Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
And they carry your loads to [many] a place which [otherwise] you would be unable to reach without great hardship to yourselves. Verily, your Sustainer is most compassionate, a dispenser of grace
M. M. Pickthall
And they bear your loads for you unto a land ye could not reach save with great trouble to yourselves. Lo! your Lord is Full of Pity, Merciful
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
And they carry your heavy loads to lands that ye could not (otherwise) reach except with souls distressed: for your Lord is indeed Most Kind, Most Merciful
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
And they carry your loads to ˹distant˺ lands which you could not otherwise reach without great hardship. Surely your Lord is Ever Gracious, Most Merciful.
Safi Kaskas
And they carry your cargoes to places that you would be unable to reach without great difficulties. Truly, your Lord is the Compassionate, the Mercy Giver.
Wahiduddin Khan
They carry your loads to places which you could otherwise not reach without great hardshipsurely, your Lord is compassionate and merciful
Shakir
And they carry your heavy loads to regions which you could not reach but with distress of the souls; most surely your Lord is Compassionate, Merciful
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
And they carry your lading to a land, being that which reaches you not but under adverse circumstances to yourselves. Truly, your Lord is Gentle, Compassionate.
T.B.Irving
They transport your loads to lands you would not reach except through travail for yourselves-your Lord is so Gentle, Merciful
Abdul Hye
And they carry your loads to a land where you could not reach except with great trouble to yourselves. Truly, your Lord is Kind, Merciful.
The Study Quran
And they bear your burdens to a land you would never reach, save with great hardship to yourselves. Truly your Lord is Kind, Merciful
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
They transport your loads to regions you couldn’t reach without considerable hardship. Your Lord is Kind and Merciful.
Talal Itani (2012)
And they carry your loads to territory you could not have reached without great hardship. Your Lord is Clement and Merciful
Dr. Kamal Omar
And they hold (and carry) your loads to a place that you could not reach except under great burden and tiredness to yourselves. Surely, your Nourisher-Sustainer is indeed full of kindness, continuously Merciful
They carry your heavy loads to far-off towns that you could not otherwise reach without painful toil; indeed your Lord is Kind and Merciful
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And they carry your heavy (burdens) to land you could not have reached excepting with arduous (effort) (Literally: arduous "effort upon yourselves). Surely your Lord is indeed Ever-Compassionate, Ever-Merciful
Muhammad Sarwar
They carry your heavy loads to lands which you would not have been able to reach without great difficulty. Your Lord is certainly Compassionate and All-Merciful
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
And they carry your loads to a city where you were not able to reach without putting yourselves to arduous labor. Surely, your Lord is Very- Kind, Very-Merciful
Shabbir Ahmed
They carry your loads to places you could not reach without much hardship. Verily, your Lord is Compassionate, Merciful
Dr. Munir Munshey
They carry your burden from town to town, something you could not otherwise do except with the greatest of effort. Indeed, your Lord is the most Gracious and the most Merciful
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And they carry your heavy loads to a land where you could not (possibly) go except with considerable pain to (your bodies and) selves: Truly, your Lord is Most Kind (Ra'uf), Most Merciful (Raheem)
And they carry your loads to a land you could not have reached except with difficulty to yourselves. Indeed, your Lord is Kind and Merciful
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
And they carry your loads to a place you would not have been able to reach except with great strain. Your Lord is Compassionate, Merciful
Abdel Haleem
They carry your loads to lands you yourselves could not reach without great hardship––truly your Lord is kind and merciful–&ndash
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And they bear Your loads to a city Which ye could not reach except with travail of souls; verily your Lord is Kind, Merciful
Ahmed Ali
They carry your burdens to lands so distant you could not have reached without much hardship. Indeed your Lord is compassionate and kind
Aisha Bewley
They carry your loads to lands you would never reach except with great difficulty. Your Lord is All-Gentle, Most Merciful.
Ali Ünal
They carry your loads to many a land which (otherwise) you would be unable to reach except with great hardship to yourselves. Indeed your Lord is All-Pitying, All-Compassionate
Ali Quli Qara'i
And they bear your burdens to towns which you could not reach except by straining yourselves. Indeed your Lord is most kind and merciful
Hamid S. Aziz
And they bear your heavy burdens to lands which you could not otherwise reach, except with souls distressed; - verily, your Lord is Kind and Merciful
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
And they carry your heavy loads to a land that you were not able to reach except with (great) difficulty to yourselves. Indeed, your God is gentle and kind.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
And they carry your heavy loads to lands that you could not otherwise reach, except with souls distressed, for your Lord is indeed Most Kind, the Merciful Redeemer
Musharraf Hussain
They carry your loads from one city to another, without them you would travel with great difficulty. Your Lord is Compassionate and Kind.
Maududi
and they carry your loads to many a place which you would be unable to reach without much hardship. Surely your Lord is Intensely Loving, Most Merciful
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And they carry your loads to a land that you would not have been able to reach except with great strain. Your Lord is Compassionate, Merciful
Mohammad Shafi
And they carry your heavy loads to lands you could not reach but with much difficulty. Your Lord is indeed Kind, Merciful
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And they carry your loads to a city, which you could not reach but being heavily tired. No doubt, your Lord is most Kind, Merciful.
And they carry your loads to lands that you could not reach without a great hardship. Surely, your Lord is Compassionate, Most Merciful.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
They carry your loads to a land which you could not otherwise reach except by painful toil to oneself. Your Lord is the Clement, the Most Merciful
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And they carry your heavy loads to regions which you could not reach but with distress to yourselves. Surely your Lord is Compassionate, Merciful
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
And it loads/carries your loads/belonging (weights) to a country/land , you were not reaching it, except with the selves' difficulty/hardship, that your Lord (is) merciful/compassionate (E), merciful
Bijan Moeinian
They carry your loads to the most difficult to reach places that otherwise you had to carry with the most pain. How kind and merciful of your Lord to have created them for you
Faridul Haque
And they transport your loads to a town where you could not reach except utterly exhausted; indeed your Lord is Most Compassionate, Most Merciful
Sher Ali
And they carry your loads to a land which you could not reach except with great hardship to yourselves. Surely, your Lord is compassionate, Merciful
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And these (animals also) carry your loads to those distant cities (and remote areas) where you cannot reach (otherwise) without toiling hard. Surely, your Lord is Most Clement, Ever-Merciful
Amatul Rahman Omar
And it is (these cattle) that carry your heavy loads to lands that you could never reach except by putting yourselves to great hardships. Indeed, your Lord is Most Compassionate, Ever Merciful
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
And they carry your loads to a land that you could not reach except with great trouble to yourselves. Truly, your Lord is full of Kindness, Most Merciful
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
And they carry your loads to lands that you were not going to reach them except through hardship on the souls. Lo! Your Lord is indeed All-tender All-merciful.
Munir Mezyed
They carry your (heavy) loads to a land that you are not capable of reaching it, but with great difficulties for yourselves. Indeed, your Lord is full of Compassion, Most Merciful.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
And they carry your burden to a land you could not have reached without personal exertion, for your Lord is lenient and merciful.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
They carry your heavy loads to lands that you could not otherwise reach except with great difficulty. Your Lord is indeed the Kindest, Most Merciful.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
And they carry your heavy burdens to a land you could not have reached without great hardship to yourselves; indeed, your Lord is truly Compassionate, Bestowing of mercy.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
They transport your loads to lands you would not reach except through travail for yourselves-your Lord is so Gentle, Merciful
Samy Mahdy
And they carry your heavy loads to a town you could not have reached except with the breath's exertion. Surely Your Lord is A Clement, Merciful.
Sayyid Qutb
And they carry your loads to distant lands, which you could not otherwise reach without much hardship to yourselves. Your Lord is certainly Most Compassionate, Merciful.
Ahmed Hulusi
They carry your loads and take you to many places that you cannot reach yourselves without difficulty! Indeed, your Rabb is the Ra’uf, the Rahim.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
And they carry your heavy loads unto a land that you could not reach except with distress of (your) self. Verily your Lord is Compassionate, Merciful.
And they carry your burdens to a land you could not have reached but with hardship and severe toil. Allah, your Creator, is indeed Raufun (Compassionate) and Rahimun (Merciful)
Mir Aneesuddin
And they carry your heavy (things) to a land which you could not have reached but with hardship to yourselves, your Fosterer is certainly full of pity, Merciful.
The Wise Quran
And they carry your heavy burdens to a land which you could not reach except with distress of the souls. Indeed, your Lord is surely pitying, compassionate.