Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
CONSIDER these [messages] ranged in serried ranks
M. M. Pickthall
By those who set the ranks in battle orde
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
By those who range themselves in ranks
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
By those ˹angels˺ lined up in ranks,
Safi Kaskas
By those lined up in ranks,
Wahiduddin Khan
By those [angels] who range themselves in close rank
Shakir
I swear by those who draw themselves out in rank
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
By the ones standing in ranks, ranged in rows
T.B.Irving
As the Ranks are drawn up,
Abdul Hye
By those (angels) arranged in rows,
The Study Quran
By those ranged in ranks
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
By the aligners aligning.
Talal Itani (2012)
By the aligners aligning
Dr. Kamal Omar
Act as a witness those personalities who set themselves in rows — establishing the rows (in Salat )
By those who range themselves in rank
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And by those ranged in ranks ranging
Muhammad Sarwar
I swear by (the angels) who stand in ranks
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
(I swear) by those who stand in rows
Shabbir Ahmed
Those vanguards who set up ranks (in order to defend the Divine System)
Dr. Munir Munshey
(Allah swears by the angels), those who stand in rows, awaiting orders, keeping ranks
Syed Vickar Ahamed
By those who arrange themselves in ranks (or rows, to serve and to worship Allah,
By those [angels] lined up in row
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
By the columns in formation
Abdel Haleem
By those [angels] ranged in rows
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
By the angels ranged in ranks
Ahmed Ali
I CALL TO witness those who stand arrayed in rows
Aisha Bewley
By those drawn up in ranks,
Ali Ünal
By those (the angels) who align themselves in ranks
Ali Quli Qara'i
By the [angels] ranged in ranks
Hamid S. Aziz
I swear by those who draw themselves out in ranks
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
By those who lined up in rows,
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
By those who line themselves in ranks
Musharraf Hussain
By the a ngels – arranged in rows,
Maududi
By those who range themselves in rows
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
By the columns in formation.
Mohammad Shafi
By those that line up in row
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
By those Who range them selves in ranks properly.
The arrangers in columns.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
By the aligners (angels) aligning
Maulana Muhammad Ali
By those ranging in ranks
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
And the expanded and motionless wings in a row, arranged
Bijan Moeinian
God hereby swears by those who form their ranks to start the battle
Faridul Haque
By oath of those who establish proper ranks
Sher Ali
By those who range themselves in close ranks
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
By the parties ranged in close ranks
Amatul Rahman Omar
Cited as witness are those who range themselves in close ranks (in various fields of life)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
By those (angels) ranged in ranks (or rows)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
By those [angels] arrayed in ranks.
Munir Mezyed
By those (Angels) who stand in ranks,
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
By those lined up in rows.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Consider the arranged ranks.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
By those aligned, lined up in ranks.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
[I swear by the angels] that line up in [waiting for Allah (Gad)’s orders],
Samy Mahdy
(Swear) By, the aligners in rows.
Sayyid Qutb
By the [angels] ranged in ranks,
Ahmed Hulusi
By those (forces that form the various dimensions) lined up in rows.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
By those who range themselves in ranks,
By those angels. who draw up in ranks arranged in even rows
Mir Aneesuddin
By those who rank themselves in ranks,
The Wise Quran
By those set in ranks, ranging.