He is who sent water from the sky which produces drinking water and trees amongst which you let them graze.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
It is He who commands rain from the sky. From it you drink, and because of it exists vegetation on which your cattle feed.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
It is He Who sent down to you from the sky water from which is a drink for you and from which are trees where you pasture.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
He is the One Who sends down water from the sky. You have something to drink from it, and from it shrubs you use for forage.
Samy Mahdy
He is the one Who sends down for you from the sky water. From it for you is a drink, and from it trees within it you are pasturing.
Sayyid Qutb
It is He who sends down water from the skies. From it you drink, and with it grow the plants on which you pasture your cattle.
Ahmed Hulusi
HU sent down water for you from the sky... From it comes drink and from it comes foliage in which you pasture (animals).
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
He it is Who sends down water from the sky for you; from it you drink, and by it (grows) trees on which you pasture your cattle.
He is It Who sends down the rain-water from the floor of the vault of heaven suitable to drink and instrumental in springing up vegetation for your cattle to feed
Mir Aneesuddin
He it is Who sends down water from the sky for you, from it you drink and through it (grow) trees on which you feed your cattle,
The Wise Quran
He is the one who sends down water from the sky for you; from it is drink and from it trees in which you pasture;