Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
[as free of faults] as if they were hidden [ostrich] eggs
M. M. Pickthall
(Pure) as they were hidden eggs (of the ostrich)
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
As if they were (delicate) eggs closely guarded
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
as if they were pristine pearls.
Safi Kaskas
just like closely guarded pearls.
Wahiduddin Khan
like closely guarded pearls
Shakir
As if they were eggs carefully protected
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
as if they are well-guarded pearls.
T.B.Irving
as if they were hidden [like hatching] eggs.
Abdul Hye
as if they were preserved eggs.
The Study Quran
as if they were hidden eggs
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
As though they were hidden pearls.
Talal Itani (2012)
As if they were closely guarded pearls
Dr. Kamal Omar
as if they are eggs well guarded (in a nest)
as if they were delicate eggs closely guarded
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
As if they were white nestled (jewels)
Muhammad Sarwar
who are as chaste as sheltered eggs
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
as if they were eggs hidden (under feathers, protected from pollution)
Shabbir Ahmed
Faultless like the hidden ostrich eggs (of unblemished character)
Dr. Munir Munshey
So dainty and delicate; like a thin film lining the eggshell
Syed Vickar Ahamed
As if they were (delicate) eggs closely guarded (from evil)
As if they were [delicate] eggs, well-protected
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
They are like fragile eggs
Abdel Haleem
like protected eggs
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
As though they were eggs hidden
Ahmed Ali
Like sheltered eggs in a nest
Aisha Bewley
just like closely guarded pearls.
Ali Ünal
(As free from any ugliness, and) untouched, as if they were hidden (ostrich) eggs
Ali Quli Qara'i
as if they were hidden ostrich eggs
Hamid S. Aziz
As if they were delicate eggs carefully protected
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
as if they were protected eggs (or pearls).
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Like delicate eggs closely guarded
Musharraf Hussain
like precious eggs, well-preserved
Maududi
so delicate as the hidden peel under an egg´s shell
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
They are like fragile eggs.
Mohammad Shafi
As if they were eggs, carefully shielded
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
As they are eggs preserved.
Protected like fragile eggs.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
as if they were hidden pearls
Maulana Muhammad Ali
As if they were eggs, carefully protected
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
As though they are (F) protected/covered whites/eggs
Bijan Moeinian
As delicate as an egg under its shell
Faridul Haque
As if they were eggs, safely hidden
Sher Ali
As though they were sheltered eggs
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
(Fair, charming complexion, they will look) as if they were eggs protected from dust
Amatul Rahman Omar
Just as though they were eggs carefully guarded (- of pure and unsoiled character)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
(Delicate and pure) as if they were (hidden) eggs (well) preserved
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
As though they were eggs well-guarded.
Munir Mezyed
As if they were hidden eggs (of the ostrich, sheltered by their feathers from dust).
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
As if they were hidden white pearls.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
[They will be] as if they were eggs carefully protected.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
as if they were closely guarded eggs.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
as if they were hidden [like hatching] eggs.
Samy Mahdy
As if they were well-kept fresh eggs.
Sayyid Qutb
as if they were hidden eggs.
Ahmed Hulusi
As though they are eggs closely guarded (assisting in the manifestation of inherent forces).
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
As if they were (as white as) eggs (secured) hidden.
Beauties who look as though they were clear pure white eggs affording keen pleasure to the eye, guarded under the shadow of a gracious wing
Mir Aneesuddin
as if they were protected eggs.
The Wise Quran
As though they were a protected egg;